Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $206.03 +5.24 (+2.61%) Closing price 09/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$206.13 +0.10 (+0.05%) As of 09/18/2025 04:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLPC vs. POWL, VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, and AMEShould you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), and AMETEK (AME). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Preformed Line Products vs. Its Competitors Powell Industries Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group LSI Industries FuelCell Energy Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Does the media favor PLPC or POWL? In the previous week, Preformed Line Products had 3 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Preformed Line Products and 3 mentions for Powell Industries. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Preformed Line Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Powell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Preformed Line Products 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Powell Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PLPC or POWL? Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.53%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Preformed Line Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Preformed Line Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Powell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is PLPC or POWL a better dividend stock? Preformed Line Products pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Preformed Line Products pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Powell Industries pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Powell Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Is PLPC or POWL more profitable? Powell Industries has a net margin of 16.22% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 6.70%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 33.16% beat Preformed Line Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Preformed Line Products6.70% 9.69% 7.09% Powell Industries 16.22%33.16%18.23% Which has higher valuation and earnings, PLPC or POWL? Powell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Preformed Line Products. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Preformed Line Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPreformed Line Products$593.71M1.71$37.09M$8.5624.07Powell Industries$1.01B3.63$149.85M$14.4021.13 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PLPC or POWL? 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PLPC or POWL? Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPowell Industries beats Preformed Line Products on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Preformed Line Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLPC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPreformed Line ProductsELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$988.89M$9.47B$31.84B$10.28BDividend Yield0.40%1.70%3.16%4.64%P/E Ratio24.0722.28452.0926.98Price / Sales1.7146.071,907.29128.54Price / Cash16.9816.9337.2060.63Price / Book2.3910.967.536.37Net Income$37.09M$283.75M$809.77M$271.46M7 Day Performance3.66%5.03%3.98%2.53%1 Month Performance14.23%9.14%9.14%9.42%1 Year Performance67.72%10.49%24,200.37%30.16% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products1.674 of 5 stars$206.03+2.6%N/A+72.6%$988.89M$593.71M24.073,401News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPOWLPowell Industries3.2699 of 5 stars$272.40+1.6%$312.00+14.5%+68.4%$3.24B$1.01B18.923,187Positive NewsVICRVicor2.7996 of 5 stars$50.56-2.4%$43.00-15.0%+48.9%$2.33B$359.06M34.631,100Positive NewsAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.82 of 5 stars$50.08+2.5%$33.67-32.8%+211.2%$2.21B$222.82M128.41330Positive NewsGap UpTHRThermon Group2.156 of 5 stars$25.34-0.9%N/A-9.8%$845.14M$491.98M16.041,568Positive NewsLYTSLSI Industries4.862 of 5 stars$23.83+2.3%$27.67+16.1%+49.6%$696.86M$573.38M30.161,970Positive NewsFCELFuelCell Energy3.604 of 5 stars$4.22+4.2%$9.86+133.6%-43.6%$92.30M$112.13M-0.56510Analyst ForecastETNEaton4.5303 of 5 stars$349.31+0.1%$379.10+8.5%+18.1%$135.88B$24.88B35.1494,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEMREmerson Electric4.621 of 5 stars$132.550.0%$142.39+7.4%+27.2%$74.60B$17.49B28.5073,000Positive NewsROPRoper TechnologiesN/A$523.43+1.0%$636.36+21.6%N/A$55.79B$7.47B36.5015,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.5297 of 5 stars$188.59+0.6%$205.45+8.9%+11.3%$43.29B$6.94B30.3721,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Powell Industries Alternatives Vicor Alternatives American Superconductor Alternatives Thermon Group Alternatives LSI Industries Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Eaton Alternatives Emerson Electric Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLPC) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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