Noble Financial Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for AZZ

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Noble Financial cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AZZ in a report released on Thursday, March 6th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.17 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.23. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $5.13 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for AZZ's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on AZZ. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of AZZ from $99.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Roth Mkm started coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Roth Capital upgraded shares of AZZ to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.67.

AZZ Stock Performance

Shares of AZZ stock opened at $90.17 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 60.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.27. AZZ has a 1 year low of $69.59 and a 1 year high of $99.49. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $89.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.77.

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

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 30th. AZZ's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.95%.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of AZZ by 3,790.0% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 389 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its position in AZZ by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 463 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in AZZ by 202.5% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its position in AZZ by 2,150.0% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 855 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 817 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in AZZ by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,244 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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