Insider Sell: Brett Cope Sells Shares of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)

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07/10/2026 17:01

On July 9, 2026, Brett Cope, President & CEO of Powell Industries Inc POWL, sold 4,440 shares of the company, as reported in the SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 517,233 shares of the company. Powell Industries Inc is a provider of custom-engineered solutions for the management, control, and distribution of electrical energy and other critical processes. The company serves the oil and gas, petrochemical, electric utility, and other heavy industrial markets. 2075703516160237568.png Over the past year, Brett Cope has sold a total of 55,240 shares and has not purchased any shares. The insider transaction history for Powell Industries Inc shows that there have been 0 insider buys and 23 insider sells over the same timeframe. On the day of the recent sale, shares of Powell Industries Inc were trading at $241.55, giving the stock a market cap of $8,459.060 million. The company's price-earnings ratio stands at 45.44, which is higher than the industry median of 28.31 and also higher than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio. 2075703555880296448.png With a price of $241.55 and a GuruFocus Value of $76.76, Powell Industries Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 3.15, indicating that the stock is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated based on historical multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor, and future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.

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