Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AZZ Inc.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of AZZ in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $5.54 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.45. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of AZZ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 9th. Finally, Noble Financial downgraded shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, March 22nd.

AZZ Stock 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 current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.03 and a 200 day moving average of $61.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.98, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.28. AZZ has a 1 year low of $34.59 and a 1 year high of $83.22.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.30 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Claro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of AZZ in the first quarter worth approximately $237,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AZZ in the first quarter worth approximately $215,000. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AZZ in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in AZZ during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,162,000. Finally, Chesapeake Capital Corp IL bought a new stake in AZZ during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,082,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 16th. AZZ’s payout ratio is presently 24.55%.

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.