Preformed Line Products (PLPC)
NASDAQ:PLPC
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PLPC Stock Chart & Stats
$204.94
-$1.56(-1.23%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$204.94
-$1.56(-1.23%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$130.00 - $365.60
Previous CloseN/A
Volume2.90K
Average Volume (3M)173.21K
Market Cap
$1.63B
Enterprise Value$1.58B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$69.45M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$41.95M
Price to Earnings (P/E)31.6
Beta0.76
Next Earnings
Aug 05, 2026EPS Estimate
2.41Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.35%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.14
Shares Outstanding4,896,855
10 Day Avg. Volume191,998
30 Day Avg. Volume173,212
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-5.59
Price to Book (P/B)2.14
Price to Sales (P/S)1.52
P/FCF Ratio30.50
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.27
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.36
Enterprise Value/Ebitda24.96
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$372.00Price Target Upside81.52% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)10.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)$769.00M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Balance Sheet StrengthExtremely low leverage and a sizable equity base provide durable financial flexibility. This allows the company to fund capital expenditures, withstand macro or tariff shocks, pursue bolt-on acquisitions, and sustain capital returns without stressing liquidity, supporting multi-quarter resilience.
Healthy Demand And U.S. GrowthMaterial top-line growth and outsized U.S. demand reflect structural market drivers—grid upgrades, storm restoration, and broadband expansion. Strong order flow supports production utilization, backlog conversion and revenue visibility over the coming quarters, underpinning sustainable growth.
Diversified Engineered Product PortfolioA broad, application-specific product set and engineered solutions foster customer stickiness and recurring aftermarket demand. Winning specs and long qualification cycles create high switching costs, supporting repeat sales from maintenance, network upgrades and new build programs over time.
Bears Say
Margin CompressionNet margins materially below recent peak indicate reduced earnings power and sensitivity to cost fluctuations. Persistent margin compression limits free cash flow generation and returns on equity, constraining reinvestment capacity and reducing the buffer against future cost or pricing pressure.
Inconsistent Cash ConversionFree cash flow converting to under half of net income and historical volatility create funding uncertainty for capex, acquisitions, and shareholder returns. Variable cash conversion reduces financial predictability and can force trade-offs when funding growth or absorbing cyclical downturns.
Tariff And Cost HeadwindsOngoing tariff exposure and rising personnel/operating costs are structural risks that can persist across quarters. They pressure gross and operating margins, complicate pricing strategies, and may necessitate ongoing supply-chain or sourcing changes that raise operating complexity and capital needs.
Preformed Line Products Company News
PLPC FAQ
What was Preformed Line Products’s price range in the past 12 months?
Preformed Line Products lowest stock price was $130.00 and its highest was $365.60 in the past 12 months.
What is Preformed Line Products’s market cap?
Preformed Line Products’s market cap is $1.63B.
When is Preformed Line Products’s upcoming earnings report date?
Preformed Line Products’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 05, 2026 which is in 93 days.
How were Preformed Line Products’s earnings last quarter?
Preformed Line Products released its earnings results on Apr 29, 2026. The company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.32.
Is Preformed Line Products overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Preformed Line Products’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Preformed Line Products pay dividends?
Preformed Line Products pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.2 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.35%. See more information on Preformed Line Products dividends here
What is Preformed Line Products’s EPS estimate?
Preformed Line Products’s EPS estimate is 2.41.
How many shares outstanding does Preformed Line Products have?
Preformed Line Products has 4,896,855 shares outstanding.
What happened to Preformed Line Products’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Preformed Line Products reported an EPS of $2.14 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.82. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.494%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Preformed Line Products?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in PLPC
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Preformed Line Products Company Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$372.00 (81.52% Upside)
$372.00 (81.52% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
PLPC Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 15.4K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 6.3%
Last 30 Days ▼ 6.3%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
133.64%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
7.31%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
13.90%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Preformed Line Products
Preformed Line Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products and systems that are used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable operator, information, and other industries. The company offers formed wire products to support, protect, terminate, and secure power conductor and communication cables, as well as to control cable dynamics; and hardware products to support and protect transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings for dead-end applications. It also provides protective closures to protect fixed line communication networks, such as copper cable or fiber optic cable from moisture, environmental hazards, and other contaminants; and hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale products, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, pedestal markers, and urethane products that are used by energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and special industries for various applications. The company serves public and private energy utilities and communication companies, cable operators, financial institutions, governmental agencies, contractors and subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It markets its products through a direct sales force, as well as through manufacturing representatives. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.
PLPC Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$372.00
▲(81.52% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
27.82% Insiders
15.58% Mutual Funds
3.35% Other Institutional Investors
39.42% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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