Gerdau (GGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gerdau S.A. is a Brazil-based steel producer with operations across the Americas. The company manufactures and sells steel products for the construction, industrial, automotive, agricultural and infrastructure markets.

Its product portfolio includes long steel products such as rebar, wire rod, merchant bars and structural shapes, as well as special steel used in automotive and industrial applications. Gerdau also produces flat steel and semi-finished products, including billets and slabs, and operates steel mills, scrap-processing facilities and related distribution networks.

Founded in 1901, Gerdau has grown from a regional Brazilian steelmaker into an international producer serving customers in Brazil, North America and other parts of Latin America. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Gustavo Werneck, who has served in that role since 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.60 to $4.74
• 50-Day Range: $4.32 to $5.25
• 52-Week Range: $3.14 to $5.48
• Volume: 20.79 million shs
• Average Volume: 17.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.61
• Dividend Yield: 3.23%
• Price Target: $5.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Gerdau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gerdau scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Gerdau has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Gerdau has a consensus price target of $5.65, representing about 21.5% upside from its current price of $4.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gerdau has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gerdau are expected to grow by 12.73% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 16.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 16.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 29.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gerdau has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.09% of the float of Gerdau has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gerdau has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gerdau has recently increased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gerdau pays a meaningful dividend of 3.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gerdau does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gerdau is 53.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gerdau will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.19% next year. This indicates that Gerdau will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Gerdau has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Gerdau this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Gerdau to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gerdau insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $737,561.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of Gerdau is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.49% of the stock of Gerdau is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Record date for 12/22 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/22 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GGB
• CIK: 1073404
• Web: www2.gerdau.com
• Phone: 551130946300
• Fax: 55-51-3323-2222
• Employees: 25,817
• Year Founded: 1901

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gerdau: $5.65
• High Price Target: $6.50
• Low Price Target: $4.60
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $248.41 million
• Net Margins: 4.06%
• Pretax Margin: 5.73%
• Return on Equity: 8.90%
• Return on Assets: 5.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 2.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: $0.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.37
• Book Value: $4.82 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,963,180,000
• Free Float: 1,962,788,000
• Market Cap: $9.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48