Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) Decreased by Analyst

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AZZ in a report issued on Thursday, October 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AZZ. Robert W. Baird began coverage on AZZ in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley increased their price objective on AZZ from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Baird R W upgraded AZZ to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on AZZ in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AZZ has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.80.

AZZ Stock Performance

NYSE:AZZ opened at $77.88 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of 72.79, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.78. AZZ has a 1 year low of $44.83 and a 1 year high of $88.67. 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 (NYSE:AZZ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $409.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $409.50 million. AZZ had a return on equity of 18.19% and a net margin of 7.63%. The business’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.27 earnings per share.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio is 63.55%.

Insider Transactions at AZZ

In related news, 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 value of $1,233,270.55. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,695,800. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in AZZ by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,726,037 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $210,750,000 after purchasing an additional 28,609 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in AZZ by 325.3% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 122,141 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,435,000 after purchasing an additional 93,420 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in AZZ by 176.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 19,731 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after buying an additional 12,599 shares during the period. Delphi Management Inc. MA lifted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 11.9% during the second quarter. Delphi Management Inc. MA now owns 23,685 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 2,521 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of AZZ by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 85,547 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,608,000 after buying an additional 6,847 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.