Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.40 -0.10 (-6.67%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.40 0.00 (-0.36%) As of 08/1/2025 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 PLUG vs. AMZN, BLDP, FCEL, RUN, TSLA, CHPT, WMT, BE, QS, and NOVTShould you be buying Plug Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plug Power include Amazon.com (AMZN), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Sunrun (RUN), Tesla (TSLA), ChargePoint (CHPT), Walmart (WMT), Bloom Energy (BE), QuantumScape (QS), and Novanta (NOVT). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Sunrun Tesla ChargePoint Walmart Bloom Energy QuantumScape Novanta Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Is PLUG or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -312.29%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.90% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-312.29% -82.21% -47.92% Amazon.com 10.54%24.90%11.44% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLUG or AMZN? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PLUG or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlug Power$628.81M2.55-$2.10B-$2.47-0.57Amazon.com$637.96B3.57$59.25B$6.1434.98 Which has more volatility and risk, PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 369 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 380 mentions for Amazon.com and 11 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Plug Power's score of 0.16 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plug Power 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Amazon.com 205 Very Positive mention(s) 71 Positive mention(s) 46 Neutral mention(s) 23 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power currently has a consensus target price of $1.92, indicating a potential upside of 36.99%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $262.45, indicating a potential upside of 22.21%. Given Plug Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 5 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02 SummaryAmazon.com beats Plug Power on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plug Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLUG 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 NASDAQ 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 PLUG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlug PowerMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.72B$25.22B$7.60B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A0.98%4.56%4.08%P/E Ratio-0.5720.2625.2223.80Price / Sales2.5524.4698.6366.64Price / CashN/A20.2727.7657.96Price / Book0.713.884.345.55Net Income-$2.10B$702.35M$792.92M$259.03M7 Day Performance-23.91%-9.76%-1.88%-4.59%1 Month PerformanceN/A3.96%2.31%4.46%1 Year Performance-35.19%-5.47%29.36%18.03% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power4.3563 of 5 stars$1.40-6.7%$1.92+37.0%-39.7%$1.72B$628.81M-0.573,224Upcoming EarningsGap DownAMZNAmazon.com4.7674 of 5 stars$231.01-0.8%$255.21+10.5%+16.7%$2.47T$637.96B37.621,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownBLDPBallard Power Systems1.0757 of 5 stars$1.86-8.8%$2.14+15.0%-16.4%$611.69M$70.67M-1.821,370FCELFuelCell Energy3.7541 of 5 stars$4.89-7.2%$9.86+101.6%-66.8%$120.11M$112.13M-0.65510Gap DownRUNSunrun4.5682 of 5 stars$10.75-3.6%$14.30+33.1%-43.7%$2.55B$2.04B-0.8911,058Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTSLATesla4.2579 of 5 stars$321.20-1.3%$303.31-5.6%+39.6%$1.05T$97.69B185.66125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CHPTChargePoint1.8614 of 5 stars$9.06-8.6%$27.88+207.8%-76.2%$227.04M$417.08M-0.751,395News CoverageStock SplitAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWMTWalmart4.499 of 5 stars$98.37+0.8%$106.67+8.4%+41.0%$778.97B$680.99B42.042,100,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑BEBloom Energy3.3909 of 5 stars$34.770.0%$24.97-28.2%+194.5%$8.08B$1.47B-695.262,127Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownQSQuantumScape0.9078 of 5 stars$9.29-15.4%$5.90-36.5%+35.7%$6.14BN/A-10.80850Insider TradeGap DownNOVTNovanta2.5481 of 5 stars$123.82-0.6%$160.00+29.2%-29.5%$4.48B$949.24M63.173,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Ballard Power Systems Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Tesla Alternatives ChargePoint Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Bloom Energy Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Novanta Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:PLUG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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