This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Ardagh Group (ARD) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ARD vs. PLUG, EOSE, HI, HLIO, HTZ, DNOW, KMT, UFPT, CECO, and TRSShould you be buying Ardagh Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ardagh Group include Plug Power (PLUG), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), Hillenbrand (HI), Helios Technologies (HLIO), Hertz Global (HTZ), DNOW (DNOW), Kennametal (KMT), UFP Technologies (UFPT), CECO Environmental (CECO), and TriMas (TRS). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Ardagh Group vs. Its Competitors Plug Power Eos Energy Enterprises Hillenbrand Helios Technologies Hertz Global DNOW Kennametal UFP Technologies CECO Environmental TriMas Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Ardagh Group (NYSE:ARD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Is PLUG or ARD more profitable? Ardagh Group has a net margin of -0.08% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -292.84%. Plug Power's return on equity of -90.22% beat Ardagh Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-292.84% -90.22% -50.27% Ardagh Group -0.08%-120.19%3.42% Do analysts prefer PLUG or ARD? Plug Power currently has a consensus target price of $1.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.23%. Given Plug Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Ardagh Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Ardagh Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLUG or ARD? Ardagh Group has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardagh Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlug Power$672.84M2.56-$2.10B-$2.31-0.65Ardagh Group$6.73B0.07$35M$1.4417.19 Does the media refer more to PLUG or ARD? In the previous week, Plug Power had 6 more articles in the media than Ardagh Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Plug Power and 0 mentions for Ardagh Group. Plug Power's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Ardagh Group's score of 0.42 indicating that Plug Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Plug Power Positive Ardagh Group Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLUG or ARD? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Ardagh Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PLUG or ARD? Plug Power has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardagh Group has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPlug Power beats Ardagh Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ardagh Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArdagh GroupGlass Containers IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$461.84M$2.10B$7.55B$21.16BDividend Yield2.42%N/A4.55%3.51%P/E Ratio-1,237.50N/A305.9329.10Price / Sales0.070.32209.8647.92Price / Cash0.442.9227.7618.29Price / Book-1.281.744.095.30Net Income$35M-$106M$798.53M$998.51M Ardagh Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARDArdagh GroupN/A$24.75flatN/AN/A$461.84M$6.73B-1,237.5016,400PLUGPlug Power4.2641 of 5 stars$1.48-5.7%$1.88+27.1%-21.3%$1.81B$628.81M-0.643,224EOSEEos Energy Enterprises0.8563 of 5 stars$7.51+8.8%$6.38-15.1%+181.3%$1.79B$15.61M-1.44250News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHIHillenbrand4.6673 of 5 stars$24.65-2.9%$32.00+29.8%-25.2%$1.79B$3.18B-98.6010,450Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLIOHelios Technologies2.1995 of 5 stars$52.73-2.8%$45.67-13.4%+19.3%$1.75B$782M46.662,350Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.62-1.9%N/A+84.9%$1.75B$8.61B-0.6825,000DNOWDNOW3.5753 of 5 stars$15.79-1.3%$18.00+14.0%+21.2%$1.71B$2.37B20.772,575Positive NewsKMTKennametal3.7502 of 5 stars$21.27-0.7%$24.00+12.8%-17.8%$1.63B$1.97B17.738,124Positive NewsUFPTUFP Technologies2.9958 of 5 stars$207.58-1.2%$289.00+39.2%-39.2%$1.62B$504.42M24.054,335Positive NewsCECOCECO Environmental2.9518 of 5 stars$45.52-0.2%$50.80+11.6%+57.2%$1.61B$557.93M31.831,600News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeTRSTriMas4.6528 of 5 stars$38.00-1.7%$45.00+18.4%+49.0%$1.57B$925.01M41.763,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Plug Power Competitors Eos Energy Enterprises Competitors Hillenbrand Competitors Helios Technologies Competitors Hertz Global Competitors DNOW Competitors Kennametal Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors CECO Environmental Competitors TriMas Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ARD) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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