Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) released its earnings results on Thursday. The construction company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.04, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $409.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $405.75 million. Quanex Building Products had a negative net margin of 13.00% and a positive return on equity of 11.93%.

Quanex Building Products Stock Performance

NX traded down $1.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $17.39. 1,127,678 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 485,983. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $798.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.91. Quanex Building Products has a 1-year low of $11.04 and a 1-year high of $22.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Quanex Building Products Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Quanex Building Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -5.83%.

Quanex Building Products News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Quanex Building Products this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 revenue beat/was roughly in line with expectations and sales rose ~2% YoY; company highlighted healthy liquidity and a “well positioned” balance sheet. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Company provided FY‑2026 revenue guidance of roughly $1.8–$1.9B, which is in line with consensus and reduces near‑term top‑line uncertainty. Guidance / Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Reported improvement in gross margin and higher cash and cash equivalents (reported up ~25% YoY), giving the company more liquidity to navigate macro headwinds. QuiverQuant
• Neutral Sentiment: Some outlets and the company’s filings show differing EPS figures (company reported an EPS that topped some analyst estimates, while third‑party summaries show an EPS miss), so headline interpretation varies by source. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and institutional activity is mixed (some buy ratings and big portfolio moves among hedge funds), which could temper directional conviction until clarity on margin recovery. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability deteriorated: operating profit and net income declined materially YoY, and net margin remains negative — key near‑term risks for EPS recovery. QuiverQuant
• Negative Sentiment: Operating cash flow remained negative (reported ~‑$20M), which, despite higher reported cash, keeps attention on working capital and free‑cash‑flow recovery. Investing.com

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NX shares. Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of Quanex Building Products from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quanex Building Products in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded Quanex Building Products from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Quanex Building Products from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.00.

Insider Activity at Quanex Building Products

In other news, insider Teleios Capital Partners Gmbh sold 119,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.94, for a total value of $1,904,590.90. Following the sale, the insider owned 4,421,879 shares in the company, valued at $70,484,751.26. This represents a 2.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Quanex Building Products in the 4th quarter valued at about $182,000. Verity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Quanex Building Products during the third quarter worth approximately $190,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in Quanex Building Products in the third quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Quanex Building Products by 5.6% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,517 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Quanex Building Products by 91.8% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,444 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $122,000 after buying an additional 3,084 shares in the last quarter. 97.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Quanex Building Products Company Profile

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.