AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Stock Price Expected to Rise, B. Riley Analyst Says

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) had its price target boosted by investment analysts at B. Riley from $99.00 to $111.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. B. Riley’s price target suggests a potential upside of 14.49% from the stock’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.48 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on AZZ. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of AZZ in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AZZ has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.67.

AZZ Stock Performance

AZZ opened at $96.95 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. AZZ has a 12-month low of $67.32 and a 12-month high of $98.67.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. AZZ had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The business had revenue of $403.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $394.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.19 earnings per share. AZZ’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that AZZ will post 5.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AZZ. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of AZZ by 3,790.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 389 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of AZZ by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 463 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in AZZ by 202.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in AZZ by 51.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in AZZ by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,244 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $102,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About AZZ

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers.