After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Building Products & Equipment industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Quanex Building Products Corp is $898.32M. A total of 0.92 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 476.00K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Wilson George Laverne bought 4,328 shares of NX for 23.03 per share on Dec 19 ’24. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 287,644 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 19 ’24, Zuehlke Scott M. bought 435 shares at 23.10 per share. NX shares that Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer owns now total 74,297.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Wilson George Laverne disposed of 6,300 shares on Dec 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $29.39. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 233,167 shares of NX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GEORGE WILSON bought 6,300 shares at $29.76 per share on Dec 02 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Quanex Building Products Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.32, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.04. NX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.91% when it declared a $0.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/16/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/17/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.63%. The NX stock dividend was $0.08 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NX has a high of $34.97 and a low of $15.30.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. NX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $40.06M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $106.50M in debt and $158.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $419.78M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NX is Buy with a score of 5.00.
