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PLPC

Preformed Line Products Company

PLPC

NASDAQ·Industrials·Electrical Equipment & Parts·Mkt cap $1.9B

$368.77

-6.29%

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52-Week Range

$139.04 - $414.35

P/E

52.98

Fwd P/E

37.82

Beta

0.90

Div Yield

0.21%

Avg Vol

132.5K

Shares Out

4.9M

Mkt Cap

$1.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 135.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • 75+ years of specialized manufacturing expertise and industry relationships
  • Comprehensive product portfolio addressing multiple infrastructure needs across energy and telecom sectors
  • Established global distribution network and direct sales force across five continents
  • Diversified customer base including utilities, operators, contractors, and value-added resellers reducing concentration risk
  • Specialized technical knowledge in cable management and infrastructure protection with high switching costs

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Electrical Equipment peers

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Steady revenue growth (13% YoY)

Value

Premium valuation to Electrical Equipment peers

Momentum

Hot

+30.0% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Token

0.21% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 29, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.14 vs $1.82 consensus (+17.6% surprise). Revenue of $176.3M vs $178.0M expected (-1.0%).

EPS beat +17.6%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+17.6%

Next: Jul 29, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+15%

+5%

+22%

+21%

+4%

+19%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$138.7M

$147.0M

$167.1M

$148.5M

$169.6M

$178.1M

$173.1M

$176.3M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

6.0%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Freedom Broker · Mar 9, 2026

vs Industry

How PLPC stacks vs Electrical Equipment & Parts

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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