Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors

Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) and Brady (NYSE:BRC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLPC or BRC?

41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Brady 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.

Do analysts prefer PLPC or BRC?

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
Brady	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media refer more to PLPC or BRC?

In the previous week, Brady had 44 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Brady and 3 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Brady's score of 0.28 indicating that Preformed Line Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Preformed Line Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brady	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PLPC or BRC?

Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brady has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PLPC or BRC a better dividend stock?

Preformed Line Products pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Preformed Line Products pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brady pays out 23.8% 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.

Is PLPC or BRC 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
Preformed Line Products	6.49%	9.16%	6.70%
Brady	13.35%	19.57%	13.58%

Which has better valuation & earnings, PLPC or BRC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Preformed Line Products	$601.35M	1.37	$37.09M	$7.89	21.21
Brady	$1.34B	2.44	$197.21M	$4.04	17.09

Summary

Brady beats Preformed Line Products on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.