Head-To-Head Comparison: JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG)

JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for JNS and Plug Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JNS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Plug Power	5	8	4	0	1.94

Plug Power has a consensus price target of $1.92, suggesting a potential upside of 4.23%. Given Plug Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plug Power is more favorable than JNS.

Profitability

This table compares JNS and Plug Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Plug Power	-312.29%	-82.21%	-47.92%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JNS and Plug Power”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Plug Power	$642.22 million	3.28	-$2.10 billion	($2.47)	-0.74

JNS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plug Power.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

JNS has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plug Power has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Plug Power beats JNS on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JNS

JNS Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electrical design build construction services contractor in the United States. The company is based in Wheeling, Illinois.

About Plug Power

Plug Power Inc. develops hydrogen and fuel cell product solutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers GenDrive, a hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system that provides power to material handling electric vehicles; GenSure, a stationary fuel cell solution that offers modular PEM fuel cell power to support the backup and grid-support power requirements of the telecommunications, transportation, and utility sectors; ProGen, a fuel cell stack and engine technology used in mobility and stationary fuel cell systems, and as engines in electric delivery vans; GenFuel, a liquid hydrogen fueling delivery, generation, storage, and dispensing system; GenCare, an ongoing Internet of Things-based maintenance and on-site service program for GenDrive fuel cell systems, GenSure fuel cell systems, GenFuel hydrogen storage and dispensing products, and ProGen fuel cell engines; and GenKey, an integrated turn-key solution for transitioning to fuel cell power. It also provides electrolyzers, a hydrogen generator for clean hydrogen production; liquefaction systems that provides liquid hydrogen to customers; cryogenic equipment for the distribution of liquified hydrogen, oxygen, argon, nitrogen and other cryogenic gases, including trailers and mobile storage equipment; and liquid hydrogen, an alternative fuel to fossil-based energy. The company sells its products through a direct product sales force, original equipment manufacturers, and dealer networks. Plug Power Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Latham, New York.