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Preformed Line Products Co

PLPC

206.030USD

+5.235+2.61%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.01BMarket Cap
23.96P/E TTM

Preformed Line Products Co

206.030

+5.235+2.61%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 192
Overall Ranking
58 / 4723
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
200.000
Target Price
+1.18%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Preformed Line Products Company is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable, data communication and other similar industries. The Company provides formed wire solutions, connectors, fiber optic and copper splice closures, solar hardware mounting applications, and electric vehicle charging station foundations. Its products include energy products, communications products, and special industry products. The energy products are used for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission and distribution lines as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations. The communications products include rugged outside plant (OSP) closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks. The special industry products include hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, and interior/exterior connectors.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 10.97%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 10.97%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 23.31, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 4.68M shares, decreasing 27.91% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Chuck Royce
Star Investor Chuck Royce holds 172.09K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.59.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 8.47, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.47. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 169.60M, representing a year-over-year increase of 22.26%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 35.65%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.47
Change
0

Financials

9.74

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.71

Operational Efficiency

8.29

Growth Potential

6.79

Shareholder Returns

8.84

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 2.51, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 2.47. Its current P/E ratio is 23.31, which is -28.59% below the recent high of 16.65 and 56.87% above the recent low of 10.05.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.57
Change
-0.06

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 7/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.59. The average price target for Preformed Line Products Co is 200.00, with a high of 200.00 and a low of 200.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
200.000
Target Price
-0.40%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

61
Total
4
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Preformed Line Products Co
PLPC
1
Eaton Corporation PLC
ETN
33
Rockwell Automation Inc
ROK
30
Emerson Electric Co
EMR
30
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT
28
Trane Technologies PLC
TT
26
1
2
3
...
12

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.41, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.31. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 211.69 and the support level at 183.54, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.34
Change
0.07

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.024
Neutral
RSI(14)
70.272
Buy
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
85.822
Overbought
ATR(14)
5.740
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
150.995
Buy
Williams %R
4.737
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.629
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
200.721
Buy
MA10
196.902
Buy
MA20
194.033
Buy
MA50
172.831
Buy
MA100
159.929
Buy
MA200
147.591
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 94.96%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 5.09%. The largest institutional shareholder is Chuck Royce, holding a total of 172.09K shares, representing 3.49% of shares outstanding, with 45.34% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Ruhlman (Robert G)
1.40M
-6.69%
Ruhlman (Randall M)
866.07K
--
Hightower Advisors, LLC
158.77K
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
365.85K
-0.83%
Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC
217.57K
+15654.60%
Royce Investment Partners
Star Investors
285.19K
-9.20%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
164.28K
+4.31%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
184.54K
+174.54%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
63.22K
-1.56%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
72.14K
+47.05%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.03, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 4.36. The company's beta value is 0.75. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.03
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.75
VaR
+3.45%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+20.20%
240-Day Volatility
+37.42%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+9.77%
120 days
+9.77%
5 years
+21.87%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.78%
120 days
-6.72%
5 years
-20.38%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.22
120 days
+2.11
5 years
+0.80
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+20.20%
3 years
+39.43%
5 years
+39.43%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.33
3 years
+1.26
5 years
+1.14
Skewness
240 days
+1.72
3 years
+0.93
5 years
+0.91
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+37.42%
5 years
+39.63%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.29%
5 years
+1.83%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+371.72%
240 days
+371.72%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+31.40%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+26.26%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+2.21%
120 days
+1.49%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+58.67%
60 days
+252.31%
120 days
+136.91%

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