Insider Selling: Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Insider Sells $41,300.00 in Stock

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) insider Ping Ni sold 70 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.00, for a total transaction of $41,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 2,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,193,570. This trade represents a 3.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Powell Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:POWL opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $146.02 and a 1 year high of $612.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s 50-day moving average is $406.30 and its 200 day moving average is $339.59.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.85 by $0.55. Powell Industries had a net margin of 16.82% and a return on equity of 30.64%. The firm had revenue of $251.18 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $255.34 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This is a boost from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Powell Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Greenline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Powell Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new stake in Powell Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Powell Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Powell Industries during the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Powell Industries by 126.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 113 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on POWL shares. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $415.50.

Key Powell Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting Powell Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Powell reported a strong quarterly earnings beat (EPS $3.40 vs. $2.85 consensus) and solid profitability metrics (net margin ~16.8%, ROE ~30.6%), which supports longer‑term earnings expectations. Earnings and company page
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its quarterly dividend (paid March 18; record Feb 18) — a modest yield but a sign of cash generation and shareholder returns. Dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying has lifted long‑term ownership (several funds materially increased stakes), which can support the stock if institutions continue accumulating. Institutional holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed-to-positive: a small number of buy and hold ratings with an average target below recent highs, leaving room for differing views on valuation. Analyst notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Technicals show the share price well above the 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and near the 52‑week high, indicating momentum but also higher short‑term valuation. Price & technicals
• Negative Sentiment: Substantial insider selling this week: major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 10,285 (Feb 11), 14,911 (Feb 12) and 120 (Feb 13) shares — together with other insider sales the disclosures total roughly $15M+ of insider sales. Large, concentrated insider sales are likely the primary driver of today’s downward pressure. SEC filing: Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider reductions include Treasurer David Eckenrode (295 shares sold) and director/executive Ping Ni (70 shares), reinforcing the net insider selling narrative. Coverage of these moves: InsiderTrades article and TipRanks coverage

About Powell Industries

Powell Industries, Inc is an industrial electrical engineering company specializing in the design, manufacture and integration of customized power control and distribution solutions. The firm’s offerings range from medium‐voltage switchgear and power control centers to bus duct, motor control centers and specialty transformers. Powell also provides automation systems, protective relaying, metering, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platforms, and turnkey engineering services to help clients manage critical power infrastructure.

Serving the oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, utility, mining and industrial sectors, Powell’s products are engineered to meet demanding performance, safety and reliability requirements.