Analyst ratings
Across 4 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $280.00.
NASDAQ: POWL · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Over the past week, Powell Industries (POWL) pulled in about 33 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 29% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 2 of 4 analysts rating POWL a buy.
There is little buzz around POWL this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 23% to Reddit at 33%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 4 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $280.00.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 21 points above the crowd average of 29%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 33% bullish while X sits at 23%, a 10-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Powell Industries (POWL) buzz held subdued around 27.1 while the price drifted up 5.2% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 533K shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, POWL gained 0.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.7 and was variable, swinging between 12.1 and 38.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (2 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 29% |
| Avg price target | $280.00 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 33% |
| Most bearish source | X, 23% |
| Sentiment spread | 10 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 33 |
| Market cap | $6.9B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 36.3 · 29.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.22 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.16B · 17% margin |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Powell Industries (POWL) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 29% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 33 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Powell Industries (POWL) is fairly quiet with 3 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Powell Industries (POWL), averaging 29% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 33% bullish and X at 23%, a 10-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 4 analysts rate POWL a buy.
Of the 4 analysts covering Powell Industries (POWL), 2 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $280.00. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 29% bullish.
Powell Industries (POWL)'s cross-source average is bearish at 29% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 33% bullish, News reads 30% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 23% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Powell Industries (POWL) at 29% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 23% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 17 mentions (52% of total volume). X contributes 13 mentions and Reddit contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 29% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. POWL's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 29% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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