Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $297.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical distribution and control equipment—switchgear, motor control centers, and power control rooms—for oil/gas (37%), electric utility (25%), commercial/industrial (16%), and petrochemical (14%)... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $297.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Powell Industries, Inc.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomeroil and gas, petrochemical10-K Item 1A: 'we have a significant concentration of customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries'
- LOWGeographicoutside of the United States20%10-K Item 1A: 'Revenues associated with projects located outside of the United States, including revenues generated from our operations in the U.K. and Canada, accounted for approximately 20% of our consolidated revenues in Fiscal 2025'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $297.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $273.05. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $321.33 (+9.4% upside). Prior stop was $273.05. Stop-loss: $273.05.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.5/10.
Powell Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 57.1 (forward 42.7). TrendMatrix value score: 2.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover POWL with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $316.
What does Powell Industries, Inc. do?Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical distribution and control...
Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical distribution and control equipment—switchgear, motor control centers, and power control rooms—for oil/gas (37%), electric utility (25%), commercial/industrial (16%), and petrochemical (14%) markets. Backlog was $1.4 billion at September 30, 2025; no single customer exceeded 10% of revenues in fiscal 2025.