Quanex Building Products (NX) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) is anticipated to release its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, March 5th. Analysts expect Quanex Building Products to post earnings of ($0.05) per share and revenue of $405.75 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The construction company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $489.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $472.62 million. Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 13.65% and a positive return on equity of 12.46%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Quanex Building Products to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Quanex Building Products Trading Down 3.8%

Quanex Building Products stock opened at $19.55 on Wednesday. Quanex Building Products has a 52 week low of $11.04 and a 52 week high of $22.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $898.13 million, a PE ratio of -3.56, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.58.

Quanex Building Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Quanex Building Products’s payout ratio is currently -5.83%.

Insider Activity at Quanex Building Products

In related news, insider Teleios Capital Partners Gmbh sold 119,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.94, for a total value of $1,904,590.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 4,421,879 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,484,751.26. This trade represents a 2.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in Quanex Building Products by 5.6% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,517 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth approximately $204,000. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Quanex Building Products during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $198,000. Verity Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the 3rd quarter valued at $190,000. Finally, Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new position in Quanex Building Products in the 4th quarter valued at $182,000. 97.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NX has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Quanex Building Products from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $28.00.

About Quanex Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of components for the window, door and building products industries in North America. The company operates through two primary segments: Window Products and Door & Building Products. Its Window Products segment supplies vinyl window profiles and related accessories, while its Door & Building Products segment offers engineered door skins, panels, siding products, specialty moldings and other exterior building components.

Within its Window Products segment, Quanex produces extrusion profiles used by window fabricators to assemble vinyl casement, double-hung, slider and picture windows.