Noble Financial Has Positive Outlook for AZZ FY2025 Earnings

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Noble Financial upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for AZZ in a report issued on Friday, January 10th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.23 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.05. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $5.08 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for AZZ's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.77 EPS.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. AZZ had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 7.63%. The business had revenue of $403.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $394.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $96.80.

AZZ Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSE AZZ opened at $83.66 on Monday. AZZ has a 12 month low of $56.49 and a 12 month high of $97.98. The company has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.36, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $87.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWM LLC grew its holdings in AZZ by 51.2% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 379 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 11.5% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,971 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC increased its position in AZZ by 2.8% during the third quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 15,155 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 413 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in AZZ during the 2nd quarter valued at $52,000. 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.