Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Seaport Res Ptn

Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Worthington Enterprises’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Worthington Enterprises from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.00.

Worthington Enterprises Stock Up 4.8 %

Shares of WOR stock opened at $43.32 on Wednesday. Worthington Enterprises has a one year low of $37.88 and a one year high of $69.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.56 and a quick ratio of 2.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $40.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.56. The stock has a market cap of $2.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.20 and a beta of 1.25.

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The industrial products company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $274.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $273.77 million. Worthington Enterprises had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 14.70%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 earnings per share.

Worthington Enterprises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. Worthington Enterprises’s payout ratio is currently 81.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Worthington Enterprises by 3.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 813,828 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,739,000 after purchasing an additional 25,824 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 24.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 70,265 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,912,000 after buying an additional 13,974 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Worthington Enterprises by 90.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 138,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,725,000 after buying an additional 65,685 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Worthington Enterprises in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,014,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Worthington Enterprises during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $633,000. 51.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Worthington Enterprises

Worthington Enterprises, Inc operates as an industrial manufacturing company. It operates through three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products, and Sustainable Energy Solutions. The Building Products segment sells refrigerant and LPG cylinders, well water and expansion tanks, fire suppression tanks, chemical tanks, and foam and adhesive tanks for gas producers, and distributors.