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

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$20.66 +0.55 (+2.73%)
As of 07/9/2025 03:56 PM Eastern

About Quanex Building Products Stock (NYSE:NX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.07
$20.73
50-Day Range
$16.30
$21.04
52-Week Range
$15.30
$34.97
Volume
339,499 shs
Average Volume
526,826 shs
Market Capitalization
$949.80 million
P/E Ratio
35.02
Dividend Yield
1.55%
Price Target
$38.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Quanex Building Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

NX MarketRank™: 

Quanex Building Products scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 99 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Quanex Building Products has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Quanex Building Products has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Quanex Building Products' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 35.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is 35.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Quanex Building Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.55. 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 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Quanex Building Products' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.85% of the float of Quanex Building Products has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

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

    Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently decreased by 11.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Quanex Building Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, 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.

  • Read more about Quanex Building Products' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.85% of the float of Quanex Building Products has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

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

    Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently decreased by 11.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Quanex Building Products has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Quanex Building Products this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for NX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Quanex Building Products' insider trading history.
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NX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Quanex Building Products' stock was trading at $24.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NX shares have decreased by 14.8% and is now trading at $20.66.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 5th. The construction company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.12. The construction company had revenue of $452.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $440.05 million. Quanex Building Products had a net margin of 1.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.02%.
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Quanex Building Products subsidiaries include Woodcraft Industries, HL Plastics, Alumco Inc., Quanex IG Systems, Brentwood Acquisition Corp., Edgetech Europe GmbH, Edgetech (UK) LTD., and more.

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.

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
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
Sub-Industry
Building Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:NX
CIK
1423221
Employees
7,068
Year Founded
1927

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$38.00
Low Price Target
$38.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+83.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
35.02
Forward P/E Ratio
9.48
P/E Growth
0.55
Net Income
$33.06 million
Pretax Margin
1.32%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.28 billion
Cash Flow
$3.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.75
Book Value
$21.39 per share
Price / Book
0.97

Miscellaneous

Free Float
44,985,000
Market Cap
$949.74 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:NX) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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