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Powell Industries

Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States, and the rest from Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other regions.

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POWL reports lower 4Q results, with $275M revenue missing consensus of $286.49M. Backlog steady at $1.3B. Gross profit up 55% to $80M. EPS beats at $3.77. 

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<li>Volato Group (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOAR#AMEX">SOAR</a>) stock decreased by 14.9% to $0.4 during Wednesday's pre-market session. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $11.8 million. The company's, Q3 earnings came out 2 days ago. </li>
<li>Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) shares declined by 14.54% to $267.0. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $3.2 billion. The company's, Q4 earnings came out yesterday. </li>
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Powell Industries shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 revenue results.

Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) shares are trading lower on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/11/g42074697/powell-industries-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2024-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">results after the markets closed on Tuesday</a>.
Revenues surged 32% year over year to $275 million, which missed the consensus of $286.49 million.
The revenue growth was led by the Petrochemical sector (+112% Y/Y), Oil &amp; Gas sector (+23% Y/Y), and Commercial &amp; Other Industrial sector (+66% Y/Y).
New orders rose to $267 million from $171 million a year ago, driven by strong&nbsp;demand in the Oil &amp; Gas, Petrochemical, and Electric Utility sectors.
Gross profit increased 55% Y/Y to $80 million, with a margin of 29.2% vs. 24.9% a year ago quarter. EPS&nbsp;of $3.77&nbsp;surpassed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">the consensus of $3.55</a>.
Brett A. Cope, Powell&#8217;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, &#8220;We experienced tremendous growth in our largest markets, with our top line growing by 45% in fiscal 2024. We continue to execute at a high standard for both our customers and our shareholders as reflected by our gross margin, which improved 590 basis points compared to the prior year.&#8221;
&#8221;Having recorded our second consecutive year of more than $1.0 billion in new orders, we continue to grow in our traditional markets of oil &amp; gas, petrochemical and electrical utilities, while further diversifying in markets such as data centers, hydrogen, carbon capture and other alternative fuels.&#8221;
As of September 30, 2024, cash and short-term investments totaled $358 million. Backlog remained steady at $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2024, consistent with levels at both June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023.
Michael Metcalf, Chief Financial Officer, said, &#8220;As we look ahead to fiscal 2025, we expect continued strength across most of our end markets spanning across all of the geographies that we compete in.&#8221;
&#8221;We are pleased with our fiscal 2024 results and remain focused on carrying forward the strong operational execution and commercial momentum that we have experienced this year, into fiscal 2025.&#8221;
&#8221;Notwithstanding our seasonally slower fiscal first quarter, considering the healthy backdrop, robust backlog, strong liquidity, and a solid balance sheet, we anticipate that fiscal 2025 will be <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener">another successful year for Powell.</a>&#8220;
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;Innovator IBD 50 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFTY#NYSE">FFTY</a>) and Tidal ETF Trust Aztlan Global Stock Selection DM SMID ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZTD#NYSE">AZTD</a>).
Price Action: POWL shares are down 15% at $265.63 at the last check Wednesday.
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U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 0.2% on Wednesday.
Shares of Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) fell sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/POWL/earnings">reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue results.</a>
Powell Industries reported quarterly earnings of $3.77 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.55 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $275.06 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $286.49 million.
Powell Industries shares dipped 15.4% to $264.00 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>Target Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TGT#NYSE">TGT</a>) shares declined 16.3% to $129.62 in pre-market trading following downbeat quarterly results.</li>
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<li>QuidelOrtho Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QDEL#NASDAQ">QDEL</a>) fell 6.7% to $36.01 in today's pre-market trading after the company announced the pricing of secondary offering of common stock by the Carlyle Group.</li>
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Powell Industries Reports Weak Sales, Joins Target, QuidelOrtho And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Wednesday's Pre-Market Session

Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEYS#NYSE">KEYS</a>) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading reported <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/11/42075636/keysight-technologies-stock-jumps-on-q4-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-beat-confidence-in-our-ability-to-outperform">better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.</a>
Keysight reported quarterly earnings of $1.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.57. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.287 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.258 billion.
The company said it sees first-quarter revenue of $1.265 billion to $1.285 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.65 to $1.71 per share.
Keysight shares jumped 9.3% to $166.20 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TNXP#NASDAQ">TNXP</a>) gained 63.6% to $0.2663 in pre-market trading after jumping 22% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KITT#NASDAQ">KITT</a>) rose 59.3% to $1.45 in pre-market trading after the company entered into strategic collaboration with SeaTrepid to integrate and test its ToolKITT software on remotely operated vehicles.</li>
<li>Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TVGN#NASDAQ">TVGN</a>) gained 41.2% to $1.92 in pre-market trading following third-quarter results.</li>
<li>Digital Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DBGI#NASDAQ">DBGI</a>) gained 30.7% to $0.1524 in pre-market trading after jumping around 18% on Tuesday.</li>
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<li>PainReform Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRFX#NASDAQ">PRFX</a>) shares tumbled 26.4% to $1.03 in pre-market trading after jumping 162% on Tuesday. The company announced a 1-for-4 reverse stock split.</li>
<li>X3 Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XTKG#NASDAQ">XTKG</a>) fell 27.4% to $0.1050 in pre-market trading. XTKG announced a 1-for-20 share consolidation.</li>
<li>Solidion Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STI#NASDAQ">STI</a>) shares fell 21.2% to $0.5003 in pre-market trading following third-quarter results.</li>
<li>Volato Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOAR#NYSE">SOAR</a>) declined 16.7% to $0.3912 in pre-market trading after jumping 123% on Tuesday. Volato Group, on Monday, reported a year-over-year increase in third-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>HCW Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCWB#NASDAQ">HCWB</a>) shares fell 16.6% to $0.9180 in pre-market trading after dipping 11% on Tuesday. The company announced a $6.9 million direct offering and private placement.</li>
<li>Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) dipped 15.4% to $264.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue results.</li>
<li>Destiny Tech100 Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DXYZ#NASDAQ">DXYZ</a>) shares dipped 13.4% to $39.18 in pre-market trading after jumping 24% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WKHS#NASDAQ">WKHS</a>) fell 13.1% to $1.06 in pre-market trading after posting quarterly results.</li>
<li>Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SVM#NYSE">SVM</a>) fell 11.3% to $3.59 in pre-market trading after the company announced a $130 million convertible senior notes offering.</li>
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Commenting on the Company's outlook, Michael Metcalf, Powell's Chief Financial Officer, said, "As we look ahead to fiscal 2025, we expect continued strength across most of our end markets spanning across all of the geographies that we compete in. We are pleased with our fiscal 2024 results and remain focused on carrying forward the strong operational execution and commercial momentum that we have experienced this year, into fiscal 2025. Notwithstanding our seasonally slower fiscal first quarter, considering the healthy backdrop, robust backlog, strong liquidity, and a solid balance sheet, we anticipate that fiscal 2025 will be another successful year for Powell."

Powell's Chief Financial Officer Michael Metcalf Says "As We Look Ahead To Fiscal 2025, We Expect Continued Strength Across Most Of Our End Markets Spanning Across All Of The Geographies That We Compete In. We Are Pleased With Our Fiscal 2024 Results And Remain Focused On Carrying Forward The Strong Operational Execution And Commercial Momentum That We Have Experienced This Year, Into Fiscal 2025..."

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $3.77 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.55 by 6.2 percent. This is a 93.33 percent increase over earnings of $1.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $275.06 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $286.49 million by 3.99 percent. This is a 31.84 percent increase over sales of $208.64 million the same period last year.

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Powell Industries Q4 EPS $3.77 Beats $3.55 Estimate, Sales $275.06M Miss $286.49M Estimate

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Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Industrials sector: 
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<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
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<td>659</td>
<td>3.3K</td>
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<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$23.00</td>
<td>$49.0K</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>693</td>
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<td>LUNR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/13/24</td>
<td>$13.00</td>
<td>$30.2K</td>
<td>279</td>
<td>662</td>
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<td>XMTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$50.0K</td>
<td>255</td>
<td>500</td>
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<td>SMR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$12.50</td>
<td>$44.5K</td>
<td>26.4K</td>
<td>380</td>
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<td>UPS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$34.4K</td>
<td>710</td>
<td>363</td>
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<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/21/25</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>202</td>
<td>103</td>
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<td>HWM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$34.8K</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>51</td>
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<td>GEV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
<td>$36.6K</td>
<td>861</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>URI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$900.00</td>
<td>$29.0K</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>20</td>
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These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding GEO (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 122 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 99 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 659 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3391 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For RKLB (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKLB#NASDAQ">RKLB</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 59 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.0K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 600 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 693 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding LUNR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUNR#NASDAQ">LUNR</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 24 day(s) on December 13, 2024. Parties traded 195 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 279 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 662 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding XMTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XMTR#NASDAQ">XMTR</a>), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMR#NYSE">SMR</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 59 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.5K, with a price of $1485.0 per contract. There were 26483 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 380 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For UPS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 423 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 363 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.4K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 710 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 363 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding POWL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 202 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 103 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding HWM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HWM#NYSE">HWM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 178 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.8K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 75 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For GEV (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEV#NYSE">GEV</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 31 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $2442.0 per contract. There were 861 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For URI (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/URI#NYSE">URI</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 59 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $900.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $1530.0 per contract. There were 154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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<h3>Companies Reporting Before The Bell</h3>
• Star Equity Hldgs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STRR#NASDAQ">STRR</a>) is likely to report quarterly loss at $0.32 per share on revenue of $13.15 million. 
• EuroDry (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EDRY#NASDAQ">EDRY</a>) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.23 per share on revenue of $19.14 million. 
• S&amp;W Seed (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SANW#NASDAQ">SANW</a>) is expected to report quarterly loss at $1.40 per share on revenue of $17.00 million. 
• GDS Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDS#NASDAQ">GDS</a>) is likely to report quarterly loss at $0.21 per share on revenue of $415.42 million. 
• Valvoline (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VVV#NYSE">VVV</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $432.47 million. 
• Energizer Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENR#NYSE">ENR</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.17 per share on revenue of $805.43 million. 
• Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/J#NYSE">J</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.37 per share on revenue of $3.01 billion. 
• Kingsoft Cloud Hldgs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KC#NASDAQ">KC</a>) is likely to report quarterly loss at $0.14 per share on revenue of $247.64 million. 
• Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ATAT#NASDAQ">ATAT</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $264.74 million. 
• MYT Netherlands Parent (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MYTE#NYSE">MYTE</a>) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.06 per share on revenue of $203.93 million. 
• Lowe's Companies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOW#NYSE">LOW</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.82 per share on revenue of $19.94 billion. 
• Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VIPS#NYSE">VIPS</a>) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $2.91 billion. 
• Weibo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WB#NASDAQ">WB</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $435.98 million. 
• Walmart (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WMT#NYSE">WMT</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $167.72 billion. 
• Viking Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VIK#NYSE">VIK</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $1.66 billion. 
• Danimer Scientific (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DNMR#NYSE">DNMR</a>) is likely to report quarterly loss at $0.20 per share on revenue of $8.57 million. 
• Northern Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTIC#NASDAQ">NTIC</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.19 per share on revenue of $22.50 million. 
• Eltek (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELTK#NASDAQ">ELTK</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $12.40 million. 
• Futu Hldgs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FUTU#NASDAQ">FUTU</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.97 per share on revenue of $347.63 million. 
• Allot (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALLT#NASDAQ">ALLT</a>) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.03 per share on revenue of $22.80 million. 
• Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ESLT#NASDAQ">ESLT</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.86 per share on revenue of $1.61 billion. 
• XPeng (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPEV#NYSE">XPEV</a>) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.27 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion. 
• Amer Sports (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AS#NYSE">AS</a>) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.10 per share on revenue of $1.30 billion. 
• Medtronic (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDT#NYSE">MDT</a>) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.25 per share on revenue of $8.27 billion. 
• Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OCSL#NASDAQ">OCSL</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $96.90 million. 
<h3>Companies Reporting After The Bell</h3>
• Workhorse Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WKHS#NASDAQ">WKHS</a>) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.82 per share on revenue of $4.68 million. 
• XP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XP#NASDAQ">XP</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $772.20 million. 
• AZEK Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZEK#NYSE">AZEK</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.27 per share on revenue of $339.99 million. 
• Algorhythm Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIME#NASDAQ">RIME</a>) is estimated to report earnings for its third quarter. 
• Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SQM#NYSE">SQM</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.66 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. 
• StoneX Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNEX#NASDAQ">SNEX</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.05 per share on revenue of $462.98 million. 
• Kore Group Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KORE#NYSE">KORE</a>) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.63 per share on revenue of $67.90 million. 
• ReNew Energy Glb (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RNW#NASDAQ">RNW</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.12 per share on revenue of $313.59 million. 
• Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QFIN#NASDAQ">QFIN</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.42 per share on revenue of $588.49 million. 
• Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SBLK#NASDAQ">SBLK</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.99 per share on revenue of $305.05 million. 
• Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $3.55 per share on revenue of $286.49 million. 
• La-Z-Boy (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LZB#NYSE">LZB</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $505.98 million. 
• Auna (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AUNA#NYSE">AUNA</a>) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $297.67 million. 
• Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VREX#NASDAQ">VREX</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.09 per share on revenue of $200.54 million. 
• Keysight Techs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEYS#NYSE">KEYS</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.57 per share on revenue of $1.26 billion. 
• ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZTO#NYSE">ZTO</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $1.48 billion. 
• Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DLB#NYSE">DLB</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.70 per share on revenue of $307.94 million. 
• Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GBDC#NASDAQ">GBDC</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $234.39 million. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Earnings Scheduled For November 19, 2024

Powell Industries's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NYSE">POWL</a>) short percent of float has risen 3.09% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.70 million shares sold short, which is 21.68% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.11 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Powell Industries Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1731949249_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Powell Industries has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Powell Industries's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Powell Industries's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 8.60%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Looking Into Powell Industries's Recent Short Interest

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) is preparing to release its quarterly earnings on Tuesday, 2024-11-19. Here's a brief overview of what investors should keep in mind before the announcement.
Analysts expect Powell Industries to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.55.
Powell Industries bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.
New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
<h3>Historical Earnings Performance</h3>
Last quarter the company beat EPS by $1.63, which was followed by a 37.81% increase in the share price the next day.
Here's a look at Powell Industries's past performance and the resulting price change:

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<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>2.16</td>
<td>1.77</td>
<td>0.84</td>
<td>1.20</td>
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<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>3.79</td>
<td>2.75</td>
<td>1.98</td>
<td>1.95</td>
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<td>Price Change %</td>
<td>38.0%</td>
<td>19.0%</td>
<td>45.0%</td>
<td>-6.0%</td>
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<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1731945667_0.png" alt="eps graph" />
<h3>Market Performance of Powell Industries's Stock</h3>
Shares of Powell Industries were trading at $278.53 as of November 15. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 253.69%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release. 
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/POWL/earnings">To track all earnings releases for Powell Industries visit their earnings calendar on our site.</a>
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A Peek at Powell Industries's Future Earnings

Making a noteworthy insider sell on November 13, Thomas W Powell, 10% Owner at Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>), is reported in the latest SEC filing.
What Happened: Powell's recent Form 4 filing with the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080420/000121919924000013//Archives/edgar/data/80420/000121919924000013/0001219199-24-000013-index.htm">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a> on Wednesday unveiled the sale of 10,000 shares of Powell Industries. The total transaction value is $3,462,081.
Powell Industries shares are trading up 1.35% at $321.5 at the time of this writing on Thursday morning.
<h3>About Powell Industries</h3>
Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.
<h3>Powell Industries's Economic Impact: An Analysis</h3>
Revenue Growth: Powell Industries displayed positive results in 3 months. As of 30 June, 2024, the company achieved a solid revenue growth rate of approximately 49.8%. This indicates a notable increase in the company's top-line earnings. In comparison to its industry peers, the company stands out with a growth rate higher than the average among peers in the Industrials sector.
Insights into Profitability:
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Gross Margin: The company issues a cost efficiency warning with a low gross margin of 28.37%, indicating potential difficulties in maintaining profitability compared to its peers.
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Earnings per Share (EPS): Powell Industries's EPS is significantly higher than the industry average. The company demonstrates a robust bottom-line performance with a current EPS of 3.85.
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Debt Management: Powell Industries's debt-to-equity ratio is below the industry average. With a ratio of 0.0, the company relies less on debt financing, maintaining a healthier balance between debt and equity, which can be viewed positively by investors.
Exploring Valuation Metrics Landscape:
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Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio: The current P/E ratio of 29.68 is below industry norms, indicating potential undervaluation and presenting an investment opportunity.
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Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio: With a higher-than-average P/S ratio of 4.09, Powell Industries's stock is perceived as being overvalued in the market, particularly in relation to sales performance.
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EV/EBITDA Analysis (Enterprise Value to its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation &amp; Amortization): With an impressive EV/EBITDA ratio of 21.51, Powell Industries demonstrates exemplary market valuation, surpassing industry averages.
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Market Capitalization Analysis: Reflecting a smaller scale, the company's market capitalization is positioned below industry averages. This could be attributed to factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
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<h3>Unmasking the Significance of Insider Transactions</h3>
While insider transactions provide valuable information, they should be part of a broader analysis in making investment decisions.
In the context of legal matters, the term "insider" refers to any officer, director, or beneficial owner holding more than ten percent of a company's equity securities, as outlined by Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This includes executives in the c-suite and significant hedge funds. Such insiders are obligated to report their transactions through a Form 4 filing, which must be completed within two business days of the transaction.
Pointing towards optimism, a company insider's new purchase signals their positive anticipation for the stock to rise.
Despite insider sells not always signaling a bearish sentiment, they can be driven by various factors.
<h3>A Deep Dive into Insider Transaction Codes</h3>
Digging into the details of stock transactions, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/investing-tools">investors</a> frequently turn their attention to those taking place in the open market, as outlined in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 indicates a purchase, while S signifies a sale. Transaction code C signals the conversion of an option, and transaction code A denotes a grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/search/index?company_cik=0000080420">Check Out The Full List Of Powell Industries's Insider Trades.</a>
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10% Owner Of Powell Industries Sold $3.46M In Stock

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Mad Money,&#8221; recently reviewed ten stocks that have seen significant growth in 2024, suggesting that they are smart investments, although they are also highly speculative.
What Happened: Cramer, on Wednesday, highlighted ten stocks, each valued at over $1 billion, that have experienced substantial growth this year, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/jim-cramer-reviews-ten-stocks-that-are-up-more-than-200percent-this-year.html?ref=biztoc.com">reported</a> CNBC. 
He cautioned that he is not currently recommending these stocks due to their high valuation, but he emphasized the importance of including speculative companies in investment portfolios for long-term performance.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s remember this list of frothy stocks and think of them the next time you&#8217;re about to ignore a stock for being too speculative,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Because these names are often the epitome of speculating wisely, which can be the key for terrific long-term performance — of course, only when melded with index funds.&#8221;
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<li>Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKLB#NASDAQ">RKLB</a>): Cramer sees huge growth potential in its satellite business.</li>
<li>Cava Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAVA#NYSE">CAVA</a>): Cramer believes it could reach Chipotle-like heights, with a familiar and accessible brand.</li>
<li>Palantir Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>): Cramer calls it a &#8220;cult stock&#8221; thanks to lucrative Pentagon deals.</li>
<li>Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>): Cramer says it's a key supplier for critical data center infrastructure.</li>
<li>Vistra Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VST#NYSE">VST</a>): Cramer notes its strong growth is driven by data center energy demand and renewable energy investments.</li>
<li>Carvana (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVNA#NYSE">CVNA</a>): Cramer believes its debt reduction has made it more attractive despite past struggles.</li>
<li>AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASTS#NASDAQ">ASTS</a>): Cramer sees space technology potential, even though it's currently losing money.</li>
<li>MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>): Cramer praises its Bitcoin holdings as a major growth driver.</li>
<li>AppLovin (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APP#NASDAQ">APP</a>): Cramer highlights its AI-driven app marketing success.</li>
<li>NuScale Power (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMR#NYSE">SMR</a>): Cramer sees strong investor interest, especially if it secures deals with hyperscalers.</li>
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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in POWL usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 14 extraordinary options activities for Powell Industries. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 28% leaning bullish and 14% bearish. Among these notable options, 9 are puts, totaling $792,625, and 5 are calls, amounting to $253,256.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $175.0 to $400.0 for Powell Industries over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Powell Industries's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Powell Industries's whale trades within a strike price range from $175.0 to $400.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Powell Industries Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1731349848_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$84.5</td>
<td>$83.2</td>
<td>$83.69</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$267.3K</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">64</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$83.5</td>
<td>$82.3</td>
<td>$83.06</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$181.5K</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>02/21/25</td>
<td>$48.5</td>
<td>$44.7</td>
<td>$46.5</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$93.0K</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$87.5</td>
<td>$83.7</td>
<td>$85.58</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$85.5K</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$84.5</td>
<td>$82.9</td>
<td>$83.68</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$83.6K</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">27</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Powell Industries</h3>
Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Powell Industries, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
<h3>Powell Industries's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 165,812, with POWL's price up by 2.59%, positioned at $355.36.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 8 days.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Trump Will Fix It&nbsp;</h3>
In my previous post (<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-11-06/post-trump-victory-trade">The Post-Trump Victory Trade</a>), I highlighted a half dozen stocks in which my subscribers and I had positions that had double digit gains the day after Trump&#8217;s election victory. In response, a commenter wrote, &#8220;Well, I didn&#8217;t like any of those trades, so I will stick to my Gold and Silver.&#8221;.&nbsp;
As it happened, the day after Trump&#8217;s victory, was also the day of the &#8220;<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/great-gold-puke">Great Gold Puke</a>&#8220;, as The Market Ear put it:&nbsp;
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><h3 class="wp-block-heading">All good things&#8230;</h3>
&#8230;.must come to an end. Gold is puking, putting in the biggest down candle in forever as it breaks below the short term trend channel. The 50 day comes in around $2635, and the bigger trend line around $2600.
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Why would gold tumble after Trump&#8217;s victory? Perhaps there&#8217;s a clue in the Trump campaign&#8217;s slogan, &#8220;Trump will fix it&#8221;. One of the things Trump will fix is the elevated geopolitical risk the world has seen over the last few years, starting with the Russia-Ukraine War, and extending to the wars in the Mideast between Israel and Hamas, and Israel and Iran, and tensions between China and Taiwan.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Geopolitical Risk Is Already Starting To Ebb</h3>
The geopolitical risk premium is a key factor influencing the price of precious metals like gold and silver, as they are traditionally seen as a haven during times of instability and war. Given that, note what has happened since Trump&#8217;s victory:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Hamas <a href="https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1854516506169585796">has called for</a> an end to its war with Israel. </li>
<li>Russian President Vladimir Putin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-praises-courageous-trump-hints-ukraine-talks-phone-call-likely">has congratulated Trump</a>&nbsp;on his victory, praised Trump&#8217;s bravery during the first assassination attempt on him, and expressed an openness toward talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. Peace between the U.S. and Russia would facilitate peace in the Mideast and elsewhere, given Russia&#8217;s ties to Iran, China, and other key countries.&nbsp;</li>
<li>China&#8217;s President Xi <a href="https://x.com/XHNews/status/1854396381982830623">also extended congratulations</a> and an olive branch to Trump.</li>
</ul>
If Trump succeeds in ending the wars in Eastern Europe and the Mideast, and calming tensions across the Taiwan Strait, that would further reduce gold&#8217;s geopolitical risk premium.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Deflationary Potential Of Trump&#8217;s Domestic Policies </h3>
You&#8217;re probably thinking now that even if peace starts to break out, high inflation is baked into the cake because of government spending, and that should boost the price of gold. Consider, though, the deflationary potential of Trump&#8217;s proposed policies, and those of his close allies.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Trump&#8217;s tariffs. Critics of tariffs often point out that they are, effectively, a regressive tax on domestic consumers. This is actually true, and like all regressive taxes, they are deflationary. Just as throwing money and low income Americans boosted inflation during COVID, an effective regressive tax on them would cool inflation.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Trump&#8217;s deportations.&nbsp;Deporting millions of illegal aliens&#8211;or deporting a smaller number and prompting millions more to self-deport&#8211;will have a deflationary effect on sectors such as housing, as there will be fewer consumers competing for the same number of homes.&nbsp;</li>
<li>RFK, Jr.&#8217;s campaign against chronic disease. Every case of diabetes and other chronic diseases RFK, Jr. can prevent with changes to American food policy means a reduction of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in health care spending. That would cool healthcare inflation.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Elon Musk&#8217;s Department Of Government Efficiency. Elon Musk has spoken about slashing the number of federal employees (something Vivek Ramaswamy pointed out could be done while avoiding Civil Service regulations) and cutting government waste. That would be deflationary too.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Much Of This Is Likely To Happen&nbsp;</h3>
We all remember how Trump was stymied in his first term, but he is in a much stronger position now. He won a landslide victory, and is now the undisputed leader of the Republican Party. Plus, he has much smarter, and more competent people on his side now, such as Elon Musk. None of this is particularly good for gold and silver prices.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Taking My Own Counsel&nbsp;</h3>
On Thursday, I exited the two gold positions I had, in&nbsp;Olra Mining&nbsp;(ORLA) and IAMGOLD&nbsp;(IAG), as you can see below, in my list of trade exits for this week.&nbsp;
Stocks or Exchange Traded Products
<ol>
<li>Lantheus Holdings&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LNTH#NASDAQ">LNTH</a>). Bought at $94.84 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/top-names-8152024/comment/65674302" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8/16/2024</a>; stopped out at $96.99 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/top-names-8152024/comment/75900731" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/6/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 2.3%.</li>
<li>Orla Mining&nbsp;(<a href="https://substack.com/discover/stocks/ORLA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ORLA 4.11%↑</a>). Bought for an effective price of $2.90 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/an-oversold-gold-miner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/17/2023</a>&nbsp;(I sold $5 strike puts on it for $2.10, and those puts exercised on 11/17/2023); sold for $4.60 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/an-oversold-gold-miner/comment/76086457" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/7/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 59%.</li>
</ol>
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<ol>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Super Micro Computer&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>). Entered at a net debit of $0.33 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-ai-da2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/4/2024</a>; will expire worthless on 11/8/2024.&nbsp;Loss: 100%.</li>
<li>Calls on&nbsp;IAMGOLD&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IAG#NYSE">IAG</a>). Bought for $0.75 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-top-names-gold" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10/8/2024</a>; sold (second half) for $1.15 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-top-names-gold/comment/76091886" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/7/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 53%.</li>
<li>Calls on&nbsp;Emergent BioSolutions&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EBS#NYSE">EBS</a>). Bought for $2.05 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-biotech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8/30/2024</a>; sold for $4.10 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-biotech/comment/76086955" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/7/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 100%.</li>
<li>Call spread on TG Therapeutics (<a href="https://substack.com/discover/stocks/TGTX" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TGTX 2.33%↑</a>). Entered at net debit of $0.33 on <a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-biotech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8/30/2024</a>; exited at a net credit of $0.94 on <a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-biotech/comment/76253379" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/8/2024</a>. Profit: 184%.</li>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Tesla&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>). Entered at a net debit of $1.63 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-evs/comment/76235063" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">4/8/2024</a>; exited at net credit of $4.74 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-evs/comment/76235063" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/8/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 191%.</li>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Innodata&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INOD#NASDAQ">INOD</a>). Entered at $0.33 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-top-names-24f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8/13/2024</a>; exited at $0.97 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-top-names-24f/comment/76235562" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/8/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 194%.</li>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Powell Industries&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>). Entered at a net debit of $1.60 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-small-cap-industrial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8/13/2024</a>; exited at a net credit of $4.75 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-small-cap-industrial/comment/76088210" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/7/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 197%.</li>
<li>Calls on&nbsp;Travelzoo&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TZOO#NASDAQ">TZOO</a>). Bought at $1 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-small-cap-crypto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">7/23/2024</a>; sold (half) at $8.30 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-small-cap-crypto/comment/75897738" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11/6/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 730%.</li>
</ol>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Post-Trump Victory Trade We&#8217;re Buying Now</h2>
Trump&#8217;s victory means China is going to have to stimulate its economy more aggressively (because it won&#8217;t be able to export as much to the U.S. with Trump&#8217;s tariff).&nbsp;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&quot;Donald Trump's second US presidency is likely to prompt aggressive China stimulus&quot; &#8211; Devan Kaloo, global head of equities at abrdn <a href="https://t.co/hVPBus1Bde">https://t.co/hVPBus1Bde</a>
&mdash; zerohedge (@zerohedge) <a href="https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1854379142952726692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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That stimulus will boost companies doing business in China&#8217;s domestic market. One of those companies hit our&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/top-names-1172024">top ten names</a>&nbsp;last night, and my subscribers and I placed a trade on it today.&nbsp;
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Day After</h3>
I wrote a post on ZeroHedge this morning ("<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-11-06/victory">Trump Victory</a>") which included a number of reactions to Trump's astonishing victory last night. Trump became the first President to win in non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland, 127 years ago. Here, I'll confine myself to some market-related comments.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Betting Markets</h3>
In&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/betting-on-the-election">a post</a>&nbsp;here a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about betting on the election.
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I mentioned that I had Trump to win at 44 cents on PredictIt, and a couple of bets on a new site,&nbsp;<a href="http://kalshi.com/sign-up/?referral=0297c7e8-2fe6-4b35-8f98-0366b8795934">Kalshi</a>:
<ol>
<li>Trump to win Wisconsin at 52%.</li>
<li>Republicans to win the White House, House, and Senate at 47%.</li>
</ol>
After that post, I added a few additional bets. One was "Kamala No" on PredictIt, when that dropped to 48 cents. I cashed out of my PredictIt bets at 97 cents and 98 cents, respectively, for gains of a little over 100% before PredictIt's 5% exit fee.
Trump won Wisconsin; all the House races haven't settled yet, but it looks like our Republican sweep bet will cash too.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Stocks Benefiting From The Trump Win</h3>
Six names we have positions in posted double-digit gains the day after Trump's win:
 Centrus Energy Corp.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LEU#NYSE">LEU</a>). This is a uranium name we opened a call spread on last week.&nbsp;
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Robinhood Markets, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>). That was the crypto-related name in our Nuclear Option post above, and our trade was buying the $32 strike calls on it for $2.30. Those calls were trading at $4.90 as of Wednesday's close. 
Bit Digital, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTBT#NASDAQ">BTBT</a>). That's the Bitcoin miner with operations in Ethereum staking and AI that was one of our two lottery tickets in this post in September.&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-two-lottery-tickets"></a>
Tesla, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>). We opened another trade on Tesla earlier this week. That was the less-contrarian trade in this post. Our Tesla trade is a call spread which will generate a 300% gain if Tesla closes above $350 per share at the end of next year.&nbsp;
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-ai-da2"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="886" height="597" src="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085048/Trade-Alert-AI.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3045" style="width:624px" srcset="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085048/Trade-Alert-AI.jpg 886w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085048/Trade-Alert-AI-300x202.jpg 300w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085048/Trade-Alert-AI-768x517.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px" /></a></figure>
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EBS#NYSE">EBS</a>). Our trade here was buying the $9 strike calls expiring on December 20th for $2.05. EBS beat earnings on Wednesday and was up 24.46% after hours.&nbsp;
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Powell Industries, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>). Our most recent trade here was a call spread betting on POWL being above $300 by next May. It closed at $347 today.&nbsp;
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-top-names-879"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="885" height="595" src="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085455/POWL.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3047" style="width:624px" srcset="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085455/POWL.jpg 885w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085455/POWL-300x202.jpg 300w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07085455/POWL-768x516.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px" /></a></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Stocks That Tumbled The Day After</h2>
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<li>Super Micro Computer, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>). That was the contrarian trade mentioned in the same post with Tesla above. Our bet was that most of the bad news was in the rearview. So there was a good chance the stock would bounce after earnings on Tuesday. Unfortunately, they didn't offer any timeline about getting a new auditor and the stock plummeted on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Rivian Automotive, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>). This EV maker was in a number of analysts "Harris basket" of stocks. Meanwhile, they had Tesla in their Trump baskets, and it plummeted about 9% after Trump won. We opened a position in this one back in April, buying the $15 strike calls expiring in January for $1.84. Fortunately, we sold half of those calls at $5.55 in July, for a 202% gain. So we are playing with the house's money on this one. And the company reports earnings after the close on Thursday. Maybe they'll have some good news then. </li>
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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Powell Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in POWL usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 15 extraordinary options activities for Powell Industries. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 33% leaning bullish and 26% bearish. Among these notable options, 5 are puts, totaling $259,148, and 10 are calls, amounting to $390,601.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $175.0 to $370.0 for Powell Industries during the past quarter. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Powell Industries's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Powell Industries's whale trades within a strike price range from $175.0 to $370.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Powell Industries 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1730917846_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Biggest Options Spotted:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Open Interest</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$23.9</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$22.0</td>
<td>$350.00</td>
<td>$88.0K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$21.5</td>
<td>$21.0</td>
<td>$21.0</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$75.5K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">6</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$39.0</td>
<td>$35.2</td>
<td>$37.0</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$66.6K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">159</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$6.8</td>
<td>$4.7</td>
<td>$5.5</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$55.0K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">19</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">102</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>POWL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$46.8</td>
<td>$42.4</td>
<td>$45.18</td>
<td>$290.00</td>
<td>$45.1K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">189</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">23</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Powell Industries</h3>
Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.
<h3>Powell Industries's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 395,587, the POWL's price is up by 10.39%, now at $324.99. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 13 days.</li>
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Powell Industries Options Trading: A Deep Dive into Market Sentiment

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 300 points on Tuesday.
Shares of Emerson Electric Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EMR#NYSE">EMR</a>) rose sharply during Monday's session after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY25 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. Also, the company announced it increased return of capital to shareholders with plans to repurchase <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/11/41748679/emerson-electric-gains-on-q4-earnings-beat-and-fy25-growth-forecast-eyes-aspentech-buyout">approximately $2B in FY25.</a>
Net sales growth of 13% year over year to $4.62 billion, beating the consensus of $4.57 billion. Underlying sales were up 4%, and underlying orders increased by 2% in the quarter. Adjusted EPS improved 15% to $1.48, beating the consensus of $1.47.
Emerson Electric shares jumped 6.6% to $117.01 on Tuesday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.
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<li>Vimeo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VMEO#NASDAQ">VMEO</a>) shares jumped 42.7% to $6.86 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and issued fourth-quarter sales guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOGO#NASDAQ">GOGO</a>) gained 29.3% to $8.47 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Astera Labs Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALAB#NASDAQ">ALAB</a>) rose 29.1% to $90.14 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter EPS and sales.</li>
<li>Aris Water Solutions Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARIS#NYSE">ARIS</a>) gained 25.8% to $20.84 following strong quarterly results.</li>
<li>Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>) gained 22.4% to $50.70 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and issued guidance above consensus estimates.</li>
<li>UFP Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UFPT#NASDAQ">UFPT</a>) rose 20.7% to $335.00 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LIND#NASDAQ">LIND</a>) gained 20.6% to $11.28 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>DXP Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DXPE#NASDAQ">DXPE</a>) gained 18.7% to $60.45 following strong quarterly results.</li>
<li>Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CENX#NASDAQ">CENX</a>) gained 17.7% to $20.66 following upbeat quarterly earnings.</li>
<li>Payoneer Global Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PAYO#NASDAQ">PAYO</a>) climbed 16% to $9.88 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly EPS and sales and raised its FY24 revenue guidance.</li>
<li>Cushman &amp; Wakefield PLC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CWK#NYSE">CWK</a>) gained 13.2% to $14.88 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted EPS results.</li>
<li>Ingredion Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INGR#NYSE">INGR</a>) rose 12.6% to $150.97 following upbeat earnings.</li>
<li>Primoris Services Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRIM#NYSE">PRIM</a>) gained 10.5% to $71.11 following strong quarterly earnings.</li>
<li>Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POWL#NASDAQ">POWL</a>) rose 9.1% to $293.34.</li>
<li>Cummins Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMI#NYSE">CMI</a>) gained 8.7% to $353.91 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Nomura Holdings Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NMR#NYSE">NMR</a>) rose 7.3% to $5.64 following second-quarter results.</li>
<li>Apollo Global Management (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>) gained 6.8% to $149.00 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>
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