Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at Seaport Res Ptn

Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Wednesday morning,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Worthington Enterprises’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Worthington Enterprises from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.00.

Worthington Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of WOR opened at $43.32 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.20 and a beta of 1.25. Worthington Enterprises has a 1 year low of $37.88 and a 1 year high of $69.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.56 and a quick ratio of 2.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $40.76 and a 200-day moving average of $42.56.

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The industrial products company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $274.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $273.77 million. Worthington Enterprises had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 14.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.78 earnings per share.

Worthington Enterprises Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Worthington Enterprises’s payout ratio is 81.93%.

Institutional Trading of Worthington Enterprises

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 813,828 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,739,000 after purchasing an additional 25,824 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Worthington Enterprises by 24.8% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 70,265 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,912,000 after purchasing an additional 13,974 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Worthington Enterprises by 90.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 138,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,725,000 after purchasing an additional 65,685 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in Worthington Enterprises in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,014,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Worthington Enterprises in the 3rd quarter worth $633,000. Institutional investors own 51.59% of the company’s stock.

About Worthington Enterprises

Worthington Enterprises, Inc operates as an industrial manufacturing company. It operates through three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products, and Sustainable Energy Solutions. The Building Products segment sells refrigerant and LPG cylinders, well water and expansion tanks, fire suppression tanks, chemical tanks, and foam and adhesive tanks for gas producers, and distributors.