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 "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/plug-power-plug/",
 "dataUrl": "https://clearank.com/stock/plug-power-plug/data.json",
 "title": "Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Forecast & Price Target (2026)",
 "description": "Plug Power (PLUG) stock forecast 2026: buy, hold or sell? Earnings record: 3 beats in 8 reports. Industry: electrical equipment & parts; listed on the NASDAQ.",
 "headline": "Plug Power Inc. (PLUG)",
 "published": "2026-11-09T11:45:44+00:00",
 "modified": "2026-11-09T11:45:45.02+00:00",
 "generated": "2026-11-11T13:24:39.336Z",
 "language": "en-US",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "CleaRank",
  "url": "https://clearank.com/"
 },
 "disclaimer": "Educational and informational only; not financial advice. AI-generated analysis reviewed by Jacob Bakshi, Senior Market Strategist; prices delayed by up to a minute.",
 "asset": {
  "ticker": "PLUG",
  "name": "Plug Power Inc.",
  "type": "Common Stock",
  "exchange": "NASDAQ",
  "currency": "USD",
  "sector": "Industrials",
  "industry": "Electrical Equipment & Parts",
  "country": "United States",
  "website": "https://www.plugpower.com"
 },
 "quote": {
  "price": 1.37,
  "previousClose": 1.5,
  "change": -0.13,
  "changePercent": -8.67,
  "open": 1.51,
  "high": 1.51,
  "low": 1.35,
  "volume": 59965400,
  "averageVolume": 64643830,
  "marketCap": 1914157530,
  "fiftyTwoWeekHigh": 4.33,
  "fiftyTwoWeekLow": 1.3,
  "marketOpen": false,
  "asOf": "2026-11-11T13:16:55.000Z"
 },
 "statistics": {
  "pe": -0.957746488947264,
  "eps": -1.31,
  "dividendYield": 0,
  "beta": 2.147,
  "priceToSales": 2.5725,
  "priceToBook": 3.5372596,
  "revenueTtm": 744087000,
  "grossMargin": -0.00939433199288835,
  "returnOnEquity": -1.44963
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 "technicals": {
  "rsi": 39.99,
  "macd": -0.09086,
  "sma50": 1.75,
  "sma200": 2.36,
  "rsiSignal": "Bearish",
  "trend": "Bearish",
  "pricePosition": "Bearish",
  "macdSignal": "Bearish",
  "rating": "Bearish"
 },
 "analysis": {
  "rating": "Sell",
  "score": 26,
  "consensus": "Sell",
  "fairValue": null,
  "analystTarget": 4,
  "analystCount": 19,
  "wallStreetConsensus": "Hold",
  "generatedAt": "2026-11-11T13:16:55.000Z",
  "priceAtAnalysis": 1.37,
  "volatility": {
   "daily": 4.01,
   "risk": "volatile"
  }
 },
 "projections": {
  "basis": "Monte Carlo simulation on historical return distribution, re-run daily; not price targets",
  "years": [
   {
    "year": 2027,
    "downside10th": 0.7415,
    "base": 1.41,
    "upside90th": 2.67
   },
   {
    "year": 2028,
    "downside10th": 0.5842,
    "base": 1.45,
    "upside90th": 3.58
   },
   {
    "year": 2029,
    "downside10th": 0.4895,
    "base": 1.49,
    "upside90th": 4.51
   },
   {
    "year": 2030,
    "downside10th": 0.4235,
    "base": 1.53,
    "upside90th": 5.5
   }
  ]
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 "faqCount": 6,
 "atAGlance": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "rating": "Sell",
  "score": 26,
  "evidence": [
   {
    "label": "Trend",
    "text": "Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($1.75 and $2.36)."
   },
   {
    "label": "Earnings",
    "text": "PLUG beat estimates in 3 of its last 8 quarters, yet fell in the first session after 1 of those beats."
   },
   {
    "label": "Insiders",
    "text": "Insiders sold $980K and bought $1.0M over the last 18 months."
   }
  ]
 },
 "figures": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "earningsReaction": {
   "quarters": 8,
   "beats": 3,
   "fellFirstSessionAfterBeat": 1,
   "latestReport": "Aug 10, 2026",
   "latestSurprisePercent": 12.5,
   "latestFirstSessionMovePercent": 5.21
  },
  "insiders": {
   "windowMonths": 18,
   "soldValue": 979998,
   "boughtValue": 1009707,
   "sales": 9,
   "purchases": 3,
   "note": "open-market transactions only; grants and option exercises excluded"
  },
  "drawdown": {
   "years": 10,
   "worstFallPercent": -98.99,
   "peak": "January 2021",
   "trough": "May 2025",
   "recoveredBy": null,
   "recoveryMonths": null,
   "belowThatPeakNowPercent": -98.03,
   "fromHighNowPercent": -98.03,
   "oneYearHoldsPositivePercent": 46,
   "dividendsReinvested": false
  },
  "seasonality": {
   "years": 10,
   "bestMonth": {
    "month": "Jun",
    "averagePercent": 10.88,
    "upYearsPercent": 70
   },
   "worstMonth": {
    "month": "Dec",
    "averagePercent": -4.26,
    "upYearsPercent": 44
   }
  },
  "correlations": null,
  "analystTargets": {
   "analysts": 19,
   "low": 0.75,
   "median": 4,
   "high": 7,
   "mean": 3.39,
   "buy": 5,
   "hold": 11,
   "sell": 3
  },
  "dividend": null,
  "simulation": {
   "year": 2030,
   "base": 1.53,
   "percentile10": 0.4235,
   "percentile90": 5.5,
   "note": "Monte Carlo simulation outcomes, not price targets"
  }
 },
 "sources": [
  "TwelveData",
  "Wall Street consensus"
 ],
 "sections": [
  {
   "id": "ch-overview",
   "title": "PLUG stock today, November 11, 2026: price, news and analyst targets",
   "text": [
    "As of November 10, 2026, Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) trades at $1.37. Wall Street's median 12-month price target is $4.00 across 19 analysts, 192.0% above the price. CleaRank rates it Sell with a score of 26/100.",
    "Plug Power's stock is trading near the bottom of its 52-week range, at $1.37 after an 8.67% fall in the last session, and the trend is down on every average that matters. The price sits 6.66% below its 20-day EMA, 21.56% below its 50-day SMA and 42.06% below its 200-day SMA. Sales are growing again, but at a pace well behind the sector, and the company is still losing money on each dollar of revenue. For investors weighing the stock, the central question is whether the 52-week low of $1.30 holds or gives way to a further decline.",
    "The stock has lost 61.52% over six months and 46.48% over the past year, and the 52-week range runs from $1.30 to $4.33. The price is now at 2% of that range, close to its low. The 50-day SMA of $1.75 sits well above the price, and the 200-day SMA of $2.36 sits further above, which shows the decline has been sustained rather than a single drop. The 14-day RSI of 40.0 is in the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. Momentum and trend are pointing the same way.",
    "Plug Power reported an adjusted loss of $0.07 per share for the August 10, 2026 report, which beat the estimate of a $0.08 loss by 12.50%. The stock rose 5.21% in the first session after that report. Revenue grew 2.50% in the latest quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier, while the sector median is 11.7%, so the company is growing more slowly than its peers. The net profit margin is -229.0%, the operating margin is -24.88%, and the reported loss per share over the last 12 months is -$1.31. Return on equity is -144.96%, against a sector median of 17.8%. The debt-to-equity ratio is 1.77.",
    "Because earnings are negative, the price-to-earnings ratio is not meaningful. Analysts are more positive than the price: five of 19 rate the stock buy or strong buy, 11 rate it hold and three rate it sell or strong sell. The median 12-month target is $4.00, which is 192.0% above the price. Susquehanna kept its Neutral rating on October 14, 2026, and Morgan Stanley kept its Underweight rating on July 9, 2026. Insider sales of $980K over the last 18 months are smaller than insider open-market purchases of $1.0M, which is a mixed signal.",
    "CleaRank score 26/100 (Sell). 4 of 17 checks pass: trend 0 of 4, momentum 1 of 3, valuation and quality 1 of 3, analysts 2 of 3, track record 0 of 4.",
    "Plug Power Inc. is an American hydrogen and fuel cell technology company focused on building end-to-end clean energy systems for industrial and commercial use. The company develops fuel cell solutions for material handling equipment, electrolyzers for on-site hydrogen production, fueling infrastructure, liquid hydrogen systems, and stationary power applications. Its products and services support logistics, warehouse operations, e-mobility, backup power, and other industrial environments where reliable low-emission energy is required."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-news",
   "title": "PLUG stock news",
   "text": [
    "July 9, 2026·Morgan Stanley",
    "Morgan Stanley kept its Underweight rating on July 9, 2026, which is one of the more negative positions among the analysts covering the stock. It adds weight to the case that the stock's recovery will be slow to show up in the analyst view.",
    "September 29, 2026·HC Wainwright & Co.",
    "HC Wainwright & Co. kept its Buy rating on September 29, 2026, the most recent Buy reiteration in the news. Buy ratings from firms that keep their view after an update give support to the bullish side of the analyst split.",
    "October 14, 2026·Susquehanna",
    "Susquehanna kept its Neutral rating on October 14, 2026, the same stance it held in July. A repeated Neutral view means the firm sees no clear catalyst to change its position.",
    "August 10, 2026·Earnings report",
    "The August 10, 2026 report showed an adjusted loss of $0.07 per share against a $0.08 estimate, and the stock rose 5.21% in the next session. A beat that is followed by a gain shows that investors still respond to better-than-expected results.",
    "August 12, 2026·Roth Capital",
    "Roth Capital kept its Buy rating on August 12, 2026, a day after the earnings report. The rating shows that at least one firm continued to back the stock after the results."
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "Morgan Stanley stays Underweight July 9, 2026·Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley kept its Underweight rating on July 9, 2026, which is one of the more negative positions among the analysts covering the stock. It adds weight to the case that the stock's recovery will be slow to show up in the analyst view.",
     "HC Wainwright keeps Buy rating September 29, 2026·HC Wainwright & Co. HC Wainwright & Co. kept its Buy rating on September 29, 2026, the most recent Buy reiteration in the news. Buy ratings from firms that keep their view after an update give support to the bullish side of the analyst split.",
     "Susquehanna holds Neutral after October update October 14, 2026·Susquehanna Susquehanna kept its Neutral rating on October 14, 2026, the same stance it held in July. A repeated Neutral view means the firm sees no clear catalyst to change its position.",
     "Earnings beat and stock rose August 10, 2026·Earnings report The August 10, 2026 report showed an adjusted loss of $0.07 per share against a $0.08 estimate, and the stock rose 5.21% in the next session. A beat that is followed by a gain shows that investors still respond to better-than-expected results.",
     "Roth Capital reaffirms Buy August 12, 2026·Roth Capital Roth Capital kept its Buy rating on August 12, 2026, a day after the earnings report. The rating shows that at least one firm continued to back the stock after the results."
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-street",
   "title": "PLUG price target 2026",
   "text": [
    "Our base case is that the stock stays under pressure while it remains below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($1.75 and $2.36). For the trend to turn, the price would need to climb back through the 20-day EMA at $1.47 and then the 50-day SMA at $1.75, and revenue would need to keep growing at a faster pace than it did in the latest quarter. Analysts' figures point the other way from the price: the median 12-month target is $4.00, the lowest is $0.75 and the highest is $7.00. Those targets assume the company narrows its losses, and analysts expect a loss of $0.27 per share this fiscal year and $0.15 next year. If the company misses those estimates again or the price breaks below $1.30, the downside would be the main story. A sustained move above the 50-day SMA, backed by revenue growth, would be the signal that the business is regaining ground."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Recent analyst rating actions on PLUG",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Firm",
      "Action",
      "Rating"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Oct 14, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Susquehanna",
        "Maintains",
        "Neutral"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Sep 29, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "HC Wainwright & Co.",
        "Reiterates",
        "Buy"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Aug 12, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Roth Capital",
        "Reiterates",
        "Buy"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Aug 11, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "HC Wainwright & Co.",
        "Reiterates",
        "Buy"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 10, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Susquehanna",
        "Maintains",
        "Neutral"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 9, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Morgan Stanley",
        "Maintains",
        "Underweight"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-levels",
   "title": "PLUG support and resistance levels",
   "text": [
    "Support: The 52-week low at $1.30 is the nearest level below the price and the one a further fall would meet first. It is the lowest trading price in the past year, so a break below it would mark a new low for the stock. Resistance: The 20-day EMA at $1.47 is the nearest level above the price and the first hurdle a recovery would meet. The 50-day SMA at $1.75 comes next and marks where the medium-term trend would start to improve. The 200-day SMA at $2.36 sits above that, followed by the 52-week high at $4.33."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PLUG support and resistance levels",
     "columns": [
      "Level",
      "What it is",
      "Price",
      "From the price"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Resistance 4",
       "cells": [
        "52-week high",
        "$4.33",
        "+216.1%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 3",
       "cells": [
        "200-day moving average",
        "$2.36",
        "+72.6%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 2",
       "cells": [
        "50-day moving average",
        "$1.75",
        "+27.5%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 1",
       "cells": [
        "20-day exponential average",
        "$1.47",
        "+7.1%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Price",
       "cells": [
        "November 10, 2026",
        "$1.37",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Support 1",
       "cells": [
        "52-week low",
        "$1.30",
        "-5.1%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "RSI Bearish",
     "SMA cross Bearish",
     "Price vs SMA Bearish",
     "MACD Bearish"
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-price",
   "title": "PLUG stock price and trading"
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-fundamentals",
   "title": "PLUG fundamentals and valuation",
   "text": [
    "Price to sales vs sector: On price-to-sales, the yardstick used here in place of P/E, PLUG trades at 2.57x, -36% versus the sector median of 4.00x.",
    "Return vs XLI: Since May 30, 2025, PLUG has gained 55.7% against a gain of 18.1% for XLI.",
    "Revenue growth: Revenue grew 12.9% in FY2025 to $710M, from $629M a year earlier.",
    "Profit margin: The net margin was -238.6% in FY2025, up from -334.7% the year before.",
    "Loss-making: PLUG lost $1.7B in FY2025.",
    "Earnings record: PLUG beat the analyst estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters.",
    "Market reaction: The stock fell in the first session after 1 of those 3 beats, so a beat has not been enough on its own."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PLUG earnings surprises and the stock's reaction",
     "columns": [
      "Report",
      "Estimate",
      "Actual",
      "Surprise",
      "First sessionDay 1",
      "5 sessionsDay 5"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Aug 10, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.08",
        "-$0.07",
        "+12.50%",
        "+5.21%",
        "+8.06%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 11, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.10",
        "-$0.18",
        "-80.00%",
        "+1.14%",
        "-1.99%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Mar 2, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.11",
        "-$0.06",
        "+45.45%",
        "+23.20%",
        "+20.44%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 10, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.13",
        "-$0.12",
        "+7.69%",
        "-1.17%",
        "-18.36%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Aug 11, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.16",
        "-$0.18",
        "-12.50%",
        "-2.53%",
        "+5.06%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 12, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.20",
        "-$0.20",
        "+0.00%",
        "-10.00%",
        "-12.22%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Mar 3, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.23",
        "-$0.50",
        "-117.39%",
        "+8.00%",
        "+14.00%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 12, 2024",
       "cells": [
        "-$0.23",
        "-$0.24",
        "-4.35%",
        "+3.14%",
        "+0.52%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-history",
   "title": "PLUG price history and drawdowns",
   "text": [
    "Against the market: PLUG trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $9,647.89 against $39,967.",
    "A $10,000 investment in PLUG in December 2016 would be worth about $9,648 today, compared with about $39,967 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark with its dividends reinvested."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-scenarios",
   "title": "PLUG stock price prediction 2030",
   "text": [
    "CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $1.53 for PLUG by 2030 in the base case, from $1.37 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $0.4235. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on PLUG's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "PLUG simulated price paths by year",
     "columns": [
      "Year",
      "10th percentile",
      "Base case",
      "90th percentile",
      "range base today"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "2027",
       "cells": [
        "$0.7415",
        "$1.41",
        "$2.67",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2028",
       "cells": [
        "$0.5842",
        "$1.45",
        "$3.58",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2029",
       "cells": [
        "$0.4895",
        "$1.49",
        "$4.51",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2030",
       "cells": [
        "$0.4235",
        "$1.53",
        "$5.50",
        ""
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-insiders",
   "title": "PLUG insider trading",
   "text": [
    "Net insider buying: Insiders bought $1.0M on the open market and sold $980K."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Insider transactions in PLUG",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Insider",
      "Type",
      "Shares",
      "Value"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Oct 15, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Benjamin Toby Patrick Haycraft Officer",
        "Sell",
        "9.4K",
        "$13.2K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Sep 18, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Benjamin Toby Patrick Haycraft Officer",
        "Sell",
        "200.0K",
        "$428.3K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Sep 15, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Benjamin Toby Patrick Haycraft Officer",
        "Sell",
        "32.6K",
        "$68.2K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Colin M Angle Director",
        "Grant",
        "3.6K",
        "$9.6K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Mark J Bonney Director",
        "Grant",
        "8.8K",
        "$23.8K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Patrick Joggerst Director",
        "Grant",
        "7.6K",
        "$20.7K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Gregory Kenausis Director",
        "Grant",
        "4.0K",
        "$10.8K"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jun 25, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Paul B Middleton Chief Financial Officer",
        "Grant",
        "389.1K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jun 11, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Colin M Angle Director",
        "Grant",
        "39.8K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jun 11, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Mark J Bonney Director",
        "Grant",
        "39.8K",
        "-"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-faq",
   "title": "PLUG stock forecast: questions people ask",
   "text": [
    "How these figures are computed, and where the data comes from: CleaRank methodology."
   ]
  },
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