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PLPC Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Construction · Water, sewer, pipeline, comm & power line construction · CIK 0000080035
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
107
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $132.4K priced

What the filings say about PLPC

Insiders, 180 days
-$3.0M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$4.4M
1 notice

Preformed Line Products insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO insiders sold a net $3.0M of stock across 24 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-08
5,000
$2.0M
-17.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 2 sales), the last on Sep 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 446,609 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider RUHLMAN RANDALL M sold about $2.0M of PLPC on Sep 8, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-04
142
$56.8K
-17.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 1 sale), the last on Sep 14, 2022.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 451,609 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider RUHLMAN RANDALL M sold about $56.8K of PLPC on Sep 4, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-08-06 SECtraded 2026-08-05
2,000
$914.0K
-28.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director CORLETT GLEN E sold about $914.0K of PLPC on Aug 5, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-01-06 SECtraded 2023-08-21
2,000
$337.6K
+165.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 37.5% of the 5,340 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President Ruhlman Jon Ryan sold about $337.6K of PLPC on Aug 21, 2023; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2023-06-14 SECtraded 2023-05-16
379
$56.1K
+103.9%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 buys), the last on Apr 21, 2023.
  • +9.8% median (+14.8% mean) 90-day return after 8 previous buys.
  • The trade is 4.8% of the 7,891 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GIBBONS MICHAEL E sold about $56.1K of PLPC on May 16, 2023; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
24 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.0M over 180 days
-$3.0M over 90 days · -$2.1M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 62% of Construction
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
107 funds bought in last quarter
below 58% of Construction
Revenue
+12.7% year over year
more than 60% of Construction
Margin
5.3% net margin
more than 67% of Construction
Buybacks
$938.0K repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 97% of Construction
Short interest
5.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 59% of Construction
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+43.5%12M
-20%+22%+64%+106%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-09-08 · RUHLMAN RANDALL M sold $2.0M2026-08-05 · CORLETT GLEN E sold $914.0K2026-09-04 · RUHLMAN RANDALL M sold $56.8K2026-08-19 · RUHLMAN RANDALL M filed to sell $4.4M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns PLPC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$416.6M
$154.9M
227,108 sh
$93.2M

Congress trades in PLPC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PLPC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
RUHLMAN RANDALL M
Filed 2026-08-19
$4.4M

PLPC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF
$1.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.7%
Corgi High Voltage Grid Equipment ETF
$295.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.4%
Ranger Micro Cap Fund
$236.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.0%
Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund
$28.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF
$6.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.6%
Wasatch Core Growth Fund
$46.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Robert Ruhlman
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$5.0M
$8.1M
$2.0M
+214%
+89%
2024
$4.7M
$3.0M
$1.9M
+122%
+63%
2023
$4.9M
$7.6M
$1.6M
+131%
+54%
2022
$4.6M
$6.3M
$1.3M
+43%
+26%
2021
$4.8M
$4.4M
$1.3M
+10%
+44%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $3.0M sold by insiders over 180 days, 107 funds added last quarter, $4.4M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

PLPC financials

Revenue growth
+12.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
5.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$740.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+5.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$34.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.08x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
1.76x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+9.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+6.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+10.3%
operating income after a 24.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+12.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
37.72x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$1.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-17 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2022-09-30
FCF yield
+2.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
10.09x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 4%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$669.3M$593.7M$669.7M$637.0M
Gross profit$208.5M$189.8M$234.8M$215.2M
Operating income$55.1M$50.8M$84.2M$69.4M
Net income$35.3M$37.1M$63.3M$54.4M
EPS (diluted)7.147.5012.6810.88
Operating cash flow$73.5M$67.5M$107.6M$26.2M
Long-term debt$32.9M$18.4M$48.8M$68.4M
Buybacks$1.0M$226.0K$728.0K$158.0K
Dividends paid$4.1M$4.1M$4.1M$4.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PLPC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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PLPC ranks highest on financial health (80th percentile) and growth (60th), and lowest on insider conviction (19th), among Construction peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
53
Inputs
  • Return on equity+9.0% · 43 pct, sector of 48
  • Return on assets+6.5% · 67 pct, sector of 56
  • Return on invested capital+10.3% · 43 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+12.3% · 57 pct, sector of 36
Financial health
80
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.08x · 79 pct, sector of 49
  • Cash flow to debt1.76x · 80 pct, sector of 42
Growth
60
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+12.7% · 60 pct, sector of 71
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
19
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$3.0M · 38 pct, sector of 41
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 42
Institutional and government
42
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter107 · 42 pct, sector of 54
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
50
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.4% · 53 pct, sector of 76
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.0% · 46 pct, sector of 51
1 not measured: US patents
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PLPC filings, in plain words

Are Preformed Line Products insiders buying or selling PLPC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Preformed Line Products insiders were net sellers, a net $3.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of PLPC?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $4.4M of stock; the latest, by RUHLMAN RANDALL M, was filed 2026-08-19.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Preformed Line Products insiders were net sellers of PLPC, a net $3.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. Most of that figure, $2.1M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $4.4M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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