Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy Rating

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target 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 issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $415.50.

Powell Industries Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of POWL opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries has a 52-week low of $146.02 and a 52-week high of $612.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $406.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $338.85. The company has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 38.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.85.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $255.34 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.86 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Powell Industries will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ping Ni sold 70 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.00, for a total value of $41,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 2,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,193,570. The trade was a 3.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 120 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were 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 trade represents a 0.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 28,681 shares of company stock valued at $16,331,445 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Powell Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of POWL. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Powell Industries by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 1,599 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $510,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,219 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 686 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Powell Industries by 2.8% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its stake in Powell Industries by 18.5% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 186 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories 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

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.