Sidoti Csr Forecasts Lower Earnings for Powell Industries

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Powell Industries in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.17. The consensus estimate for Powell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $14.06 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Powell Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.26 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Powell Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday.

Powell Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ POWL opened at $280.60 on Monday. Powell Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.05 and a fifty-two week high of $364.98. The stock has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 22.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $262.79 and a 200-day moving average of $196.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Powell Industries

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of POWL. Cumberland Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in Powell Industries during the third quarter valued at about $555,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Powell Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,403,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Powell Industries by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 98,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,886,000 after buying an additional 90,504 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Powell Industries by 5.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 51,507 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,434,000 after buying an additional 2,793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in Powell Industries by 18.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 21,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,723,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. 89.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.74, for a total transaction of $1,738,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 677,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,512,131.10. The trade was a 0.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 60,000 shares of company stock worth $14,679,842 in the last three months. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Powell Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.62%.

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.