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

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for AZZ in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AZZ. Noble Financial cut 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. B. Riley lifted 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 note on Thursday.

AZZ Price Performance

AZZ opened at $71.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.89. AZZ has a 1 year low of $34.59 and a 1 year high of $84.52. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.61.

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

Institutional Trading of AZZ

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of AZZ by 30.4% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 28,721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 6,703 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AZZ during the first quarter worth $237,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AZZ during the first quarter worth $215,000. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AZZ during the first quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AZZ during the fourth quarter worth $1,162,000. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 19.83%.

AZZ Company Profile

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.