Sidoti Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for NX

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) – Research analysts at Sidoti lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Quanex Building Products in a report issued on Monday, June 8th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Quanex Building Products’ current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Quanex Building Products’ FY2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The construction company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $462.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $459.28 million. Quanex Building Products had a positive return on equity of 11.11% and a negative net margin of 13.85%.

NX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Quanex Building Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Quanex Building Products presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $28.00.

Quanex Building Products Stock Performance

Shares of Quanex Building Products stock opened at $16.62 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $18.74 and a 200 day moving average of $17.89. Quanex Building Products has a 12 month low of $11.04 and a 12 month high of $22.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $763.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.28 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quanex Building Products

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,517 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 4.3% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 18,240 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $345,000 after buying an additional 754 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 199.9% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,123 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Comerica Bank increased its stake in shares of Quanex Building Products by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 47,375 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $729,000 after buying an additional 1,666 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.48% of the company’s stock.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Quanex Building Products’s payout ratio is presently -5.68%.

About Quanex Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of components for the window, door and building products industries in North America. The company operates through two primary segments: Window Products and Door & Building Products. Its Window Products segment supplies vinyl window profiles and related accessories, while its Door & Building Products segment offers engineered door skins, panels, siding products, specialty moldings and other exterior building components.

Within its Window Products segment, Quanex produces extrusion profiles used by window fabricators to assemble vinyl casement, double-hung, slider and picture windows.