Sidoti Csr Weighs in on Quanex Building Products Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:NX)

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Quanex Building Products in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.40 per share.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The construction company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $239.16 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $232.90 million.

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

Quanex Building Products Stock Down 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE:NX opened at $33.69 on Thursday. Quanex Building Products has a 52 week low of $18.71 and a 52 week high of $39.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.27. The company has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 12.81, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $35.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.15.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Quanex Building Products

In related news, SVP Paul Cornett sold 3,064 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total transaction of $115,574.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 43,902 shares in the company, valued at $1,655,983.44. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NX. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth $59,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at $67,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 157.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at about $83,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at about $112,000. 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.