Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Forecast for WOR Earnings

Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Worthington Enterprises in a research note issued on Thursday, April 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.70. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Worthington Enterprises’ current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Worthington Enterprises’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $304.52 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.09 million. Worthington Enterprises had a return on equity of 14.70% and a net margin of 3.66%. The company’s revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Worthington Enterprises from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Worthington Enterprises from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.00.

Worthington Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WOR opened at $46.42 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.93 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $43.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.62. Worthington Enterprises has a 1-year low of $37.88 and a 1-year high of $62.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Worthington Enterprises

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WOR. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,770,924 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $71,032,000 after buying an additional 156,762 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Worthington Enterprises by 236.2% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 222,281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $8,916,000 after acquiring an additional 156,173 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Worthington Enterprises by 187.9% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 202,305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $8,114,000 after acquiring an additional 132,040 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 132.4% during the fourth quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 205,330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,236,000 after purchasing an additional 116,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 151.9% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 181,650 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,286,000 after purchasing an additional 109,525 shares in the last quarter. 51.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Worthington Enterprises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.46%. Worthington Enterprises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.63%.

Worthington Enterprises Company Profile

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.