AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.500-6.100 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.840. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.7 billion.

AZZ Price Performance

AZZ traded down $3.45 during trading on Monday, hitting $77.55. 371,314 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 252,485. The company has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of 52.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.22. AZZ has a 1 year low of $69.59 and a 1 year high of $99.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.38.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.03. AZZ had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 7.94%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that AZZ will post 5.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AZZ Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. AZZ’s payout ratio is 45.95%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AZZ has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Roth Capital raised shares of AZZ to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. B. Riley increased their price target on AZZ from $99.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Sidoti raised shares of AZZ from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $101.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Noble Financial reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AZZ in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Roth Mkm started coverage on shares of AZZ in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price target for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.71.

AZZ Company Profile

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers.