Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AZZ Inc.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Noble Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for AZZ in a report released on Tuesday, June 11th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.63 per share for the year. Noble Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.85 per share.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.23. AZZ had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 15.66%. The firm had revenue of $366.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $351.67 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. B. Riley raised their price target on shares of AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of AZZ in a research report on Monday, May 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of AZZ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.00.

AZZ Price Performance

Shares of AZZ stock opened at $79.19 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.27. AZZ has a 12 month low of $38.60 and a 12 month high of $86.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $78.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 17th were issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 16th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.86%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio is 19.83%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AZZ. Riverwater Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of AZZ by 1.2% during the first quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 14,945 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its position in AZZ by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 15,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp boosted its stake in shares of AZZ by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 21,947 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of AZZ by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AZZ during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Company Profile

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.