Plug Power (PLUG)
Clean energy historically has been a graveyard for investor capital, and hydrogen vehicle developer Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) hasn’t been any different. The stock trades well below peaks from last decade, and is down about 60% from early 2014 levels as well.
So PLUG’s bull case is a classic “this time is different” argument, which is always tenuous. But there is some good news here. Plug Power has signed deals with Walmart (NYSE:WMT) in 2014 and with Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2017. What’s more, it joined forces with FedEx (NYSE:FDX) in May 2017.
The company remains unprofitable, but cash burn is slowing, and the company is guiding for profits in the second half (albeit with a ton of adjustments; GAAP earnings remain a long way off). Revenue is growing quickly, with gross revenue growth of nearly 40% expected this year.
PLUG has pivoted toward industrial applications, and there is some promise there. Investors in PLUG will have to be patient, have to tolerate volatility and have to accept risk. But if Plug Power finally can gain some traction, the current share price around $2.53 could move much higher.
