Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG) Stock Analysis
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Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.13: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 25%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.77; Below-average business quality.
Plug Power builds an end-to-end clean hydrogen ecosystem, having deployed more than 74,000 fuel cell systems primarily in material handling and operating over 275 fueling stations. It sells fuel cells, PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen liquefiers, cryogenic solutions, and produces... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.13: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 25%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.77; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 60, MACD bullish. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst cluster(6), semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomersignificant customers10-K Item 1A: 'A limited number of customers account for a significant portion of our revenue, receivables, backlog, or expected future deployments in certain periods.'
- HIGHCommodityiridium10-K Item 1A: 'iridium is produced primarily as a by-product of platinum and nickel mining and has limited sources of supply, even modest increases in demand or disruptions in production could have an outsized impact'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-10Item 5.02LOWJose Luis Crespo, already serving as CEO and President, appointed as Class III director effective March 4, 2026, to serve until the 2026 annual meeting. No reason cited for appointment.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -229.8%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Volatile — 8.1% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.13: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 25%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.77; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 60, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $2.90. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $3.37 (+8.2% upside). Prior stop was $2.90. Stop-loss: $2.90.
Concentration risk — Commodity: iridium; Target reached (-18.2% upside); Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0).
Plug Power, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -16.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
29 analysts cover PLUG with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $3.
What does Plug Power, Inc. do?Plug Power builds an end-to-end clean hydrogen ecosystem, having deployed more than 74,000 fuel cell systems primarily...
Plug Power builds an end-to-end clean hydrogen ecosystem, having deployed more than 74,000 fuel cell systems primarily in material handling and operating over 275 fueling stations. It sells fuel cells, PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen liquefiers, cryogenic solutions, and produces liquid hydrogen at plants in Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana.