Stock comparison
Plug Power
United Rentals
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
PLUG
Plug Power
Market cap
$4.08B
Sector
Industrials
URI
United Rentals
Market cap
$60.21B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
United Rentals URI
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | PLUG | URI | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 15F | 43D | URI |
| Benjamin Graham | 41D | 65B | URI |
| Philip Fisher | 18F | 47D | URI |
| Peter Lynch | 25F | 52C | URI |
| Joel Greenblatt | 0F | 33F | URI |
| Charlie Munger | 18F | 43D | URI |
| Terry Smith | 12F | 33F | URI |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | PLUG | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.08B | $60.21B |
| P/E (TTM) | - | 24.3x |
| EV/EBIT | - | 18.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | -38.99% | 11.03% |
| Gross margin | -25.66% | 36.25% |
| Net margin | -2.27% | 15.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.03% | 13.46% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | - | 19.25% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.0x | 1.7x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.78% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
PLUG leads on
- EV/EBIT-vs 18.9x+136%
- P/E (TTM)-vs 24.3x+112%
- Debt / Equity1.0xvs 1.7x+39%
URI leads on
- Gross margin36.25%vs -25.66%+171%
- ROIC (TTM)11.03%vs -38.99%+128%
- Net margin15.32%vs -2.27%+107%
- Dividend yield0.78%vs 0.0%+100%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.