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PLPC — PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO

US Industrials Engineering & construction equity mkt cap 2.1B
429.30 +1.88% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 184.57 · high 480.77

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Performance

1 day+1.88%
1 week-7.60%
1 month+31.76%
3 months+25.85%
6 months+63.47%
Year to date+102.57%
1 year+138.53%
3 years+167.09%
5 years+485.84%

Technicals

RSI 1463.0
vs 50-day avg+12.08%
vs 200-day avg+43.45%
Volatility 1y64.2%
Max drawdown 1y-30.95%
Avg volume 30d103.8K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Dividends

Yield (trailing 12m)0.19%
Paid last 12m0.8300
Payments in 12m4
Paying since2016-03-30

Measured signals that fired on PLPC

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-12Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-05Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-04Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-30Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-27Equal lows taken out
structure
-0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-08Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-08-05CORLETT GLEN E
Director
Open-market sale2.0K457.02914.0K
2026-08-03RUHLMAN RANDALL M
10% owner
Other Acquisition/Disposition9.1K358.153.3M
2026-08-03RUHLMAN RANDALL M
10% owner
Other Acquisition/Disposition9.1K358.153.3M
2026-06-12Klaus Andrew S
CFO
Disposition to issuer635362.22230.0K
2026-06-11Ruhlman Jon Ryan
President
Disposition to issuer1.0K360.68360.7K
2026-06-10Olenik John J
VP-Research & Engineering
Disposition to issuer1.0K360.91360.9K
2026-06-10Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Disposition to issuer1.0K360.91360.9K
2026-06-10O'Shaughnessy Timothy
V.P. Human Resources
Disposition to issuer750360.91270.7K
2026-06-10Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Option exercise1.0K132.40132.4K
2026-06-09Ruhlman Jon Ryan
President
Gift18.0K0.000

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
HighTower Advisors, LLC262.1M968.1K
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP77.1M284.9K
BlackRock, Inc.55.4M204.7K
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.40.7M150.2K
WASATCH ADVISORS LP30.6M112.9K
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC29.9M110.5K
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC26.7M98.7K
FMR LLC22.9M84.4K
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP21.0M77.5K
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC20.2M74.7K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d62.5% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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