NYSE:NX

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

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$17.82 +0.06 (+0.31%)
As of 03:51 PM Eastern
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About Quanex Building Products Stock (NYSE:NX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.58
$18.34
50-Day Range
$15.59
$20.97
52-Week Range
$11.04
$22.98
Volume
289,712 shs
Average Volume
495,351 shs
Market Capitalization
$818.70 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.80%
Price Target
$28.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Quanex Building Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

NX MarketRank™: 

Quanex Building Products scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 102 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Quanex Building Products has a consensus price target of $28.00, representing about 56.3% upside from its current price of $17.91.

  • 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 -3.17, 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 -3.17, 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 0.71. 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 1.13. 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

    6.01% 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 6.81.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Quanex Building Products has recently increased by 13.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Quanex Building Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, 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.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for NX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Quanex Building Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 stock has increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $17.9110.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) released its earnings results on Thursday, June, 4th. The construction company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (5.90%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (4.02%), Systematic Financial Management LP (3.87%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.79%). 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

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
6/04/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Today
6/25/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
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
+58.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($5.63)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
10.63
P/E Growth
0.71
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
0.44
Cash Flow
$11.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.48
Book Value
$15.84 per share
Price / Book
1.11

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,930,000
Free Float
45,046,000
Market Cap
$810.39 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:NX) was last updated on 6/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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