Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $168.43 +2.70 (+1.63%) As of 07/9/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLPC vs. BRC, POWL, VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, EMR, and ROPShould you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), and Roper Technologies (ROP). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Preformed Line Products vs. Its Competitors Brady Powell Industries Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group LSI Industries FuelCell Energy Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has higher valuation & earnings, BRC or PLPC? Brady has higher revenue and earnings than Preformed Line Products. Brady 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 RatioBrady$1.34B2.44$197.21M$4.0417.13Preformed Line Products$593.71M1.40$37.09M$7.8921.35 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BRC or PLPC? 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BRC or PLPC a better dividend stock? Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Preformed Line Products pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brady pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preformed Line Products pays out 10.1% 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. Brady has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Brady is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate BRC or PLPC? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brady 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Preformed Line Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor BRC or PLPC? In the previous week, Brady had 32 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Brady and 1 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Brady's score of 0.34 indicating that Preformed Line Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brady 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Preformed Line Products 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BRC or PLPC more profitable? Brady has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 6.49%. Brady's return on equity of 19.57% beat Preformed Line Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brady13.35% 19.57% 13.58% Preformed Line Products 6.49%9.16%6.70% Which has more volatility & risk, BRC or PLPC? Brady has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBrady beats Preformed Line Products on 13 of the 18 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$818.75M$8.74B$27.57B$8.95BDividend Yield0.48%1.76%3.13%4.02%P/E Ratio21.3513.3537.3420.16Price / Sales1.4014.081,937.71188.47Price / Cash14.0115.7138.4457.97Price / Book1.959.437.275.62Net Income$37.09M$255.60M$764.25M$248.50M7 Day Performance-0.39%1.37%0.80%4.49%1 Month Performance10.10%5.18%5.13%7.03%1 Year Performance49.13%-4.45%52,446.02%21.07% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products1.507 of 5 stars$168.43+1.6%N/A+44.1%$818.75M$593.71M21.353,401High Trading VolumeBRCBrady2.8056 of 5 stars$68.85-1.2%N/A+6.4%$3.30B$1.46B17.045,700Trending NewsPOWLPowell Industries4.2035 of 5 stars$215.89-0.8%$312.00+44.5%+54.4%$2.63B$1.08B15.173,187VICRVicor1.6444 of 5 stars$45.39-1.9%$43.00-5.3%+40.5%$2.09B$359.06M87.291,100Positive NewsAMSCAmerican Superconductor0.9023 of 5 stars$40.26+0.9%$33.67-16.4%+46.3%$1.58B$222.82M268.40330Analyst DowngradeGap UpTHRThermon Group2.9739 of 5 stars$28.23-3.1%N/A-2.7%$968.04M$498.21M17.981,568Positive NewsLYTSLSI Industries4.7597 of 5 stars$17.62-1.3%$26.00+47.6%+27.9%$534.10M$469.64M24.471,970FCELFuelCell Energy4.1883 of 5 stars$5.21-5.3%$9.86+89.2%-70.5%$125.35M$112.13M-0.69510Positive NewsETNEaton4.1868 of 5 stars$358.67-1.0%$369.06+2.9%+12.9%$141.74B$24.88B36.1994,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.3617 of 5 stars$138.40-1.0%$139.44+0.8%+27.6%$78.61B$17.61B33.1173,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROPRoper Technologies4.3958 of 5 stars$566.00-1.2%$632.36+11.7%+1.5%$60.85B$7.24B39.4715,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brady Alternatives 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 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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