Wall Street Zen Upgrades Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) to Buy

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on POWL. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a report on Monday, December 29th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target 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 one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Powell Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $415.50.

Powell Industries Stock Performance

Shares of POWL stock opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries has a 52-week low of $146.02 and a 52-week high of $612.50. The stock has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.02, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $406.30 and its 200-day moving average is $340.36.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP William Marshall Mauney, Jr. sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.73, for a total value of $995,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,530.23. The trade was a 40.26% 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 business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.00, for a total transaction of $41,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 2,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,193,570. The trade was a 3.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 28,681 shares of company stock worth $16,331,445 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Powell Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the 4th quarter worth $162,000. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in Powell Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $306,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 362.1% in the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 2,008 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $640,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 135.7% in the 4th quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC now owns 2,067 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Key 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

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.