POWL

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC

Nasdaq · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus · Inc. NV · CIK 0000080420
$293.60 +3.06% $10.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)
Vol
Market Cap$10.7B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (67%)
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$347.2M
Inst. Activity0 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 17S
Insider Net $-$42.3M
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus·Inc. NV·CIK 0000080420·Prev Close $284.87

Recent Activity

May 28, 2026 Insider
Singh Mohit sold 1,350 shares
Director @ $293.21 ($395.8K)
May 15, 2026 SEC
Two POWL insiders sold a combined $1.6M in open-market transactions over 7 days following a strong earnings report. The
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
May 14, 2026 Insider
Williams Richard E sold 4,370 shares
Director @ $298.88 ($1.3M)
May 14, 2026 Insider
COPE BRETT ALAN sold 4,440 shares
President & CEO @ $301.00 ($1.3M)
May 6, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: POWL — 55.9% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 279,995 | Exempt: 25 | TRF Vol: 500,993 | Short Ratio: 55.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
May 5, 2026 SEC
Powell Industries declared a routine quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable June 17, 2026. This is a standa
8-K — Impact 2/10
May 4, 2026 SEC
Powell Industries reported Q2 Fiscal 2026 EPS of $1.25, missing the $1.34 consensus by 6.7%, while revenue of $296.6M wa
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 5/10
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — TRIM
192,719 shares ($61.4M)

Price Targets

$316.25 +11.5% upside Buy
Current $283.51 Low $252.00 Median $326.50 High $360.00 4 analysts
$252.00 $360.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy67% buy · 12 analysts
2Strong Buy
6Buy
4Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 11, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 6, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 27, 2026 JP Morgan INITIATE Overweight
Mar 5, 2026 GLJ Research INITIATE Hold
Feb 5, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.47 ▲ +2.7% $1.40 — $1.56 11% YoY 5
Next Q $1.60 ▲ +0.9% $1.50 — $1.78 13% YoY 5
Current FY $5.45 $5.28 — $5.67 10% YoY 5
Next FY $6.66 ▲ +9.7% $6.00 — $7.59 22% YoY 4

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$225.3M
MORGAN STANLEY$61.4MTRIM
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$30.8MNEW
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$10.5MTRIM
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$7.5MTRIM

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 28, 2026Singh MohitSELL$395.8K
May 14, 2026Williams RichardSELL$1.3M
May 14, 2026COPE BRETTSELL$1.3M
May 11, 2026Mauney WilliamSELL$298.4K
Apr 9, 2026COPE BRETTSELL$1.0M

Reddit Sentiment

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Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
8 institutional holders with $347.2M total value (1,089,050 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, CHARLES. Net selling activity: 2 institutions trimmed/exited vs 0 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC706,642$225.3M64.9%
2MORGAN STANLEY192,719$61.4M17.7%TRIM -35.0%
3CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC96,462$30.8M8.9%NEW
4WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN33,065$10.5M3.0%TRIM -47.5%
5TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP23,410$7.5M2.1%TRIM -46.8%
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/21,390$6.8M2.0%
7RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC10,534$3.4M1.0%TRIM -43.8%
8FMR LLC4,828$1.5M0.4%TRIM -64.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM296,465192,719-35.0%$61.4M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM18,73410,534-43.8%$3.4M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD169,083296,465+75.3%$90.4M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM38,14620,300-46.8%$6.2M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM26,83418,734-30.2%$5.7M2025-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM617,492169,083-72.6%$35.6M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED4,01638,146+849.9%$8.0M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM64,26433,753-47.5%$7.1M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM48,53526,834-44.7%$5.6M2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD187,753246,373+31.2%$42.0M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD123,206168,202+36.5%$28.6M2025-Q1
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD44,83064,264+43.4%$10.9M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM158,03548,535-69.3%$8.3M2025-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM12,7224,537-64.3%$772.9K2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD2,9044,016+38.3%$684.0K2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM336,335158,035-53.0%$35.0M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED16,816123,206+632.7%$27.3M2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD28,28644,830+58.5%$9.9M2024-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD287,980537,873+86.8%$119.4M2024-Q3
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW93,845$20.8M2024-Q3
12 unique insiders with 17 transactions. Net insider value: -$42.3M ($0.00 bought, $42.3M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 28, 2026Singh MohitDirectorSELL1,350$293.21$395.8K
May 14, 2026Williams Richard EDirectorSELL4,370$298.88$1.3M
May 14, 2026COPE BRETT ALANPresident & CEOSELL4,440$301.00$1.3M
May 11, 2026Mauney William Marshall JrVice President, R&DSELL927$321.86$298.4K
Apr 9, 2026COPE BRETT ALANPresident & CEOSELL4,440$233.96$1.0M
Mar 31, 2026METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAMExec Vice PresidentSELL40$510.16$20.4K
Mar 19, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL49,778$502.23$25.0M
Mar 12, 2026COPE BRETT ALANPresident & CEOSELL1,480$504.80$747.1K
Mar 11, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerG2,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 25, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL318$560.37$178.2K
Feb 24, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL400$560.30$224.1K
Feb 18, 2026Smith Mark W.DirectorA200$0.0100$2.00
Feb 18, 2026Williams Richard EDirectorA200$0.0100$2.00
Feb 13, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL120$600.06$72.0K
Feb 12, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL8,511$600.56$5.1M
Feb 11, 2026Ni PingCorp ControllerSELL70$590.00$41.3K
Feb 11, 2026POWELL THOMAS W10%+ OwnerSELL7,976$592.27$4.7M
Feb 10, 2026Eckenrode David LAssistant Secretary/TreasurerSELL295$570.00$168.2K
Feb 9, 2026Birchall JohnManaging DirectorSELL2,400$582.50$1.4M
Feb 6, 2026McKertcher Terry BVice President, OperationsSELL500$550.00$275.0K
Feb 3, 2026TUNINETTI DAVIDECHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICERF110$0.00$0.00

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (67% buy). Based on 12 analysts: 2 strong buy, 6 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$316.25 mean target +11.5% upside Buy (3.00)
$252.00 Low $360.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$283.51
Target Low$252.00
Target Mean$316.25
Target Median$326.50
Target High$360.00
# Analysts4
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.47 $1.40 $1.56 11.3% +2.7% 4↑ 0↓ $0.3B 10.7% 5
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.60 $1.50 $1.78 13.4% +0.9% 3↑ 1↓ $0.3B 11.3% 5
Current FY
2026-09-30
$5.45 $5.28 $5.67 10.0% -0.3% 1↑ 3↓ $1.2B 8.4% 5
Next FY
2027-09-30
$6.66 $6.00 $7.59 22.1% +9.7% 2↑ 1↓ $1.4B 19.2% 4

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.470
7d ago$1.464+0.006
30d ago$1.431+0.039
60d ago$1.432+0.038
90d ago$1.432+0.038
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 3 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 11, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 6, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 27, 2026 JP Morgan INITIATE Overweight
Mar 5, 2026 GLJ Research INITIATE Hold
Feb 5, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 23, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald INITIATE Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262640067%
May 1, 20262740069%
Apr 1, 20262640067%
Mar 1, 20262530070%
Feb 1, 20262530070%
Jan 1, 20262520078%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 5, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 5, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Neutral 4d 14h ago
My screener says to sell 3 of my top 4 gainers (ASTS, POWL, MU). Should I?
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: POWL — 55.9% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 279,995 | Exempt: 25 | TRF Vol: 500,993 | Short Ratio: 55.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 3,736 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260505, Price: $269.95, FTD Value: $1,008,533.2, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
May 4, 2026
earnings
Powell Industries Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
<p align="justify">HOUSTON, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) (“Powell” or the “Company”), a leading supplier
May 4, 2026
earnings_calendar
POWL Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-04
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: POWL — 62.9% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 330,795 | Exempt: 1,165 | TRF Vol: 525,612 | Short Ratio: 62.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 21, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 5,413 shares ($1.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260421, Price: $241.65, FTD Value: $1,308,051.45, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Apr 20, 2026
earnings
Powell Industries Announces Date and Conference Call for Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results
<p>HOUSTON, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the ma
Apr 20, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 2,496 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260420, Price: $241.01, FTD Value: $601,560.96, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Apr 13, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 70,416 shares ($16.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260413, Price: $230.94, FTD Value: $16,261,871.04, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Apr 8, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 43,050 shares ($8.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260408, Price: $201.70, FTD Value: $8,683,185, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Mar 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 3,489 shares ($1.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260311, Price: $529.54, FTD Value: $1,847,565.06, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Mar 6, 2026
other
Powell Industries Announces Three-For-One Stock Split
<p>HOUSTON, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a thr
Feb 23, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 1,700 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260223, Price: $546.82, FTD Value: $929,594, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
Feb 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: POWL — 14,009 shares ($8.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260212, Price: $592.35, FTD Value: $8,298,231.15, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC