Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $273.25 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries.
Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical power distribution, control, and monitoring equipment — including switchgear, motor control centers, and integrated power control rooms — for oil and gas, electric utility, and industrial markets,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $273.25 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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- HIGHCustomeroil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries10-K Item 1A: 'we have a significant concentration of customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries.'
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1 floor-breaker
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $273.25 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $254.13. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $269.50 (-1.4% upside). Prior stop was $254.13. Stop-loss: $254.13.
Concentration risk — Customer: oil and gas, petrochemical and electric utility industries; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-3.3% away).
Powell Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 49.2 (forward 39.9). TrendMatrix value score: 2.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover POWL with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $229.
What does Powell Industries, Inc. do?Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical power distribution, control, and...
Powell Industries designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered electrical power distribution, control, and monitoring equipment — including switchgear, motor control centers, and integrated power control rooms — for oil and gas, electric utility, and industrial markets, primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Revenue is recognized over time on fixed-price contracts, with material costs equal to approximately 45% of consolidated revenues in Fiscal 2025.