AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) to Post FY2025 Earnings of $5.02 Per Share, Sidoti Csr Forecasts

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of AZZ in a research note issued on Thursday, October 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.02 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.95. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.78 EPS.

AZZ has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Baird R W raised shares of AZZ to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. B. Riley lifted their target price on shares of AZZ from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.80.

AZZ Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of AZZ opened at $77.88 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.84, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.23. 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 has a 1-year low of $44.83 and a 1-year high of $88.67.

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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $409.50 million. AZZ had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 18.19%. The company’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.27 EPS.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.13%.

Insider Activity at AZZ

In other AZZ news, insider Tara D. Mackey sold 331 shares of AZZ stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $27,638.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,858,121.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other AZZ news, COO Bryan Lee Stovall sold 14,545 shares of AZZ 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 transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 20,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,695,800. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Tara D. Mackey sold 331 shares of AZZ stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total transaction of $27,638.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,858,121.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Procyon Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of AZZ in the third quarter worth approximately $256,000. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 51.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of AZZ in the third quarter worth approximately $1,269,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in shares of AZZ in the second quarter worth approximately $1,777,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of AZZ in the second quarter worth approximately $52,000. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.