Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Powell Industries (POWL)

Powell Industries (NASDAQ: POWL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 5/11/2026 – Powell Industries was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 5/11/2026 – Powell Industries had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $160.00 to $320.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Powell Industries was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 5/6/2026 – Powell Industries had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $310.00 to $360.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – Powell Industries is now covered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Powell Industries had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/7/2026 – Powell Industries was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 3/27/2026 – Powell Industries was upgraded by Texas Capital to “strong-buy”.

Powell Industries Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Powell Industries’s payout ratio is presently 7.05%.

Insider Activity at Powell Industries

In other news, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 149,334 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.41, for a total value of $25,000,004.94. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,796,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $300,682,087.62. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael William Metcalf sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.00, for a total transaction of $1,584,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 83,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,678,400. This represents a 9.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 174,145 shares of company stock worth $30,008,023. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Powell Industries, Inc is an industrial electrical engineering company specializing in the design, manufacture and integration of customized power control and distribution solutions. The firm’s offerings range from medium?voltage switchgear and power control centers to bus duct, motor control centers and specialty transformers. Powell also provides automation systems, protective relaying, metering, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platforms, and turnkey engineering services to help clients manage critical power infrastructure.

Serving the oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, utility, mining and industrial sectors, Powell’s products are engineered to meet demanding performance, safety and reliability requirements.