Bloom Energy vs Plug Power
BE and PLUG side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BE and PLUG compare
Bloom Energy is the larger company, worth 33 times as much as Plug Power ($61.9B against $1.9B).
Bloom Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (111% versus 13.5% for Plug Power).
Bloom Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 6 for Plug Power), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BE | PLUG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $61.9B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $209.47 | $1.35 |
| Change, 1 year | 50.4% | −47.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 599% | −97.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.25 | 1.86 |
| Employees | 2,214 | 2,582 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 16.2× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 32.0× | 2.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 109× | – |
| P/FCF | 142× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.71% (better) | −25.6% |
| Fair value | $42.74 | $1.95 |
| Margin of safety | −390% | 30.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 111% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.3% (better) | −3.0% |
| Operating margin | 14.8% (better) | −132% |
| Net margin | – | −154% |
| FCF margin | 11.4% (better) | −63.3% |
| Return on equity | – | −111% |
| Return on invested capital | 36.5% (better) | −140% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.28 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.01 | – |
| Interest coverage | 15.9× (better) | −13.5× |
| Current ratio | 3.74 (better) | 2.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.89 (better) | −5.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −0.07% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.07% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 78.3% | 58.3% |
| Held by insiders | 7.1% | 4.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$147M | −$758K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 21.1% |
Go deeper
- BE stock overview
- BE income statement
- BE valuation and score
- PLUG stock overview
- PLUG income statement
- PLUG valuation and score
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