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Preformed Line Products Co

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Preformed Line Products Co

PLPC·NASDAQ·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0000080035

Preformed Line Products Company (PLP) is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems used in building and maintaining overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable, data communication, and similar industries. The company's main products support, protect, connect, terminate, and secure cables and wires. PLP provides formed wire solutions, connectors, fiber optic and copper splice closures, solar hardware mounting applications, and electric vehicle charging station foundations. The company serves a worldwide market through strategically located domestic and international manufacturing facilities. Each of these facilities has obtained or is actively seeking an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Management System Certificate, a globally recognized quality standard. PLP's customers include public and private energy utilities and communication companies, cable operators, governmental agencies, contractors and subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers. The company is not dependent on a single customer or small group of customers, with one customer accounting for 10.7% of its consolidated revenues. PLP's products are categorized into Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products, which include Solar Framing and Electric Vehicle Products, and Inspection Services. Energy Products are used for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations. PLP offers products for OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) and ADSS (All Dielectric Self Supporting) fiber optic cables, commonly used to monitor and control power networks. Formed wire products are a core offering and are widely accepted in PLP's markets.

Preformed Line Products Co (NASDAQ:PLPC) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for PLPC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-30, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 3 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PLPC spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Preformed Line Products Reports Record Q2 Sales of $212.7M, EPS of $4.49
  • Record Q2: Revenue Jumps 25% to $212.7M, EPS Soars 75% to $4.49
  • Preformed Line Products Delivers Record Q2 2026: Sales Surge 25%, EPS Soars 75%
  • PLP Expands Global Substation Business with Acquisition of Brazil's Delta Star
  • Preformed Line Products Reports Strong Q1 Sales Growth, EPS Decline Due to Tax Adjustment

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$669.34M
Net Income
$35.28M
Diluted EPS
$7.14
Op. Cash Flow
$73.47M
Free Cash Flow
$33.34M
Gross Profit
$208.54M
Operating Income
$55.13M
Cash & Equivalents
$83.39M
Total Debt
$38.25M
Debt / Equity
0.08×
Net Margin
5.3%
Shares Outstanding
4.91M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-05 · accession 0000080035-26-000007

Short Interest & Short Volume

2.22 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 148,104 shares in PLPC as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.1% decrease from the prior period — about 2.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 63.1% of PLPC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)148,104 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 2.1%
Days to cover2.22 at avg daily volume of 66,579
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)63.1% of 21,156 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume52.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$419.45
52-week range · as of 2026-07-30 $139.53 – $419.45
Market cap
$2.05B
Volume
72.5K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 73.4K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:40 UTC · Market closed

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PLPC
Jul 30, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $368.46
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$50.99 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Jul 29, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $288.00
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$131.45 (+46%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Jul 29, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $287.26
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$132.19 (+46%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
May 05, 2026, 11:36 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $345.30
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$74.15 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Apr 30, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $322.81
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$96.64 (+30%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Apr 29, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $337.29
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$82.16 (+24%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Apr 29, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $337.29
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$82.16 (+24%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $263.09
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$156.36 (+59%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Mar 05, 2026, 5:15 PM EST
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $249.03
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$170.42 (+68%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Mar 05, 2026, 5:12 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $249.03
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$170.42 (+68%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Mar 04, 2026, 4:42 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $247.00
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$172.45 (+70%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
PLPC
Mar 04, 2026, 4:34 PM EST
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $255.59
Real-time Price: $419.45 info
Change: +$163.86 (+64%) info
Market Cap: $2.051B info
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