Gerdau (GGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gerdau S.A. is a Brazilian steel producer and one of the major suppliers of long steel in the Americas. The company manufactures products including rebar, wire rod, structural shapes, merchant bars and other steel products used in construction, infrastructure, industrial manufacturing and agricultural equipment.

Gerdau also produces special steel for the automotive, machinery and other industrial sectors, as well as flat steel products through its operations in Brazil. Its business includes steel recycling, with a significant portion of its production based on ferrous scrap, and the company operates a network of steel mills, fabrication facilities and distribution centers.

Founded in Brazil in 1901, Gerdau serves customers across Brazil, North America and South America. Its operations have expanded beyond its original Brazilian base to include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay and other markets in the Americas. The company is led by Gustavo Werneck as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.01 to $5.15
• 50-Day Range: $4.32 to $5.16
• 52-Week Range: $3.13 to $5.48
• Volume: 15.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.28
• Dividend Yield: 2.93%
• Price Target: $5.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gerdau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gerdau scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 229 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gerdau has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Gerdau is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gerdau are expected to grow by 5.45% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 22.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 22.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gerdau has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.08% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gerdau has recently decreased by 5.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gerdau pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, 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 65.22%. 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 25.86% next year. This indicates that Gerdau will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GGB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% 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

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/04/2026
• 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: $5.58
• High Price Target: $6.50
• Low Price Target: $4.60
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $248.41 million
• Net Margins: 3.37%
• Pretax Margin: 5.73%
• Return on Equity: 7.97%
• Return on Assets: 5.18%

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: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $0.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.10
• Book Value: $4.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,963,180,000
• Free Float: 1,962,788,000
• Market Cap: $10.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48