Sidoti Csr Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AZZ in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $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.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its 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. AZZ had a return on equity of 18.19% and a net margin of 7.63%. The company had revenue of $409.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $409.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.27 earnings per share. AZZ’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of AZZ in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird started coverage on AZZ in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 target price for the company. Baird R W upgraded AZZ to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.80.

AZZ Price Performance

NYSE AZZ opened at $79.35 on Monday. 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. The company has a market cap of $2.37 billion, a PE ratio of 74.16, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $79.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in AZZ by 1.1% in the first 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of AZZ by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,147,513 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $88,646,000 after acquiring an additional 53,188 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of AZZ by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 269,101 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $20,788,000 after acquiring an additional 25,714 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 81,999.5% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 153,526 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,860,000 after acquiring an additional 153,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 147,380 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,385,000 after acquiring an additional 17,223 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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 dated Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.79, for a total transaction 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 $1,695,800. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. 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 0.86%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.