Q1 2025 Earnings Estimate for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) Issued By B. Riley

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities researchers at B. Riley raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AZZ in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.08. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

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 business had revenue of $366.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351.67 million. AZZ had a net margin of 5.63% and a return on equity of 13.15%. The company’s revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on AZZ. StockNews.com cut AZZ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Noble Financial lowered shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, March 22nd.

AZZ Trading Up 8.5 %

Shares of AZZ stock opened at $83.04 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.28. AZZ has a 52-week low of $34.59 and a 52-week high of $83.22.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of AZZ by 4,211.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 365,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,664,000 after acquiring an additional 357,110 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in AZZ during the third quarter valued at $485,000. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of AZZ by 4,165.2% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 410,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,694,000 after buying an additional 400,526 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AZZ in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,216,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in AZZ by 26.5% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 51,396 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,343,000 after acquiring an additional 10,758 shares in the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 16th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.55%.

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.