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Alright, let’s light it up, because it's 7:38:07 AM on Mon Mar 24, 2025 -0400, and I'm charging into The AZEK (AZEK), popping from 41.39 to 49.76. Is this our star stock of the day, or just a quick blip on the radar? I've got the scoop—time to analyze!

Here's the first list of news for The AZEK:

C1 - Today 06:35AM - Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: 23andMe Bankrupt, CEO Out
C2 - 01:50AM - Bearish James Hardie Bet Traded Before Deal News Soars 177%
C3 - 01:19AM - James Hardie Defends $8.75 Billion AZEK Deal as Stock Slumps
C4 - Mar-23-25 08:31PM - James Hardie Agrees to Buy AZEK for $8.75 Billion
C5 - Mar-23-25 08:31PM 04:37PM - James Hardie and AZEK to Combine Creating a Leading Building Products Growth Platform
C6 - Mar-06-25 06:11AM - Bull of the Day: The AZEK Company (AZEK)
C7 - Feb-24-25 12:45PM - 3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love The AZEK Company (AZEK)
C8 - Feb-18-25 07:30AM - The AZEK Company Acquires Northwest Polymers, Expanding Recycling Capabilities in Pacific Northwest

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2) You can request items from my lists to get more info on The AZEK (AZEK)
3) AFTER requesting and reading News and SEC filings you'll write a summary, set a score, high price target and headline.
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Showing C4 (chunk 1 of 1): C4:
**James Hardie Agrees to Buy AZEK for $8.75 Billion**
Date: Mar-23-25 08:31PM
Source: (The Wall Street Journal)
URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bf639827-6203-3d9b-8f69-89f31984ff7f/james-hardie-agrees-to-buy.html

Building materials company James Hardie Industries has agreed to buy AZEK, a maker of home decking, railing and pergolas.

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We present this news so you can catch the big movers from recently breaking news.
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A1 - 2025-03-24T11:10:55Z - Why the Magnificent 7 can bounce into the next earnings season, according to Morgan Stanley's Mike W...
A2 - 2025-03-24T11:04:37Z - James Hardie Industries Stock Down on $8.75 Billion Deal to Buy AZEK...
A3 - 2025-03-24T10:18:55Z - Form 425 AZEK Co Inc. Filed by: AZEK Co Inc....
A4 - 2025-03-24T10:16:14Z - Form 425 AZEK Co Inc. Filed by: AZEK Co Inc....
A5 - 2025-03-24T09:48:05Z - James Hardie Industries to acquire AZEK in $8.75 billion deal By Investing.com...

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**Why the Magnificent 7 can bounce into the next earnings season, according to Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson**Date: 2025-03-24Source: {'uri': 'morningstar.com', 'dataType': 'news', 'title': 'Morningstar'}URL: https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2025032434/why-the-magnificent-7-can-bounce-into-the-next-earnings-season-according-to-morgan-stanleys-mike-wilsonThe mood in equities is turning more optimistic. The S&P 500 SPX is eying further gains on Monday, having just managed to break a four-week losing streak.

There's a number of reasons for the improvement in sentiment, reckons Michael Wilson, stock-market strategist at Morgan Stanley.

Firstly, the market was looking oversold last week, with relative strength indices dropping sharply, and Morgan Stanley's own market sentiment indicator reaching what it terms a low "extreme."

Investors' positioning had become increasingly mo

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This is our final list of news.
News AI can literally read just by asking.
Don't miss the breaking news!

B1 - 2025-03-24T10:41:46Z - US Stocks Likely To Open Higher As Trump May Soften Tariff Plans: Analysts Brush Off Bear Hug Fears
B2 - 2024-07-10T20:00:47Z - Analyst Scoreboard: 5 Ratings For AZEK Co - Benzinga
B3 - 2024-06-14T21:20:02Z - The AZEK Company (AZEK) Q2 Earnings Match Estimates
B4 - 2024-05-22T13:40:08Z - Are Construction Stocks Lagging AZEK (AZEK) This Year?
B5 - 2024-05-16T13:35:04Z - The AZEK Company (AZEK) Recently Broke Out Above the 20-Day Moving Average
B6 - 2024-05-16T13:30:02Z - The AZEK Company (AZEK) Recently Broke Out Above the 50-Day Moving Average

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**US Stocks Likely To Open Higher As Trump May Soften Tariff Plans: Analysts Brush Off Bear Hug Fears**Date: Unknown DateSource: Unknown SourceURL: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/25/03/44454222/why-sp-500-and-nasdaq-futures-are-rising-todayU.S. stock futures gained on Monday, continuing the momentum from Friday's rally. The markets will look towards the Trump administration's actions closely this week, as reports suggest the government could limit the scope of the planned tariffs.

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This is our list of SEC filings.
If empty, the search returned no recent filings.

S1 - 2025-03-24 8-K Item1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agrmt.

On March 23, 2025, The AZEK Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), entered into an Agrmt and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agrmt) with James Hardie Industries plc, an Irish public limited company (JHX), and...

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Showing S1 (chunk 1 of 6): S1:
Item1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 23, 2025, The AZEK Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with James Hardie Industries plc, an Irish public limited company (JHX), and Juno Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of JHX (Merger Sub).

The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the Merger) with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of JHX.

Merger Consideration

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), each share of class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company

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Showing S1 (chunk 2 of 6): (Company Common Stock) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company as treasury stock, directly by JHX or Merger Sub or by any dissenting stockholder) will be canceled and converted into the right to receive $26.45 in cash, without interest, from JHX less any applicable withholding taxes (the Cash Consideration), and 1.0340 shares (the Exchange Ratio), par value EUR 0.59 per share, of JHX (JHX Shares) and cash in lieu of fractional shares (collectively, the Merger Consideration). For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger is structured as a taxable sale of Company Common Stock by the Companys stockholders in exchange for the Merger Consideration.

Treatment of Company Equity Awards

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstandi

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This is our set of metrics.
Please analyze the numbers.

+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Volume: 1,688,861 | SMA50: -12.19% | Market Cap: 5.95B | Option/Short: Yes / Yes | Sales past 5Y: 13.12% | Sales Surprise: 7.68% |
+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Avg Volume: 1.61M | SMA200: -9.59% | Shs Outstand: 143.56M | Short Float: 3.93% | Employees: 2276 | EPS Surprise: 29.08% |
+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Rel Volume: 1.04 | Perf Week: 0.41% | Shs Float: 140.82M | Short Ratio: 3.43 | Debt/Eq: 0.40 | P/E: 41.57 |
+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| RSI (14): 37.69 | Perf Month: -14.09% | Inst Own: 101.52% | Short Interest: 5.54M | Sales Y/Y TTM: 6.59% | Earnings: Feb 04 AMC |
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| ATR (14): 1.55 | Perf Quarter: -21.51% | Insider Own: 1.98% | Beta: 1.96 | ROE: 10.73% | |
+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| SMA20: -4.36% | Index: - | Insider Trans: -2.63% | Sales Q/Q: 18.71% | ROI: 7.59% | |
+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

The next section covers any insider trading.
If this section may be blank due to no recent filings.

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Singh Jesse G (CEO and President) on 2025-03-10
- Class A Common Stock: 6409 shares at $40.59 (D)
- Class A Common Stock: 4500 shares at $41.01 (D)
- Class A Common Stock: 4091 shares at $41.74 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Hendrickson Gary E (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 5191 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Singh Harmit J (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 3433 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by HECKES HOWARD C (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 2926 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Spaly Brian (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 3433 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by NAGEL VERNON J (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 3545 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Edwards Pamela J (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 2926 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Tan Fiona (Unknown Title) on 2025-03-04
- Class A Common Stock: 2926 shares at $0 (D)

Inside Trans: AZEK Co Inc. (AZEK) by Singh Jesse G (CEO and President) on 2025-02-10
- Class A Common Stock: 20387 shares at $50.08 (D)

[Company Financial Summary]
[Company Details]
Name: The AZEK Company Inc.
Market Cap: 5946563509.17
Shares Outstanding: 143671503
Sector: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC

[Financial Statements - Latest Quarter]
Total Assets: N/A
Total Liabilities: N/A
Total Equity: N/A
Revenue (Quarter): N/A
Net Income: N/A
Earnings Per Share (EPS): N/A

[Price Metrics - Last 30 Days]
Latest Close: 41.39
Average Volume: 1834041.8
30-Day High: 46.85
30-Day Low: 39.61

[Detailed Financials: Q1 2025]
- Total Assets: $2,173,574,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $785,933,000.0
- Total Equity: $1,387,641,000.0
- Current Assets: $478,155,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $186,484,000.0

[Income Statement: Q1 2025]
- Revenue: $285,429,000.00
- Net Income: N/A
- Gross Profit: N/A
- Operating Income: N/A
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): 0.13

[Cash Flow Statement: Q1 2025]
- Net Cash Flow: $-15,891,000.0

[Detailed Financials: Q3 2024]
- Total Assets: $2,340,728,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $947,716,000.0
- Total Equity: $1,393,012,000.0
- Current Assets: $656,693,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $214,047,000.0

[Income Statement: Q3 2024]
- Revenue: $434,369,000.00
- Net Income: N/A
- Gross Profit: N/A
- Operating Income: N/A
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): 0.34

[Cash Flow Statement: Q3 2024]
- Net Cash Flow: $119,549,000.0
==== END OF FINANCIAL REPORT ====

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