Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) Raised by Analyst

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.40 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Tuesday.

Quanex Building Products Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NX stock opened at $33.66 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Quanex Building Products has a 1 year low of $18.71 and a 1 year high of $39.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $35.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.80, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The construction company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.06. Quanex Building Products had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 17.11%. The firm had revenue of $239.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $232.90 million.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Paul Cornett sold 3,064 shares of Quanex Building Products stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total value of $115,574.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 43,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,655,983.44. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 46.6% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 791,876 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $24,208,000 after acquiring an additional 251,892 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 19.1% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 462,937 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $13,041,000 after purchasing an additional 74,297 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 493.5% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 71,482 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,185,000 after purchasing an additional 59,438 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,376,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,714,516 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $113,553,000 after buying an additional 30,198 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.48% of the company’s stock.

Quanex Building Products Company Profile

Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, rest of Europe, Canada, Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components.