Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.71 Per Share, Sidoti Csr Forecasts

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Quanex Building Products in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.40 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 7th. The construction company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.06. Quanex Building Products had a return on equity of 17.11% and a net margin of 7.84%. The business had revenue of $239.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $232.90 million.

Separately, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Tuesday.

Quanex Building Products Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of NX stock opened at $34.75 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Quanex Building Products has a fifty-two week low of $18.71 and a fifty-two week high of $39.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $35.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.14. The stock has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.35.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Paul Cornett sold 3,064 shares of Quanex Building Products stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total transaction of $115,574.08. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 43,902 shares in the company, valued at $1,655,983.44. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Quanex Building Products

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 157.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Quanex Building Products during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $59,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth approximately $112,000. 97.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Quanex Building Products Company Profile

Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, rest of Europe, Canada, Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components.