Thomas Powell Sells 120 Shares of Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Stock

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) major shareholder Thomas Powell sold 120 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.06, for a total transaction of $72,007.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 651,949 shares in the company, valued at approximately $391,208,516.94. This represents a 0.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Powell Industries Price Performance

POWL opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $146.02 and a 12 month high of $612.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.02, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $406.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $339.59.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $3.40 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 company had revenue of $251.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $255.34 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.95%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Powell Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in Powell Industries by 42.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,314,474 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $705,475,000 after acquiring an additional 686,588 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Powell Industries by 1,230,312.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 775,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $247,106,000 after buying an additional 775,097 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Powell Industries by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 706,642 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $225,263,000 after buying an additional 6,419 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Powell Industries by 65.8% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 615,067 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $187,479,000 after purchasing an additional 244,051 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 352,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $74,100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,159 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on POWL. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $415.50.

Key Headlines Impacting Powell Industries

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

Powell Industries Company Profile

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.