Powell Industries Stock to Split on Monday, April 6th (NASDAQ:POWL)

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL)’s stock is scheduled to split on the morning of Monday, April 6th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Sunday, April 5th.

Powell Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ POWL opened at $538.04 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.96, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.82. Powell Industries has a 1 year low of $152.89 and a 1 year high of $612.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $514.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $397.40.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last announced its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $251.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.86 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Powell Industries will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Investors 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 yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. This is an increase from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.02%.

Powell Industries News Roundup

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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POWL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Glj Research began coverage on shares of Powell Industries in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $450.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on shares of Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Powell Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $427.00.

Insider Transactions at Powell Industries

In other Powell Industries news, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 1,480 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.80, for a total value of $747,104.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 169,291 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,458,096.80. This represents a 0.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ping Ni sold 70 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $590.00, for a total value of $41,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,023 shares in the company, valued at $1,193,570. The trade was a 3.34% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 78,416 shares of company stock valued at $41,912,270. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POWL. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 1,599 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $510,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Powell Industries by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 686 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its holdings in Powell Industries by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 1,380 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in 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 worth $319,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.