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Worthington Steel (WS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.74 -0.01 (-0.03%)
As of 03:57 PM Eastern

About Worthington Steel Stock (NYSE:WS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.11
$32.02
50-Day Range
$24.55
$32.42
52-Week Range
$21.30
$47.19
Volume
100,711 shs
Average Volume
257,675 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.61 billion
P/E Ratio
14.56
Dividend Yield
2.02%
Price Target
$34.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Worthington Steel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

WS MarketRank™: 

Worthington Steel scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 187 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Worthington Steel has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Worthington Steel has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Worthington Steel's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Worthington Steel are expected to grow by 50.44% in the coming year, from $2.26 to $3.40 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Worthington Steel is 14.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Worthington Steel is 14.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 95.68.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Worthington Steel has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Worthington Steel's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.13% of the float of Worthington Steel has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Worthington Steel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Worthington Steel has recently decreased by 15.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Worthington Steel pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Worthington Steel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Worthington Steel is 29.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Worthington Steel will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.82% next year. This indicates that Worthington Steel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Worthington Steel's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.13% of the float of Worthington Steel has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Worthington Steel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Worthington Steel has recently decreased by 15.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Worthington Steel has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Worthington Steel this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for WS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Worthington Steel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Worthington Steel insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.20% of the stock of Worthington Steel is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    45.41% of the stock of Worthington Steel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Worthington Steel's insider trading history.
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WS Stock News Headlines

Worthington Steel (WS) Passes Through 2% Yield Mark
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WS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Worthington Steel's stock was trading at $31.82 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WS shares have decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $31.74.

Worthington Steel, Inc. (NYSE:WS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 25th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.22. Worthington Steel's quarterly revenue was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Worthington Steel include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Carl A Nelson Jr and Charles M Chiappone.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of WS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Worthington Steel investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/27 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend
6/13/2025
Last Earnings
6/25/2025
Dividend Payable
6/27/2025
Today
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
STEEL - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Steel Works
Current Symbol
NYSE:WS
Previous Symbol
NYSE:WS
CIK
1968487
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,600
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$34.00
Low Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
14.56
Forward P/E Ratio
14.04
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$110.70 million
Pretax Margin
4.79%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.09 billion
Cash Flow
$3.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.08
Book Value
$23.61 per share
Price / Book
1.34

Miscellaneous

Free Float
49,625,000
Market Cap
$1.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.87
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This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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