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The closing price of AZZ Inc (NYSE: AZZ) was $98.59 for the day, down -2.14% from the previous closing price of $100.75. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. AZZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $98.2.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AZZ’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3292.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $128.
On June 09, 2025, Sidoti Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $101.
Sidoti Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $101.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when Russell Kurt L. sold 10,321 shares for $112.21 per share. The transaction valued at 1,158,075 led to the insider holds 16,804 shares of the business.
Stovall Bryan Lee sold 5,000 shares of AZZ for $557,992 on Aug 11 ’25. The COO – Metal Coatings now owns 22,709 shares after completing the transaction at $111.60 per share. On Aug 11 ’25, another insider, Bryan Stovall, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $111.58 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AZZ now has a Market Capitalization of 2963327488 and an Enterprise Value of 3561621760. As of this moment, AZZ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.233 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.734.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZZ is 1.30, which has changed by 0.2152102 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZZ has reached a high of $119.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.35%.
Shares Statistics:
AZZ traded an average of 315.41K shares per day over the past three months and 435320 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 30.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.51M. Insiders hold about 1.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.75% stake in the company. Shares short for AZZ as of 1759190400 were 917448 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1756425600 on 883262. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 917448 and a Short% of Float of 4.6.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.71, AZZ has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.71. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007047146. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.25. The current Payout Ratio is 38.05% for AZZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 10.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.17, with high estimates of $1.28 and low estimates of $1.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.19 and $5.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.02. EPS for the following year is $6.66, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $7.1 and $6.1.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $434.01M to a low estimate of $352M. As of. The current estimate, AZZ Inc’s year-ago sales were $403.65MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $376.71M. There is a high estimate of $390.78M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $345.47M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AZZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.58BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.78B and the low estimate is $1.67B.
