Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.71 Per Share, Sidoti Csr Forecasts

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Quanex Building Products in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now forecasts that the construction company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $2.40 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

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

Quanex Building Products Stock Down 3.1 %

NX stock opened at $33.69 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $35.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.27. Quanex Building Products has a fifty-two week low of $18.71 and a fifty-two week high of $39.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.81, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.35.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $239.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $232.90 million.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.17%.

Insider Activity at Quanex Building Products

In related news, SVP Paul Cornett sold 3,064 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total value of $115,574.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 43,902 shares of the company’s stock, 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quanex Building Products

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 1.5% in the first quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 43,900 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,687,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,090 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,714,516 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $113,553,000 after acquiring an additional 30,198 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $303,000. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 11,808 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197 shares during the period. 97.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Quanex Building Products

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.