POWELL INDS INC POWL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 739128106 · ISIN US7391281067
Manufacturing company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustrySwitchgear & Switchboard Apparatus
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- Websitepowellind.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 12.1m as of 2025-08-04, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $210.84. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($143.3m notional), 14 hold puts ($78.7m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 84 |
| Q4 2022 | 107 |
| Q1 2023 | 118 |
| Q2 2023 | 145 |
| Q3 2023 | 167 |
| Q4 2023 | 183 |
| Q1 2024 | 238 |
| Q2 2024 | 268 |
| Q3 2024 | 324 |
| Q4 2024 | 353 |
| Q1 2025 | 343 |
| Q2 2025 | 376 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 89 | 78 |
| Q4 2023 | 88 | 77 |
| Q1 2024 | 147 | 91 |
| Q2 2024 | 152 | 121 |
| Q3 2024 | 190 | 129 |
| Q4 2024 | 193 | 167 |
| Q1 2025 | 195 | 180 |
| Q2 2025 | 203 | 162 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $68.2m | $50.1m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2024 | $68.0m | $83.7m | 1.23 |
| Q1 2025 | $88.4m | $75.7m | 0.86 |
| Q2 2025 | $143.3m | $78.7m | 0.55 |
Biggest buyers
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC | New | +1.6m |
| Voss Capital, LP | New | +184.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Added | +133.0k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Added | +117.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +108.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +89.4k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | Added | +77.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +64.0k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. | New | +48.3k |
| ENGINE NO. 1 LLC | Added | +47.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -448.4k |
| Demars Financial Group, LLC | Reduced | -341.1k |
| New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC | Reduced | -201.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -154.0k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -82.3k |
| RPG Investment Advisory, LLC | Reduced | -75.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -74.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -74.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -62.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -49.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $54.8m260.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $26.0m123.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $14.0m66.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.9m61.4k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $8.4m40.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.9m23.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.7m22.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m20.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.2m19.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m12.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $40.9m194.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.2m62.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $5.3m25.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.8m22.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.6m17.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m15.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $2.8m13.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.0m9.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $862.8k4.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $757.0k3.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-29 | 9.7% |
| FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 13G · institution +0.8 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $974.1k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.4m | $1.4m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | $2.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $777.2k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $218.6k | $218.6k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | COPE BRETT ALAN President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.4m6.8k shares |
| 2025-06-27 | METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM Exec Vice President | Sold plan | $825.6k3.9k shares |
| 2025-06-26 | COPE BRETT ALAN President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $620.0k3.1k shares |
| 2025-06-26 | METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM Exec Vice President | Sold plan | $506.7k2.5k shares |
| 2025-06-26 | HOGLUND PETER G Vice Pres, Global Service | Sold | —175 shares |
| 2025-06-16 | COPE BRETT ALAN President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $156.0k780 shares |
| 2025-06-16 | METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM Exec Vice President | Sold plan | $40.0k200 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 1.6m $342.6m | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $293.7m | Reduced -62.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 705.2k $148.4m | Added +7.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 408.6k $86.0m | Reduced -74.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 371.0k $78.1m | Added +89.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.1k $74.1m | Added +3.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.0k $71.6m | Added +64.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 249.7k $52.6m | Added +133.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.7k $50.0m | Added +5.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.6k $42.2m | Added +392 |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 6.79% of their portfolio | 185.1k $42.7m | Added +77.0k |
| Voss Capital, LP 2.68% of their portfolio | 184.9k $38.9m | New |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 181.7k $38.2m | Added +17.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 2.25% of their portfolio | 170.6k $35.9m | Added +117.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.1k $35.6m | Reduced -448.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.6k $32.1m | Reduced -3.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 152.1k $32.0m | Added +28.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.9k $31.3m | Reduced -19.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.3k $29.3m | Added +108.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.5k $27.3m | Added +7.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $25.0m | Added +12.3k |
| ENGINE NO. 1 LLC 45.41% of their portfolio | 119.0k $25.0m | Added +47.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 118.7k $25.0m | Reduced -16.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.9k $21.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.8k $20.4m | Added +2.0k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 84.2k $17.7m | Added +10.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.1k $17.3m | Added +12.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 78.6k $16.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| RPG Investment Advisory, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 78.4k $16.5m | Reduced -75.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.3k $16.5m | Added +505 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $15.7m | Added +22.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.0k $15.6m | Added +18.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 68.2k $14.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.6k $14.2m | Added +3.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.1k $12.7m | Added +320 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.2k $11.6m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.8k $11.5m | Added +4.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.4k $10.6m | Added +1.7k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 48.3k $10.2m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.9k $10.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 44.2k $9.3m | Added +4.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 42.7k $9.0m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.6k $8.9m | Added +38.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $8.1m | Added +10.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.1k $8.0m | Added +34.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 37.2k $7.8m | Added +20.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $7.4m | Reduced -9.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $7.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ADVISORS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC /ADV 1.37% of their portfolio | 34.6k $7.3m | Added +306 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $7.1m | Reduced -30.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.7k $7.1m | New |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.57% of their portfolio | 32.5k $6.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.09% of their portfolio | 32.2k $6.8m | Reduced -526 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.1k $6.7m | Added +2.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $6.5m | Added +1.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.9k $6.5m | Reduced -26.4k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 29.5k $6.2m | Added +8.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.4k $6.2m | Added +19.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $5.7m | Added +1.8k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 27.2k $5.7m | Added +2.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.8k $5.6m | Reduced -21.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $5.6m | Added +1.2k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.11% of their portfolio | 26.5k $5.6m | Added +9.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.2k $5.3m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 24.8k $5.2m | Reduced -29.9k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $5.1m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 24.2k $5.1m | Added +5.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $5.0m | Reduced -198 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 23.2k $4.9m | Added +5.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $4.4m | Added +6.2k |
| BANTAMAC CAPITAL, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 20.9k $4.4m | Added +3.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $4.4m | Reduced -49.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $4.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $4.2m | Reduced -154.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.9k $4.0m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $3.9m | Reduced -300 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.1k $3.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $3.8m | Added +1.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $3.7m | Reduced -742 |
| Candelo Capital Management LP 3.55% of their portfolio | 17.6k $3.7m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Ruffer LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 17.3k $3.6m | Added +462 |
| Ausbil Investment Management Ltd 2.13% of their portfolio | 17.2k $3.6m | Added +1.1k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.2k $3.6m | Added +1.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $3.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| CHATHAM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 0.45% of their portfolio | 14.1k $3.0m | New |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 14.0k $3.0m | Reduced -82.3k |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.9k $2.9m | Added +3.3k |
| Tema ETFs LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 13.9k $2.9m | Added +3.6k |
| GKV Capital Management Co., Inc. 1.29% of their portfolio | 13.9k $2.9m | Added +7.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $2.9m | Reduced -94 |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.4k $2.8m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $2.8m | Reduced -258 |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 12.7k $2.7m | Added +8.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.4k $2.6m | Added +7.6k |
| Aurora Investment Counsel 1.34% of their portfolio | 12.1k $2.5m | Reduced -9 |
| Integrated Financial Solutions, Inc. 2.14% of their portfolio | 11.9k $2.5m | First filing |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 11.8k $2.5m | Added +9.6k |