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Worthington Steel (WS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.46 +0.39 (+1.26%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$31.46 +0.00 (+0.01%)
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About Worthington Steel Stock (NYSE:WS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.13
$31.70
50-Day Range
$29.16
$34.02
52-Week Range
$21.30
$47.19
Volume
146,216 shs
Average Volume
245,965 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.60 billion
P/E Ratio
14.43
Dividend Yield
2.03%
Price Target
$36.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Worthington Steel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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67th Percentile Overall Score

WS MarketRank™: 

Worthington Steel scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Worthington Steel has a consensus price target of $36.00, representing about 14.4% upside from its current price of $31.46.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Worthington Steel has only been the subject of 2 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 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 14.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Worthington Steel is 14.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.75.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Worthington Steel has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. 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

    3.70% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Worthington Steel has recently increased by 6.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Worthington Steel pays a meaningful dividend of 2.03%, 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

    3.70% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Worthington Steel has recently increased by 6.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Worthington Steel has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Worthington Steel this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Worthington Steel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 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 2.60% 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 $31.82 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WS stock has decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $31.4610.

Worthington Steel, Inc. (NYSE:WS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 24th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.05. Worthington Steel's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Worthington Steel's top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.40%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.34%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Carl A Nelson Jr 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 9/26 Dividend
9/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend
9/12/2025
Last Earnings
9/24/2025
Dividend Payable
9/26/2025
Today
10/26/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/17/2025
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
4,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$36.00
Low Price Target
$36.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.18
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.43
Forward P/E Ratio
13.92
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$110.70 million
Net Margins
3.80%
Pretax Margin
5.23%
Return on Equity
10.11%
Return on Assets
6.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.04
Current Ratio
1.66
Quick Ratio
0.97

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.09 billion
Price / Sales
0.52
Cash Flow
$3.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.12
Book Value
$24.26 per share
Price / Book
1.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
50,830,000
Free Float
49,511,000
Market Cap
$1.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.76
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This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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