Quanex Building Products (NX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, March 5th. Analysts expect Quanex Building Products to post earnings of ($0.05) per share and revenue of $405.75 million for the quarter. Investors may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The construction company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $489.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $472.62 million. Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 13.65% and a positive return on equity of 12.46%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Quanex Building Products to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Quanex Building Products Stock Down 5.2%

Quanex Building Products stock opened at $21.03 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company’s 50-day moving average is $18.62 and its 200-day moving average is $16.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $966.12 million, a PE ratio of -3.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.94. Quanex Building Products has a fifty-two week low of $11.04 and a fifty-two week high of $22.98.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio is currently -5.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NX. Wall Street Zen raised Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quanex Building Products in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research cut shares of Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of Quanex Building Products from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $28.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Teleios Capital Partners Gmbh sold 119,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.94, for a total value of $1,904,590.90. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 4,421,879 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,484,751.26. This represents a 2.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Quanex Building Products in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 132.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,754 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 2,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Group One Trading LLC boosted its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 747.0% during the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.48% of the company’s stock.

Quanex Building Products Company Profile

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.