Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for POWL FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital increased its FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Powell Industries from $14.72 to $14.80 and anticipates Q4 2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS.
• Weiss Ratings upgraded Powell Industries from "hold" to "buy," with a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $312.00.
• Powell Industries' recent quarterly results showed an earnings per share of $3.96, beating expectations, but the company's revenue decreased by 0.7% year-over-year.

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Powell Industries in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 10th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $14.80 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $14.72. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries' current full-year earnings is $13.71 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Powell Industries' Q4 2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.85 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded Powell Industries from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Powell Industries presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $312.00.

Powell Industries Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of Powell Industries stock opened at $301.06 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.82. Powell Industries has a 12 month low of $146.02 and a 12 month high of $364.98. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $277.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $221.54.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.73 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $286.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $301.69 million. Powell Industries had a return on equity of 33.16% and a net margin of 16.22%.The business's revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.79 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Powell Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in POWL. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Powell Industries by 29.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 601 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the first quarter worth approximately $227,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 17.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,938 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the first quarter worth approximately $58,692,000. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 47.2% in the first quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 3,601 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 1,154 shares during the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Powell Industries

In related news, Director John Birchall sold 3,000 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.03, for a total transaction of $780,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,700 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,742,201. This trade represents a 30.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael William Metcalf sold 3,200 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.74, for a total value of $955,968.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 25,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,677,618. This represents a 11.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Powell Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th were issued a dividend of $0.2675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 20th. This represents a $1.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Powell Industries's payout ratio is 7.43%.

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.

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