Q4 EPS Estimates for Steel Dynamics Raised by Zacks Research

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Steel Dynamics in a report issued on Wednesday, July 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.07 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.03. The consensus estimate for Steel Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $9.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Steel Dynamics' Q4 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.43 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. UBS Group raised Steel Dynamics from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $149.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Steel Dynamics from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Steel Dynamics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $135.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Steel Dynamics from $138.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.33.

Steel Dynamics Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ STLD traded up $0.15 on Friday, hitting $131.30. The stock had a trading volume of 115,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,523,088. The business's fifty day moving average price is $131.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.31. The stock has a market cap of $19.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.38. Steel Dynamics has a 52-week low of $103.17 and a 52-week high of $155.56.

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.04. Steel Dynamics had a return on equity of 13.26% and a net margin of 6.80%. The company had revenue of $4.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.17 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Steel Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Steel Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $336,426,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Steel Dynamics by 433.1% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,816,525 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $227,211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,475,767 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Steel Dynamics by 25.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,066,300 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $883,854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,437,897 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Steel Dynamics by 531.0% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,191,669 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $149,054,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002,813 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in Steel Dynamics by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,592,670 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $409,816,000 after purchasing an additional 815,629 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.41% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Steel Dynamics

In related news, Director Gabriel Shaheen sold 1,254 shares of Steel Dynamics stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.11, for a total value of $168,173.94. Following the sale, the director owned 81,812 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,971,807.32. This trade represents a 1.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Miguel Alvarez sold 7,495 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.26, for a total transaction of $1,013,773.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 125,319 shares of the company's stock, valued at $16,950,647.94. This represents a 5.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 6.30% of the company's stock.

Steel Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%. Steel Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.42%.

Steel Dynamics Company Profile

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.

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