POWL POWELL INDUSTRIES INC Insider Trading

CEO Brett Cope sells 4,440 POWL shares at $241.55 under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan; stock down 29.2% from 52-week high.

Brett Alan Cope, President & CEO, sold 4,440 shares of Powell Industries (POWL) at $241.55 on 2026-07-09 under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-11-26, reducing his holdings from 521,673 to 517,233 shares. This is a scheduled, pre-arranged transaction rather than a discretionary trade. The current stock price of $232.19 sits 29.2% below the 52-week high of $328.00 and down 11.5% over the past 30 days, reflecting recent momentum decline. Among Cope's prior trades at POWL, outcomes have been mixed: a 2026-04-09 sale yielded a +32.2% 30-day return, while a 2025-06-27 sale preceded a -61.6% 30-day decline, suggesting inconsistent timing across his open-market activity at this ticker. With the transaction's scheduled nature, the narrative is execution per plan rather than a timing signal.

Michael William Metcalf (EVP) sells 4,500 shares at blended avg $284.64 for $1.3M; scheduled 10b5-1 plan; stock now $264.86, down 8.1% in 30 days.

Michael William Metcalf executed 8 separate sales totaling 4,500 shares for $1,280,860.62 on 2026-06-30 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-02, reducing his holdings from 83,400 to 78,900 shares. The transaction prices ranged from $280.05 to $286.52, with a blended average of $284.64, but the stock has since declined to $264.86 (down 8.1% in 30 days and -19.2% from its 52-week high of $328.00). His prior trades at Powell Industries on 2026-03-31 posted 30-day returns of -48.4%, -48.7%, -48.1%, -48.4%, and -47.0%, with corresponding 90-day returns of -47.7%, -48.0%, -47.4%, -47.6%, and -46.2%, indicating a consistent pattern of post-sale price declines at this ticker. Because this trade is scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan rather than discretionary, it does not reflect a current directional signal, though the historical pattern of negative post-sale returns at Powell Industries warrants investor monitoring.

10% owner Powell sold 33,958 shares ($10.0M) at $294.49; stock now -14.7% from 52-week high; his prior 5 POWL sales all well-timed before declines

Thomas W Powell, a 10% owner, divested 33,958 shares of POWELL INDUSTRIES for $10,000,291.42 on 2026-06-25, reducing his holdings from 598,694 to 564,736 shares. The sale occurred when stock was trading 14.7% below its 52-week high of $328.00, and at current price of $279.77, the stock has declined a further 5.5% over the prior 30 days. Critically, Powell's timing on this ticker has been precise: all 5 prior sales at POWL generated negative 90-day returns (ranging from -41.5% to -50.5%), indicating he consistently sold ahead of price declines. His cross-ticker track record reinforces this pattern, with 100.00% of his 20 prior open-market sells being well-timed (avg 90d return -64.4%) on a broader portfolio basis. While the company reports solid fundamentals—$296.6M quarterly revenue with +9.1% annual growth and $45.9M net income—the 54.54 P/E multiple is elevated, and Powell's repetitive sale pattern at this ticker signals confidence in his ability to identify peak valuations ahead of reversals.

POWL CEO Brett Cope sells 4,440 shares at $272.64 under 10b5-1 plan; stock now down 10.1% from 52-week high despite 75.9% 90-day surge

Brett Alan Cope, as President & CEO, sold 4,440 shares (4.4K shares) of POWELL INDUSTRIES INC at $272.64 on 2026-06-11 for a total value of $1,210,521.60, reducing his holdings from 490,113 shares to 485,673 shares. This transaction was executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-11-26, meaning it was scheduled rather than discretionary. His same-ticker sale history at POWL shows mixed outcomes: his most recent prior sale on 2026-05-14 posted a 30d return of -2.1%, while an earlier sale on 2026-04-09 returned +32.2% in 30 days, though his 2025 sales at this ticker coincided with steeper declines of -59.7% and -59.9% over the subsequent 30 days. The stock currently trades at $294.75, down 10.1% from its 52-week high of $328.00, although it has appreciated 75.9% over the 90-day period prior to this sale. With a P/E of 57.46 and net income of $45,887,000 on revenue of $296,615,000, the company's fundamentals show 9.1% annual revenue growth, providing context for the elevated valuation multiple.

CEO Brett Alan Cope sells 4,440 POWL shares at $301.00 under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan; retains 490,113 shares post-sale.

Brett Alan Cope, President & CEO of Powell Industries, sold 4,440 shares at $301.00 for $1,336,440.00 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-11-26, reducing his holdings to 490,113 shares. Because this transaction is scheduled rather than discretionary, no inference about timing conviction or market outlook can be drawn from the sale itself. Cope's holdings remain substantial at 490.1K shares, indicating continued equity alignment with the company. The stock has appreciated 27.4% over the past 30 days and 50.1% over 90 days, trading at $292.65—10.8% below its 52-week high of $328.00.

Director Williams Richard E sold 5,250 shares for $1,570,741.00 at POWL on 2026-05-14, reducing holdings by 11.7%

Williams Richard E, a Director, executed three separate sales totaling 5,250 shares for $1,570,741.00 on 2026-05-14 at blended average price $299.19, reducing his post-transaction holdings to 39,630 shares from 44,880 shares. The transaction prices ($298.88, $300.66, $301.05) align closely with the 52-week high of $328.00, though the current market price stands at $292.65, representing -10.8% from the 52-week high. The stock has experienced significant upward momentum: 30-day change: +27.4% and 90-day change: +50.1%, though the company's P/E of 57.05 reflects elevated valuation relative to its annual revenue growth of +9.1%.

Vice President R&D Mauney sells 2,500 shares for $809K; all prior sales poorly timed as stock rallied afterward.

William Marshall Jr., Vice President of R&D at Powell Industries, sold 2,500 shares across seven transactions on a single day for approximately $809,000, representing nearly 36% of his holdings. The transactions spanned a narrow price range, suggesting an orderly, planned reduction rather than panic selling. Notably, this is the second time in the past six months Marshall has sold POWL shares; his previous exit in December was poorly timed, as the stock moved significantly higher in the subsequent quarter, meaning he left substantial gains on the table. The current sale occurs while Powell Industries is profitable with growing revenue, and the stock remains about 8% below its 52-week high—not a distressed price point. Marshall's exclusive pattern of sales (zero open-market purchases across his three-year filing history) and the lack of any measurable success in timing his exits suggests a director-level or portfolio-driven strategy rather than conviction-based selling, though a Vice President R&D would reasonably have liquidity needs unrelated to market outlook.

CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 4,440 shares of POWL at $233.96 on 2026-04-09 under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan

Brett Alan Cope, President & CEO of Powell Industries Inc, executed a sale of 4,440 shares at $233.96 on 2026-04-09 pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-11-26. This was a scheduled, non-discretionary transaction, not a reflection of opportunistic decision-making at current market conditions. Post-transaction, Cope retained 164,851 shares, representing a reduction of 4,440 shares (-2.6% vs pre-transaction holdings), indicating the CEO maintains substantial ongoing equity exposure in the company. The pre-arranged nature of this trade means the execution timing and price reflected plan mechanics established months prior, rather than a current judgment about company prospects.

EVP Metcalf executes 20 separate sales totaling 3,000 shares at avg $528.00 via pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan

Michael William Metcalf, Executive Vice President of Powell Industries, executed 20 separate sales on 2026-03-31 totaling 3,000 shares for $1,583,987.50 at a blended average price of $528.00. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-02, meaning the sales were scheduled and not discretionary. The multi-tranche execution across a range of prices ($510.16 to $541.43) is consistent with algorithmic order fulfilment typical of 10b5-1 plans. Post-transaction holdings of 27,800 shares represent a 9.7% reduction in his position.

10% owner THOMAS W POWELL sells 49,778 shares of POWL for $25.0M at $502.23; stock down -8.5% from 52-week high, cross-ticker track record shows 100% well-timed sells (avg 90d: -72.6%).

Thomas W Powell, a 10% owner, executed a $25.0M sale of 49,778 shares at $502.23, reducing his holdings from 648.5K to 598.7K shares (-7.7%). The transaction occurs with the stock at $180.86, down -8.5% from its 52-week high of $197.63. Powell's cross-ticker track record across 20 prior open-market sales shows an exceptionally strong pattern: average 90-day return of -72.6% and a 90d well-timed rate of 100.00%, meaning all prior sales were followed by subsequent declines. However, his five most recent trades at POWL itself (all sells from February-March 2026) show uniform 30-day losses of -71.8% to -72.2%, with no 90-day outcomes yet measurable. The apparent discrepancy between his strong cross-ticker timing and the simultaneous string of underwater recent trades at this same ticker warrants attention—this may represent either a regime shift specific to POWL or a clustering effect requiring deeper examination of whether recent market conditions have changed his predictive signal value.