Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for POWL Q2 Earnings

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) – Sidoti Csr upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Powell Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 19th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.71 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Powell Industries’ FY2026 earnings at $15.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.96 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $4.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.65 EPS.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 18th. The industrial products company reported $4.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.76 by $0.46. Powell Industries had a net margin of 16.22% and a return on equity of 33.16%. The firm had revenue of $297.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.85 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.77 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis.

POWL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Powell Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a research report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $331.00.

Powell Industries Stock Down 4.2%

POWL opened at $282.05 on Monday. Powell Industries has a 52-week low of $146.02 and a 52-week high of $413.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $330.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $258.28. The company has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.81.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Powell Industries

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in Powell Industries by 69.9% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 10,522 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,214,000 after acquiring an additional 4,329 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Powell Industries by 1,010.1% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 42,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,949,000 after purchasing an additional 38,769 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,182,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 82,105 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,279,000 after purchasing an additional 12,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Powell Industries during the second quarter worth about $242,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Powell Industries news, EVP Michael William Metcalf sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.74, for a total value of $955,968.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 25,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,677,618. This represents a 11.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Birchall sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.03, for a total value of $780,090.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,742,201. This represents a 30.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Powell Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.2675 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Powell Industries’s payout ratio is currently 7.21%.

About Powell Industries

Powell Industries, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company’s principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears.