AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AZZ in a research report issued on Friday, October 11th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.24. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.
AZZ (NYSE:AZZ – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.05. AZZ had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 18.19%. The company had revenue of $409.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $409.50 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.27 earnings per share. AZZ’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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AZZ Stock Up 4.2 %
Shares of AZZ stock opened at $81.13 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $79.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.81. AZZ has a 1-year low of $44.83 and a 1-year high of $88.67. The company has a market cap of $2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.28.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AZZ. Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AZZ in the 3rd quarter valued at $256,000. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of AZZ by 51.2% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in AZZ in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,269,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in AZZ in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,777,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in AZZ during the 2nd quarter worth $52,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, COO Bryan Lee Stovall sold 14,545 shares of AZZ stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 20,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,695,800. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.
AZZ Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 18th. AZZ’s payout ratio is presently 63.55%.
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.
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