Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AZZ FY2025 Earnings

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for AZZ in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.13 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.35. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $111.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $5.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.48 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Roth Capital raised shares of AZZ to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Roth Mkm started coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $108.00 price target for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AZZ presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.67.

AZZ Price Performance

NYSE:AZZ traded down $0.75 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $97.82. 179,047 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 174,860. The business's 50-day moving average price is $87.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.60. The company has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 66.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. AZZ has a 12-month low of $69.59 and a 12-month high of $99.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $403.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $394.30 million. AZZ had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 16.99%. AZZ's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.19 earnings per share.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. AZZ's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AZZ

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in AZZ by 3,790.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 389 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in AZZ by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 463 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in AZZ by 202.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its holdings in AZZ by 51.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP raised its holdings in AZZ by 2,150.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 855 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company's stock.

AZZ Company Profile

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers.