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The closing price of Quanex Building Products Corp (NYSE: NX) was $20.51 for the day, down -2.29% from the previous closing price of $20.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.32 million shares were traded. NX stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.3692 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.3.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NX’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 14.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
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:
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 Dec 19 ’24 when Wilson George Laverne bought 4,328 shares for $23.03 per share. The transaction valued at 99,674 led to the insider holds 287,644 shares of the business.
Zuehlke Scott M. bought 435 shares of NX for $10,048 on Dec 19 ’24. The Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer now owns 74,297 shares after completing the transaction at $23.10 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Wilson George Laverne, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 6,300 shares for $29.39 each. As a result, the insider received 185,141 and left with 233,167 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 942910336 and an Enterprise Value of 1728065024. As of this moment, Quanex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.063 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.671.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NX is 1.04, which has changed by -0.23183519 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NX has reached a high of $34.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.26%.
Shares Statistics:
NX traded an average of 456.33K shares per day over the past three months and 469030 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 45.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.51M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.75% stake in the company. Shares short for NX as of 1749772800 were 2175074 with a Short Ratio of 4.77, compared to 1747267200 on 2475865. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2175074 and a Short% of Float of 6.6000000000000005.
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 0.015245355The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. The current Payout Ratio is 35.47% for NX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1750032000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-04-03 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
