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

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

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on POWL. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Powell Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $415.50.

Powell Industries Stock Performance

Powell Industries stock opened at $585.07 on Friday. Powell Industries has a 1 year low of $146.02 and a 1 year high of $612.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $406.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $338.85. The company has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.02, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.85.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP William Marshall Mauney, Jr. sold 3,000 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.73, for a total transaction of $995,190.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 4,451 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,530.23. This trade represents a 40.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Ping Ni sold 70 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $590.00, for a total transaction of $41,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,681 shares of company stock valued at $16,331,445. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Powell Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POWL. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Powell Industries by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 1,599 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $510,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Powell Industries by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,219 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Powell Industries by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 686 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Powell Industries by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $319,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in Powell Industries by 18.5% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 186 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories 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

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.