Top MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™NYSE:NX Quanex Building Products (NX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $21.38 -0.53 (-2.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.37 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Quanex Building Products Stock (NYSE:NX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get NX alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$20.91▼$22.0550-Day Range$18.25▼$22.4952-Week Range$15.30▼$32.23Volume386,556 shsAverage Volume446,861 shsMarket Capitalization$983.02 millionP/E Ratio36.24Dividend Yield1.50%Price Target$38.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. It offers flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, and precision-formed metal and wood products, as well as cabinet doors and other components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. In addition, the company provides various non-fenestration components and products, including solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. It sells its products to OEMs in the building products industry through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas. Read More Quanex Building Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreNX MarketRank™: Quanex Building Products scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 105 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingQuanex 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 CoverageQuanex Building Products has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Quanex Building Products' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth21.10% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is 36.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.69.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is 36.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioQuanex Building Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioQuanex Building Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.65% of the float of Quanex Building Products has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverQuanex 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 monthShort interest in Quanex Building Products has recently decreased by 13.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldQuanex Building Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthQuanex Building Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Quanex Building Products is 54.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG1.8 / 5Environmental Score-2.24 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.65% of the float of Quanex Building Products has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverQuanex 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 monthShort interest in Quanex Building Products has recently decreased by 13.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.33 News SentimentQuanex Building Products has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 1.09 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Quanex Building Products this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest8 people have searched for NX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Quanex Building Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Quanex Building Products insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.15% of the stock of Quanex Building Products is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions97.48% 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. Receive NX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Quanex Building Products and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. NX Stock News HeadlinesQuanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) & Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) Head to Head ContrastAugust 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comQuanex Building Products Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call ScheduleAugust 21, 2025 | globenewswire.comOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... This is the ONLY OneThe Single Most Undervalued DeFi Protocol You've Never Heard Of If there's one cryptocurrency you should buy in this market, this token might just be it.August 28 at 2:00 AM | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Quanex Building Products: Strong Upside Is Justified Given Key MetricsJuly 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWhat Is Quanex Building Products Corporation's (NYSE:NX) Share Price Doing?July 24, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comQuanex Building Products Corporation (NX) - Yahoo FinanceJuly 1, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Analysts Think Quanex (NX) Could Surge 95.46%: Read This Before Placing a Bet - NasdaqJune 29, 2025 | nasdaq.comNX Quanex Building Products Corporation - Seeking AlphaJune 27, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines NX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NX shares performed this year? Quanex Building Products' stock was trading at $24.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NX shares have decreased by 11.8% and is now trading at $21.3840. How were Quanex Building Products' earnings last quarter? Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, June, 5th. The construction company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.12. The construction company had revenue of $452.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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%. Read the conference call transcript. Does Quanex Building Products have any subsidiaries? Quanex Building Products subsidiaries include 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Earnings6/05/2025Record date for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Dividend Payable6/30/2025Today8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)9/04/2025Fiscal Year End10/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry BLDG&CONST - MISC Sub-IndustryBuilding Products Current SymbolNYSE:NX CIK1423221 Webwww.quanex.com Phone(713) 961-4600Fax740-439-0121Employees7,068Year Founded1927Price 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+77.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.59 Trailing P/E Ratio36.24 Forward P/E Ratio9.81 P/E Growth0.6Net Income$33.06 million Net Margins1.05% Pretax Margin1.32% Return on Equity10.02% Return on Assets4.64% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.75 Current Ratio2.41 Quick Ratio1.26 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.28 billion Price / Sales0.77 Cash Flow$2.90 per share Price / Cash Flow7.37 Book Value$21.39 per share Price / Book1.00Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares45,970,000Free Float44,985,000Market Cap$983.02 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.04 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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