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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 13 Nov 2023.
Powell Industries Inc: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Houston, United States, Powell Industries Inc belongs to the Industry sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 79 filings signed by 22 insiders.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 37 sales worth €34.8M, by 9 insiders, with no purchase on record. The totals do not cover 1 filing with an undisclosed amount. The largest single trade was a sale of €21.8M by Powell Thomas W, published on 23 March 2026.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,811 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 79 filings here. The full history, which starts in 2021, counts 2 purchases against 80 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 30 September 2025), the company reported revenue of 1.10 bn USD and net income of 180.7 m USD, with a dividend of 1.07 USD per share.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
210
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€272,601
2 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€49M
80 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMichael William Metcalf24 sales
Brett Alan Cope11 sales
Powell Thomas W4 sales
Terry B. McKertcher3 sales
William Marshall Mauney Jr.3 sales
John Birchall2 sales
+5 other insiders
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Powell Industries Inc Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$267.50.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 8,329 of 24,148 companies
59.2
score / 100
Value39
Quality79
FCF yld2.5%
Earn yld2.9%
EV/EBITDA27.4x
ROE28%
Gross mgn29%
Net mgn16%
Debt/EBITDA0.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended September 2025 · cache
US$169.53
Analyst consensus
4 analystsBuy
US$235.00Target US$267.50(+58%)US$333.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.1B
Gross profitUS$324.4M29% margin
EBITDAUS$225.1M20% margin
Net incomeUS$180.7M16.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)35.0x
PER (forward)24.3x
P/Book8.2x
Beta1.17
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$6.2B
Total debtUS$1.7M
Free Cash FlowUS$154.8M
Debt / Equity0%
Profitability & ownership
ROE28.3%
ROA11.6%
% insiders20.5%
% institutions92.9%
Last declaration on 2 October 2026
Declarations210 total
625 shares@ US$181.670.0016% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000117:0
4,799 shares@ US$187.670.013% mcap3.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000113:0
99 shares@ US$187.670.0003% mcap7.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000127:0
600 shares@ US$181.670.0016% mcap45.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000127:1
301 shares@ US$187.670.0008% mcap2.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000131:0
525 shares@ US$181.670.0014% mcap3.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000131:1
99 shares@ US$187.670.0003% mcap9.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000129:0
475 shares@ US$181.670.0012% mcap45.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000129:1
599 shares@ US$187.670.0016% mcap2.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000125:0
400 shares@ US$181.670.0010% mcap1.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000125:1
230 shares@ US$187.670.0006% mcap14.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000123:0
165 shares@ US$181.670.0004% mcap10.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000123:1
700 shares@ US$187.670.0019% mcap4.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000119:0
600 shares@ US$181.670.0016% mcap3.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000119:1
1,401 shares@ US$187.670.0038% mcap2.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000115:0
2,000 shares@ US$181.670.0052% mcap3.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000115:1
7,100 shares@ US$181.670.018% mcap4.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000113:1
2,250 shares@ US$203.050.0064% mcap17.9% of flowCommonSEC144:0001969171-26-000004
4,500 shares@ US$207.010.013% mcap3.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-005962
4,440 shares@ US$241.550.015% mcap4.2% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-005168
36,000 shares@ US$0.010.0000% mcap0.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000096:0
4,500 shares@ US$284.64880.018% mcap12.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004976
585 sharesCommon StockSEC:0000080420-26-000089:0
25 of 210 declarations
About Powell Industries Inc
Powell Industries Inc. (ticker: POWL) is a U.S.-listed industrial company traded on the NYSE/NASDAQ in the United States, with headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company traces its roots back to 1947, when William E. Powell founded the original business. Powell Industries later became a Delaware corporation and evolved into a specialized electrical equipment and systems provider serving critical infrastructure and heavy-industry customers. ([powellind.com](https://www.powellind.com/about-us?utm_source=openai))
Powell’s business is centered on the design, manufacture, integration, and lifecycle support of electrical power distribution and control solutions. Its portfolio includes ANSI metal-clad switchgear, ANSI metal-enclosed switchgear, IEC switchgear, motor control products, bus systems, integrated package solutions, high-resistance grounding systems, Power/Vac circuit breakers, spare parts, and service offerings. The company’s operating model is highly engineered and project-oriented, with a strong emphasis on custom configurations, factory integration, and after-sales support. ([powellind.com](https://www.powellind.com/?utm_source=openai))
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From a competitive standpoint, Powell occupies a focused niche in electrical infrastructure for demanding applications. The company serves oil and gas refining, offshore production, petrochemicals, pipelines, electric utilities, data centers, traction power, renewables, mining and metals, commercial facilities, pulp and paper, and government customers. Its competitive edge lies in technical depth, reliability, safety features, and the ability to deliver tailored systems from a single-source partner. This positions Powell differently from broader electrical OEMs: it is more specialized, more project-driven, and more closely tied to mission-critical end markets. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80420/000008042025000152/powl-20250930.htm?utm_source=openai))
Powell also has an international footprint through subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom, alongside its core U.S. manufacturing base in Texas. The company describes itself as maintaining global factory and service locations, while keeping its primary manufacturing and engineering presence in Houston. A notable recent development was the acquisition of Remsdaq Limited, completed on August 15, 2025. Remsdaq is a U.K.-based manufacturer of SCADA remote terminal units for substation control and automation in generation, transmission, and distribution. Strategically, this acquisition expands Powell’s reach into grid automation and electrical substation controls. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80420/000008042025000152/powl-20250930.htm?utm_source=openai))
For investors, POWL is best viewed as a specialized industrial compounder exposed to utility capex, energy infrastructure spending, data-center growth, and modernization of electrical networks. Its strength is not in mass-market products but in engineered solutions where reliability, safety, and integration capabilities create meaningful barriers to entry. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80420/000008042025000152/powl-20250930.htm?utm_source=openai))
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