Analysts Set Expectations for AZZ Inc.'s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ - Free Report) - Sidoti Csr increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of AZZ in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.54 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.45. The consensus estimate for AZZ's current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.23. AZZ had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 15.66%. The firm had revenue of $366.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $351.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.30 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AZZ. Noble Financial downgraded shares of AZZ from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. B. Riley increased their target price on shares of AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of AZZ from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th.

AZZ Stock Performance

NYSE AZZ traded down $0.50 on Wednesday, hitting $82.43. 167,153 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 166,766. AZZ has a 52 week low of $34.59 and a 52 week high of $84.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 24.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.28. The business's fifty day moving average is $75.28 and its 200 day moving average is $61.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 16th. AZZ's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.83%.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of AZZ by 4,165.2% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 410,142 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $18,694,000 after buying an additional 400,526 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 4,211.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 365,590 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $16,664,000 after buying an additional 357,110 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in AZZ during the fourth quarter worth about $9,715,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AZZ during the third quarter worth approximately $5,216,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of AZZ by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,055,634 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $61,322,000 after acquiring an additional 106,091 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company's stock.

About AZZ

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, and India. The company operates through AZZ Metal Coatings and AZZ Precoat Metals segments. The AZZ Metal Coatings segment offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries.