Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.46 +0.06 (+3.93%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.46 +0.01 (+0.69%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 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, NOVT, and QSShould 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), Novanta (NOVT), and QuantumScape (QS). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Sunrun Tesla ChargePoint Walmart Bloom Energy Novanta QuantumScape Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Is PLUG or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -312.29%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% 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 10.14%24.14%10.90% Which has more risk & volatility, PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power presently has a consensus target price of $1.83, suggesting a potential upside of 25.68%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $245.60, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Plug Power's higher probable upside, equities research 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 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.98 Which has higher valuation & 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$628.81M2.65-$2.10B-$2.47-0.59Amazon.com$637.96B3.71$59.25B$6.1436.34 Does the media favor PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 241 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 261 mentions for Amazon.com and 20 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Plug Power's score of 0.63 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 159 Very Positive mention(s) 38 Positive mention(s) 42 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$1.69B$24.55B$7.53B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A1.00%4.53%4.01%P/E Ratio-0.5923.2024.9920.24Price / Sales2.6525.88118.55118.22Price / CashN/A19.6827.4458.10Price / Book0.733.734.365.67Net Income-$2.10B$701.94M$791.63M$249.21M7 Day Performance25.43%4.03%2.18%3.28%1 Month Performance66.95%8.19%5.72%5.55%1 Year Performance-43.82%-8.05%31.80%21.09% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power4.6444 of 5 stars$1.46+3.9%$1.83+25.7%-41.1%$1.69B$628.81M-0.593,224Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.613 of 5 stars$219.92-1.5%$245.81+11.8%+12.9%$2.33T$637.96B35.801,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBLDPBallard Power Systems1.5851 of 5 stars$1.63+11.3%$2.09+28.6%-23.7%$475.26M$69.73M-1.551,370Gap UpFCELFuelCell Energy3.8831 of 5 stars$5.64+2.3%$9.86+74.9%-72.3%$127.65M$112.13M-0.74510Gap UpRUNSunrun4.5918 of 5 stars$8.48+14.1%$13.26+56.4%-14.1%$1.95B$2.08B-0.7011,058Options VolumeGap UpTSLATesla4.5172 of 5 stars$320.29-1.0%$298.37-6.8%+27.3%$1.03T$97.69B176.12125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHPTChargePoint1.7456 of 5 stars$0.70-5.0%$1.39+99.1%-56.9%$320.74M$417.08M-1.171,395WMTWalmart4.7793 of 5 stars$96.71-0.6%$106.50+10.1%+44.0%$771.79B$680.99B41.332,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBEBloom Energy3.2143 of 5 stars$24.21+9.2%$22.97-5.1%+104.6%$5.62B$1.47B-484.102,127Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNOVTNovanta2.1862 of 5 stars$127.65-1.8%$160.00+25.3%-16.7%$4.59B$949.24M65.133,000News CoveragePositive NewsQSQuantumScape0.5507 of 5 stars$6.86+3.7%$5.19-24.5%+38.0%$3.82BN/A-7.52850Options VolumeHigh Trading Volume 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 Novanta Alternatives QuantumScape 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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