PLPC vs. POWL, VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, and AME
Should you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), and AMETEK (AME). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Preformed Line Products vs.
Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Powell Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Powell Industries and 0 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Preformed Line Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Powell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $312.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.02%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Preformed Line Products.
Preformed Line Products received 5 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.56% of users gave Preformed Line Products an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote.
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 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Powell Industries pays out 8.1% 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. Powell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Powell Industries beats Preformed Line Products on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PLPC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
