Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Powell Industries, Inc (POWL) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $232.60 in the prior trading day, Powell Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: POWL) closed at $231.28, down -0.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.48 million shares were traded. POWL stock price reached its highest trading level at $234.956 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $226.61.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of POWL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, ROTH MKM on December 11, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $312.

Sidoti Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 29, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $26.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 08 ’24 when POWELL THOMAS W sold 5,000 shares for $347.74 per share. The transaction valued at 1,738,701 led to the insider holds 677,265 shares of the business.

POWELL THOMAS W sold 5,000 shares of POWL for $1,723,380 on Nov 08 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 1,623,328 shares after completing the transaction at $344.68 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, POWELL THOMAS W, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 60,000 shares for $343.61 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, POWL now has a Market Capitalization of 2779615488 and an Enterprise Value of 3371864576. As of this moment, Powell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.565 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.122.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, POWL has reached a high of $364.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.90%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 458.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 478320 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 11.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 9.35M. Insiders hold about 22.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.31% stake in the company. Shares short for POWL as of 1730332800 were 1701331 with a Short Ratio of 3.62, compared to 1727654400 on 1556806. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1701331 and a Short% of Float of 21.68.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.89.

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