Bloom Energy (BE) Competitors $87.67 +1.61 (+1.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.02 +1.36 (+1.55%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BE vs. PLUG, OTIS, RRX, CAE, QS, RUN, NOVT, EOSE, FLNC, and ATKRShould you be buying Bloom Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bloom Energy include Plug Power (PLUG), Otis Worldwide (OTIS), Regal Rexnord (RRX), CAE (CAE), QuantumScape (QS), Sunrun (RUN), Novanta (NOVT), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), Fluence Energy (FLNC), and Atkore (ATKR). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. Bloom Energy vs. Its Competitors Plug Power Otis Worldwide Regal Rexnord CAE QuantumScape Sunrun Novanta Eos Energy Enterprises Fluence Energy Atkore Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Is PLUG or BE more profitable? Bloom Energy has a net margin of 1.45% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -292.84%. Bloom Energy's return on equity of 6.80% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-292.84% -90.22% -50.27% Bloom Energy 1.45%6.80%1.48% Do analysts recommend PLUG or BE? Plug Power currently has a consensus target price of $2.19, suggesting a potential downside of 40.04%. Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $46.63, suggesting a potential downside of 46.82%. Given Plug Power's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Bloom Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 6 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Bloom Energy 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Which has higher valuation and earnings, PLUG or BE? Bloom Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloom Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlug Power$628.81M6.70-$2.10B-$2.31-1.58Bloom Energy$1.47B13.92-$29.23M$0.042,191.75 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLUG or BE? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PLUG or BE? Plug Power has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.48, indicating that its stock price is 248% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLUG or BE? In the previous week, Plug Power had 31 more articles in the media than Bloom Energy. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Plug Power and 28 mentions for Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Plug Power's score of 0.64 indicating that Bloom Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plug Power 23 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bloom Energy 13 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBloom Energy beats Plug Power on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bloom Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 BE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBloom EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.14B$11.15B$7.92B$22.04BDividend YieldN/A4.01%10.74%3.57%P/E Ratio782.3685.2677.5029.86Price / Sales13.9284.121,527.1088.51Price / Cash475.7728.9336.5424.65Price / Book34.386.904.824.64Net Income-$29.23M$276.83M$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.07%4.90%1.17%0.54%1 Month Performance63.26%23.16%5.95%3.12%1 Year Performance756.15%71.73%17.95%15.34% Bloom Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEBloom Energy3.6274 of 5 stars$87.67+1.9%$46.63-46.8%+730.5%$20.14B$1.47B782.362,127Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPLUGPlug Power2.9095 of 5 stars$2.27-4.2%$1.88-17.1%+72.0%$2.62B$628.81M-0.983,224Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownOTISOtis Worldwide4.6207 of 5 stars$91.28+1.0%$103.00+12.8%-13.1%$35.82B$14.26B24.1572,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpRRXRegal Rexnord4.855 of 5 stars$144.32+0.3%$181.63+25.8%-14.8%$9.58B$6.03B38.3830,800Analyst ForecastCAECAE4.1987 of 5 stars$29.42+3.2%$33.67+14.4%+55.2%$9.44B$3.28B31.9813,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastQSQuantumScape0.8964 of 5 stars$12.36-2.4%$5.88-52.4%+175.6%$7.00BN/A-14.37850Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpRUNSunrun3.4411 of 5 stars$17.78+0.6%$14.94-15.9%+16.9%$4.10B$2.04B-1.5311,058Analyst ForecastNOVTNovanta3.7209 of 5 stars$100.05-1.0%$133.00+32.9%-42.3%$3.60B$949.24M58.853,000Analyst UpgradeEOSEEos Energy Enterprises1.3126 of 5 stars$11.17+10.4%$7.50-32.9%+319.0%$2.90B$15.61M-2.14250Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeFLNCFluence Energy1.5413 of 5 stars$11.40-4.3%$8.13-28.7%-34.6%$2.08B$2.70B-54.291,595Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpATKRAtkore2.8615 of 5 stars$60.70-0.1%$79.57+31.1%-27.2%$2.04B$3.20B19.465,600Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLUG Competitors OTIS Competitors RRX Competitors CAE Competitors QS Competitors RUN Competitors NOVT Competitors EOSE Competitors FLNC Competitors ATKR 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:BE) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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