PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY (PLPC)
NASDAQIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$398.24-5.97%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Electrical Components & Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — EPS reaches at least $8.70 in fiscal 2026: FY26 EPS guidance $6.62 vs $8.70 target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 17% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens strong on margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 44% growth a year, above the roughly 14% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 31% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPLPC's growth trajectory relies on maintaining strong financial performance amid a challenging sector backdrop. Revenue grew 25% year over year, with the last quarter showing solid results. It trades at 48× P/E versus a 36× peer median, indicating the market prices in more growth than is justified. The primary risk is that EPS guidance for fiscal 2026 is $6.62, below the target of $8.70. Peer multiples imply a price about 48% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. PLPC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 1 analyst currently covering PLPC (as of Sep 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electrical Components & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.