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title: "Plug Power Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) shares fell 4.57% to $2.09 on Friday, underperforming competitors like Air Products and Procter & Gamble which rose. This marks the third consecutive day of losses for PLUG, with the stock trading significantly below its 52-week high. Trading volume was notably lower than the 50-day average."
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# Plug Power Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) slid 4.57% to $2.09 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 51,947.25 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.64% to 24,975.82.

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

Plug Power Inc. closed 54.37% short of its 52-week high of $4.58, which the company achieved on October 6th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) rose 1.22% to $297.87, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 1.05% to $147.41, and Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP) fell 2.68% to $2.90.

Trading volume (37.2 M) remained 28.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 65.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 24, 2026.

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