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POWL POWELL INDUSTRIES INC

Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing 11 d ago. Close $191.93 on Oct 9, 2026, +104% from the 52-week low and -40% from the high.

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC (POWL) has 80 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 19 insiders, the latest filed on Oct 2, 2026. In the last 90 days insiders made 0 open-market buys worth $0 and 2 open-market sells worth $957k, net -$957k.

30 open-market trades have been scored at POWL. The newest: Brett Alan Cope (President & CEO) sold $901k of stock on Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 2, 2026, scored 57 (moderate). The largest of the 30 shown: Thomas W Powell (10% owner) sold $25M on Mar 19, 2026, scored 45 (moderate). 2 insiders sold within 14 days of each other around Sep 30, 2026.

POWL closed at $191.93 on Oct 9, 2026, 104% above its 52-week low and 40% below its 52-week high.

9 Form 144 notices of planned sales are on file, the latest filed Jun 27, 2025.

Last 90 days

Net insider value
-$957k
more sold than bought
Buys
0
$0 by 0 insiders
Sells
2
$957k by 2 insiders
Insiders on file
19
with a Form 4 at this company

Price and insider trades, last year

POWLOct 9, 2026 · close 191.93

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Signals

Open-market buys and sells at POWELL INDUSTRIES INC, scored.

ScoreInsiderValueHoldingsPrice contextFiled
57ModerateBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$901k
4,799 shares
-1%+96% from low-43% from high
30WeakWilliam Marshall Mauney Jr
Vice President, R&D
sell
$56k
301 shares
-3%+96% from low-43% from high
30WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$1.2M
4,440 shares
-1%+398% from low-10% from high
30WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$1.3M
4,440 shares
-1%+427% from low-8% from high
30WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$1.0M
4,440 shares
-3%+336% from low0% from high
45ModerateThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$25M
49,778 shares
-8%+231% from low-11% from high
34WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$747k
1,480 shares
-1%+223% from low-13% from high
50ModerateThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$829k
1,477 shares
-0%+261% from low-6% from high
52ModerateThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$15M
25,316 shares
-4%+282% from low0% from high
58ModerateDavid L Eckenrode
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
sell
$168k
295 shares
-40%+268% from low-2% from high
36WeakPing Ni
Corp Controller
sell
$41k
70 shares
-3%+282% from low0% from high
65NotableJohn Birchall
Managing Director
sell
$1.4M
2,400 shares
-27%+262% from low-4% from high
65NotableTerry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
sell
$1.7M
3,000 shares
-40%+277% from low0% from high
58ModerateWilliam Marshall Mauney Jr
Vice President, R&D
sell
$995k
3,000 shares
-40%+115% from low-18% from high
49ModerateTerry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
sell
$715k
2,100 shares
-22%+121% from low-16% from high
24WeakMichael William Metcalf
Exec Vice President
sell
$956k
3,200 shares
-11%+95% from low-14% from high
53ModerateFrederick N Mudge
Vice President, Operations
sell
$1.8M
6,400 shares
-20%+75% from low-23% from high
55ModerateJohn Birchall
Managing Director
sell
$780k
3,000 shares
-31%+76% from low-22% from high
36WeakTerry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
sell
$389k
1,500 shares
-18%+70% from low-25% from high
38WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$2.0M
9,874 shares
-6%+28% from low-43% from high
33WeakMichael William Metcalf
Exec Vice President
sell
$1.3M
6,454 shares
-18%+28% from low-43% from high
24WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$156k
780 shares
-0%+26% from low-44% from high
9WeakMichael William Metcalf
Exec Vice President
sell
$40k
200 shares
-1%+26% from low-44% from high
14WeakBrett Alan Cope
President & CEO
sell
$89k
446 shares
-0%-
49ModerateWilliam Marshall Mauney Jr
Vice President, R&D
sell
$284k
1,000 shares
-16%-
53ModerateJohn Birchall
Managing Director
sell
$493k
1,700 shares
-17%-
53ModerateTerry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
sell
$493k
1,700 shares
-17%-
37WeakThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$3.5M
10,000 shares
-1%-
32WeakThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$642k
2,451 shares
-0%-
37WeakThomas W Powell
owner
sell
$4.5M
17,549 shares
-1%-

Planned sales

Form 144 notices filed before a sale of restricted or control stock, newest first. The sale itself usually reaches a Form 4 within days. All planned sales

FiledSellerSharesValueSale datePast 3 months
Jun 27, 2025 COPE BRETT ALAN
Officer, Director
6,775
0.06% of outstanding
$1.4MJun 27, 2025$776k
Jun 27, 2025 METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM
Officer
3,921
0.03% of outstanding
$826kJun 27, 2025$547k
Jun 26, 2025 COPE BRETT ALAN
Officer, Director
3,099
0.03% of outstanding
$620kJun 26, 2025$156k
Jun 26, 2025 METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM
Officer
2,533
0.02% of outstanding
$507kJun 26, 2025$40k
Jun 16, 2025 COPE BRETT ALAN
Officer, Director
780
0.01% of outstanding
$156kJun 16, 2025$89k
Jun 16, 2025 METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM
Officer
200
0.00% of outstanding
$40kJun 16, 2025$129k
Mar 25, 2025 COPE BRETT ALAN
Officer, Director
446
0.00% of outstanding
$89kMar 25, 2025none
Mar 25, 2025 METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM
Officer
646
0.01% of outstanding
$129kMar 25, 2025none
Nov 7, 2024 POWELL THOMAS W
10% Stockholder
60,000
0.50% of outstanding
$21MNov 7, 2024$10M

Transactions

The newest 50 of 164 rows filed, every code.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Sep 30, 2026Ping Ni
Corp Controller
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-230$187.67$43k5,83911 d ago
Sep 30, 2026John Birchall
Managing Director
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-599$187.67$112k19,10211 d ago
Sep 30, 2026William Marshall Mauney Jr
Vice President, R&D
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-301$187.67$56k10,55211 d ago
Sep 30, 2026Peter G Hoglund
Vice Pres, Global Service
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-99$187.67$19k5,29511 d ago
Sep 30, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-4,799$187.67$901k507,93411 d ago
Sep 30, 2026Terry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-700$187.67$131k12,59911 d ago
Sep 30, 2026Davide Tuninetti
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-99$187.67$19k3,11111 d ago
Sep 30, 2026Michael William Metcalf
Exec Vice President
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-1,401$187.67$263k77,49911 d ago
Sep 30, 2026David L Eckenrode
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
FTax withholding
Common Stock
-230$187.67$43k1,09911 d ago
Oct 1, 2026James Edgar Johnson Jr
Vice President, Operations
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+625$181.67$114k1,72511 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Terry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+600$181.67$109k13,19911 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Peter G Hoglund
Vice Pres, Global Service
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+475$181.67$86k5,77011 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Ping Ni
Corp Controller
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$181.67$36k6,03911 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+7,100$181.67$1.3M515,03411 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Michael William Metcalf
Exec Vice President
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+2,000$181.67$363k79,49911 d ago
Oct 1, 2026Davide Tuninetti
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+600$181.67$109k3,71111 d ago
Oct 1, 2026John Birchall
Managing Director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+400$181.67$73k19,50211 d ago
Oct 1, 2026David L Eckenrode
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+165$181.67$30k1,26411 d ago
Oct 1, 2026William Marshall Mauney Jr
Vice President, R&D
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+525$181.67$95k11,07711 d ago
Jun 11, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,440$272.64$1.2M485,673Jun 12, 2026
May 14, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,440$301.00$1.3M490,113May 15, 2026
Apr 9, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,440$233.96$1.0M164,851Apr 13, 2026
Mar 19, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-49,778$502.23$25M598,694Mar 23, 2026
Mar 12, 2026Brett Alan Cope
President & CEO
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-1,480$504.80$747k169,291Mar 16, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
GGift
Common Stock
-2,000$0.00$0648,472Mar 12, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
GGift
Common Stockindirect: By KRP 2025 Revocable Trust
+2,000$0.00$06,000Mar 12, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-400$560.30$224k651,549Feb 26, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-412$561.44$231k651,137Feb 26, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-223$562.25$125k650,914Feb 26, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-124$563.65$70k650,790Feb 26, 2026
Feb 25, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-318$560.37$178k650,472Feb 26, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Alaina K Brooks
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$23,760Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Katheryn Baucom Curtis
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$25,960Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026James W McGill
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$210,360Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Richard E Williams
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$214,960Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026John Stacey
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$26,160Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Mohit Singh
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$21,360Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Mark W. Smith
director
AGrant or award
Common Stock
+200$0.01$2430Feb 19, 2026
Feb 11, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-7,976$592.27$4.7M669,289Feb 13, 2026
Feb 11, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-2,309$593.57$1.4M666,980Feb 13, 2026
Feb 12, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-8,511$600.56$5.1M658,469Feb 13, 2026
Feb 12, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-6,320$601.39$3.8M652,149Feb 13, 2026
Feb 12, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-80$602.58$48k652,069Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026Thomas W Powell
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-120$600.06$72k651,949Feb 13, 2026
Feb 11, 2026Ping Ni
Corp Controller
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-70$590.00$41k2,023Feb 12, 2026
Feb 10, 2026David L Eckenrode
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-295$570.00$168k443Feb 12, 2026
Feb 9, 2026John Birchall
Managing Director
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-2,400$582.50$1.4M6,567Feb 10, 2026
Feb 6, 2026Terry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-500$550.00$275k6,933Feb 9, 2026
Feb 6, 2026Terry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-1,300$555.96$723k5,633Feb 9, 2026
Feb 6, 2026Terry B McKertcher
Vice President, Operations
SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-700$560.05$392k4,933Feb 9, 2026
50 of 164 rows shown.

Insiders

Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.

Questions about POWL

Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.

Are insiders buying POWL?

As of Oct 2, 2026, SEC Form 4 filings show 0 open-market buys worth $0 by 0 insiders and 2 open-market sells worth $957k by 2 insiders at POWELL INDUSTRIES INC in the last 90 days, net -$957k. Only purchases (code P) and sales (code S) count; grants, option exercises and tax withholding do not.

Who was the last insider to trade POWL on the open market?

Brett Alan Cope (President & CEO) sold $901k of POWL on Sep 30, 2026 and filed the Form 4 on Oct 2, 2026. InsiderTell scored 57 (moderate), with 2 insiders on the same side within 14 days.

How many insiders file Form 4 at POWELL INDUSTRIES INC?

19 people have filed a Form 4 at POWELL INDUSTRIES INC, among them John Birchall (Managing Director), Alaina K Brooks (director), Brett Alan Cope (President & CEO). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.