Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Treasurer Sells $168,150.00 in Stock

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) Treasurer David Eckenrode sold 295 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total transaction of $168,150.00. Following the sale, the treasurer directly owned 443 shares in the company, valued at $252,510. This trade represents a 39.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Powell Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ POWL opened at $585.07 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $406.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $339.59. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $146.02 and a 1 year high of $612.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 38.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.85.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $3.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.85 by $0.55. Powell Industries had a net margin of 16.82% and a return on equity of 30.64%. The firm had revenue of $251.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $255.34 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. This is an increase from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Powell Industries’s payout ratio is 6.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Powell Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Powell Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 126.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 113 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Powell Industries in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 12,800.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 129 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

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 Upgrades and Downgrades

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