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NX · Quanex Building Products CORP

$17.96 -1.49 (-7.66%) At close · Jul 29
Market Cap
$824.87M
Shares
45.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$17.96 Open$19.04 Day$17.72–19.07 52W$10.94–22.87 Avg vol 30d339K Short int3.2M · 7.0% float · 9.3d Short vol84% Last earningsJun 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Jul 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
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 20.7 · elevated Equity put/call 0.61
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +4%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +3%
      above
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 59%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return −10%
      trailing
      YTD return +17%
      this year
      Relative strength −17%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      32 of 189 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -82.8K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.97% of float · ▲ +17.1% MoM · 9.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      189 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 77
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +44%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −703%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $102.3M
      Buyback $75.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $66.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 52%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −50%
      past year
      ATR 5.1%
      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

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Apr 30, 2025
      fiscal 2025
      Net sales Initiated $1.84B – $1.86B
      prior FY $1.84B midpoint +0.7% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Initiated $270M – $280M
      third quarter of this year versus the second quarter of this yea
      Revenue Initiated 8% – 10%
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Net sales fiscal 2025
      guided $1.84B – $1.86B
      $1.84B Miss −0.7%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      59% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      32 of 189 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -82.8K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.97% of float · ▲ +17.1% MoM · 9.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      189 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $11 Now $18 · 59% 52-wk high $23
      vs 200-day avg +4% vs 50-day avg +3%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, 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 · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      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
      $824.87M +17.3% +43.8% 7.0%
      TT
      Trane Technologies plc
      $98.77B +15.3% -0.3% 34.6 1.9%
      JCI
      Johnson Controls International plc
      $85.59B +16.8% -4.2% 25.4 1.6%
      CARR
      CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
      $49.77B +13.9% -3.3% 39.2 1.9%
      CODGF
      Compagnie De Saint Gobain
      $44.58B -13.8% 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
      186
      % held
      94.9%
      Reported
      32 of 189
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      242
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.2M
      Days to cover
      9.3d
      Change
      +467.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      84%
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.0K
      Value
      $35.9K
      As of
      Jun 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.7%
      Week of
      May 4, 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
      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 4, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      NX -2.8% -3.5% -10.2% -3.5% +17.3%
      SPY -2.4% -2.3% +6.3% -2.3% +7.0%
      vs SPY -0.4% -1.2% -16.5% -1.2% +10.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.08 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.32 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.78%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 10, 2021
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      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) 28 filings 28 filers Visit website Investor relations