Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $148.80 -5.53 (-3.58%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$149.16 +0.36 (+0.24%) As of 08/1/2025 04:41 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. VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, and ROKShould you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), and Rockwell Automation (ROK). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Preformed Line Products vs. Its Competitors Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group LSI Industries FuelCell Energy Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, PLPC or VICR? Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PLPC or VICR more profitable? Vicor has a net margin of 15.44% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 6.70%. Vicor's return on equity of 11.32% beat Preformed Line Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Preformed Line Products6.70% 9.87% 7.23% Vicor 15.44%11.32%9.96% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PLPC or VICR? Preformed Line Products has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Preformed Line Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPreformed Line Products$593.71M1.24$37.09M$7.8918.86Vicor$359.06M5.52$6.13M$1.4630.03 Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLPC or VICR? 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of Vicor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PLPC or VICR? In the previous week, Preformed Line Products had 4 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Preformed Line Products and 4 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Preformed Line Products' score of 0.65 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Preformed Line Products 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vicor 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PLPC or VICR? Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.94%. Given Vicor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vicor 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) 0.00Vicor 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryVicor beats Preformed Line Products on 11 of the 16 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. Email Address 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$762.43M$8.55B$29.20B$9.51BDividend Yield0.52%1.75%3.08%4.08%P/E Ratio17.3813.1448.0923.80Price / Sales1.2433.921,544.9766.65Price / Cash13.0515.6138.0757.96Price / Book1.738.807.415.55Net Income$37.09M$255.91M$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance5.35%-6.18%-3.65%-4.59%1 Month Performance-10.94%8.61%-0.11%4.46%1 Year Performance19.59%1.40%52,642.35%18.03% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products2.2165 of 5 stars$148.80-3.6%N/A+17.0%$762.43M$593.71M17.383,401News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownVICRVicor2.9346 of 5 stars$45.97-0.9%$43.00-6.5%+11.0%$2.10B$359.06M31.491,100AMSCAmerican Superconductor1.1725 of 5 stars$43.76+1.3%$33.67-23.1%+137.1%$1.71B$222.82M291.73330Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownTHRThermon Group2.0969 of 5 stars$28.32+0.7%N/A-12.3%$934.80M$498.21M18.041,568Upcoming EarningsLYTSLSI Industries4.8724 of 5 stars$18.67-0.8%$26.00+39.3%+10.0%$563.42M$469.64M25.931,970Positive NewsFCELFuelCell Energy3.7541 of 5 stars$5.27-6.2%$9.86+87.1%-66.8%$128.09M$112.13M-0.70510Gap DownETNEaton4.4644 of 5 stars$392.98+0.2%$377.89-3.8%+28.1%$153.46B$24.88B39.6594,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownEMREmerson Electric4.3703 of 5 stars$149.47-0.1%$142.28-4.8%+25.3%$84.17B$17.49B35.7673,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownROPRoper Technologies4.5542 of 5 stars$559.03-0.7%$637.18+14.0%-0.4%$60.10B$7.47B38.9815,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.3889 of 5 stars$178.87-0.7%$197.30+10.3%+14.5%$41.58B$6.94B29.2821,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastROKRockwell Automation4.7646 of 5 stars$356.04-0.7%$341.11-4.2%+30.1%$40.41B$7.97B44.8427,000Upcoming EarningsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vicor Alternatives American Superconductor Alternatives Thermon Group Alternatives LSI Industries Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Eaton Alternatives Emerson Electric Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Rockwell Automation 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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