Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors

Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts rate PLPC or POWL?

Powell Industries has a consensus price target of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.06%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	0.00
Powell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Preformed Line Products	$601.35M	1.13	$63.33M	$7.89	17.47
Powell Industries	$1.08B	2.02	$149.85M	$14.23	12.74

Is PLPC or POWL more profitable?

Powell Industries has a net margin of 15.15% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 5.76%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.48% beat Preformed Line Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Preformed Line Products	5.76%	7.88%	5.60%
Powell Industries	15.15%	35.48%	18.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLPC or POWL?

Preformed Line Products received 6 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.94% of users gave Preformed Line Products an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Preformed Line Products	Outperform Votes 231 67.94%	Underperform Votes 109 32.06%
Powell Industries	Outperform Votes 225 60.98%	Underperform Votes 144 39.02%

Which has more volatility and risk, PLPC or POWL?

Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PLPC or POWL?

41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PLPC or POWL?

In the previous week, Powell Industries had 5 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Powell Industries and 2 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Preformed Line Products' score of 0.61 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Powell Industries	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 0.6%. Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Preformed Line Products pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Powell Industries pays out 7.5% 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. Powell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Powell Industries beats Preformed Line Products on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.