Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for NX Q1 Earnings

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti dropped their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a report issued on Monday, March 9th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of ($0.02) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.18 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q4 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on NX. Zacks Research raised Quanex Building Products from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quanex Building Products in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark dropped their price target on Quanex Building Products from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

Quanex Building Products Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NX opened at $17.72 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $19.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.47. The company has a market cap of $813.81 million, a PE ratio of -3.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.91. Quanex Building Products has a twelve month low of $11.04 and a twelve month high of $22.98.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The construction company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.04. Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 13.00% and a positive return on equity of 12.24%. The company had revenue of $409.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $405.75 million.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Quanex Building Products’s payout ratio is currently -6.08%.

Insider Activity at Quanex Building Products

In other news, insider Teleios Capital Partners Gmbh sold 119,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.94, for a total transaction of $1,904,590.90. Following the transaction, the insider owned 4,421,879 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,484,751.26. This trade represents a 2.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Medina Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at approximately $4,602,000. Western Standard LLC bought a new position in Quanex Building Products in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,219,000. IES Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,846,000. CenterBook Partners LP boosted its position in Quanex Building Products by 656.3% in the fourth quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 274,231 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,218,000 after buying an additional 237,972 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth $2,617,000. Institutional investors own 97.48% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Quanex Building Products

Here are the key news stories impacting Quanex Building Products this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying: Angelo Gordon & Co. added roughly 2.05M shares in Q4 (a ~$32M position increase), a vote of confidence that can support the share price and signal potential activist/influence interest. Investor Opens $32 Million Position in Quanex Building Products Amid $4 Million Quarterly Loss
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/relative-strength pickup: a market write-up flagged NX for improved relative strength, which can attract momentum traders and short‑term flows. Stocks generating improved relative strength: Quanex Building Products
• Neutral Sentiment: Minor offset in Sidoti’s view — one quarter raised: Sidoti slightly increased its Q2 2027 EPS forecast to $0.51 from $0.49, a small positive within otherwise negative revisions that may limit downside from their cuts. MarketBeat NX profile
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti lowered multiple near‑term and FY forecasts — Sidoti cut several quarterly and full‑year EPS forecasts (examples: Q3 2026 to $0.70 from $0.84; Q4 2026 to $0.89 from $0.92; FY2026 to $1.96 from $2.10; FY2027 to $2.42 from $2.60). They also reduced Q4 2027 and Q1 2027 estimates in separate notes (Q4 2027 to $1.06 from $1.60; Q1 2027 to $(0.02) from $0.05). These downward revisions increase short‑term earnings risk and are a clear negative catalyst for the share price. MarketBeat NX profile

About Quanex Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of components for the window, door and building products industries in North America. The company operates through two primary segments: Window Products and Door & Building Products. Its Window Products segment supplies vinyl window profiles and related accessories, while its Door & Building Products segment offers engineered door skins, panels, siding products, specialty moldings and other exterior building components.

Within its Window Products segment, Quanex produces extrusion profiles used by window fabricators to assemble vinyl casement, double-hung, slider and picture windows.