Bay Rivers Group Takes $248,000 Position in Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL)

Bay Rivers Group acquired a new stake in Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWLFree Report) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $248,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Powell Industries by 38.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the second quarter valued at $47,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Powell Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in Powell Industries in the 1st quarter worth $50,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Powell Industries by 155.3% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 314 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.56, for a total transaction of $5,339,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 682,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $145,704,513.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, insider Robert B. Callahan sold 1,000 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $160,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 11,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,770,560. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.56, for a total value of $5,339,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 682,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $145,704,513.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 65,350 shares of company stock worth $14,774,341. Insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Powell Industries Trading Up 0.1 %

POWL traded up $0.14 on Tuesday, reaching $259.58. The stock had a trading volume of 130,520 shares, compared to its average volume of 365,860. Powell Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $74.04 and a 12-month high of $284.45. The company has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $210.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.42.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWLGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $1.63. Powell Industries had a net margin of 13.77% and a return on equity of 33.09%. The business had revenue of $288.17 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $222.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Powell Industries, Inc. will post 12.01 earnings per share for the current year.

About Powell Industries

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Powell Industries, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company’s principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears.

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