NASDAQ:STLD - Steel Dynamics Stock Price, Forecast & News

Steel Dynamics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "STLD."

Steel Dynamics declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. View Steel Dynamics' Dividend History.

Steel Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, September 4th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $750,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The basic materials company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.06. The basic materials company had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Steel Dynamics had a net margin of 6.40% and a return on equity of 17.55%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.31 earnings per share. View Steel Dynamics' Earnings History.

Steel Dynamics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Steel Dynamics.

Steel Dynamics updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, December, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.55-0.59 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.59.

11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Steel Dynamics' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect Steel Dynamics' stock price to reach $34.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Steel Dynamics.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Steel Dynamics in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Steel Dynamics.

News coverage about STLD stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Steel Dynamics earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Steel Dynamics.

Steel Dynamics saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,800,000 shares, an increase of 19.8% from the January 15th total of 4,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,923,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Steel Dynamics' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Steel Dynamics include Nucor (NUE), Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS), Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Worthington Industries (WOR), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), United States Steel (X), AK Steel (AKS), Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), Haynes International (HAYN), Olympic Steel (ZEUS) and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Steel Dynamics investors own include AK Steel (AKS), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Micron Technology (MU), Hill-Rom (HRC), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Ford Motor (F), Nucor (NUE), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Steel Dynamics' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.96%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.68%), Eaton Vance Management (2.10%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.90%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.77%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (1.39%). Company insiders that own Steel Dynamics stock include Christopher A Graham, Gabriel Shaheen, Glenn Pushis, Jurgen Dr Kolb, Keith E Busse, Miguel Alvarez, Richard P Teets Jr, Russell B Rinn and Theresa E Wagler. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Steel Dynamics.

STLD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, Prudential Financial Inc., Man Group plc, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Oxford Asset Management LLP, Panagora Asset Management Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Steel Dynamics.

STLD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Scopus Asset Management L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, FMR LLC, Eaton Vance Management, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Steel Dynamics stock in the last two years include Gabriel Shaheen, Glenn Pushis, Miguel Alvarez, Richard P Teets Jr and Russell B Rinn. View Insider Buying and Selling for Steel Dynamics.

Shares of STLD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of STLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.29.

Steel Dynamics has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion and generates $10.48 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $671.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.62 on an earnings per share basis. Steel Dynamics employs 8,200 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Steel Dynamics.

The official website for Steel Dynamics is http://www.steeldynamics.com/.

Steel Dynamics' mailing address is 7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN, 46804. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 260-969-3500 or via email at [email protected]