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As of close of business last night, Quanex Building Products Corp’s stock clocked out at $14.09, up 0.93% from its previous closing price of $13.96. In other words, the price has increased by $0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. NX stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.95.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.18 and its Current Ratio is at 2.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.16.
On April 02, 2020, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13. Sidoti Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 10, 2020, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $19.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when Hughes Bradley E. bought 6,500 shares for $15.27 per share. The transaction valued at 99,275 led to the insider holds 6,500 shares of the business.
Wilson George Laverne bought 4,328 shares of NX for $99,674 on Dec 19 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 287,644 shares after completing the transaction at $23.03 per share. On Dec 19 ’24, another insider, Zuehlke Scott M., who serves as the Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer of the company, bought 435 shares for $23.10 each. As a result, the insider paid 10,048 and bolstered with 74,297 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NX now has a Market Capitalization of 646404672 and an Enterprise Value of 1451870848. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.789 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.911.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NX is 0.98, which has changed by -0.47717994 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NX has reached a high of $32.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.62%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NX traded 519.58K shares on average per day over the past three months and 855420 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 45.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.41M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.46% stake in the company. Shares short for NX as of 1756425600 were 1581933 with a Short Ratio of 3.04, compared to 1753920000 on 1643280. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1581933 and a Short% of Float of 4.82.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.32, NX has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.32. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022922635. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36. The current Payout Ratio is 35.47% for NX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-04-03 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) is currently attracting attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.08 and $1.98 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.02. EPS for the following year is $2.2, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $2.35 and $2.14.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $472.62M. It ranges from a high estimate of $473.58M to a low estimate of $472M. As of the current estimate, Quanex Building Products Corp’s year-ago sales were $492.16MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $392.43M. There is a high estimate of $399M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $385M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.82B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.28BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.85B and the low estimate is $1.8B.
