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Powell Industries (POWL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$221.65 -5.41 (-2.38%)
(As of 12/31/2024 05:45 PM ET)

About Powell Industries Stock (NASDAQ:POWL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$221.62
$228.93
50-Day Range
$221.65
$352.37
52-Week Range
$76.29
$364.98
Volume
283,293 shs
Average Volume
388,983 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.66 billion
P/E Ratio
18.04
Dividend Yield
0.48%
Price Target
$312.00
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

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. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts. The company also provide field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, spare parts, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. It serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants, as well as electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers and other municipal, commercial, and industrial markets. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Powell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

POWL MarketRank™: 

Powell Industries scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 182 stocks in the industrial products 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 only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 8.10% in the coming year, from $13.70 to $14.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Powell Industries is 18.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Powell Industries is 18.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 20.78.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Powell Industries has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. 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 5.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.75% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Powell Industries has recently decreased by 9.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Powell Industries has a dividend yield of 0.46%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Powell Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Powell Industries is 8.62%. 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 7.16% 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

    17.75% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Powell Industries has recently decreased by 9.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Powell Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Powell Industries this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 39 people have searched for POWL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 23 people have added Powell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% 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 $9,340,842.00 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Powell Industries' stock was trading at $221.65 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, POWL stock has increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $221.65.
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Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The industrial products company reported $3.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $1.63. The firm's revenue was up 49.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

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 more.

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.
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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

Last Earnings
7/30/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend
11/20/2024
Dividend Payable
12/18/2024
Today
1/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Switchgear & switchboard apparatus
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:POWL
CUSIP
73912810
Employees
3,187
Year Founded
1947

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$312.00
High Stock Price Target
$312.00
Low Stock Price Target
$312.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+40.8%
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$149.85 million
Pretax Margin
19.37%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.01 billion
Cash Flow
$11.50 per share
Book Value
$40.30 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
11,754,000
Market Cap
$2.66 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 1/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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