Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: $1.48B
• Dividend Yield: 0.35%
• Average Volume (3M): 164.28K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 28.8
• Beta (1Y): 0.76
• Revenue Growth: 15.93%
• EPS Growth: 12.72%
• Country: US
• Employees: 3,401
• Sector: Industrials
• Sector Strength: 72
• Industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts
• EPS (TTM): 1.72
• Shares Outstanding: 4,896,855
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 185,357
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 164,278
• PEG Ratio: -5.59
• Price to Book (P/B): 2.14
• Price to Sales (P/S): 1.52
• P/FCF Ratio: 30.50
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: 0.98
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: 2.16
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: 6.95
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: 21.57
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): 10.17
• Revenue Forecast (FY): $770.00M

• Rating: 75 Outperform
• Price Target: $341.00 ▲(66.39% Upside)
• Action: Reiterated Date: 04/09/26
• Date: Action: Reiterated 04/09/26

Overall score is driven primarily by strong financial stability (notably a de-levered balance sheet) and favorable technical momentum. Offsetting these positives are margin and cash-flow softening versus prior peaks, and a relatively high P/E with a low dividend yield.

Positive Factors

De-levered Balance Sheet

A sharply reduced leverage profile and expanding equity provide durable financial flexibility: supports capital spending, capacity buildouts and dividend increases while lowering refinancing risk during cycles. This strengthens resilience to demand swings and funds strategic investments.

Negative Factors

Margin Compression

Sustained margin deterioration reduces internal cash generation and limits reinvestment. If structural cost inflation or product mix shifts persist, profitability normalization from 2023 levels could constrain funding for growth initiatives, dividends, or modernization projects.

Preformed Line Products Company Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

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, telecommunicatio...

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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, telecommunicatio...

How the Company Makes Money

PLPC makes money primarily by selling manufactured, engineered hardware and connectivity/accessory products used to build, upgrade, protect, and maintain electric and communications networks. Revenue is generated through (1) product sales to utili...

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PLPC makes money primarily by selling manufactured, engineered hardware and connectivity/accessory products used to build, upgrade, protect, and maintain electric and communications networks. Revenue is generated through (1) product sales to utili...

Preformed Line Products Company Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	669.34M	593.71M	669.68M	637.02M	517.42M
Gross Profit	210.47M	189.81M	234.85M	215.18M	166.24M
EBITDA	78.06M	71.94M	103.75M	93.14M	63.70M
Net Income	35.28M	37.09M	63.33M	54.40M	35.73M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	653.62M	573.88M	603.15M	568.48M	489.02M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	83.39M	57.24M	53.61M	37.24M	36.41M
Total Debt	47.89M	37.19M	71.81M	98.17M	69.73M
Total Liabilities	178.10M	151.55M	187.00M	209.85M	172.92M
Stockholders Equity	475.52M	422.31M	416.16M	358.64M	316.12M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	33.34M	52.83M	72.31M	-14.45M	15.21M
Operating Cash Flow	73.47M	67.48M	107.64M	26.15M	33.60M
Investing Cash Flow	-43.38M	-12.36M	-44.79M	-46.76M	-18.24M
Financing Cash Flow	-9.23M	-47.80M	-48.92M	22.54M	-23.23M

Preformed Line Products Company Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Positive
• Last Price: 204.94
• 50DMA: Positive
• 100DMA: Positive
• 200DMA: Positive
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PLPC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 204.94 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 272.74, below the 50-day MA of 265.07, and below the 200-day MA of 214.01, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 9.65 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.55 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 70.61 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PLPC.

Preformed Line Products Company Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
POWL	81 Outperform	$7.94B	23.32	30.64%	0.32%	9.08%	19.86%
ENS	78 Outperform	$6.92B	15.10	16.61%	0.67%	6.17%	20.86%
NVT	77 Outperform	$20.56B	34.65	19.60%	0.84%	5.31%	5.76%
PLPC	75 Outperform	$1.48B	28.81	7.68%	0.35%	15.93%	12.72%
AEIS	74 Outperform	$13.85B	53.05	11.51%	0.18%	17.18%	235.76%
Sector *	63 Neutral	$10.79B	15.43	7.44%	2.01%	2.89%	-14.66%
ATKR	51 Neutral	$2.22B	36.07	-3.28%	2.02%	-10.98%	-103.99%

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