B. Riley Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Research analysts at B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AZZ in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.25. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AZZ’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of AZZ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Noble Financial downgraded shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, March 22nd.

AZZ Stock Performance

Shares of AZZ stock opened at $73.27 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $75.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.43. AZZ has a 52 week low of $34.59 and a 52 week high of $84.52.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.23. AZZ had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 15.66%. The firm had revenue of $366.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AZZ

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in AZZ by 4,165.2% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 410,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,694,000 after acquiring an additional 400,526 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in AZZ by 4,211.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 365,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,664,000 after acquiring an additional 357,110 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in AZZ in the fourth quarter worth about $9,715,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AZZ during the third quarter valued at about $5,216,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of AZZ by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,055,634 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $61,322,000 after purchasing an additional 106,091 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 16th. AZZ’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.83%.

About AZZ

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, and India. The company operates through AZZ Metal Coatings and AZZ Precoat Metals segments. The AZZ Metal Coatings segment offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries.