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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$136.04 +2.55 (+1.91%)
Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$135.82 -0.22 (-0.16%)
As of 07/8/2025 06:15 PM Eastern
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About Steel Dynamics Stock (NASDAQ:STLD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$133.33
$137.43
50-Day Range
$122.66
$136.84
52-Week Range
$103.17
$155.56
Volume
1.03 million shs
Average Volume
1.54 million shs
Market Capitalization
$20.20 billion
P/E Ratio
17.97
Dividend Yield
1.47%
Price Target
$148.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Steel Dynamics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

STLD MarketRank™: 

Steel Dynamics scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 188 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Steel Dynamics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Steel Dynamics are expected to grow by 34.30% in the coming year, from $9.01 to $12.10 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Steel Dynamics is 17.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Steel Dynamics is 17.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 95.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Steel Dynamics has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Steel Dynamics has a P/B Ratio of 2.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    2.40% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Steel Dynamics has recently increased by 4.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Steel Dynamics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than 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 26.42%. 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 16.53% next year. This indicates that Steel Dynamics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Steel Dynamics' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.40% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Steel Dynamics has recently increased by 4.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Steel Dynamics has a news sentiment score of 1.69. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Steel Dynamics this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 34 people have searched for STLD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Steel Dynamics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% 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 $1,181,948.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.30% 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 $114.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STLD shares have increased by 19.3% and is now trading at $136.04.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.04. The basic materials company earned $4.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.17 billion. Steel Dynamics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.26% and a net margin of 6.80%.
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Steel Dynamics' board approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, February 24th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically 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 Greenfield Savings Bank (0.01%), HMS Capital Management LLC, Lingohr Asset Management GmbH and Arlington Trust Co LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Keith E Busse, Miguel Alvarez, Glenn Pushis, Gabriel Shaheen, Christopher A Graham, James C Marcuccilli, Bradley S Seaman, Richard A Poinsatte and Chad Bickford.
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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 4/11 Dividend
3/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend
3/31/2025
Dividend Payable
4/11/2025
Last Earnings
4/22/2025
Record date for 7/11 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/30/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STLD
CIK
1022671
Employees
13,000
Year Founded
1993

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$155.00
Low Price Target
$138.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.97
Forward P/E Ratio
15.10
P/E Growth
1.04
Net Income
$1.54 billion
Pretax Margin
8.70%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.54 billion
Cash Flow
$13.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.08
Book Value
$57.63 per share
Price / Book
2.36

Miscellaneous

Free Float
139,101,000
Market Cap
$20.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.37

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This page (NASDAQ:STLD) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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