AZZ (AZZ) closed at $109.19 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.29% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.64%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.47%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.52%.
The electrical equipment maker's shares have seen an increase of 4.95% over the last month, surpassing the Industrial Products sector's gain of 3.86% and the S&P 500's gain of 3%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of AZZ in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on January 7, 2026. On that day, AZZ is projected to report earnings of $1.43 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 2.88%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $417.31 million, showing a 3.38% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $6.01 per share and a revenue of $1.64 billion, demonstrating changes of +15.58% and +4%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for AZZ. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.61% lower. AZZ presently features a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In the context of valuation, AZZ is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 17.93. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 24.85.
The Manufacturing - Electronics industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 70, finds itself in the top 29% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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