Quanex Building Products (NX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quanex Building Products Corporation engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of components for the window, door and building products industries in North America. The company operates through two primary segments: Window Products and Door & Building Products. Its Window Products segment supplies vinyl window profiles and related accessories, while its Door & Building Products segment offers engineered door skins, panels, siding products, specialty moldings and other exterior building components.

Within its Window Products segment, Quanex produces extrusion profiles used by window fabricators to assemble vinyl casement, double-hung, slider and picture windows. The unit also provides hardware, foam gaskets and other value-added components designed to improve energy efficiency and performance. In its Door & Building Products segment, the company supplies manufacturers of residential and light commercial doors with composite and wood-filled door skins, along with exterior cladding and trim solutions.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Quanex maintains a network of manufacturing plants, distribution centers and sales offices across the United States and Canada, supporting building products customers with just-in-time delivery and technical application support. Since its early beginnings as a window component supplier, the company has expanded through strategic acquisitions and internal growth to broaden its product portfolio and geographic reach. Quantitative leadership and executive details are available through the firm’s corporate filings and official communications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.00 to $20.70
• 50-Day Range: $18.43 to $22.49
• 52-Week Range: $15.30 to $32.23
• Volume: 494,632 shs
• Average Volume: 336,370 shs
• Market Capitalization: $923.37 million
• P/E Ratio: 34.04
• Dividend Yield: 1.59%
• Price Target: $38.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Quanex Building Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quanex Building Products scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 102 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Quanex Building Products has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quanex Building Products has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Quanex Building Products are expected to grow by 21.10% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is 34.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 271.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is 34.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quanex Building Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quanex Building Products has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.61% of the outstanding shares of Quanex Building Products have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quanex Building Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently increased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Quanex Building Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quanex Building Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Quanex Building Products is 54.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Quanex Building Products will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.12% next year. This indicates that Quanex Building Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.24

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.61% of the outstanding shares of Quanex Building Products have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quanex Building Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently increased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Quanex Building Products has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Quanex Building Products this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for NX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Quanex Building Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.15% of the stock of Quanex Building Products is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.48% of the stock of Quanex Building Products is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NX shares performed this year?

Quanex Building Products' stock was trading at $24.24 at the start of the year. Since then, NX stock has decreased by 17.1% and is now trading at $20.0850.

How were Quanex Building Products' earnings last quarter?

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 5th. The construction company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.12. The construction company earned $452.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $440.05 million. Quanex Building Products had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 1.05%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Quanex Building Products have any subsidiaries?

Quanex Building Products subsidiaries include these companies: Woodcraft Industries, HL Plastics, Alumco Inc., Quanex IG Systems, Brentwood Acquisition Corp., Edgetech Europe GmbH, Edgetech (UK) LTD., and others.

Who are Quanex Building Products' major shareholders?

Quanex Building Products' top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (7.30%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (4.95%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (2.95%) and Systematic Financial Management LP (2.79%). Insiders that own company stock include George Laverne Wilson, Scott M Zuehlke, William C Griffiths, Paul Cornett, Curtis M Stevens and Susan F Davis.
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How do I buy shares of Quanex Building Products?

Shares of NX 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Quanex Building Products own?

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/05/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Today: 9/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/04/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG&CONST - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NX
• CIK: 1423221
• Web: www.quanex.com
• Phone: (713) 961-4600
• Fax: 740-439-0121
• Employees: 7,068
• Year Founded: 1927

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Quanex Building Products: $38.00
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +89.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.21
• P/E Growth: 0.58
• Net Income: $33.06 million
• Net Margins: 1.05%
• Pretax Margin: 1.32%
• Return on Equity: 10.02%
• Return on Assets: 4.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 2.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $2.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.14
• Book Value: $21.39 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,973,000
• Free Float: 44,985,000
• Market Cap: $923.37 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99