Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.77: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 28%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.94; Below-average business quality.
Plug Power builds end-to-end clean hydrogen solutions including fuel cells, PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen liquefaction systems, and cryogenic equipment, primarily serving material handling customers through its GenDrive and GenFuel product lines. Revenue includes product sales,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.77: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 28%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.94; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Plug Power, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Plug Power Stock Pauses Friday: What's Going On? — benzinga Jun 12, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Plug Power Stock Edges Lower Wednesday: What Investors Need To Know — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Clean Energy Stocks Are Trending — Here's Why — benzinga Jun 8, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Plug Power Stock Edges Lower Friday: What Investors Need To Know — benzinga Jun 5, 2026 negative
- NEWS Plug Power Moves Ahead With Hydrogen Asset Tax Credit Sale — benzinga Jun 2, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerWalmart24%10-K Item 1: 'Walmart, Inc. ("Walmart"), accounted for 24.2% of our total consolidated revenues'
- LOWCustomersecond largest customer14%10-K Item 1: '14.3% of our total consolidated revenues were associated with our second largest customer'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-10Item 5.02LOWJose Luis Crespo (current CEO & President) appointed as Class III director effective March 4, 2026, to serve until 2026 annual meeting. No officer departure; routine board appointment of existing executive.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -227.1%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Volatile — 10.9% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.77: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 28%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.94; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $2.61. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $3.25 (+17.8% upside). Prior stop was $2.61. Stop-loss: $2.61.
Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0).
Plug Power, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -16.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
29 analysts cover PLUG with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $4.
What does Plug Power, Inc. do?Plug Power builds end-to-end clean hydrogen solutions including fuel cells, PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen liquefaction...
Plug Power builds end-to-end clean hydrogen solutions including fuel cells, PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen liquefaction systems, and cryogenic equipment, primarily serving material handling customers through its GenDrive and GenFuel product lines. Revenue includes product sales, service contracts, and hydrogen fuel delivery; Walmart accounted for 24.2% of 2025 consolidated revenues with operations in North America, Europe, and Australia.