B. Riley Comments on AZZ Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:AZZ)

AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) – Analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AZZ in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.08. 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 $4.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.23. AZZ had a return on equity of 13.15% and a net margin of 5.63%. The business had revenue of $366.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $351.67 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.

AZZ has been the subject of a number of other reports. Noble Financial cut shares of AZZ from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, March 22nd. StockNews.com lowered AZZ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th.

AZZ Stock Performance

NYSE:AZZ opened at $83.04 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.03 and a 200-day moving average of $61.20. AZZ has a twelve month low of $34.59 and a twelve month high of $83.22. The firm has a market cap of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.28.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AZZ

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in AZZ during the first quarter valued at $32,000. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in AZZ by 131.5% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 903 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in AZZ during the first quarter valued at approximately $215,000. Claro Advisors LLC bought a new position in AZZ during the first quarter valued at approximately $237,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of AZZ during the 4th quarter valued at $197,000. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 16th. AZZ’s payout ratio is 24.55%.

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.