Powell Industries, Inc. $POWL Shares Sold by Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV

Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV trimmed its stake in Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) by 8.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 26,131 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,378 shares during the period. Powell Industries makes up approximately 1.5% of Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Powell Industries were worth $8,330,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of POWL. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Powell Industries by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 30,830 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Powell Industries by 7.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,310 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,075,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Powell Industries by 1,221.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,387 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 1,282 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Powell Industries by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 28,423 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,841,000 after buying an additional 1,311 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Powell Industries by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,052,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Powell Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting Powell Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti sharply raised multi‑period EPS forecasts (FY2026, FY2027 and several quarters), boosting forward earnings expectations and signaling stronger margin/earnings visibility — a clear catalyst for higher valuation multiples. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst raised the Q2 EPS estimate for Powell, reinforcing near‑term earnings momentum and supporting the stock’s intraday strength. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage summaries note that Wall Street analysts are broadly bullish on POWL, which can attract incremental buy interest and improve liquidity as investors chase analyst‑backed names. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent volatility: a Zacks recap highlighted a sharp one‑day decline the prior session, reflecting heightened short‑term trading risk and the possibility of momentum reversals despite the latest upgrades. Read More.

Powell Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ POWL opened at $538.04 on Friday. Powell Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.89 and a fifty-two week high of $612.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $514.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $397.40. The firm has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.82.

Shares of Powell Industries are going to split before the market opens 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 announced 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. Powell Industries had a return on equity of 30.64% and a net margin of 16.82%.The firm had revenue of $251.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $255.34 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Powell Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Powell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on POWL shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Powell Industries in a report on Monday, December 29th. Glj Research started coverage on Powell Industries in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $450.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Powell Industries from $427.00 to $481.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $427.00.

Insider Activity

In other Powell Industries news, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 49,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $502.23, for a total value of $25,000,004.94. Following the sale, the insider owned 598,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $300,682,087.62. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 1,480 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.80, for a total transaction of $747,104.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 169,291 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,458,096.80. The trade was a 0.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 78,416 shares of company stock valued at $41,912,270 over the last three months. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.