Compare Stocks: STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$145.59 -3.4%	$157.97	$123.34 ▼ $255.24	$73.96B	0.6	2.67 million shs	946,337 shs
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	$11.73 +0.9%	$11.40	$7.73 ▼ $16.70	$6.69B	2.13	19.55 million shs	3.88 million shs
LIN Linde	$480.24 -5.6%	$516.05	$387.78 ▼ $548.20	$221.58B	0.72	2.40 million shs	2.20 million shs
STLD Steel Dynamics	$252.69 +0.1%	$248.41	$119.89 ▼ $288.74	$36.17B	1.53	1.24 million shs	115,749 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	+4.53%	+4.37%	-2.79%	-19.94%	+22.09%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	+2.92%	+5.73%	+24.11%	+14.54%	+11.10%
LIN Linde	-0.49%	+0.46%	-1.98%	+1.50%	+9.10%
STLD Steel Dynamics	+0.06%	+4.96%	+10.04%	+10.43%	+98.12%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$145.59 -3.4%	$157.97	$123.34 ▼ $255.24	$73.96B	0.6	2.67 million shs	946,337 shs
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	$11.73 +0.9%	$11.40	$7.73 ▼ $16.70	$6.69B	2.13	19.55 million shs	3.88 million shs
LIN Linde	$480.24 -5.6%	$516.05	$387.78 ▼ $548.20	$221.58B	0.72	2.40 million shs	2.20 million shs
STLD Steel Dynamics	$252.69 +0.1%	$248.41	$119.89 ▼ $288.74	$36.17B	1.53	1.24 million shs	115,749 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	+4.53%	+4.37%	-2.79%	-19.94%	+22.09%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	+2.92%	+5.73%	+24.11%	+14.54%	+11.10%
LIN Linde	-0.49%	+0.46%	-1.98%	+1.50%	+9.10%
STLD Steel Dynamics	+0.06%	+4.96%	+10.04%	+10.43%	+98.12%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	2.65	Moderate Buy	$225.69	55.01% Upside
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	2.00	Hold	$11.86	1.09% Upside
LIN Linde	3.00	Buy	$548.67	14.25% Upside
STLD Steel Dynamics	2.67	Moderate Buy	$249.00	-1.46% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/29/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$300.00
7/29/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$300.00
7/27/2026	AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$256.00 ➝ $200.00
7/24/2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Positive
7/24/2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$9.00 ➝ $10.00
7/24/2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Positive
7/24/2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	Glj Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$15.01 ➝ $15.60
7/24/2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$9.00 ➝ $11.00
7/22/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight
7/22/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$270.00 ➝ $260.00
7/22/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$291.00 ➝ $275.00

(Data available from 7/31/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$11.91B	6.21	$11.70 per share	12.44	$49.38 per share	2.95
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	$18.61B	0.36	N/A	N/A	$10.20 per share	1.15
LIN Linde	$33.99B	6.53	$23.21 per share	20.69	$85.08 per share	5.64
STLD Steel Dynamics	$18.18B	1.99	$11.91 per share	21.22	$64.33 per share	3.93

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$4.46B	$10.64	12.46	12.47	1.78	40.44%	22.88%	16.66%	N/A
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	-$1.48B	-$1.62	N/A	15.24	N/A	-4.56%	-13.37%	-3.96%	10/19/2026 (Estimated)
LIN Linde	$6.90B	$15.06	31.82	24.45	3.23	20.44%	19.80%	9.17%	7/31/2026 (Confirmed)
STLD Steel Dynamics	$1.19B	$11.03	22.88	12.83	0.48	7.83%	18.12%	9.81%	10/19/2026 (Estimated)

Latest STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/31/2026	Q2 2026	LIN Linde	$4.49	$4.50	+$0.01	$4.15	$9.02 billion	$9.29 billion
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$2.89	$3.05	+$0.16	$3.17	$3.78 billion	$3.77 billion
7/23/2026	Q2 2026	CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	-$0.2084	-$0.20	+$0.0084	-$0.25	$5.15 billion	$5.23 billion
7/21/2026	Q2 2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	$3.63	$3.69	+$0.06	$3.69	$5.56 billion	$6.09 billion
5/1/2026	Q1 2026	LIN Linde	$4.27	$4.33	+$0.06	$3.98	$8.60 billion	$8.78 billion
4/30/2026	Q1 2026	AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$3.19	$3.40	+$0.21	$3.38	$3.96 billion	$4.00 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	$1.80	1.24%	-3.17%	16.92%	N/A
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	N/A	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
LIN Linde	$6.40	1.33%	+9.28%	42.50%	5 Years
STLD Steel Dynamics	$2.12	0.84%	+14.87%	19.22%	13 Years

Latest STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/28/2026	LIN Linde	quarterly	$1.60	1.25%	9/3/2026	9/3/2026	9/17/2026
5/7/2026	STLD Steel Dynamics	quarterly	$0.53	0.92%	6/30/2026	6/30/2026	7/10/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	0.01	3.15	2.18
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	1.32	1.89	0.63
LIN Linde	0.50	0.83	0.69
STLD Steel Dynamics	0.45	3.18	1.45

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	68.34%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	67.68%
LIN Linde	82.80%
STLD Steel Dynamics	82.41%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	0.51%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	0.95%
LIN Linde	0.30%
STLD Steel Dynamics	6.60%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines	18,216	507.56 million	504.97 million	Optionable
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs	25,000	570.54 million	565.12 million	Optionable
LIN Linde	65,177	462.35 million	460.96 million	Not Optionable
STLD Steel Dynamics	14,400	143.33 million	135.17 million	Optionable

STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Dayah Capital LLC Invests $1.98 Million in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 31 at 4:16 AM | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at The Goldman Sachs Group

July 30 at 5:59 AM | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

July 30 at 4:28 AM | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics reinstated Buy at Goldman Sachs as aluminum business ramp-up undervalued

July 29 at 6:21 PM | seekingalpha.com

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Faces A Crucial Steel Test

July 29 at 1:21 PM | kalkinemedia.comK

Here's Why Steel Dynamics (STLD) is a Strong Momentum Stock

July 29 at 10:51 AM | zacks.com

Regal Partners Ltd Acquires 57,632 Shares of Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 29 at 5:51 AM | marketbeat.com

Sei Investments Co. Has $22.62 Million Stock Holdings in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 29 at 5:04 AM | marketbeat.com

First Trust Advisors LP Increases Stock Holdings in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 29 at 3:36 AM | marketbeat.com

SummitTX Capital L.P. Has $6.98 Million Stock Holdings in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 28 at 5:44 AM | marketbeat.com

Encompass Capital Advisors LLC Takes $18.01 Million Position in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 28 at 3:52 AM | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD Shares Bought by Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA

July 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD Shares Sold by Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd

July 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Grows Position in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

4,620 Shares in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD Purchased by Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc.

July 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says

July 24, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

NUE vs. STLD: Which US Steel Giant Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio?

July 23, 2026 | zacks.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Materials Companies: Steel Dynamics (STLD) and Resolute Mining (OtherRMGGF)

July 23, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Militia Capital Management LLC Makes New $2.07 Million Investment in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

SEB Asset Management AB Purchases New Holdings in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Buys New Shares in Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD

July 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Company Descriptions

Agnico Eagle Mines NYSE:AEM

$145.59 -5.16 (-3.42%)

As of 11:37 AM Eastern

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cleveland-Cliffs NYSE:CLF

$11.73 +0.10 (+0.88%)

As of 11:37 AM Eastern

Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mining through iron making, steelmaking, rolling, finishing and downstream with hot and cold stamping of steel parts and components. The company was formerly known as Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and changed its name to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in August 2017. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Linde NASDAQ:LIN

$480.24 -28.40 (-5.58%)

As of 11:37 AM Eastern

Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.

Steel Dynamics NASDAQ:STLD

$252.69 +0.19 (+0.08%)

As of 11:37 AM Eastern

Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agriculture equipment, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast-iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, owners, brokers, and governmental entities, as well as e-commerce warehouses, data centers, metal buildings, and education and commercial building projects. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Latest STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Analyst Ratings

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Latest STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Dividends

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STLD, LIN, AEM, and CLF Headlines

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