Public Sector Pension Investment Board Purchases 4,666 Shares of Powell Industries, Inc. $POWL

Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in shares of Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,734 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,666 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned approximately 0.30% of Powell Industries worth $11,197,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Powell Industries by 2.8% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its position in shares of Powell Industries by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 186 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in shares of Powell Industries by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 2,847 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $868,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,221 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank grew its position in Powell Industries by 1.8% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 2,724 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $830,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Powell Industries

In related news, insider Ping Ni sold 70 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 2,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,193,570. This represents a 3.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Treasurer David L. Eckenrode sold 295 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total value of $168,150.00. Following the transaction, the treasurer owned 443 shares in the company, valued at $252,510. The trade was a 39.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 28,681 shares of company stock valued at $16,331,445. 2.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Powell Industries News

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Powell Industries Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of Powell Industries stock opened at $585.07 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $406.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $340.36. The company has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 38.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.85. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $146.02 and a 52 week high of $612.50.

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

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

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

Powell Industries Company 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.