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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$234.68 -2.40 (-1.01%)
Closing price 05/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$233.58 -1.11 (-0.47%)
As of 05/14/2026 07:52 PM Eastern
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About Steel Dynamics Stock (NASDAQ:STLD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$232.39
$238.85
50-Day Range
$163.95
$241.85
52-Week Range
$119.89
$243.73
Volume
937,161 shs
Average Volume
1.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$33.96 billion
P/E Ratio
25.10
Dividend Yield
0.90%
Price Target
$214.30
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Steel Dynamics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

STLD MarketRank™: 

Steel Dynamics scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Steel Dynamics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $214.30, representing about 8.7% downside from its current price of $234.68.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Steel Dynamics has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Steel Dynamics' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Steel Dynamics are expected to grow by 14.35% in the coming year, from $14.77 to $16.89 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Steel Dynamics is 25.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Steel Dynamics is 25.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Steel Dynamics has a PEG Ratio of 0.50. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Steel Dynamics has a P/B Ratio of 3.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Steel Dynamics' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.74% of the float of Steel Dynamics has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Steel Dynamics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.67, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Steel Dynamics has recently decreased by 10.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Steel Dynamics has a dividend yield of 0.89%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Steel Dynamics has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Steel Dynamics is 22.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Steel Dynamics will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.55% next year. This indicates that Steel Dynamics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Steel Dynamics' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Steel Dynamics has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Steel Dynamics this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for STLD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 667% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Steel Dynamics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Steel Dynamics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,751,226.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    6.60% of the stock of Steel Dynamics is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.41% of the stock of Steel Dynamics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Steel Dynamics' insider trading history.
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STLD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Steel Dynamics' stock was trading at $169.45 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, STLD stock has increased by 38.5% and is now trading at $234.68.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 21st. The basic materials company reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Steel Dynamics' board approved a share buyback plan on Monday, February 24th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Steel Dynamics: United Steel Supply LLC, Kentucky Electric Steel, Vulcan Threaded Products, Severstal, OmniSource Corporation, Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, Mesabi Nugget Delaware LLC, and others.

Steel Dynamics' top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.38%) and Swiss National Bank (0.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Miguel Alvarez, Glenn Pushis, Gabriel Shaheen, Christopher A Graham, James C Marcuccilli, Bradley S Seaman, Kenneth W Cornew, Richard A Poinsatte and Chad Bickford.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of STLD 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 Steel Dynamics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Tesla (TSLA) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/10 Dividend
3/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend
3/31/2026
Dividend Payable
4/10/2026
Last Earnings
4/21/2026
Today
5/14/2026
Record date for 7/10 Dividend
6/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend
6/30/2026
Dividend Payable
7/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/20/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STLD
CIK
1022671
Employees
14,400
Year Founded
1993

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$255.00
Low Price Target
$165.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.45
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.10
Forward P/E Ratio
15.89
P/E Growth
0.5
Net Income
$1.19 billion
Net Margins
7.22%
Pretax Margin
9.08%
Return on Equity
15.54%
Return on Assets
8.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.46
Current Ratio
3.13
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$18.18 billion
Price / Sales
1.87
Cash Flow
$11.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.93
Book Value
$62.13 per share
Price / Book
3.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
144,720,000
Free Float
135,170,000
Market Cap
$33.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.48

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This page (NASDAQ:STLD) was last updated on 5/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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