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

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$20.83 +1.61 (+8.38%)
Closing price 08/4/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$20.87 +0.04 (+0.19%)
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About Quanex Building Products Stock (NYSE:NX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.44
$20.91
50-Day Range
$15.59
$20.83
52-Week Range
$11.04
$22.98
Volume
426,091 shs
Average Volume
325,972 shs
Market Capitalization
$956.77 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
$28.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

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Quanex Building Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

NX MarketRank™: 

Quanex Building Products scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 214th out of 653 stocks in the industrials 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Quanex Building Products has a consensus price target of $28.00, representing about 34.4% upside from its current price of $20.83.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Quanex Building Products has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 35.54% in the coming year, from $1.66 to $2.25 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is -3.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Quanex Building Products is -3.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Quanex Building Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. 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 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    7.10% 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 9.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently increased by 17.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Quanex Building Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, 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 Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Quanex Building Products will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.22% next year. This indicates that Quanex Building Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Quanex Building Products' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Quanex Building Products has a news sentiment score of 1.58. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Quanex Building Products this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Quanex Building Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% 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

    1.92% 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 $15.39 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NX shares have increased by 35.4% and is now trading at $20.8310.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 4th. The construction company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.03. The construction company earned $462.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $459.28 million. Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 13.85% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.11%.
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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.

Quanex Building Products' top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.33%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.12%) and Byrne Asset Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Teleios Capital Partners Gmbh, George Laverne Wilson, Scott M Zuehlke, William C Griffiths, Paul Cornett, Bradley E Hughes, Curtis M Stevens and Susan F Davis.
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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
6/04/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Today
8/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Building Products
Sub-Industry
Building Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:NX
CIK
1423221
Employees
7,071
Year Founded
1927

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$28.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($5.63)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
12.55
P/E Growth
0.83
Net Income
-$250.81 million
Net Margins
-13.85%
Pretax Margin
-13.26%
Return on Equity
11.11%
Return on Assets
4.07%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.93
Current Ratio
2.28
Quick Ratio
1.23

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.84 billion
Price / Sales
0.52
Cash Flow
$12.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.72
Book Value
$15.83 per share
Price / Book
1.32

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,930,000
Free Float
45,046,000
Market Cap
$956.77 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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