Q1 EPS Forecast for Powell Industries Lowered by Analyst

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Powell Industries in a report issued on Thursday, November 21st. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $3.03 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.17. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $12.44 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Powell Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.26 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday.

Powell Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ POWL opened at $289.88 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a PE ratio of 23.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.86. Powell Industries has a 52-week low of $75.05 and a 52-week high of $364.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $260.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $196.09.

Powell Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.265 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.37%. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.62%.

Insider Transactions at Powell Industries

In other news, Director James W. Mcgill sold 6,600 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.84, for a total value of $1,226,544.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,795,214.40. The trade was a 40.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.74, for a total value of $1,738,700.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 677,265 shares in the company, valued at $235,512,131.10. This trade represents a 0.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 66,600 shares of company stock worth $15,906,386. 2.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in Powell Industries during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in Powell Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Powell Industries by 38.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 110.5% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the second quarter worth $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

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.