Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Forecast for Metallus Earnings

Key Points

• Sidoti Csr revised down its Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Metallus Inc. to $0.17 per share, below the previous forecast of $0.26, while the full-year earnings estimate remains at $0.66 per share.
• Despite the lowered estimates, Metallus reported $0.20 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing expectations by $0.04, and generated $304.60 million in revenue.
• Institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Metallus, with holdings rising by more than 100% from firms like GAMMA Investing LLC and Tower Research Capital LLC in recent quarters.

Metallus Inc. (NYSE:MTUS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Metallus in a report issued on Monday, August 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the company will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Metallus' current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Metallus' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.04. Metallus had a negative net margin of 2.12% and a positive return on equity of 0.56%. The company had revenue of $304.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $297.83 million.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Northcoast Research assumed coverage on shares of Metallus in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Metallus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Finally, Sidoti upgraded shares of Metallus to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th.

Metallus Price Performance

Shares of Metallus stock traded down $0.30 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $15.64. The company's stock had a trading volume of 255,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 380,569. The stock has a market cap of $654.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.42. Metallus has a 52 week low of $10.78 and a 52 week high of $18.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $15.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.34.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Nicholas A. Yacobozzi sold 21,974 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $395,532.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 48,889 shares in the company, valued at $880,002. This represents a 31.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Kristopher R. Westbrooks sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $72,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 193,076 shares in the company, valued at $3,475,368. This represents a 2.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 44,974 shares of company stock worth $786,532. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Metallus

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Metallus by 108.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,883 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 978 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in Metallus by 60.2% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,421 shares of the company's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Metallus by 103.7% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,775 shares of the company's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 2,431 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Metallus in the 1st quarter worth $67,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of Metallus by 85.1% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 5,470 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 2,515 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.58% of the company's stock.

About Metallus

Metallus Inc manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products in the United States and internationally. The company offers special bar quality (SBQ) bars, seamless mechanical tubes, precision steel components, and billets that are used in gears, hubs, axles, crankshafts and motor shafts, oil country drill pipes, bits and collars, bearing races and rolling elements, bushings, fuel injectors, wind energy shafts, anti-friction bearings, artillery and mortar bodies, and other applications.