Plug Power Wins Key Hydrogen Milestone with Orica Partnership

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares, after a brief bump up in premarket trading, are down on Tuesday. The company reached a significant milestone with the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH) project in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

This project, developed by Orica, is the largest green hydrogen initiative in Australia to achieve final investment decision, allowing the project to move into execution.

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Plug Power Wins Milestone Order For Australia Hydrogen Hub

This project not only highlights Plug’s expanding footprint in Australia but also reinforces its commitment to building a global hydrogen ecosystem.

The HVHH project will utilize renewable electricity to produce hydrogen, gradually replacing natural gas in Orica’s production of low-carbon ammonia and ammonium nitrate.

The hydrogen will gradually replace natural gas in the production of lower-carbon ammonia and ammonium nitrate, key materials for Australia’s mining, agriculture and industrial sectors.

Once fully operational, the project is expected to generate about 4,700 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually.

This will reduce Orica’s natural gas usage at Kooragang Island by approximately 7.5% and cutting emissions equivalent to removing around 26,500 vehicles from Australian roads each year.

PLUG Technical Outlook: Trend and Momentum Signals

Plug Power was trading at $2.69, which positions it 0.8% below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) of $2.76. The stock was also 14.9% below its 50-day SMA of $3.22, indicating a bearish trend in the short to medium term. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD) is above its signal line, suggesting that downside pressure is easing, which could indicate improving momentum as the stock attempts to recover from recent lows.

PLUG Earnings Preview and Analyst Price Targets

Plug Power is slated to provide its next financial update on Aug. 10 (estimated).

• EPS Estimate: Loss of 8 cents (Up from loss of 20 cents)
• Revenue Estimate: $168.26 million (Down from $173.97 million)

Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Hold rating with an average price target of $3.53. Recent analyst moves include:

• Wells Fargo: Equal-Weight (Raises target to $2.50 on May 19)
• Susquehanna: Neutral (Raises target to $3.75 on May 13)
• Canaccord Genuity: Hold (Raises target to $4 on May 12)

PLUG ETF Exposure: Clean Energy Funds Holding The Stock

• iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (NASDAQ:ICLN): 3.28% Weight
• State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF (NYSE:CNRG): 3.45% Weight
• ALPS Clean Energy ETF (NYSE:ACES): 5.63% Weight

Significance: Because Plug Power carries significant weight in these funds, any significant inflows or outflows for these ETFs will likely trigger automatic buying or selling of the stock.

PLUG Stock Price Action on Tuesday

PLUG Stock Price Activity: Plug Power shares were down 5.69% at $2.49 at publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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