Sidoti Csr Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AZZ in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.54 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.45. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $366.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351.67 million. AZZ had a return on equity of 15.66% and a net margin of 6.61%. The business’s revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share.

AZZ has been the topic of a number of other reports. Noble Financial downgraded shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, March 22nd. B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of AZZ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday.

AZZ Price Performance

AZZ stock opened at $73.27 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market cap of $1.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. AZZ has a 12-month low of $34.59 and a 12-month high of $84.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AZZ

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,055,634 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $61,322,000 after purchasing an additional 106,091 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 4,165.2% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 410,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,694,000 after purchasing an additional 400,526 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 5.0% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 394,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,000,000 after purchasing an additional 18,948 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 4,211.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 365,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,664,000 after purchasing an additional 357,110 shares during the period. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of AZZ by 37.2% during the third quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 282,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,886,000 after purchasing an additional 76,697 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 16th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.93%. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.83%.

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.