Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $198.75 +0.13 (+0.07%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$198.62 -0.13 (-0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 06:58 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. 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Is BRC or PLPC a better dividend stock? Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Preformed Line Products pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Brady pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preformed Line Products pays out 9.3% 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 raised 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 institutionals and insiders believe in BRC or PLPC? 76.3% of Brady shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor BRC or PLPC? In the previous week, Brady had 11 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Brady and 4 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Brady's score of 0.65 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Preformed Line Products 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend 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 Which has more volatility & risk, BRC or PLPC? Brady has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$1.51B2.47$189.26M$3.9320.21Preformed Line Products$593.71M1.65$37.09M$8.5623.22 Is BRC or PLPC more profitable? Brady has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 6.70%. Brady's return on equity of 19.29% beat Preformed Line Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brady12.50% 19.29% 13.31% Preformed Line Products 6.70%9.69%7.09% 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. 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$978.17M$9.33B$31.34B$10.14BDividend Yield0.40%1.71%3.16%4.59%P/E Ratio23.2220.89438.4125.93Price / Sales1.6545.161,773.47126.81Price / Cash16.7917.1936.9460.44Price / Book2.309.067.246.29Net Income$37.09M$283.75M$808.32M$270.77M7 Day Performance3.45%17.76%3.39%3.88%1 Month Performance12.73%2.47%3.97%4.88%1 Year Performance69.45%7.93%24,081.53%26.01% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products2.4373 of 5 stars$198.75+0.1%N/A+73.7%$978.17M$593.71M23.223,401News CoveragePositive NewsBRCBrady2.3172 of 5 stars$78.12+0.7%N/A+9.5%$3.69B$1.34B19.345,700POWLPowell Industries3.5343 of 5 stars$266.16-1.9%$312.00+17.2%+72.2%$3.21B$1.01B18.483,187Positive NewsVICRVicor3.1122 of 5 stars$51.11-2.0%$43.00-15.9%+38.3%$2.30B$359.06M35.011,090Positive NewsAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.8351 of 5 stars$49.90-7.3%$33.67-32.5%+159.8%$2.25B$222.82M127.95330Positive NewsTHRThermon Group2.0149 of 5 stars$26.49+0.1%N/A-9.3%$876.88M$498.21M16.771,568Positive NewsLYTSLSI Industries4.8787 of 5 stars$22.930.0%$27.67+20.7%+44.7%$686.10M$573.38M29.031,970Positive NewsInsider TradeFCELFuelCell Energy3.935 of 5 stars$4.20-3.2%$9.86+134.7%-48.8%$95.72M$112.13M-0.56510Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionETNEaton4.3965 of 5 stars$349.13-1.7%$379.10+8.6%+20.7%$135.92B$24.88B35.1294,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.5453 of 5 stars$131.91-2.0%$142.39+7.9%+33.2%$74.29B$17.49B28.3773,000News CoveragePositive NewsROPRoper Technologies4.8273 of 5 stars$526.31-0.1%$636.36+20.9%-7.0%$56.64B$7.47B36.7015,800Positive 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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