Brokers Issue Forecasts for AZZ Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AZZ in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.29. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded AZZ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Noble Financial lowered shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. Finally, B. Riley upped their target price on shares of AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

AZZ Stock Down 11.1 %

Shares of AZZ stock opened at $73.27 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.43. The stock has a market cap of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. AZZ has a 12 month low of $34.59 and a 12 month high of $84.52.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 16th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.93%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in AZZ by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,055,634 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $61,322,000 after buying an additional 106,091 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in AZZ by 4,165.2% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 410,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,694,000 after acquiring an additional 400,526 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in AZZ by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 394,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,000,000 after purchasing an additional 18,948 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in AZZ by 4,211.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 365,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,664,000 after purchasing an additional 357,110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 37.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 282,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,886,000 after purchasing an additional 76,697 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Company Profile

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, and India. The company operates through AZZ Metal Coatings and AZZ Precoat Metals segments. The AZZ Metal Coatings segment offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries.