Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AZZ FY2025 Earnings

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of AZZ in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.12 per share for the year. Roth Capital currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $5.13 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AZZ's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. B. Riley upped their price target on shares of AZZ from $99.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Roth Mkm started coverage on shares of AZZ in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $108.00 price target for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Four investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.67.

AZZ Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE:AZZ traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $97.82. 179,047 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 174,860. The company has a fifty day moving average of $87.92 and a 200 day moving average of $83.66. AZZ has a 12 month low of $69.59 and a 12 month high of $99.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.09, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.10. AZZ had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The firm had revenue of $403.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $394.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis.

AZZ Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of AZZ

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of AZZ by 3,790.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 389 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in AZZ by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 463 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 202.5% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 51.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 2,150.0% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 855 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About AZZ

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.