Sidoti Csr Weighs in on Powell Industries, Inc.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:POWL)

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Powell Industries in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.81 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $9.04 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Powell Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $3.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.23 EPS.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $1.63. Powell Industries had a net margin of 13.77% and a return on equity of 34.63%. The firm had revenue of $288.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 49.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 6th.

Powell Industries Price Performance

Powell Industries stock opened at $183.63 on Thursday. Powell Industries has a 12-month low of $60.44 and a 12-month high of $209.14. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $157.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $146.54.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 2,750 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.31, for a total value of $391,352.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 148,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,166,762.47. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other news, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 2,750 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.31, for a total value of $391,352.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 148,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,166,762.47. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Katheryn Baucom Curtis sold 5,000 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.79, for a total transaction of $828,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $872,055.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 34,650 shares of company stock valued at $6,472,034 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of POWL. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Powell Industries by 38.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Powell Industries by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,208 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,168,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its position in shares of Powell Industries by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 1,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $232,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 3,255 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Texas Permanent School Fund Corp raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 8,065 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,148,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Powell Industries Company Profile

Powell Industries, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company's principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears.