AZZ (AZZ) ended the recent trading session at $107.18, demonstrating a -1.57% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.74%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.63%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.76%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the electrical equipment maker had gained 4.79% outpaced the Industrial Products sector's gain of 0.6% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.79%.
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. In that report, analysts expect AZZ to post earnings of $1.43 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 2.88%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $417.31 million, up 3.38% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.01 per share and revenue of $1.64 billion. These totals would mark changes of +15.58% and +4%, respectively, from last 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.
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, 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. Currently, AZZ is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, AZZ is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.11. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 24.96, so one might conclude that AZZ is trading at a discount comparatively.
The Manufacturing - Electronics industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 28, this industry ranks in the top 12% of all industries, numbering over 250.
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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