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# Plug Power Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) slid 1.79% to $2.19 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.15% to 25,137.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Plug Power Inc. closed 52.18% short of its 52-week high of $4.58, which the company reached on October 6th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) fell 0.91% to $294.29, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 1.45% to $146.97, and Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP) fell 3.87% to $2.98.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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