FY2025 EPS Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) Increased by Analyst

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of AZZ in a research report issued on Thursday, October 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $5.02 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.95. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.78 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of AZZ in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on shares of AZZ in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. Baird R W upgraded shares of AZZ to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. B. Riley increased their target price on shares of AZZ from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI started coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Friday, June 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.80.

AZZ Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE AZZ opened at $77.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.89. AZZ has a 52-week low of $44.83 and a 52-week high of $88.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.76. The stock has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.23.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 9th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $409.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $409.50 million. AZZ had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 18.19%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.27 EPS.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in AZZ in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. CWM LLC lifted its stake in AZZ by 69.4% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 459 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in AZZ in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in AZZ in the second quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in AZZ in the second quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AZZ

In other AZZ news, insider Tara D. Mackey sold 331 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $27,638.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,858,121.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Tara D. Mackey sold 331 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total transaction of $27,638.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,858,121.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Bryan Lee Stovall sold 14,545 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.79, for a total transaction of $1,233,270.55. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,695,800. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 18th. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.13%.

About AZZ

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers.