Q2 EPS Estimate for Powell Industries Increased by Analyst

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) – Investment analysts at Sidoti lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Powell Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, March 24th. Sidoti analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $4.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.70. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.71 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Powell Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.73 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on POWL. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a report on Monday, December 29th. Glj Research assumed coverage on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “hold” rating and a $450.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Powell Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $427.00.

Powell Industries Price Performance

Powell Industries stock opened at $560.46 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $505.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $392.47. Powell Industries has a 1-year low of $152.89 and a 1-year high of $612.50. The company has a market cap of $6.80 billion, a PE ratio of 36.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.82.

Powell Industries shares are scheduled to split on Monday, April 6th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Sunday, April 5th.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.85 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $251.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.86 EPS.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th were given a $0.27 dividend. 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 was Wednesday, February 18th. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.02%.

Insider Transactions at Powell Industries

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

Institutional Trading of Powell Industries

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of POWL. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Powell Industries by 42.9% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 15,041 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,585,000 after buying an additional 4,519 shares during the last quarter. Tema Etfs LLC raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 281.6% in the third quarter. Tema Etfs LLC now owns 53,170 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,207,000 after acquiring an additional 39,238 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 6.5% in the third quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 89,669 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $27,332,000 after acquiring an additional 5,455 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Powell Industries by 32.9% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 56,620 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,961,000 after acquiring an additional 14,013 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Littlejohn Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the third quarter valued at $1,078,000. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.