Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Forecast for NX Earnings

Key Points

• Sidoti Csr has reduced its Q1 2026 EPS estimate for Quanex Building Products from $0.15 to $0.08, indicating a negative outlook for the company's earnings.
• Quanex reported a Q3 2025 earnings per share of $0.69, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.16.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08, reflecting an annualized yield of 2.1%, despite a negative payout ratio of -5.14%.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Quanex Building Products in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products' current full-year earnings is $2.18 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The construction company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by ($0.16). Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 15.45% and a positive return on equity of 10.48%. The company had revenue of $495.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $491.65 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. Quanex Building Products has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of Quanex Building Products to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold".

Quanex Building Products Stock Down 0.4%

NX opened at $15.23 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $19.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.86. Quanex Building Products has a twelve month low of $15.09 and a twelve month high of $32.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $698.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.45, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.99.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Quanex Building Products's dividend payout ratio is -5.14%.

Institutional Trading of Quanex Building Products

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 5.6% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,517 shares of the construction company's stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 75.6% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 297,441 shares of the construction company's stock worth $5,622,000 after acquiring an additional 128,076 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 14.2% during the second quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 19,019 shares of the construction company's stock worth $359,000 after acquiring an additional 2,361 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products during the second quarter worth $267,000. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 7.0% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 160,126 shares of the construction company's stock worth $3,026,000 after acquiring an additional 10,450 shares during the last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Quanex Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, rest of Europe, Canada, Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components.

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