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AZZ (AZZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$82.24 -1.44 (-1.72%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$82.37 +0.13 (+0.16%)
As of 03/21/2025 06:15 PM Eastern
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About AZZ Stock (NYSE:AZZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$80.81
$83.20
50-Day Range
$82.12
$99.17
52-Week Range
$69.59
$99.49
Volume
615,676 shs
Average Volume
236,182 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.46 billion
P/E Ratio
55.57
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Price Target
$100.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It also provides aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings and related value-added services for steel and aluminum coil primarily serving the construction; appliance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; container; transportation; and other end markets. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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AZZ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

AZZ MarketRank™: 

AZZ scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 181 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AZZ has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AZZ has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about AZZ's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AZZ are expected to grow by 13.26% in the coming year, from $5.13 to $5.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AZZ is 55.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AZZ is 55.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.98.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    AZZ has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AZZ has a P/B Ratio of 2.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about AZZ's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.76% of the float of AZZ has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AZZ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AZZ has recently increased by 86.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    AZZ has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    AZZ does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of AZZ is 45.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, AZZ will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.70% next year. This indicates that AZZ will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about AZZ's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.76% of the float of AZZ has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AZZ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AZZ has recently increased by 86.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    AZZ has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for AZZ this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for AZZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AZZ insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of AZZ is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.93% of the stock of AZZ is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AZZ's insider trading history.
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AZZ Stock News Headlines

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AZZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AZZ's stock was trading at $81.92 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AZZ shares have increased by 0.4% and is now trading at $82.2390.
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AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) posted its earnings results 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis.

The following companies are subsidiaries of AZZ: Precoat Metals, Daam Galvanizing Ltd, DAAM Galvanizing Co. Ltd, Steel Creek Galvanizing, Acme Galvanizing, K2 Partners Inc, Benning Power Electronics Inc., and more.

Top institutional investors of AZZ include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.84%), FMR LLC (9.90%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (9.13%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas E Ferguson, Tara D Mackey, Ken Lavelle, Bryan Lee Stovall, Jason Crawford, Kurt L Russell and Tiffany Moseley.
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Shares of AZZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AZZ investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/20 Dividend
1/30/2025
Dividend Payable
2/20/2025
Today
3/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
2/28/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Coating, engraving, & allied services
Sub-Industry
Heavy Electrical Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:AZZ
CIK
8947
Employees
3,873
Year Founded
1956

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$100.67
High Stock Price Target
$111.00
Low Stock Price Target
$90.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
55.57
Forward P/E Ratio
16.03
P/E Growth
1.32
Net Income
$101.61 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.59 billion
Cash Flow
$7.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.62
Book Value
$27.92 per share
Price / Book
2.95

Miscellaneous

Free Float
29,254,000
Market Cap
$2.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.27

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This page (NYSE:AZZ) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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