Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a report released on Friday, March 14th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.94 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products' current full-year earnings is $2.18 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products' Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Quanex Building Products from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Sunday, December 22nd.
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Quanex Building Products Trading Up 0.6 %
Shares of NYSE:NX traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $20.29. The stock had a trading volume of 206,872 shares, compared to its average volume of 431,975. The firm has a market cap of $957.92 million, a PE ratio of 18.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Quanex Building Products has a twelve month low of $18.14 and a twelve month high of $39.31.
Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. Quanex Building Products's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.46%.
Institutional Trading of Quanex Building Products
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NX. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 34.4% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 13,535 shares of the construction company's stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 3,468 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 28.8% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 222,522 shares of the construction company's stock worth $6,175,000 after acquiring an additional 49,716 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 69,211 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,921,000 after acquiring an additional 12,895 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 38.7% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 115,210 shares of the construction company's stock worth $3,197,000 after acquiring an additional 32,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royce & Associates LP grew its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 528,486 shares of the construction company's stock worth $14,665,000 after acquiring an additional 58,315 shares in the last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, rest of Europe, Canada, Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components.
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