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Powell Industries (POWL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$274.37 +1.14 (+0.42%)
Closing price 08/27/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$275.00 +0.63 (+0.23%)
As of 08/27/2025 07:42 PM Eastern
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About Powell Industries Stock (NASDAQ:POWL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$271.00
$278.10
50-Day Range
$175.42
$274.37
52-Week Range
$146.02
$364.98
Volume
233,658 shs
Average Volume
310,983 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.31 billion
P/E Ratio
19.05
Dividend Yield
0.39%
Price Target
$312.00
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Powell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

POWL MarketRank™: 

Powell Industries scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 178 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Powell Industries has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Powell Industries has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Powell Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Powell Industries are expected to grow by 7.95% in the coming year, from $13.71 to $14.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Powell Industries is 19.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Powell Industries is 19.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Powell Industries has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Powell Industries has a P/B Ratio of 5.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.35% of the float of Powell Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Powell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Powell Industries has recently increased by 1.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Powell Industries has a dividend yield of 0.39%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Powell Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Powell Industries is 7.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Powell Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.23% next year. This indicates that Powell Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Powell Industries' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.35% of the float of Powell Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Powell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Powell Industries has recently increased by 1.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Powell Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Powell Industries this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    17 people have searched for POWL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added Powell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Powell Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,354,845.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.20% of the stock of Powell Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.77% of the stock of Powell Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Powell Industries' insider trading history.
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POWL Stock News Headlines

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POWL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Powell Industries' stock was trading at $221.65 at the beginning of the year. Since then, POWL stock has increased by 23.8% and is now trading at $274.37.

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.73 by $0.23. Powell Industries's revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Powell Industries: PowerComm, Powell B.V., Powell Canada B.V., Powell Canada Inc., Powell Electrical Systems Inc., Powell Equipment (Mexico) SA de CV, Powell Industries Asia Pte Ltd., and others.

Top institutional investors of Powell Industries include First Trust Advisors LP (3.07%), State Street Corp (2.92%), Invesco Ltd. (2.82%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.97%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas W Powell, Brett Alan Cope, Michael William Metcalf, Milburn E Honeycutt, John David White, Christopher E Cragg, Robert B Callahan, James W Mcgill, John Birchall and Katheryn Baucom Curtis.
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Shares of POWL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Powell Industries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Broadcom (AVGO), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Meta Platforms (META) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/18 Dividend
5/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
5/21/2025
Dividend Payable
6/18/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Record date for 9/17 Dividend
8/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend
8/20/2025
Today
8/27/2025
Dividend Payable
9/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
MACH - ELECTRICAL
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:POWL
CIK
80420
Employees
3,187
Year Founded
1947

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$312.00
Low Price Target
$312.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.7%
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$14.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.05
Forward P/E Ratio
20.01
P/E Growth
1.28
Net Income
$149.85 million
Net Margins
16.22%
Pretax Margin
20.95%
Return on Equity
33.16%
Return on Assets
18.23%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
2.06
Quick Ratio
1.85

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.08 billion
Price / Sales
3.06
Cash Flow
$13.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.76
Book Value
$49.29 per share
Price / Book
5.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
12,069,000
Free Float
11,803,000
Market Cap
$3.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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