Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. AZZ Inc shares valued at $2,939,415 were sold by FERGUSON THOMAS E on Jul 22 ’25. At $110.85 per share, FERGUSON THOMAS E sold 26,516 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 183,182 shares worth approximately $19.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FERGUSON THOMAS E purchased 26,516 shares, netting a total of over 2,939,414 in proceeds.
Before that, Stovall Bryan Lee had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $539,895, the COO – Metal Coatings traded AZZ Inc shares for $107.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $3.02 million.
As published in a research note from Sidoti on June 09, 2025, AZZ Inc [AZZ] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $101. Analysts at Sidoti upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of February 11, 2025, ROTH MKM has initiated its “Buy” rating for AZZ. Earlier on July 31, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Peer perform” for AZZ stock.
Analyzing AZZ Stock Performance
On last trading session, AZZ Inc [NYSE: AZZ] rose 0.53% to $109.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $107.77, but it reached a high of $112.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.38%. Over the course of the year, AZZ Inc shares have jumped approximately 50.04%.
Is AZZ Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of AZZ Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.15 million shares to 0.86 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.71 million shares. A jump of 17.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.35.
Which companies own the most shares of AZZ Inc (AZZ)?
In terms of AZZ Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 90 in the next 12 months, down nearly -17.05% from the previous closing price of $108.5. Analysts anticipate AZZ Inc stock to reach 105 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 54. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked AZZ Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 23, 2024, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $90.
