Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) heads into December 2025 trading around $2.20 per share, after another volatile week that saw the hydrogen fuel‑cell specialist lag a rising market but continue a multi‑month rebound from its 2025 lows. [1] The stock is still about 52% below its 52‑week high of $4.58, underscoring just how bruising the last year has been for shareholders. [2]
Yet beneath the noise, the story around Plug Power stock has clearly shifted. In just the last few weeks the company has:
- Landed its first hydrogen supply contract with NASA
- Signed a green hydrogen electrolyzer deal in France
- Announced plans to monetize electricity rights and pivot toward AI‑driven data center power
- Called a January 2026 shareholder vote to double its authorized share count
- Detailed a leadership transition to incoming CEO Jose Luis Crespo, who is targeting profitability by 2028 [3]
At the same time, Plug’s latest Q3 2025 results showed some progress on cash burn and adjusted losses, but also another $361.9 million GAAP net loss and deeply negative margins, keeping the stock firmly in “show me” territory for many investors. [4]
This article pulls together the latest Plug Power stock news, forecasts and analyses as of December 6, 2025, to give a balanced, Google‑News‑friendly overview of where PLUG stands now and what the market expects next. It is informational only and not investment advice.
1. Plug Power stock price snapshot: volatile, speculative, still depressed
- On Friday, December 5, 2025, Plug Power shares fell 1.35% to close at $2.20, underperforming both the NASDAQ Composite and the Dow on a broadly positive day for equities. Trading volume of ~94 million shares was well below the 50‑day average of about 135 million, suggesting no major new catalyst but ongoing speculative activity. [5]
- Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, December 3, PLUG rose 5.69% to $2.23, marking a second consecutive day of gains, yet still remained more than 51% below its 52‑week high of $4.58, hit on October 6. [6]
Over the broader 2025 period, Plug Power has staged a powerful rebound from its sub‑$1 lows:
- A recent Barron’s article noted that PLUG was up about 20% year‑to‑date as of mid‑November. [7]
- MarketWatch meanwhile highlighted that the stock is up more than 200% since May as sentiment improved around the company’s liquidity and its ability to monetize its assets in the booming AI data center market. [8]
Even so, the stock’s one‑year trading range of roughly $0.69–$4.58 and a beta around 2.3 underline that Plug Power remains a high‑volatility, high‑risk name in the clean‑energy space. [9]
2. Latest company news moving Plug Power stock in December 2025
2.1 NASA picks Plug Power for liquid hydrogen supply
The most eye‑catching headline this week: NASA is now a Plug Power customer.
According to local reporting from the Times Union, Plug Power has secured a contract worth up to $2.8 million to supply 480,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. [10]
Key points:
- NASA consumes over 37 million pounds of liquid hydrogen annually, so this first order is small in dollar terms but symbolically important. [11]
- The contract is framed by Plug as “validation” of its ability to meet highly demanding purity and reliability standards for mission‑critical applications. [12]
- The same reporting notes that Plug has recently lost out on tens of millions of dollars in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hydrogen grants, after federal hydrogen expansion programs were canceled, forcing it to scale back some planned U.S. hydrogen plants. [13]
Importantly for the stock narrative, Plug tells investors it now has a “fully funded” business plan after:
- Raising roughly $399 million to retire high‑interest debt
- Monetizing electricity rights for another ~$275 million
- Securing long‑term hydrogen contracts that run through at least 2030 [14]
For bullish investors, the NASA win is less about the immediate revenue and more about credibility and future optionality in a large, recurring hydrogen customer base.
2.2 European growth: Hy2gen electrolyzer project in France
On December 4, 2025, Plug Power announced it had signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Hy2gen for a 5 MW PEM electrolyzer at the Sunrhyse green hydrogen project in Signes, southern France. [15]
Highlights from the press release:
- The project will produce RFNBO‑certified renewable hydrogen, aligning with the EU’s strict “renewable fuels of non‑biological origin” rules. [16]
- The partnership targets logistics and mobility decarbonization across the Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur region. [17]
- Plug will support both hydrogen production and distribution, as well as turnkey hydrogen forklift solutions for logistics hubs in the region. [18]
- Management describes the project as part of a broader European growth strategy, adding to existing operations in Germany and the Netherlands and helping to build a “more connected and resilient hydrogen network across Europe.” [19]
For investors tracking Plug’s electrolyzer business, this deal confirms that:
- Europe remains an important demand center amid U.S. policy uncertainty.
- Plug’s technology is being used in multi‑country, multi‑gigawatt project pipelines, not just in North America. [20]
2.3 Pivot to AI data centers and monetizing electricity rights
Another major storyline for PLUG in late 2025 is its reorientation toward AI‑driven data center power demand and away from heavy reliance on DOE‑backed hydrogen hubs.
In a November 10, 2025 press release, Plug said it expects to generate more than $275 million in liquidity improvements by: [21]
- Monetizing electricity rights in New York and one other location
- Releasing restricted cash
- Reducing certain maintenance expenses
As part of the initiative, Plug signed a non‑binding LOI with a U.S. data center developer that is rapidly expanding its platforms nationwide. Plug plans to explore delivering auxiliary and backup power using its fuel cell systems for these hyperscale‑style facilities. [22]
At the same time, Plug announced it would suspend activities under its DOE loan program and shift capital to higher‑return hydrogen projects, supported by a new hydrogen supply deal with a “global industrial gas leader.” [23]
MarketWatch later framed this move as Plug “using the AI power boom to generate cash and ditch unneeded government support,” noting that:
- The company’s Q3 net loss widened, but
- The pivot toward monetizing electricity rights and servicing power‑hungry AI data centers has helped lift the stock more than 200% since May and reduce perceived funding risk. [24]
Independent analysis from Simply Wall St adds nuance: while liquidity initiatives and a US$375 million convertible bond completed earlier in November strengthen the balance sheet, they also raise dilution and execution risks, especially as Plug suspends several U.S. hydrogen projects to focus on Europe and data centers. [25]
2.4 Special meeting: proposal to double authorized shares
On November 21, 2025, Plug Power called a Special Meeting of Stockholders for January 15, 2026, with one key agenda item: doubling the company’s authorized common stock from 1.5 billion to 3.0 billion shares. [26]
According to the company:
- Plug currently has less than 0.4% of authorized shares available for future issuance, limiting its flexibility to fund growth, meet contractual commitments, and issue equity compensation. [27]
- The increase was sized in consultation with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) based on projected capital needs, equity programs and potential strategic transactions. [28]
- Plug is also asking stockholders to approve a change in its charter voting standard to align with recent Delaware law updates and make future share‑authorization changes easier to pass. [29]
The press release explicitly calls out “significant short interest” in PLUG and urges investors whose shares may have been loaned out by brokers to recall them to ensure voting rights by the December 4 record date. [30]
For investors, this meeting is crucial:
- Approving the increase would give Plug more room to raise equity capital, strike strategic deals and fund long‑term projects — but at the cost of potential future dilution.
- Rejecting it would constrain Plug’s ability to rely on equity markets, increasing pressure to fund operations from internally generated cash or debt.
2.5 CEO transition and a 2028 profitability target
Leadership is also shifting at Plug Power. On October 7, 2025, the company announced that Jose Luis Crespo—currently President and long‑time Chief Revenue Officer—will become CEO after Plug files its 2025 10‑K, expected in March 2026, succeeding long‑time chief executive Andy Marsh, who will move to the role of Executive Chair. [31]
Key elements of the transition:
- Crespo has been at Plug since 2014 and is credited with building an $8 billion sales pipeline and winning major accounts like Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot. [32]
- The succession plan is presented as a continuity‑with‑discipline move, aiming to put a commercially focused operator in charge as Plug pushes toward profitability. [33]
At Plug’s 2025 investor symposium, Crespo laid out an explicit profitability roadmap:
- Operating income positive by 2027
- Net profitability by the end of 2028 [34]
These goals are ambitious given Plug’s 2024 net loss of around $2.1 billion and ongoing heavy losses in 2025, but they provide clear milestones for investors to track. [35]
3. Q3 2025 results: better cash burn, but heavy losses and impairments
Plug’s third‑quarter 2025 report, released on November 10, remains the financial backdrop for the latest stock moves. [36]
3.1 Revenue and earnings
For Q3 2025, Plug reported: [37]
- Net revenue:$177.1 million, up modestly from $173.7 million a year earlier, driven by electrolyzer sales, hydrogen fuel volume growth and improved pricing.
- GAAP net loss:$361.9 million, or ‑$0.31 per share, significantly larger than the ‑$0.25 per share loss in Q3 2024, largely due to inventory write‑downs and impairments.
- Adjusted net loss per share (non‑GAAP):‑$0.12, better than both the ‑$0.23 a year ago and the ‑$0.13 consensus estimate, giving Plug a small “beat” on its preferred earnings metric.
Despite the beat on adjusted EPS, the company still posted a gross loss of $120 million and a GAAP net margin of roughly ‑293%, underlining how far Plug remains from sustainable profitability. [38]
3.2 Cash burn and liquidity
On the cash side, there was some progress:
- Net cash used in operating activities for Q3 was about $90 million, which Plug says is a 49% year‑over‑year and 53% sequential improvement. [39]
- The company ended the quarter with around $166 million in unrestricted cash, plus substantial restricted cash tied to project financing. [40]
Subsequent events meaningfully improved liquidity:
- Plug raised roughly $370 million via the exercise of existing investor warrants. [41]
- It completed a US$375 million convertible bond offering and launched a broader set of “liquidity initiatives,” including project suspensions and the electricity‑rights monetization described above. [42]
- Management continues to target EBITDAS‑positive performance in the second half of 2026, though that metric excludes interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock‑based compensation. [43]
For skeptics, the Q3 results highlight a tension: operational metrics are improving (lower cash burn, better adjusted loss), but GAAP losses remain severe, and the path to profitability depends heavily on growth, cost cuts and continued access to capital.
4. Analyst ratings and Plug Power stock forecasts
Across Wall Street, Plug Power is neither a consensus buy nor an outright pariah—it sits squarely in “Hold” territory.
4.1 Consensus rating: Hold, with wide disagreement
Recent compilations show:
- MarketBeat finds 18 analysts covering Plug Power, with an average rating of “Hold”:
- 6 Sell
- 6 Hold
- 5 Buy
- 1 Strong Buy
The average 12‑month price target is about $2.80. [44]
- StockAnalysis, drawing on a slightly different subset of analysts, reports 13 analysts with an overall “Hold” consensus and an average target price of $2.15, implying a small downside vs the current price. [45]
- Fintel data as of late September 2025 put the average one‑year target at $2.58, suggesting around 9% downside from levels at that time. [46]
Taken together, these sources indicate that most analysts see Plug Power stock trading close to their best‑guess fair value, but with significant disagreement about where it could go next.
4.2 Target price range: from “penny stock” risk to multi‑bagger potential
The dispersion in forecasts is striking:
- One set of data shows targets ranging from $0.50 on the low end to $7.00 at the high end, reflecting radically different views of Plug’s ability to achieve scale and profitability. [47]
That range essentially encodes the full bull‑bear spread:
- At $0.50, Plug would be priced as a deeply distressed penny stock.
- At $7, the stock would need to more than triple from current levels, implying investors believe Plug can successfully monetize its $8 billion project funnel and reach positive earnings in a reasonable time frame. [48]
4.3 Fundamental forecasts: gradual improvement, still negative EPS
Looking at analyst fundamental estimates: [49]
- 2025 revenue is projected around $716 million, up ~14% from 2024’s ~$629 million.
- 2026 revenue is forecast to grow to ~$873 million, implying roughly 22% year‑over‑year growth.
- EPS is expected to improve from about ‑$2.68 in 2024 to ‑$0.79 in 2025, and then to ‑$0.31 in 2026, but still remain negative.
Analysts, in other words, expect steady top‑line growth and narrowing losses, but not full profitability within the current two‑year forecast window—aligning with Crespo’s 2027/2028 profitability targets. [50]
5. Independent valuation views: underpriced or still too expensive?
Beyond Wall Street price targets, independent research shops have offered contrasting valuation takes on Plug Power.
5.1 Simply Wall St: DCF says “undervalued,” P/S says “overvalued”
A December 6, 2025 Simply Wall St article looked at Plug Power using two different lenses: [51]
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF):
- Their model estimates an intrinsic value of about $7.06 per share, implying the stock is roughly 69% undervalued versus recent market prices.
- Under that framework, the market is heavily discounting Plug’s ability to deliver on its growth and margin improvement plans.
- Price‑to‑Sales (P/S) multiple:
- The article notes Plug trades around 4.47× sales, compared with an industry average of ~2.19× and a peer average of around 3.41×.
- Simply Wall St’s proprietary “Fair Ratio” suggests Plug’s P/S should be closer to 0.17×, leading that model to flag the shares as overvalued on a pure P/S basis.
The takeaway: valuation depends entirely on your story. Optimistic assumptions about hydrogen adoption and Plug’s execution support much higher fair values; more conservative, multiple‑based views suggest the stock is still rich relative to its current fundamentals.
5.2 Liquidity narrative and 2028 outlook
In a separate November 19, 2025 piece, Simply Wall St focused on Plug’s liquidity moves—including the US$375 million convertible bond and suspension of several U.S. hydrogen projects—arguing that: [52]
- These actions address near‑term cash pressures, but
- They also increase dilution risk and shift more of the company’s success story onto European electrolyzer projects and data center partnerships.
That article sketches a narrative where Plug reaches roughly $1.2 billion in revenue and $125 million in earnings by 2028, implying a swing of more than $2 billion from current losses and requiring ~22% annual revenue growth—aggressive but not impossible in a fast‑growing hydrogen sector. [53]
6. Key bull vs. bear arguments for Plug Power stock now
Given this mix of news, forecasts and valuations, Plug Power remains one of the most polarizing clean‑energy stocks on the market.
6.1 The bullish case
Supporters of PLUG today tend to emphasize:
- Strategic pivot toward profitable niches
- Monetizing electricity rights and serving AI data centers could unlock higher‑margin, less subsidy‑dependent revenue streams, while still leveraging Plug’s core fuel‑cell technology. [54]
- Blue‑chip customer and partner list
- From Amazon and Walmart in material handling to NASA, Hy2gen and global industrial gas players, Plug has relationships with marquee names that can drive scale if execution improves. [55]
- Growing global hydrogen footprint
- Operational plants in Georgia, Tennessee and Louisiana (40 tons/day production), plus European projects like Sunrhyse, position Plug as a vertically integrated player in green hydrogen. [56]
- Improving cash burn and liquidity
- Q3 showed meaningful reductions in operating cash outflows, while recent bond, warrant and asset monetization deals shore up the balance sheet. [57]
- Clear profitability roadmap
- Management is now explicitly targeting EBITDAS‑positive H2 2026, operating income positive 2027, and net profitability by end‑2028, giving investors concrete milestones to gauge progress. [58]
6.2 The bearish case
Skeptics, on the other hand, focus on several persistent risks:
- Heavy ongoing losses and negative gross margins
- A ‑$361.9 million Q3 net loss, gross losses and net margins near ‑300% leave little room for execution missteps. [59]
- Dependence on capital markets and potential dilution
- The proposed doubling of authorized shares, plus recent convertible bonds and warrant exercises, highlight ongoing reliance on equity and hybrid financing, which could significantly dilute existing shareholders over time. [60]
- Policy and regulatory uncertainty
- The cancellation of billions in DOE hydrogen grants, including funding tied to Plug’s planned plants, underscores how much the company’s U.S. strategy can be upended by political and policy shifts. [61]
- Execution risk on a global, capital‑intensive strategy
- Building out large‑scale hydrogen plants, electrolyzer projects and data center power systems across multiple continents is complex and capital‑intensive, with significant risks around timelines, technology, and partner performance. [62]
- Valuation sensitivity to assumptions
- As Simply Wall St’s conflicting DCF and P/S views show, Plug Power’s fair value is extremely sensitive to long‑term growth and margin assumptions, making it easy for investors to over‑ or under‑estimate its potential. [63]
7. What today’s Plug Power news and forecasts mean for investors
As of December 6, 2025, Plug Power stock sits at an interesting crossroads:
- Near‑term sentiment has improved thanks to NASA’s contract, European electrolyzer wins, a credible AI data center story, and a more detailed profitability roadmap. [64]
- Financial reality still shows deep GAAP losses, negative margins and reliance on capital raises, with a January 2026 share‑authorization vote that could open the door to further equity issuance. [65]
- Analysts, on average, recommend holding PLUG, with price targets clustered around the current share price but with a very wide range from sub‑$1 to $7, reflecting genuine uncertainty about the long‑term path. [66]
For potential or current investors, the key questions are:
- Do you believe Plug can execute on its 2027–2028 profitability timeline?
- How comfortable are you with ongoing dilution risk and policy uncertainty?
- Does the upside from NASA, AI data centers and global electrolyzers justify the volatility and downside scenarios?
Only your own risk tolerance, time horizon, and portfolio context can answer those questions. For most observers today, Plug Power stock looks like a speculative “show‑me” story: the ingredients for a turnaround are increasingly visible, but the company still needs to prove it can turn hydrogen hype into durable, profitable cash flows.
This article is not financial advice. Consider speaking with a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decisions about Plug Power or any other stock.
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