What Happened?
Shares of architectural products company Apogee (NASDAQ: APOG) fell 12.7% in the afternoon session after it reported disappointing fourth-quarter 2025 results and issued a weak financial outlook for the upcoming year. For the quarter, while adjusted earnings of $1.02 per share narrowly beat analyst expectations, revenue of $348.6 million fell short of estimates. The company's profitability was squeezed, with its operating margin falling to 7.1% from 10.3% in the same quarter last year, reflecting what the company described as a more competitive environment and higher input costs. Compounding the weak results, management's forecast for the full year also fell short of Wall Street's projections. The company's full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance of $3.45 at the midpoint missed analyst estimates by 6%, and its revenue outlook of $1.39 billion was also below expectations. Overall, the combination of a revenue miss and a disappointing forward-looking forecast soured investor sentiment.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Apogee’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 8 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Apogee and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 9 days ago when the stock dropped 3.6% on the news that major indices pulled back from record highs reached the previous week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were under pressure as the dominant artificial intelligence trade cooled off. Notable names like Nvidia were down as traders locked in profits following a banner year where the Nasdaq surged over 20%. With the S&P 500 recently hitting intraday highs near 6,945, this dip reflected a shift in internal momentum rather than a response to major economic news.
Apogee is down 14.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $31.88 per share, it is trading 44.7% below its 52-week high of $57.60 from January 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Apogee’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $920.59.
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