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Preformed Line Products Company

$PLPC·$2.1B·Electrical Equipment & Parts·Industrials
$404.67-4.0%YTD+98.6%1Y+113.7%
Price updated 2h ago·X counts updated 3d ago
PLPLPC
$PLPCPreformed Line Products Company
$404.67-4.00%1 posts
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The complete picture of $PLPC on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1X posts · last 7 days
Sep 21Oct 4

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $PLPC — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Preformed Line Products is a quality power-transmission hardware name up 94% YTD — Oct 28 earnings is the test.

Preformed Line Products makes helical hardware and other power-transmission products — the toll-booth on utility and telecom infrastructure deployments.

  • The business is accelerating: Q1 revenue +18.7% YoY at an 8% operating margin and ROIC of 7.6% — strong top-line driven by grid-infrastructure spending, with margins expanding modestly.
  • At 51.9x PE and 2.5x sales the valuation is premium — paying forward for continued utility-infrastructure demand cycle.
  • 52-week range position is 70% with vol at 96% of average — upper-mid range on normal volume, consolidating ahead of Oct 28 earnings.

Oct 28 Q3 is the gate — any continued utility-infrastructure revenue growth plus margin stability extends the move. A soft utility-end-market print or margin reversion and the stock gives back some gain.

What to watch: Oct 28 Q3 — utility-infrastructure revenue, operating-margin direction, backlog growth, and FY27 guide. A margin reversion is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes hardware and formed wire fittings for construction and maintenance of overhead power and telecom networks globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Electrical Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PLPC.

Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials

No material change from last week — AI data-center buildout and power-grid modernization sustain elevated equipment demand.

What this means for $PLPC

Neutral — Makes hardware and formed wire fittings for construction and maintenance of overhead power and telecom networks globally.

Industry benchmark

28-name peer basket
+33.8%YTD
+14.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
51.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
8.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
30.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$4.49$2.41+86.3%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$2.14$1.82+17.6%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$1.72$1.64+4.9%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$2.09——
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $3.37

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$176.3M+18.7%31.3%7.8%$2.15$-3.9M
Q4 FY25$173.1M+3.6%29.8%6.8%$1.72$11.8M
Q3 FY25$178.1M+21.2%29.7%7.4%$0.53$8.3M
Q2 FY25$169.6M+22.3%32.7%10.1%$2.58$18.6M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$813.0M$813.0M – $813.0M$13.27$13.27 – $13.271
FY27$878.0M$878.0M – $878.0M$14.26$14.26 – $14.261
FY28$958.0M$958.0M – $958.0M$15.72$15.72 – $15.721
FY29$836.0M$836.0M – $836.0M$13.35$13.35 – $13.351

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.74%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+27.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 3.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.905-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 8Randall M Ruhlman10% owner5.0K sh$2.0MSellSep 4Randall M Ruhlman10% owner142 sh$57KSellAug 5Glen E CorlettDirector2.0K sh$914K
+ 11 other (6 returns · 3 gifts · 1 other · 1 exempt) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 298-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) reported financial results for quarter ended June 30, 2026 via 8-K Item 2.02, filed 2026-07-29. Full financials are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1). Quarterly earnings contain headline P&L, balance sheet, and guidance. Investors should review the exhibit for revenue, margins, EPS, and any updates to full-year outlook.

8-KShareholder voteMay 48-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

PLPC held its annual meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-04 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 6 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 298-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PLPC reported period ending 2026-04-29 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

+ 5 other (2 10-Qs · 2 13Gs · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

PLPC Stock Surges 105% in a Year: What's Driving the Rally?zacks.com·20d agoPREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDENDprnewswire.com·20d agoEmerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) versus Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) Head to Head Analysisdefenseworld.net·23d agoLegal & General Group Plc Acquires Shares of 2,116 Preformed Line Products Company $PLPCdefenseworld.net·30d ago3,047 Shares in Preformed Line Products Company $PLPC Acquired by Deutsche Bank AGdefenseworld.net·39d ago

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