Powell Industries slides as valuation pressure and recent insider selling weigh on sentiment

Powell Industries (POWL) is down 8.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The drop appears tied more to sentiment and valuation pressure than to a new company-specific setback. This could be because investors are reacting to a recent earnings miss versus expectations, a stock price that had run up sharply after a 3-for-1 split and a major data-center order announcement, and fresh attention on insider sales and mixed analyst views.

Details:

Powell’s latest quarterly results showed revenue growth and a much larger backlog, but adjusted earnings per share came in below market expectations.

Management said in its May earnings release that second-quarter new orders nearly doubled year over year and backlog reached about $1.8 billion, with a post-quarter data-center order worth more than $400 million.

The company completed a 3-for-1 stock split in April, and the shares had already appreciated significantly before this selloff, which can make pullbacks sharper when momentum cools.

Recent SEC filings showed insider selling under a pre-arranged trading plan, and the market has also been digesting a mix of hold and neutral ratings after the stock’s strong run.

Sources:

Powell Industries, SEC, MarketBeat

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$POWL Insider Trading Activity

$POWL insiders have traded $POWL stock on the open market 62 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 62 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $POWL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

THOMAS W POWELL has made 0 purchases and 13 sales selling 110,529 shares for an estimated $50,956,086.
BRETT ALAN COPE (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 10,360 shares for an estimated $3,122,326.
MICHAEL WILLIAM METCALF (Exec Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 28 sales selling 7,500 shares for an estimated $2,864,848.
TERRY B MCKERTCHER (Vice President, Operations) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 3,000 shares for an estimated $1,672,313.
RICHARD E WILLIAMS has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 5,250 shares for an estimated $1,570,741.
JOHN BIRCHALL (Managing Director) sold 2,400 shares for an estimated $1,398,000
WILLIAM MARSHALL JR MAUNEY (Vice President, R&D) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 2,500 shares for an estimated $809,217.
MOHIT SINGH sold 1,350 shares for an estimated $395,833
DAVID L ECKENRODE (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer) sold 295 shares for an estimated $168,150
PING NI (Corp Controller) sold 70 shares for an estimated $41,300

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$POWL Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 211 institutional investors add shares of $POWL stock to their portfolio, and 221 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO removed 2,325,384 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $419,406,258
VOSS CAPITAL, LP removed 642,000 shares (-61.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $115,791,120
FEDERATED HERMES, INC. removed 398,587 shares (-71.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $71,889,151
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC removed 277,572 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $50,062,885
TIDAL INVESTMENTS LLC added 260,643 shares (+11401.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $47,009,571
SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 254,889 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $45,971,780
MORGAN STANLEY added 237,831 shares (+41.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $42,895,199

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$POWL Government Contracts

We have seen $17,064 of award payments to $POWL over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES: $17,064

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$POWL Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $POWL in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 05/06/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $POWL, check out Quiver Quantitative's $POWL forecast page.

$POWL Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $POWL recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $POWL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $360.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Manish Somaiya from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $320.0 on 05/11/2026
Tomohiko Sano from JP Morgan set a target price of $360.0 on 05/06/2026
Gordon L. Johnson from GLJ Research set a target price of $450.0 on 03/05/2026

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