Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for POWL FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its FY2025 EPS estimate for Powell Industries from $14.20 to $14.37, reflecting positive expectations for the industrial products company.
• Powell Industries reported $3.96 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $3.73, although its revenue of $286.27 million fell short of the anticipated $301.69 million.
• The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.2675 on September 17th, indicating a dividend yield of 0.5% and a payout ratio of 7.43%.

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Powell Industries in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $14.37 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $14.20. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries' current full-year earnings is $13.71 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Powell Industries' Q4 2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.72 EPS.

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

Powell Industries Stock Up 4.5%

POWL stock traded up $10.44 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $243.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 297,078 shares, compared to its average volume of 326,924. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.93, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $209.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.38. Powell Industries has a 52-week low of $146.02 and a 52-week high of $364.98.

Powell Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Powell Industries

In other news, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 6,775 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.55, for a total transaction of $1,426,476.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 147,471 shares in the company, valued at $31,050,019.05. This trade represents a 4.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael William Metcalf sold 3,921 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.55, for a total transaction of $825,566.55. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 28,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,084,895. The trade was a 11.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 17,308 shares of company stock valued at $3,574,755. 2.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Powell Industries

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of POWL. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. increased its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 1.7% during the second quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 3,663 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $771,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Powell Industries by 1.3% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,000 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,052,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Powell Industries by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,926 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $498,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Powell Industries by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,421 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $537,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp boosted its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 3,622 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $762,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.77% of the company's stock.

Powell Industries Company Profile

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.