Sidoti Csr Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for NX

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a report released on Friday, March 14th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. 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’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 22nd.

Quanex Building Products Price Performance

Shares of Quanex Building Products stock opened at $19.71 on Monday. Quanex Building Products has a twelve month low of $18.14 and a twelve month high of $39.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $930.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.33.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 12th. The construction company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.08. Quanex Building Products had a net margin of 2.59% and a return on equity of 11.79%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Quanex Building Products’s payout ratio is presently 52.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO George Laverne Wilson acquired 4,328 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $23.03 per share, for a total transaction of $99,673.84. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 287,644 shares in the company, valued at $6,624,441.32. This trade represents a 1.53 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quanex Building Products

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Quanex Building Products by 38.7% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 115,210 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,197,000 after purchasing an additional 32,158 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Quanex Building Products by 30.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 318,044 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $8,826,000 after purchasing an additional 74,396 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Quanex Building Products by 28.8% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 222,522 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $6,175,000 after purchasing an additional 49,716 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Quanex Building Products by 37.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,040,987 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,894,000 after purchasing an additional 286,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in Quanex Building Products by 292.2% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 82,469 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 61,444 shares in the last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.