Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Powell Industries, Inc shares valued at $955,969 were sold by METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM on Sep 22 ’25. At $298.74 per share, METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold 3,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 25,700 shares worth approximately $7.56 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM purchased 3,200 shares, netting a total of over 955,965 in proceeds.
Before that, MUDGE FREDERICK N had sold 6,400 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,776,000, the Vice President, Operations traded Powell Industries, Inc shares for $277.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,400 shares, worth approximately $7.36 million.
As published in their initiating research note from ROTH MKM on December 11, 2024, Powell Industries, Inc [POWL] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $312. Analysts at Sidoti downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of March 29, 2022, Sidoti has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for POWL. Earlier on August 11, 2020, Sidoti downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for POWL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing POWL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Powell Industries, Inc [NASDAQ: POWL] rose 3.18% to $294.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $292.31, but it reached a high of $312.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -10.31%. Over the course of the year, Powell Industries, Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.85%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $413.00 on 10/29/25 and a 52-week low of $146.02 on 03/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Powell Industries, Inc (POWL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 286.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 279.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 307.56. The next price resistance is at 320.78. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.50 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Powell Industries, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Powell Industries, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -0.51 million shares to 1.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 1.92 million shares. A decline of -36.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.57 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.57.
