Equities Analysts Set Expectations for AZZ Q1 Earnings

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of AZZ in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.42. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $111.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $5.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AZZ. Roth Capital upgraded shares of AZZ to a "strong-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 target price on the stock. Sidoti upgraded AZZ from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $101.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Noble Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of AZZ in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.71.

AZZ Stock Performance

AZZ traded down $1.38 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $86.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 286,435 shares, compared to its average volume of 233,221. AZZ has a twelve month low of $69.59 and a twelve month high of $99.49. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.49. The stock has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.62, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.03. AZZ had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 7.94%. The firm had revenue of $351.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $367.78 million.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. AZZ's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.77%.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AZZ. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in AZZ by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,606 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of AZZ by 11.9% during the first quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,481 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $876,000 after buying an additional 1,118 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in AZZ by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,246 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $940,000 after buying an additional 1,497 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in AZZ by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 168,694 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $14,105,000 after acquiring an additional 3,854 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of AZZ in the 1st quarter worth $347,000. 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.