Powell Industries (POWL) Competitors $227.66 -9.44 (-3.98%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$225.14 -2.53 (-1.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock POWL vs. AYI, GNRC, BDC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, BRC, VICR, AMSC, and THRShould you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Acuity (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Belden (BDC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Powell Industries vs. Its Competitors Acuity Generac Belden Enphase Energy Franklin Electric Enersys Brady Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) and Acuity (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in POWL or AYI? 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, POWL or AYI? Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPowell Industries$1.08B2.54$149.85M$14.2316.00Acuity$3.84B2.43$422.60M$12.6924.02 Do analysts rate POWL or AYI? Powell Industries currently has a consensus price target of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.05%. Acuity has a consensus price target of $340.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Acuity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Powell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Acuity 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is POWL or AYI more profitable? Powell Industries has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Acuity's net margin of 9.63%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.43% beat Acuity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Powell Industries16.00% 35.43% 18.87% Acuity 9.63%20.35%11.98% Does the media favor POWL or AYI? In the previous week, Acuity had 1 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Acuity and 6 mentions for Powell Industries. Acuity's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.30 indicating that Acuity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Powell Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acuity 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is POWL or AYI a better dividend stock? Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Acuity pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Powell Industries pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Powell Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Acuity has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, POWL or AYI? Powell Industries has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAcuity beats Powell Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Powell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POWL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POWL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart POWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPowell IndustriesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.86B$25.22B$7.60B$9.51BDividend Yield0.46%0.98%4.56%4.09%P/E Ratio16.0020.2625.2223.80Price / Sales2.5424.4698.6366.58Price / Cash18.1420.2727.7657.96Price / Book5.653.884.345.55Net Income$149.85M$702.35M$792.92M$259.03M7 Day Performance-8.34%-9.76%-1.89%-4.59%1 Month Performance4.18%3.96%2.30%4.46%1 Year Performance48.35%-5.47%29.36%18.03% Powell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POWLPowell Industries4.1829 of 5 stars$227.66-4.0%$312.00+37.0%+41.3%$2.86B$1.08B16.003,187Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAYIAcuity4.4858 of 5 stars$313.44+3.8%$340.60+8.7%+27.4%$9.61B$3.84B24.7013,200Positive NewsGNRCGenerac3.7268 of 5 stars$155.55-0.9%$164.58+5.8%+33.0%$9.19B$4.35B27.109,239Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownBDCBelden4.7255 of 5 stars$129.82+1.0%$132.75+2.3%+16.8%$5.13B$2.46B25.067,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastENPHEnphase Energy4.7927 of 5 stars$34.95-1.3%$55.86+59.8%-71.3%$4.57B$1.33B27.302,781Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeFELEFranklin Electric4.7359 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-9.0%$4.26B$2.02B24.456,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionENSEnersys4.7453 of 5 stars$93.69-0.4%$117.50+25.4%-15.4%$3.67B$3.62B10.4010,858Upcoming EarningsBRCBrady3.6682 of 5 stars$70.78+1.0%N/A-1.6%$3.35B$1.34B17.525,700Positive NewsVICRVicor2.7611 of 5 stars$45.97-0.9%$43.00-6.5%+11.0%$2.08B$424.35M31.491,100AMSCAmerican Superconductor1.1725 of 5 stars$43.76+1.3%$33.67-23.1%+137.1%$1.73B$222.82M291.73330Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownTHRThermon Group2.0969 of 5 stars$28.32+0.7%N/A-12.3%$941.36M$498.21M18.041,568Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AYI Competitors GNRC Competitors BDC Competitors ENPH Competitors FELE Competitors ENS Competitors BRC Competitors VICR Competitors AMSC Competitors THR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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