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Worthington Steel (WS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$38.92 -0.24 (-0.62%)
As of 03:41 PM Eastern
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About Worthington Steel Stock (NYSE:WS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.97
$39.20
50-Day Range
$28.05
$42.05
52-Week Range
$24.23
$49.17
Volume
118,406 shs
Average Volume
286,935 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.98 billion
P/E Ratio
22.91
Dividend Yield
1.64%
Price Target
$46.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Worthington Steel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

WS MarketRank™: 

Worthington Steel scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 181 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Worthington Steel has a consensus price target of $46.00, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $38.41.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Worthington Steel has only been the subject of 3 research reports 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 18.06% in the coming year, from $2.27 to $2.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Worthington Steel is 22.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Worthington Steel is 22.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Worthington Steel has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. 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

    3.48% 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 8.13.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Worthington Steel has recently increased by 3.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Worthington Steel pays a meaningful dividend of 1.70%, 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 37.65%. 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 23.88% next year. This indicates that Worthington Steel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Worthington Steel's dividend.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for WS on MarketBeat 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

    2.60% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Worthington Steel's stock was trading at $34.57 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WS stock has increased by 11.1% and is now trading at $38.4130.

Worthington Steel, Inc. (NYSE:WS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 26th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.20. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Worthington Steel include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.96%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.67%), Windsor Advisory Group LLC (0.54%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Carl A Nelson Jr, Jon J Bowsher, Scott J Kelly and Charles M Chiappone.
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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 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Last Earnings
3/26/2026
Dividend Payable
3/27/2026
Today
5/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026
Record date for 6/26 Dividend
6/12/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend
6/12/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
6/24/2026
Dividend Payable
6/26/2026

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
4,800
Year Founded
2023

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$46.00
Low Price Target
$46.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.05
Forward P/E Ratio
17.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$110.70 million
Net Margins
3.64%
Pretax Margin
4.99%
Return on Equity
10.12%
Return on Assets
5.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.03
Current Ratio
1.48
Quick Ratio
0.90

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.09 billion
Price / Sales
0.64
Cash Flow
$3.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.89
Book Value
$23.61 per share
Price / Book
1.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
50,810,000
Free Float
49,485,000
Market Cap
$1.99 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.23

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This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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