Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.21 -0.11 (-8.33%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.20 0.00 (-0.41%) 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 PLUG vs. NOVT, BE, XCH, QS, ENR, ATKR, ENVX, RUN, FLNC, and EOSEShould you be buying Plug Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plug Power include Novanta (NOVT), Bloom Energy (BE), XCHG (XCH), QuantumScape (QS), Energizer (ENR), Atkore (ATKR), Enovix (ENVX), Sunrun (RUN), Fluence Energy (FLNC), and Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. Plug Power vs. Novanta Bloom Energy XCHG QuantumScape Energizer Atkore Enovix Sunrun Fluence Energy Eos Energy Enterprises Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Is NOVT or PLUG more profitable? Novanta has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -214.05%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.20% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Novanta6.52% 15.20% 7.80% Plug Power -214.05%-46.99%-28.91% Does the media favor NOVT or PLUG? In the previous week, Novanta had 3 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Novanta and 10 mentions for Plug Power. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Plug Power's score of 0.27 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Novanta 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Plug Power 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NOVT or PLUG? Novanta has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNovanta$949.25M4.48$72.88M$1.7866.48Plug Power$628.81M1.80-$1.37B-$2.72-0.45 Which has more risk & volatility, NOVT or PLUG? Novanta has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plug Power has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NOVT or PLUG? 98.3% of Novanta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Novanta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Plug Power 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. Do analysts rate NOVT or PLUG? Novanta currently has a consensus price target of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.22%. Plug Power has a consensus price target of $2.31, suggesting a potential upside of 88.27%. Given Plug Power's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Novanta.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Novanta 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Plug Power 5 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOVT or PLUG? Plug Power received 453 more outperform votes than Novanta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.63% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 65.17% of users gave Plug Power an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNovantaOutperform Votes30371.63% Underperform Votes12028.37% Plug PowerOutperform Votes75665.17% Underperform Votes40434.83% SummaryNovanta beats Plug Power on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PowerElectrical industrial apparatus IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.13B$1.42B$6.73B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A0.61%3.56%4.04%P/E Ratio-0.5710.0120.3718.20Price / Sales1.80170.0174.9386.45Price / CashN/A14.8326.8334.64Price / Book0.261.763.604.03Net Income-$1.37B-$167.38M$794.82M$247.18M7 Day Performance-14.93%-7.38%-2.42%-5.56%1 Month Performance-18.33%-15.45%-2.13%-6.69%1 Year Performance-62.07%-43.49%10.92%-3.47% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power3.8994 of 5 stars$1.21-8.3%$2.31+90.6%-58.0%$1.12B$628.81M-0.572,450Gap DownNOVTNovanta2.6796 of 5 stars$127.23-1.4%$160.00+25.8%-23.4%$4.58B$949.25M76.182,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBEBloom Energy4.133 of 5 stars$19.69-3.1%$25.06+27.3%+80.2%$4.54B$1.47B-35.162,530News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownXCHXCHGN/A$1.25-1.2%N/AN/A$2.95B$39.07M0.00165News CoveragePositive NewsQSQuantumScape1.474 of 5 stars$4.13-4.7%$6.06+46.9%-30.7%$2.27BN/A-4.41850News CoverageGap DownENREnergizer4.0849 of 5 stars$29.77+0.3%$37.88+27.2%+4.6%$2.15B$2.90B37.705,600Positive NewsATKRAtkore2.8044 of 5 stars$59.67-1.5%$103.17+72.9%-66.7%$2.07B$3.07B5.785,000Gap DownENVXEnovix2.105 of 5 stars$7.26-3.0%$20.30+179.8%+0.4%$1.39B$23.07M-5.00340Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownRUNSunrun4.217 of 5 stars$5.82-2.1%$17.20+195.9%-42.2%$1.32B$2.04B-3.2112,400Options VolumeGap DownFLNCFluence Energy3.4154 of 5 stars$4.74-4.9%$14.34+202.9%-69.0%$865.08M$2.52B-95.30970Gap DownEOSEEos Energy Enterprises1.007 of 5 stars$3.77-4.4%$4.70+24.8%+304.9%$853.60M$15.61M-1.56250Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Novanta Alternatives Bloom Energy Alternatives XCHG Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Energizer Alternatives Atkore Alternatives Enovix Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Fluence Energy Alternatives Eos Energy Enterprises 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 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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