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$20.71 +0.70 (+3.50%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$952.55M
Shares
45.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$20.71 Open$20.44 Day$20.44–21.01 52W close$11.25–22.55 Avg vol 30d316K Short int3.3M · 7.2% float · 10.6d Short vol76% Last earningsJun 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Oct 31, 2026 Est
filed Jun 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +17%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +13%
      above
      RSI (14) 56
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 84%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +12%
      trailing
      6-month return −1%
      trailing
      YTD return +35%
      this year
      Relative strength −12%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $18 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +17 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      7.24% of float · ▲ +4.0% MoM · 10.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      177 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 75
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +44%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −703%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $102.3M
      Buyback $33.6M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $589.3M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 54%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −50%
      past year
      ATR 4.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Mar 5, 2026
      Net sales · fiscal 2026 $1.84B – $1.87B
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP $240M – $245M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Sep 4, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2025 $235M
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Net sales fiscal 2024
      guided $1.1B
      $1.28B Beat +16.2%
      Net sales fiscal 2023
      guided $1.13B
      $1.13B Beat +0.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +17% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      56 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      84% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $18 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +17 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      7.24% of float · ▲ +4.0% MoM · 10.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      177 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $11 Now $21 · 84% Range high $23
      vs 200-day avg +17% vs 50-day avg +13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      LTM Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $212.8M As of April 30, 2026
      Liquidity $331.6M As of January 31, 2026
      Net Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 2.8 As of January 31, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Building Products & Equipment — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      NX
      Quanex Building Products CORP
      this stock
      $952.55M +34.7% +43.8% 7.2%
      TT
      Trane Technologies plc
      $101.95B +17.0% +5.6% 35.1 1.4%
      JCI
      Johnson Controls International plc
      $88.43B +21.0% -4.2% 26.2 1.8%
      CARR
      CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
      $51.01B +15.8% -3.3% 40.1 2.2%
      CODGF
      Compagnie De Saint Gobain
      $43.94B -9.8% 0.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      177
      % held
      97.0%
      Net QoQ
      -1.0M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      256
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.3M
      Days to cover
      10.6d
      Change
      +126.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      76%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      480
      Value
      $8.6K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      28.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $-250.8M
      EPS diluted
      $-5.43
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $75.0M
      Remaining
      $33.6M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jun 5, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $187.5K
      Shares
      6.3K
      Filed
      Dec 2, 2024
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      NX -5.2% +12.1% -0.7% +16.1% +34.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -4.8% +9.2% -12.2% +13.1% +21.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.08 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.32 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.55%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $41.40M
      Remaining
      $33.60M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1423221 CUSIP 747619104 13F (30d) 166 filings 163 filers Visit website Investor relations