PLUG POWER INC PLUG
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 72919P202 · ISIN US72919P2020
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryElectrical Industrial Apparatus
- HeadquartersSlingerlands, NY
- Founded1997
- Websiteplugpower.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 684.3m as of 2024-02-27, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $4.50. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($196.2m notional), 47 hold puts ($272.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 571 |
| Q4 2022 | 575 |
| Q1 2023 | 560 |
| Q2 2023 | 536 |
| Q3 2023 | 515 |
| Q4 2023 | 490 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 261 | 254 |
| Q1 2023 | 253 | 224 |
| Q2 2023 | 231 | 252 |
| Q3 2023 | 241 | 214 |
| Q4 2023 | 200 | 261 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $174.7m | $216.2m | 1.24 |
| Q2 2023 | $308.4m | $336.6m | 1.09 |
| Q3 2023 | $292.2m | $329.9m | 1.13 |
| Q4 2023 | $196.2m | $272.4m | 1.39 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +22.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +5.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +5.6m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +3.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +1.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +1.8m |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | New | +1.7m |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. | Added | +1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.6m |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | New | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -14.4m |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | Sold out | -6.2m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -6.0m |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Sold out | -5.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Sold out | -2.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -2.6m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -2.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.4m |
| DNB Asset Management AS | Sold out | -2.2m |
Biggest calls
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $31.6m7.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $19.4m4.3m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $17.1m3.8m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $15.2m3.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.2m3.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.3m3.0m shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | $11.8m25.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $10.2m2.3m shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Reduced | $6.3m1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.0m1.3m shares |
Biggest puts
| KGH Ltd | Unchanged | $28.9m6.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.2m6.0m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $18.4m4.1m shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $18.3m4.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $16.3m3.6m shares |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. | New | $13.1m2.9m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $12.9m2.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.7m2.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.6m2.3m shares |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | $9.0m2.0m shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.3 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 12.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $230.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-02 | Crespo Jose Luis GM, MATL Handling, Key Accts | Sold | $230.1k32.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.0m $242.9m | Added +283.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.3m $230.9m | Added +5.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.0m $202.4m | Added +22.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.7m $97.8m | Reduced -6.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5m $96.6m | Added +5.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9m $39.9m | Added +396.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.5m $33.5m | Reduced -14.4m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $19.9m | Added +3.3m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $17.7m | Reduced -424.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $17.1m | Added +501.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $16.7m | Added +42.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $15.2m | Added +102.1k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $13.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $14.2m | Added +1.6m |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $13.9m | Added +44.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $13.3m | Added +958.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $13.0m | Added +14.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $12.5m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $12.4m | Added +276.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.2m | Added +446.0k |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.3m | Added +1.7m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.1m | Added +897.4k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.0m | Reduced -86.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $11.4m | Added +372.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $11.2m | Added +1.9m |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $9.3m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.2m | Reduced -356.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $8.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $8.7m | Reduced -12.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $8.4m | Added +439.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $8.1m | New |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.8m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.6m | Added +960.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.6m | Added +105.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.5m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $6.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $6.5m | Added +986.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.1m | Reduced -2.4m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $5.7m | Reduced -275.5k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.6m | Added +650.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.6m | Reduced -580.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.4m | Reduced -912.3k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.8m | Reduced -120.4k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.7m | Added +603.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.7m | Added +45.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.8m | Reduced -253.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 975.9k $4.4m | Added +627.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 874.0k $3.9m | Reduced -81.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 808.8k $3.6m | Added +57.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 769.6k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 729.6k $3.3m | Added +578.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 673.7k $3.0m | Reduced -104.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 651.7k $2.9m | Added +333.7k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 610.9k $2.7m | Added +272.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.01% of their portfolio | 607.2k $2.7m | Reduced -54.4k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 572.2k $2.6m | Added +111.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 569.9k $2.6m | Reduced -25.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.9k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV 0.01% of their portfolio | 561.0k $2.5m | Reduced -443.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 538.0k $2.4m | Added +181.7k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 528.5k $2.4m | Reduced -500.0k |
| CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.22% of their portfolio | 520.5k $2.3m | Added +100.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 491.3k $2.2m | Added +41.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.0k $1.8m | Reduced -31.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.2k $1.7m | Added +8.3k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.15% of their portfolio | 366.6k $1.6m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.0k $1.6m | Added +294.9k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.5k $1.6m | Added +147.4k |
| Krane Funds Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 330.6k $1.5m | Reduced -46.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.4k $1.5m | Reduced -763.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.9k $1.4m | Added +95.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.7k $1.4m | Reduced -537.8k |
| HC Advisors, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 310.2k $1.4m | Added +5.0k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 303.1k $1.4m | Added +183.5k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.14% of their portfolio | 300.0k $1.4m | Added +85.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.1k $1.3m | Reduced -42.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.8k $1.3m | Reduced -51.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.6k $1.2m | Reduced -87.9k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 0.20% of their portfolio | 260.0k $1.2m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.9k $1.2m | Reduced -239.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.1k $1.1m | Reduced -416 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.0k $1.1m | Added +66.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.9k $1.1m | Reduced -60.6k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.2k $1.0m | Added +2.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.5k $1.0m | Reduced -62.2k |
| Symmetry Investments LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 222.4k $1.0m | Added +14.4k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 220.7k $993.1k | Added +210.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.2k $990.8k | Added +6.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.1k $986.2k | Reduced -60.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.2k $959.6k | Reduced -39.7k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 202.4k $910.6k | Added +15.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.0k $799.5k | Reduced -120 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $787.5k | Added +87.5k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $754.7k | New |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $754.5k | Reduced -17.3k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.9k $723.8k | Reduced -33.4k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 158.0k $711.0k | Reduced -4.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.0k $693.2k | Reduced -42.5k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.4k $681.5k | Reduced -2.4k |