Price action over last quarter: Up 6.23%
Company Overview
Quanex Building Products Corp is a manufacturer of components sold to original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry. It manufactures engineered products like window components that include flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, solar panel sealants and precision-formed metal and wood products among others. Its three operating segments are North American Fenestration being the key revenue driver, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
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Quanex Building Prods Inc. (NYSE:NX) is trading at $27.34, after a 0.63% increase. Over the past month, the stock increased by 1.82%, and in the past year, by 146.97%. With performance like this, long-term shareholders optimistic but others are more likely to look into the price-to-earnings ratio to see if the stock might be overvalued.
Assuming that all other factors are held constant, this could present itself as an opportunity for shareholders trying to capitalize on the higher share price. The stock is currently below from its 52 week high by 1.69%.
The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company s EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company s current performance against its past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as S&P 500. A higher P/E indicates that investors expect the company to perform better in the future, and the stock is probably overvalued, but not necessa
Over the past three months, shares of Quanex Building Prods (NYSE: NX) increased by 18.61%. Before we understand the importance of debt, let us look at how .