AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) Forecasted to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.35 Per Share

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Equities research analysts at Noble Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AZZ in a report released on Friday, July 12th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.31. Noble Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.70 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AZZ. B. Riley increased their target price on AZZ from $67.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on AZZ in a report on Monday, May 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com lowered AZZ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on AZZ in a report on Friday, June 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AZZ has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.75.

AZZ Trading Up 4.3 %

Shares of NYSE:AZZ opened at $86.77 on Monday. AZZ has a 1 year low of $42.91 and a 1 year high of $86.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $79.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.35.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 10th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.16. AZZ had a return on equity of 17.08% and a net margin of 7.22%. The firm had revenue of $413.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $403.25 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of AZZ

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in AZZ by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,451 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $498,000 after acquiring an additional 589 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its position in AZZ by 69.4% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 459 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of AZZ by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 19,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,497,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the period. Delphi Management Inc. MA boosted its stake in shares of AZZ by 67.6% in the 1st quarter. Delphi Management Inc. MA now owns 21,164 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after buying an additional 8,537 shares during the period. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of AZZ in the 1st quarter valued at about $250,000. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AZZ news, insider Tara D. Mackey sold 331 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $27,638.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 34,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,858,121.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased 1,511 shares of company stock valued at $52,794 in the last three months. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 10th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 10th. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.55%.

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.