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Powell Industries, Inc.

$POWL·$7.0B·Electrical Equipment & Parts·Industrials
$165.14-3.3%YTD+69.2%1Y+46.4%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
POPOWL
$POWLPowell Industries, Inc.
$165.14-3.33%101 posts1×
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On X

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101X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
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How loud $POWL's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 60% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-03

Powell Industries is a Musk-flagged AI-2027 wiring/switchgear play, with a whale buying $4.8M in Feb-27 $210 calls (17% OTM), $1.6M in the same expiry, and repeat $210 sweeps at the ask. Stock broke its 50-WMA -1.6% on a -43% pullback from May highs — bulls treat the flow as the tell for reclaim.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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Driven by hypeWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Powell Industries up 82% YTD on AI switchgear demand — a $4.8M Feb-27 $210 call block says somebody expects the reclaim.

Powell Industries is a US electrical-equipment maker — custom switchgear, bus duct, and control systems — specifically positioned as the AI-datacenter-adjacent capacity provider that Elon Musk flagged in the 'AI-2027 wiring' narrative.

  • The P&L is modest with inconsistent surprise cadence: Q3 revenue grew 6.5% YoY to $297M at a 19.4% operating margin and $1.26 EPS, with trailing EPS misses of 3.4% and 6.7% — small misses that have combined with a -43% pullback from May highs.
  • The specific options-flow signal is unusually clean: $4.8M in Feb-27 $210 calls (17% OTM) plus $1.6M in the same expiry plus repeat $210 sweeps at the ask — this is institutional-sized positioning for a specific reclaim.

At 44% of its 52-week range going into Nov 17 earnings, the setup is a drawdown-coil on institutional positioning. A clean 15%+ EPS surprise plus any specific AI-data-center customer disclosure is the trigger for the Feb-27 $210 target; another miss or soft Q4 guide is the invalidation.

Agrees with X sentimentThe specific $4.8M Feb-27 $210 call block and the Musk AI-2027 wiring framing are grounded capital-markets datapoints. The 50-WMA break is the honest technical caution — this is a drawdown name, not a clean breakout.

What to watch: Nov 17 Q4 earnings — switchgear backlog growth, operating margin direction, data-center customer concentration, and FY27 guide. 15%+ EPS surprise plus named customer is the trigger; another miss is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-11-17 — Q4 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and manufactures custom medium-voltage switchgear, motor control centers, and power distribution systems for energy and industrial customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Electrical Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $POWL.

Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials

No material change from last week — AI data-center buildout and power-grid modernization sustain elevated equipment demand.

What this means for $POWL

Neutral — Designs and manufactures custom medium-voltage switchgear, motor control centers, and power distribution systems for energy and industrial customers.

Industry benchmark

29-name peer basket
+19.1%YTD
-12.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
55.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
23.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
19.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
9.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
28.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
30.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$1.42$1.47-3.4%
Q1 2026May 4, 2026$1.25$1.34-6.7%
Q4 2025Feb 3, 2026$1.13$0.95+18.9%
Q3 2025Nov 18, 2025$1.41$3.15-55.2%
Next earningsTue, Nov 17·consensus EPS $1.52

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$296.6M+6.5%29.6%19.4%$1.26$49.3M
Q1 FY26$251.2M+4.0%28.4%17.0%$1.14$41.6M
Q4 FY25$298.0M+8.3%31.4%21.2%$1.42$59.3M
Q3 FY25$286.3M-0.7%30.7%21.0%$1.33$42.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.2B$1.2B – $1.3B$5.38$5.29 – $5.494
FY27$1.5B$1.4B – $1.6B$6.88$6.14 – $7.354
FY28$1.7B$1.6B – $1.9B$8.25$7.57 – $9.084
FY29$2.0B$1.8B – $2.1B$9.38$8.61 – $10.102
FY30$2.1B$2.0B – $2.2B$10.43$9.58 – $11.232

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.31%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-21.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 28.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 30Mauney William Marshall JrPresident301 sh$56KSellSep 30Cope Brett AlanCEO4.8K sh$901KSellAug 14Richard E WilliamsDirector2.3K sh$457KSellAug 13Cope Brett AlanCEO4.5K sh$932KSellJul 9Cope Brett AlanCEO4.4K sh$1.1MSellJul 1Cope Brett AlanCEO36.0K sh$360SellJun 30Metcalf Michael WilliamPresident4.5K sh$1.3MSellJun 25Thomas W Powell10% owner34.0K sh$10.0MSellJun 11Cope Brett AlanCEO4.4K sh$1.2MSellMay 28Mohit SinghDirector1.4K sh$396K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 68-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Powell Industries' Board approved a special one-time RSU award of 36,000 shares of common stock for President, CEO, and Chairman Brett A. Cope on July 1-2, 2026, under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The award is specifically designed to incentivize Cope to continue service beyond age 60, which is the contractual retirement eligibility date at which his outstanding equity awards would vest immediately. At Powell's current share price (~$340), this represents approximately $12.2 million in retention equity. This is a material retention grant for a CEO who is approaching retirement eligibility, reflecting the board's efforts to retain key leadership.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 283
AI summary

James Edgar Johnson Jr. filed an initial Form 3 for Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) as of May 21, 2026, reporting his initial beneficial ownership as a new Section 16 insider (director or officer). This is a routine compliance filing.

+ 8 other (2 10-Qs · 2 13Gs · 1 8-K · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

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Powell Industries (POWL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Notezacks.com·2d agoPowell Industries (POWL) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Knowzacks.com·8d agoAll You Need to Know About Powell Industries (POWL) Rating Upgrade to Buyzacks.com·9d agoAusbil Investment Management Ltd Purchases 8,963 Shares of Powell Industries, Inc. $POWLdefenseworld.net·9d agoPowell Industries Inc (POWL) Stock Up 3.5% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 79/100gurufocus.com·10d ago

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