Sidoti Csr Has Negative Forecast for NX Q2 Earnings

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The construction company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 14.06%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share.

NX has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com lowered Quanex Building Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 14th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

Quanex Building Products Trading Down 5.5 %

NX opened at $23.13 on Thursday. Quanex Building Products has a 52 week low of $22.92 and a 52 week high of $39.31. The company has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $29.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quanex Building Products

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 65.4% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 994 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Quanex Building Products by 150.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,126 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Quanex Building Products during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Quanex Building Products by 69.4% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 1,477 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products in the second quarter worth $46,000. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO George Laverne Wilson acquired 4,328 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $23.03 per share, with a total value of $99,673.84. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 287,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,624,441.32. This 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 can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.57%.

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.