POWL POWELL INDUSTRIES INC Insider Trading

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.