Powell Industries
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on Powell Industries with three of four analysts rating it hold. Analysts like Powell Industries better than competitor American Superconductor overall. Zero out of seven analysts rate American Superconductor a buy compared to one of four for Powell Industries.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $161.1 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 29.2% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.20 per share. Estimates range from $0.15 to $0.23.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly supporting the stock, with 89.7% awarding it an "outperform" rating. The greater community agrees with the All-Stars, as 89.4% give it a rating of "outperform." Fools are impressed with Powell Industries, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 63 posts in the past 30 days. Despite the majority sentiment in favor of Powell Industries, the stock has a middling CAPS rating of three out of five stars.
Management:
The company's revenue has now risen for two straight quarters. The company's gross margin shrank by 7.4 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 27.1% while cost of sales rose 39.1% to $145.1 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Gross Margin | 14.7% | 16.5% | 20.4% | 20.7% |
Operating Margin | (3.8%) | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
Net Margin | (5.5%) | 1.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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