Powell Industries, Inc. $POWL Position Reduced by Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV

Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV lowered its stake in Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,131 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,378 shares during the period. Powell Industries accounts for approximately 1.5% of Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV owned 0.22% of Powell Industries worth $8,330,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Powell Industries during the second quarter valued at $33,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the second quarter worth $33,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Powell Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Powell Industries in the 3rd quarter worth about $81,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Powell Industries Trading Up 2.6%

NASDAQ POWL opened at $538.04 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $514.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $397.40. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.89 and a 52 week high of $612.50. The stock has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.82.

Powell Industries’s stock is going to split before the market opens on Monday, April 6th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Sunday, April 5th.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last posted its 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. The firm had revenue of $251.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $255.34 million. Powell Industries had a return on equity of 30.64% and a net margin of 16.82%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.86 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 18th. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 7.02%.

More Powell Industries News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti sharply raised multi‑period EPS forecasts (FY2026, FY2027 and several quarters), boosting forward earnings expectations and signaling stronger margin/earnings visibility — a clear catalyst for higher valuation multiples. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst raised the Q2 EPS estimate for Powell, reinforcing near‑term earnings momentum and supporting the stock’s intraday strength. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage summaries note that Wall Street analysts are broadly bullish on POWL, which can attract incremental buy interest and improve liquidity as investors chase analyst‑backed names. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent volatility: a Zacks recap highlighted a sharp one‑day decline the prior session, reflecting heightened short‑term trading risk and the possibility of momentum reversals despite the latest upgrades. Read More.

Insider Activity at Powell Industries

In related news, 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 transaction, the insider owned 2,023 shares in the company, valued at $1,193,570. This trade represents a 3.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 49,778 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $502.23, for a total value of $25,000,004.94. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 598,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $300,682,087.62. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 78,416 shares of company stock valued at $41,912,270 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on POWL shares. Glj Research began coverage on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “hold” rating and a $450.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $427.00.

Powell Industries 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.