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AZZ (AZZ) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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AZZ (AZZ - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $109.09, demonstrating a -1.61% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.26%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.15%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.48%.
Heading into today, shares of the electrical equipment maker had lost 1.78% over the past month, lagging the Industrial Products sector's loss of 0.67% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.87%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of AZZ in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 8, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $1.57, indicating a 14.6% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $430.77 million, indicating a 5.32% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
AZZ's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.02 per share and revenue of $1.68 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +15.77% and +6.73%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for AZZ. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.2% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, AZZ holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
With respect to valuation, AZZ is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.42. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.99, which means AZZ is trading at a discount to the group.
The Manufacturing - Electronics industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 101, this industry ranks in the top 41% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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AZZ (AZZ) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
AZZ (AZZ - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $109.09, demonstrating a -1.61% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.26%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.15%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.48%.
Heading into today, shares of the electrical equipment maker had lost 1.78% over the past month, lagging the Industrial Products sector's loss of 0.67% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.87%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of AZZ in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 8, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $1.57, indicating a 14.6% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $430.77 million, indicating a 5.32% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
AZZ's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.02 per share and revenue of $1.68 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +15.77% and +6.73%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for AZZ. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.2% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, AZZ holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
With respect to valuation, AZZ is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.42. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.99, which means AZZ is trading at a discount to the group.
The Manufacturing - Electronics industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 101, this industry ranks in the top 41% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.