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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$10.73
+3.8%
$9.43
$5.63
$16.70
$5.90B216.58 million shs17.65 million shs
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$226.46
+0.3%
$194.87
$106.21
$235.45
$51.39B1.871.51 million shs998,250 shs
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
$106.04
+0.8%
$98.06
$61.37
$110.03
$163.30M1.2152,882 shs32,299 shs
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$231.84
+1.6%
$201.47
$119.89
$243.73
$33.04B1.481.03 million shs798,587 shs
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
$47.86
$47.86
$27.11
$52.65
$535.94M1.7595,648 shsN/A
7 Stocks to Ride The A.I. Megaboom Cover


We are about to experience the greatest A.I. boom in stock market history...

Thanks to a pivotal economic catalyst, specific tech stocks will skyrocket just like they did during the "dot com" boom in the 1990s.

That’s why, we’ve hand-selected 7 tiny tech disruptor stocks positioned to surge.

  1. The first pick is a tiny under-the-radar A.I. stock that's trading for just $3.00. This company already has 98 registered patents for cutting-edge voice and sound recognition technology... And has lined up major partnerships with some of the biggest names in the auto, tech, and music industry... plus many more.
  2. The second pick presents an affordable avenue to bolster EVs and AI development…. Analysts are calling this stock a “buy” right now and predict a high price target of $19.20, substantially more than its current $6 trading price.
  3. Our final and favorite pick is generating a brand-new kind of AI. It's believed this tech will be bigger than the current well-known leader in this industry… Analysts predict this innovative tech is gearing up to create a tidal wave of new wealth, fueling a $15.7 TRILLION market boom.

Right now, we’re staring down the barrel of a true once-in-a-lifetime moment. As an investment opportunity, this kind of breakthrough doesn't come along every day.

And the window to get in on the ground-floor — maximizing profit potential from this expected market surge — is closing quickly...

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
+3.85%-1.98%+17.52%+0.73%+53.02%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
+0.40%-2.67%+8.83%+25.87%+103.09%
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
+0.82%-3.00%+5.22%+6.87%+69.77%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
+1.55%-1.21%+5.28%+19.88%+75.36%
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+53.64%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$10.73
+3.8%
$9.43
$5.63
$16.70
$5.90B216.58 million shs17.65 million shs
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$226.46
+0.3%
$194.87
$106.21
$235.45
$51.39B1.871.51 million shs998,250 shs
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
$106.04
+0.8%
$98.06
$61.37
$110.03
$163.30M1.2152,882 shs32,299 shs
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$231.84
+1.6%
$201.47
$119.89
$243.73
$33.04B1.481.03 million shs798,587 shs
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
$47.86
$47.86
$27.11
$52.65
$535.94M1.7595,648 shsN/A
7 Stocks to Ride The A.I. Megaboom Cover


We are about to experience the greatest A.I. boom in stock market history...

Thanks to a pivotal economic catalyst, specific tech stocks will skyrocket just like they did during the "dot com" boom in the 1990s.

That’s why, we’ve hand-selected 7 tiny tech disruptor stocks positioned to surge.

  1. The first pick is a tiny under-the-radar A.I. stock that's trading for just $3.00. This company already has 98 registered patents for cutting-edge voice and sound recognition technology... And has lined up major partnerships with some of the biggest names in the auto, tech, and music industry... plus many more.
  2. The second pick presents an affordable avenue to bolster EVs and AI development…. Analysts are calling this stock a “buy” right now and predict a high price target of $19.20, substantially more than its current $6 trading price.
  3. Our final and favorite pick is generating a brand-new kind of AI. It's believed this tech will be bigger than the current well-known leader in this industry… Analysts predict this innovative tech is gearing up to create a tidal wave of new wealth, fueling a $15.7 TRILLION market boom.

Right now, we’re staring down the barrel of a true once-in-a-lifetime moment. As an investment opportunity, this kind of breakthrough doesn't come along every day.

And the window to get in on the ground-floor — maximizing profit potential from this expected market surge — is closing quickly...

Simply click the link below to get the names and tickers of the 7 small stocks with potential to make investors very, very happy.

Get This Free Report

Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
+3.85%-1.98%+17.52%+0.73%+53.02%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
+0.40%-2.67%+8.83%+25.87%+103.09%
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
+0.82%-3.00%+5.22%+6.87%+69.77%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
+1.55%-1.21%+5.28%+19.88%+75.36%
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+53.64%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
1.82
Reduce$11.497.07% Upside
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
2.80
Moderate Buy$247.509.29% Upside
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
2.42
Hold$106.04N/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
2.50
Moderate Buy$219.36-5.38% Downside
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
2.50
Moderate Buy$38.00-20.60% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest STLD, NUE, CLF, ZEUS, and SLX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/21/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
Initiated CoverageOverweight$270.00
5/21/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Initiated CoverageOverweight$270.00
5/21/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
Initiated CoverageUnderweight$9.00
5/15/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Boost Price TargetBuy$200.00 ➝ $262.00
5/14/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
UpgradeHold (C)Hold (C+)
5/12/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
5/4/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Boost Price TargetOutperform$210.00 ➝ $248.00
5/1/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
Reiterated RatingNeutral$10.00
5/1/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Boost Price Target$240.00 ➝ $260.00
4/30/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
DowngradeBuyNeutral$250.00
4/29/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
UpgradeHold (C)Buy (B-)
(Data available from 5/22/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$18.61B0.33N/AN/A$10.55 per share1.02
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$34.16B1.51$14.33 per share15.80$99.01 per share2.29
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$19.01B1.76$12.08 per share19.19$62.13 per share3.73
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
$1.90B0.28$4.47 per share10.70$51.55 per share0.93
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-$1.48B-$2.34N/A35.78N/A-6.42%-15.48%-4.61%7/20/2026 (Estimated)
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$1.74B$10.1022.4213.600.616.82%10.68%6.74%7/27/2026 (Estimated)
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/AN/A14.09N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$1.19B$9.3524.8013.730.497.22%15.54%8.49%7/20/2026 (Estimated)
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
$22.98M$1.1740.91N/AN/A0.73%2.11%1.14%N/A

Latest STLD, NUE, CLF, ZEUS, and SLX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/27/2026Q1 2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$2.82$3.23+$0.41$3.23$8.88 billion$9.50 billion
4/21/2026Q1 2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$2.79$2.78-$0.01$2.78$5.39 billion$5.20 billion
4/20/2026Q1 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-$0.44-$0.40+$0.04-$0.42$4.84 billion$4.92 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
N/AN/A-100.00%N/AN/A
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$2.240.99%+6.54%22.18%52 Years
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
$1.311.24%N/AN/AN/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$2.120.91%+14.87%22.67%13 Years
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
$0.641.34%+49.63%54.70%4 Years

Latest STLD, NUE, CLF, ZEUS, and SLX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/7/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
quarterly$0.530.91%6/30/20266/30/20267/10/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
1.29
2.02
0.64
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.30
2.90
1.55
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/AN/AN/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
0.46
3.13
1.33
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
0.42
3.12
1.17

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
67.68%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
76.48%
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
82.41%
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
87.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
0.95%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.62%
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
6.60%
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
13.80%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
25,000570.41 million565.00 millionOptionable
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
33,000227.74 million226.33 millionOptionable
VanEck Steel ETF stock logo
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
N/A1.54 millionN/ANot Optionable
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
14,400144.72 million135.17 millionOptionable
Olympic Steel, Inc. stock logo
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
2,16311.20 million9.65 millionOptionable

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Cleveland-Cliffs stock logo

Cleveland-Cliffs NYSE:CLF

$10.73 +0.39 (+3.80%)
Closing price 05/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$10.64 -0.09 (-0.87%)
As of 07:41 AM Eastern
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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.

Nucor stock logo

Nucor NYSE:NUE

$226.46 +0.79 (+0.35%)
Closing price 05/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$227.50 +1.04 (+0.46%)
As of 07:46 AM Eastern
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Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for used in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. It markets its products through in-house sales force; and internal distribution and trading companies. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

VanEck Steel ETF stock logo

VanEck Steel ETF NYSEARCA:SLX

$106.04 +0.86 (+0.82%)
As of 05/21/2026 04:10 PM Eastern

Market Vectors Steel ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Steel Index (STEEL or the Index) by investing in a portfolio of securities that generally replicates STEEL. STEEL, calculated by the NYSE Alternext, is a modified market capitalization-weighted index consisting of publicly traded companies predominantly involved in the production of steel products or mining and processing of iron ore. The Index includes companies primarily involved in a variety of activities related to steel production, including the operation of manufacturing mills and fabrication of steel products. Companies eligible for inclusion in Index should be engaged in solar power and related products and services, deriving at least 66% of revenues from it with market cap exceeding $100 million, and should have three-month trading volume equal to or greater than $1 million per day. Its investment advisor is Van Eck Associates Corporation.

Steel Dynamics stock logo

Steel Dynamics NASDAQ:STLD

$231.84 +3.54 (+1.55%)
Closing price 05/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$234.68 +2.84 (+1.22%)
As of 07:48 AM Eastern
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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.

Olympic Steel stock logo

Olympic Steel NASDAQ:ZEUS

$47.86 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/20/2026

Olympic Steel, Inc. processes, distributes, and stores metal products primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in three segments: Carbon Flat Products; Specialty Metals Flat Products; and Tubular and Pipe Products. The company offers stainless steel and aluminum coil and sheet products, angles, rounds, and flat bars; alloy, heat treated, and abrasion resistant coils, sheets and plates; coated metals, including galvanized, galvannealed, electro galvanized, advanced high strength steels, aluminized, and automotive grades of steel; commercial quality, advanced high strength steel, drawing steel, and automotive grades cold rolled steel coil and sheet products; hot rolled carbon comprising hot rolled coil, pickled and oiled sheet and plate steel products, automotive grades, advanced high strength steels, and high strength low alloys; tube, pipe, and bar products, including round, square, and rectangular mechanical and structural tubing; hydraulic and stainless tubing; boiler tubing; carbon, stainless, and aluminum pipes; valves and fittings; and tin mill products, such as electrolytic tinplate, electrolytic chromium coated steel, and black plates. The company also provides cutting-to-length, slitting, shearing, blanking, tempering, stretcher-leveling, plate and laser processing, forming and machining, tube processing, finishing, and fabrication services, as well as value-added services, such as saw cutting, laser cutting, beveling, threading, and grooving services. It serves metal consuming industries, such as manufacturers and fabricators of transportation and material handling lift equipment, construction, mining and farm equipment, agriculture equipment, storage tanks, environmental and energy generation equipment, automobiles, food service, and electrical equipment, as well as general and plate fabricators, and metals service centers through direct sales force. Olympic Steel, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Highland Hills, Ohio.