Gerdau (GGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gerdau S.A. is a Brazil-based steel producer whose American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGB. The company manufactures and sells steel products for construction, industrial, agricultural, automotive and other end markets.

Its product portfolio includes long steel products such as rebar, wire rod, structural sections and merchant bars, as well as specialty steel and selected flat steel products. Gerdau also operates steel mills and scrap-processing facilities, using recycled ferrous scrap as an important raw material, and has activities connected with iron ore and other steelmaking inputs.

Founded in 1901, Gerdau has expanded from its Brazilian origins into one of the major steel producers in the Americas. Its operations and commercial activities serve customers in Brazil, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay, among other markets in the region. Gustavo Werneck has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.73 to $4.85
• 50-Day Range: $4.32 to $5.16
• 52-Week Range: $3.06 to $5.18
• Volume: 8.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.07
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: $5.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gerdau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gerdau scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd 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: 3.4 / 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 Potential

Gerdau has a consensus price target of $5.58, representing about 15.1% upside from its current price of $4.85.

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 21.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 21.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gerdau has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.20% 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 3.83, 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 19.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gerdau pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, 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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Gerdau has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Gerdau this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Gerdau to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 9/26/2026
• 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: +15.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.81
• 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: 0.76
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.57
• Book Value: $4.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,963,180,000
• Free Float: 1,962,788,000
• Market Cap: $9.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49