Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors

Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate PLUG or BE?

Plug Power presently has a consensus target price of $4.12, suggesting a potential upside of 174.52%. Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $24.47, suggesting a potential upside of 4.35%. 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	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Bloom Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Does the media refer more to PLUG or BE?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Bloom Energy and 26 mentions for Plug Power. Bloom Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Plug Power's score of 0.63 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bloom Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PLUG or BE?

43.5% of Plug Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Plug Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Bloom Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLUG or BE?

Plug Power received 484 more outperform votes than Bloom Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.54% of users gave Plug Power an outperform vote while only 59.91% of users gave Bloom Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plug Power	Outperform Votes 753 65.54%	Underperform Votes 396 34.46%
Bloom Energy	Outperform Votes 269 59.91%	Underperform Votes 180 40.09%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PLUG or BE?

Bloom Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plug Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plug Power	$659.51M	2.07	-$1.37B	-$2.14	-0.70
Bloom Energy	$1.26B	4.26	-$302.12M	-$0.20	-117.25

Which has more volatility and risk, PLUG or BE?

Plug Power has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.06, indicating that its stock price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PLUG or BE more profitable?

Bloom Energy has a net margin of -10.29% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -214.05%. Bloom Energy's return on equity of -20.32% beat Plug Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plug Power	-214.05%	-46.99%	-28.91%
Bloom Energy	-10.29%	-20.32%	-3.94%

Summary

Bloom Energy beats Plug Power on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.