AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Stock Price Expected to Rise, B. Riley Analyst Says

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) had its target price raised by equities researchers at B. Riley from $99.00 to $111.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. B. Riley’s target price indicates a potential upside of 14.49% from the company’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for AZZ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.48 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on AZZ. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Roth Mkm began coverage on AZZ in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AZZ currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.67.

AZZ Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of AZZ opened at $96.95 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $87.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.51, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. AZZ has a 52 week low of $67.32 and a 52 week high of $98.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.77.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $403.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $394.30 million. AZZ had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 7.94%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.19 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that AZZ will post 5.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of AZZ by 3,790.0% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 389 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of AZZ by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 463 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in AZZ by 202.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its holdings in AZZ by 51.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 694 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in AZZ by 50.8% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,244 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.