Sidoti Csr Has Negative Forecast for NX Q2 Earnings

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Quanex Building Products in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Quanex Building Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 14th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th.

Quanex Building Products Stock Performance

Shares of NX stock traded down $0.56 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $23.92. 103,978 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 365,960. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Quanex Building Products has a 12-month low of $23.87 and a 12-month high of $39.31. The company has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $29.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.89.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The construction company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.08. Quanex Building Products had a return on equity of 14.06% and a net margin of 2.59%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. Quanex Building Products’s payout ratio is 28.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quanex Building Products

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NX. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Quanex Building Products in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,263,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Quanex Building Products by 0.9% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 349,870 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $9,674,000 after purchasing an additional 3,283 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 30.5% during the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 10,146 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 2,374 shares during the period. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in Quanex Building Products during the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 900.0% during the 2nd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.