Noble Financial Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AZZ in a note issued to investors on Friday, October 11th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.27 EPS.

AZZ has been the subject of a number of other reports. B. Riley increased their price target on AZZ from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of AZZ in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Baird R W raised shares of AZZ to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AZZ presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.80.

AZZ Price Performance

AZZ stock opened at $81.13 on Monday. AZZ has a 52-week low of $44.83 and a 52-week high of $88.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $79.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.81.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors 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 dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AZZ news, COO Bryan Lee Stovall sold 14,545 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief operating officer now 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AZZ. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in AZZ in the first quarter valued at $32,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of AZZ by 69.4% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 459 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in AZZ in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in AZZ in the second quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in AZZ during the second quarter worth approximately $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.