AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.35 Per Share

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for AZZ in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

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

AZZ Stock Performance

AZZ opened at $71.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.83, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.28. AZZ has a twelve month low of $34.59 and a twelve month high of $84.52. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $75.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $366.50 million for 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%. AZZ’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 yield of 0.95%. AZZ’s payout ratio is 19.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tectonic Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 15,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 11,079 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $505,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AZZ in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 5,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of AZZ by 131.5% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 903 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AZZ

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.