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Why Forgent Power Stock Slumped This Week (And What You Should Do)

Forgent Power is an AI data center play that recently went public and has a crucial edge over competitors.

Why Forgent Power Stock Slumped This Week (And What You Should Do)

Published August 21, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Shares of Forgent Power Solutions (NYSE: FPS) took a beating this week, falling 17% through 2 p.m. ET Friday.

Forgent is an artificial intelligence (AI) pick-and-shovel play that supplies data centers with critical electrical hardware like switchgear, transformers, and automatic transfer switches. The company went public in February 2026, and business is booming, with backlog almost touching $2 billion n the latest quarter.

Details

So why is the stock plummeting? It all comes down to heavy insider selling, but it's not what you think.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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