Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) Raised by Analyst

Quanex Building Products Co. (NYSE:NX) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects 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.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 7th. The construction company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $239.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $232.90 million.

Separately, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Quanex Building Products in a report on Tuesday.

Quanex Building Products Price Performance

Shares of Quanex Building Products stock opened at $33.66 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. 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 fifty day moving average of $35.68 and a 200-day moving average of $32.17. Quanex Building Products has a 52-week low of $18.71 and a 52-week high of $39.31.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Paul Cornett sold 3,064 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,655,983.44. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NX. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 46.6% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 791,876 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $24,208,000 after acquiring an additional 251,892 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 462,937 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $13,041,000 after acquiring an additional 74,297 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 493.5% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 71,482 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,185,000 after acquiring an additional 59,438 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Quanex Building Products during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,376,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quanex Building Products by 0.8% during the 4th 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 last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.