Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$2.56 +0.26 (+11.30%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Plug Power - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
11

Buy
8

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Plug Power in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 23 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 11 have given a hold rating, 7 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PLUG.

Consensus Price Target

$4.52
76.60% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Plug Power, the average price target is $4.52. The highest price target for PLUG is $18.00, while the lowest price target for PLUG is $1.40. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 76.60% from the current price of $2.56.

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PLUG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$4.52	$4.52	$5.19	$9.53
Forecasted Upside	76.60% Upside	138.73% Upside	167.46% Upside	110.79% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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PLUG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PLUG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Plug Power Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Plug Power	Industrial Products Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.22	2.60	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	76.60% Upside	47.17% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent PLUG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/14/2024	Craig Hallum 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$4.00 ➝ $3.00	+59.15%
11/14/2024	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$1.60 ➝ $1.40	-27.83%
11/14/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$3.00 ➝ $2.00	+3.09%
11/14/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Lewis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
11/13/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$5.00 ➝ $4.00	+96.56%
11/13/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$2.50 ➝ $2.25	+17.80%
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11/13/2024	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$18.00 ➝ $18.00	+842.40%
10/3/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$2.20 ➝ $2.00	-2.91%
8/12/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$3.50 ➝ $2.50	+25.94%
8/12/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$3.00 ➝ $2.00	+1.01%
8/12/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$3.00 ➝ $2.00	+1.01%
6/25/2024	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Pfingst Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
5/10/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$7.00 ➝ $5.00	+98.41%
5/10/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$3.00 ➝ $2.50	-0.40%
4/5/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$3.25 ➝ $2.00	-36.51%
3/26/2024	Marathon Capitl Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Kania Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight
3/5/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$9.00 ➝ $8.50	+130.98%
2/6/2024	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Curran Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
2/6/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$4.75	+9.32%
2/6/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$4.50	+3.57%
1/31/2024	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Irwin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
1/31/2024	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$4.50 ➝ $9.00	+141.29%
1/24/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform	$3.50 ➝ $2.50	-32.80%
11/14/2023	Johnson Rice Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$6.00	+48.15%
11/13/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
11/10/2023	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
11/10/2023	Northland Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$7.00	+18.04%
11/10/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$10.00 ➝ $6.00	+1.18%
3/2/2023	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$31.00 ➝ $25.00	+75.93%
1/26/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$30.00 ➝ $23.00	+40.76%

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PLUG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Plug Power is $4.52, with a high forecast of $18.00 and a low forecast of $1.40.
: 23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Plug Power in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PLUG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PLUG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Plug Power's stock has a predicted upside of 76.60% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Plug Power's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Plug Power has been rated by research analysts at BTIG Research, Canaccord Genuity Group, Craig Hallum, Evercore ISI, HC Wainwright, Jefferies Financial Group, Piper Sandler, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Plug Power less than other "industrial products" companies. The consensus rating for Plug Power is Hold while the average consensus rating for "industrial products" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how PLUG compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:PLUG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Forecast & Price Target