Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $125.90 -0.17 (-0.13%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PLPC vs. VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, and ROKShould you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), and Rockwell Automation (ROK). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Preformed Line Products vs. Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group LSI Industries FuelCell Energy Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) and Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk. Do analysts prefer VICR or PLPC? Vicor currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.57%. Given Vicor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vicor is more favorable than Preformed Line Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vicor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Preformed Line Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to VICR or PLPC? In the previous week, Vicor had 3 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Vicor and 3 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Vicor's score of 0.74 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 Vicor 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Preformed Line Products 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, VICR or PLPC? Vicor has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, VICR or PLPC? Preformed Line Products has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Preformed Line Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVicor$405.06M5.74$53.60M$0.48107.38Preformed Line Products$669.68M0.92$63.33M$6.6618.90 Is VICR or PLPC more profitable? Vicor has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Preformed Line Products' net margin of 5.76%. Preformed Line Products' return on equity of 7.88% beat Vicor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vicor6.08% 4.00% 3.54% Preformed Line Products 5.76%7.88%5.60% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VICR or PLPC? 47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of Vicor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VICR or PLPC? Vicor received 9 more outperform votes than Preformed Line Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.56% of users gave Preformed Line Products an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVicorOutperform Votes23659.00% Underperform Votes16441.00% Preformed Line ProductsOutperform Votes22767.56% Underperform Votes10932.44% SummaryVicor beats Preformed Line Products on 9 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ProductsWater, sewer, & utility lines IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$616.91M$5.09B$26.76B$9.06BDividend Yield0.65%0.53%2.77%4.02%P/E Ratio18.9045.88235.8517.34Price / Sales0.920.953,166.71134.53Price / Cash7.3513.5934.2435.97Price / Book1.483.748.364.80Net Income$63.33M$89.89M$669.74M$224.91M7 Day Performance1.97%5.01%2.05%1.90%1 Month Performance-0.18%10.23%5.07%5.08%1 Year Performance-0.44%70.50%26.38%21.15% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products2.0587 of 5 stars$125.90-0.1%N/A+0.1%$616.91M$669.68M18.903,520Short Interest ↑News CoverageVICRVicor2.8311 of 5 stars$46.82-2.4%$43.00-8.2%+36.6%$2.11B$355.54M97.541,063Short Interest ↓Gap DownAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.0608 of 5 stars$26.08-3.7%$28.33+8.6%+171.6%$1.03B$176.14M-521.50330Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsTHRThermon Group4.2251 of 5 stars$28.34+2.5%$40.00+41.1%-5.6%$954.63M$493.86M22.141,230News CoveragePositive NewsLYTSLSI Industries4.2303 of 5 stars$18.34+0.4%$19.00+3.6%+39.7%$547.23M$484.29M23.221,970News CoverageFCELFuelCell Energy3.331 of 5 stars$10.08-7.1%$10.23+1.5%-71.2%$206.14M$112.13M-1.29510Short Interest ↑Gap DownETNEaton4.2866 of 5 stars$340.60-0.2%$367.61+7.9%+46.1%$134.61B$24.61B36.2391,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEMREmerson Electric4.8084 of 5 stars$118.50+0.5%$134.84+13.8%+34.9%$67.49B$17.49B34.6573,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsROPRoper Technologies4.3141 of 5 stars$508.00+1.1%$623.33+22.7%-2.8%$54.47B$6.78B37.1615,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.8112 of 5 stars$176.48+0.2%$202.50+14.7%+12.9%$40.82B$6.91B30.7521,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpROKRockwell Automation4.8201 of 5 stars$275.72+0.8%$300.89+9.1%-2.8%$31.17B$8.26B33.3026,000Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vicor Alternatives American Superconductor Alternatives Thermon Group Alternatives LSI Industries Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Eaton Alternatives Emerson Electric Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Rockwell Automation Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLPC) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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