Powell, Sterling, Vertiv, Nextpower, and Hubbell Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know
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Powell, Sterling, Vertiv, Nextpower, and Hubbell Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know Petr Huřťák Tue, August 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT 3 min read HUBB VRT NXT POWL STRL What Happened? A number of stocks fell in the morning session after the latest industrial production report showed slower-than-expected growth for July. Data from the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. industrial production rose by 0.2%, which was half of the 0.4% increase that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had anticipated. While this marked the second consecutive month of growth, it represented a slowdown from the previous month's revised figures. Manufacturing output also saw a modest 0.2% increase. This weaker-than-forecast data can raise concerns among investors about cooling economic activity and potentially softening demand for manufactured goods, which directly impacts the outlook for companies across the industrial sector. The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks. Among others, the following stocks were impacted: Electrical Systems company Powell(NASDAQ:POWL) fell 8.4%.Is now the time to buy Powell? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Engineering and Design Services company Sterling(NASDAQ:STRL) fell 7%.Is now the time to buy Sterling? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Electrical Systems company Vertiv(NYSE:VRT) fell 6.6%.Is now the time to buy Vertiv? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Renewable Energy company Nextpower(NASDAQ:NXT) fell 6.1%.Is now the time to buy Nextpower? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Electrical Systems company Hubbell(NYSE:HUBB) fell 3.9%.Is now the time to buy Hubbell? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Powell's shares are extremely volatile and have had 41 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock dropped 11% on the news that the stock's negative momentum continued as the company reported third-quarter 2025 revenue and earnings that surpassed analyst expectations, but its results also included signs of slowing growth. While revenue grew 8.3% year-on-year to $298 million and GAAP earnings per share of $4.22 beat Wall Street's estimates, investors seemed to focus on potential headwinds. The company's backlog of future work, a key indicator of demand, grew by 7.7% year-on-year to $1.4 billion. This rate was slower than its revenue growth, which can suggest that new orders are not keeping pace with current sales. Furthermore, analysts' forward-looking estimates project that revenue growth will decelerate to 6.1% over the next 12 months and that full-year earnings per share will remain flat, pointing to a less robust outlook. Powell is up 71.8% since the beginning of the year, but at $201.91 per share, it is still trading 37.3% below its 52-week high of $322.05 from May 2026. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Powell's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $23,923. ONE MORE THING: The $21 AI Application Stock Wall Street Forgot. While Wall Street obsesses over who's building AI, one company is already using it to print money. And nobody's paying attention. AI chip stocks trade at ridiculous valuations. This company processes a trillion consumer signals monthly using AI and trades at a third of the price. The gap won't last. The institutions will figure it out. You need to see this first. Read the FREE Report Before They Notice .
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The U.S. Federal Reserve announced that July U.S. industrial production increased by only 0.2% month-over-month, half of Wall Street's expectation of 0.4%, heightening growth slowdown concerns. Consequently, major industrial and power system-related stocks such as Powell, Vertiv, and Hubbell experienced sharp price corrections. Investors are adopting a conservative approach, monitoring the possibility of declining manufacturing demand due to economic slowdown.
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- Industrials — U.S. July industrial production growth reached only 0.2%, half of the 0.4% expectation, negatively impacting earnings outlooks for related companies due to concerns over slowing manufacturing demand.
- Power Systems — Concerns over decreasing demand for power and electrical system-related stocks such as Powell, Vertiv, and Hubbell have grown due to slowing industrial activity and weakened manufacturing growth.
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As the July industrial production growth rate fell short of expectations at 0.2%, concerns over slowing earnings growth for manufacturing and power system-related companies led directly to stock price declines. Powell plummeted 8.4%, Sterling 7%, and Vertiv 6.6%, shocking the broader market.
If future economic indicators show additional weakness, recession fears may grow, potentially sustaining weakness across the industrial sector, though the possibility of bargain hunting due to short-term excessive drops also coexists. Upcoming manufacturing orders and employment indicators should be used as key monitoring metrics.
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