Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Major Shareholder Thomas Powell Sells 14,911 Shares of Stock

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) major shareholder Thomas Powell sold 14,911 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.92, for a total transaction of $8,960,318.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 652,069 shares in the company, valued at $391,841,303.48. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Powell Industries Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ:POWL opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries, Inc. has a twelve month low of $146.02 and a twelve month high of $612.50. The company has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 38.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50 day moving average is $406.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $338.85.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.85 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $251.18 million during 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.86 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is an increase 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 presently 7.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Powell Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of POWL. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Powell Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new position in shares of Powell Industries during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the second quarter valued at $33,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 126.0% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 113 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.