Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks in the United States, the Americas, Europe,…
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Ethical passes the values gate
Price349.42 USD
Fair value480.00
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-24Read Distribution361.46-3.3% to today ✓Markdown gives way to Distribution
2026-10-18Read Markdown369.68-5.5% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markdown after a 12% slide in 7 days
2026-10-11Read Distribution421.52-17.1% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Distribution
2026-10-02Read Accumulation421.59-17.1% to today Distribution gives way to Accumulation
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Preformed Line Products Company holds its Distribution at $349.42. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 23 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-27
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 23 days
Price at the screen
$349.42
Valuation
40.75 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.90
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
7.21%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 7.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
30.07%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 30.1% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.35%
Below 5%
Only 0.3% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Preformed Line Products clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 7%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-27. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-27 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 32.8% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-27 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Grid hardware firm shows growth but slim profits
Every time a storm hits or a new solar array goes live, crews need tough clamps and connectors to keep the wires up. Preformed Line Products makes those essential bits for power networks from the Americas to Asia Pacific. Demand looks solid right now.
Revenue is rising 19 percent, the shares sit 14 percent below our fair value mark and the ethical screen is clear. Yet profit margins of 5 percent and an 8 percent return on equity do not build much excitement, and the lack of a known moat explains why we pass.
Utility budgets can swing hard with interest rates and raw material costs, while overseas sales add currency noise. Thin returns on capital could stay that way if bigger rivals crowd in. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
PLPC trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-28Distribution$361.46+0.0%Entry 16
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-27Distribution$361.46+0.0%Entry 15
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-26Distribution$361.46+0.0%Entry 14
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-25Distribution$361.46+0.0%Entry 13
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-23Markdown$361.46+0.0%Entry 11
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-22Markdown$361.46-2.2%Entry 10
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 2.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-21Markdown$369.68+0.0%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-18Markdown · changed$369.68-12.3%Entry 8
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 12.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 53% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 53% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 132%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $372.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
