Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Competitors $134.03 -3.16 (-2.30%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PLPC vs. AEGN, VICR, AMSC, THR, LYTS, FCEL, MYRG, PRIM, DY, and MTZShould you be buying Preformed Line Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preformed Line Products include Aegion (AEGN), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), MYR Group (MYRG), Primoris Services (PRIM), Dycom Industries (DY), and MasTec (MTZ). Preformed Line Products vs. Aegion Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group LSI Industries FuelCell Energy MYR Group Primoris Services Dycom Industries MasTec Aegion (NASDAQ:AEGN) and Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, AEGN or PLPC? Aegion has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEGN or PLPC more profitable? Preformed Line Products has a net margin of 5.76% compared to Aegion's net margin of -3.65%. Preformed Line Products' return on equity of 7.88% beat Aegion's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aegion-3.65% 7.55% 3.30% Preformed Line Products 5.76%7.88%5.60% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEGN or PLPC? Aegion received 112 more outperform votes than Preformed Line Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave Preformed Line Products an outperform vote while only 66.93% of users gave Aegion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAegionOutperform Votes33866.93% Underperform Votes16733.07% Preformed Line ProductsOutperform Votes22667.46% Underperform Votes10932.54% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AEGN or PLPC? 94.7% of Aegion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Aegion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to AEGN or PLPC? In the previous week, Preformed Line Products had 2 more articles in the media than Aegion. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Preformed Line Products and 0 mentions for Aegion. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Aegion's score of 0.00 indicating that Preformed Line Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Aegion Neutral Preformed Line Products Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, AEGN or PLPC? Preformed Line Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aegion. Preformed Line Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aegion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAegion$1.21B0.76-$20.89M$1.2124.79Preformed Line Products$669.68M0.98$63.33M$6.6620.12 SummaryPreformed Line Products beats Aegion on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$656.43M$4.68B$24.54B$8.66BDividend Yield0.60%0.44%2.79%4.06%P/E Ratio20.1242.37244.0417.27Price / Sales0.980.903,388.1469.06Price / Cash7.9714.0035.6836.35Price / Book1.533.526.855.87Net Income$63.33M$89.89M$677.40M$225.66M7 Day Performance-4.84%-3.64%-2.23%-1.34%1 Month Performance4.69%20.03%-0.03%1.15%1 Year Performance1.89%89.55%16.82%24.02% Preformed Line Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPCPreformed Line Products2.1435 of 5 stars$134.03-2.3%N/A+2.7%$656.43M$669.68M20.123,520Positive NewsAEGNAegionN/A$29.99flatN/AN/A$922.49M$1.21B-22.552,564VICRVicor2.6898 of 5 stars$51.95-1.6%N/A+33.3%$2.34B$405.06M108.231,063News CoverageAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.1479 of 5 stars$30.08-5.7%N/A+230.9%$1.19B$176.14M-601.48337THRThermon Group4.095 of 5 stars$29.71+0.3%N/A-6.8%$1.00B$493.86M23.211,416LYTSLSI Industries4.2031 of 5 stars$20.07-1.9%N/A+58.2%$598.85M$484.29M25.411,970FCELFuelCell Energy4.0273 of 5 stars$6.16-12.1%N/A-83.1%$114.05M$85.27M-0.79510Analyst ForecastStock SplitShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYRGMYR Group2.0365 of 5 stars$146.81-2.3%N/A+22.5%$2.37B$3.64B64.119,000Positive NewsPRIMPrimoris Services3.3806 of 5 stars$78.07-1.1%N/A+151.4%$4.19B$5.72B25.8514,058Analyst ForecastInsider SellingNews CoverageDYDycom Industries4.0705 of 5 stars$187.52+1.5%N/A+119.8%$5.46B$4.43B23.2915,611Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMTZMasTec4.0942 of 5 stars$135.32-1.5%N/A+153.9%$10.72B$12.00B120.8234,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aegion Alternatives Vicor Alternatives American Superconductor Alternatives Thermon Group Alternatives LSI Industries Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives MYR Group Alternatives Primoris Services Alternatives Dycom Industries Alternatives MasTec 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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