Preformed Line Products Company

Preformed Line Products Company

PLPC·NASDAQ

$378.15

+0.50%
IndustrialsElectrical Equipment & Parts

Preformed Line Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products and systems that are used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable operator, information, and other industries. The company offers formed wire products to support, protect, terminate, and secure power conductor and communication cables, as well as to control cable dynamics; and hardware products to support and protect transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings for dead-end applications. It also provides protective closures to protect fixed line communication networks, such as copper cable or fiber optic cable from moisture, environmental hazards, and other contaminants; and hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale products, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, pedestal markers, and urethane products that are used by energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and special industries for various applications. The company serves public and private energy utilities and communication companies, cable operators, financial institutions, governmental agencies, contractors and subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It markets its products through a direct sales force, as well as through manufacturing representatives. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.

At a Glance

Live Snapshot
Market Cap$1.85B
EPS7.1700
P/E Ratio52.74
Earnings Date07/29/2026
7.78%
Return on Invested Capital
3Y-28.0%
5Y+1.0%
10Y+43.0%
7.42%
Return on Equity
-16%
3Y-51.0%
5Y-27.0%
10Y+9.0%
5.40%
Return on Assets
-16%
3Y-44.0%
5Y-16.0%
10Y+21.0%
Preformed Line Products Company

Preformed Line Products Company Management Team

PLPC · NASDAQ
MD

Mr. Dennis F. McKenna

Chief Executive Officer

Compensation

$1,601,486

Born 1967(Age 59)
male
MA

Mr. Andrew S. Klaus

Chief Financial Officer

Compensation

$1,055,728

Born 1966(Age 60)
male
MR

Mr. Robert G. Ruhlman

Executive Chairman

Compensation

$2,691,026

Born 1957(Age 69)
male
MJ

Mr. John M. Hofstetter

Executive Vice President of US Operations

Compensation

$890,185

Born 1965(Age 61)
male
MT

Mr. Thomas F. Peterson

Founder

male
MC

Ms. Caroline Saylor Vaccariello

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Born 1967(Age 59)
female
MJ

Mr. Jon Ryan Ruhlman

President & Director

Compensation

$1,220,549

Born 1983(Age 43)
male
MT

Mr. Tie Koh

Vice President of Asia Pacific Region

Born 1969(Age 57)
male
MT

Mr. Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy

Vice President of Human Resources

Born 1971(Age 55)
male
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Preformed Line Products Company Insider Positioning

PLPC · NASDAQ

During the last 12 months, insiders have purchased $38K and sold $2.14M worth of PLPC shares, resulting in $2.11M of net selling activity.

3 Months

Bought

0

0.00

Sold

0

0.00

Net Activity

+0

+$0

3-6 Months

Bought

0

0.00

Sold

0

0.00

Net Activity

+0

+$0

6-9 Months

Bought

0

0.00

Sold

11.0K

2.14M

Net Activity

-2.1M

-$2.14M

9-12 Months

Bought

625

38.27K

Sold

0

0.00

Net Activity

+38K

+$38K

Top Buyers

1
MAA

Morcos Assaad A

Officer: Vp, Us Manufacturing

625 shares1 transactions

$38K

Top Sellers

1
MDF

Mckenna Dennis F

Officer: Ceo

5.9K shares2 transactions

$1.16M

2
VCS

Vaccariello Caroline Saylor

Officer: General Counsel&Corp Secretary

3.0K shares1 transactions

$565K

3
HJM

Hofstetter John M

Officer: Executive Vice President

1.1K shares1 transactions

$235K

4
OT

O'Shaughnessy Timothy

Officer: V.P. Human Resources

1.0K shares1 transactions

$188K

Insider Activity Analysis

Net Insider Sentiment

Bearish

Strong bearish signal with $2.11M net selling. Heavy insider selling may indicate concerns about valuation or near-term prospects.

Buy/Sell Ratio

0.02:1

Very poor ratio. Heavy selling with minimal buying suggests insiders may be concerned about valuation or outlook.

Insider Participation

High Selling

4 insider sellers vs. 1 buyers. Widespread selling across multiple insiders may signal concerns.

SEC Filings

PLPC - Filing history and reports

Filing TypeFiling DatePeriod EndingFiscal YearActions
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2026

N/A

March 20, 2026
May 04, 2026
2026
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2025

N/A

March 21, 2025
May 13, 2025
2025
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2024

N/A

March 22, 2024
May 07, 2024
2024
DEF 14A

DEF 14A

N/A

March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023
 
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2022

N/A

March 25, 2022
May 10, 2022
2022
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2021

N/A

March 26, 2021
May 04, 2021
2021
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2020

N/A

March 26, 2020
May 05, 2020
2020
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2019

N/A

March 29, 2019
May 07, 2019
2019
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2018

N/A

March 16, 2018
May 08, 2018
2018
DEF 14A

DEF 14A 2017

N/A

March 17, 2017
May 09, 2017
2017
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