STLD vs. NUE, RS, X, CRS, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, RDUS, and ZEUS
Should you be buying Steel Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Steel Dynamics include Nucor (NUE), Reliance (RS), United States Steel (X), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), and Olympic Steel (ZEUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry.
Steel Dynamics vs.
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, Nucor had 7 more articles in the media than Steel Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Nucor and 20 mentions for Steel Dynamics. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Steel Dynamics' score of 0.91 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nucor pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nucor has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Steel Dynamics received 146 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.09% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 64.21% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote.
Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Nucor's net margin of 6.60%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 17.32% beat Nucor's return on equity.
76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Steel Dynamics. Steel Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nucor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Nucor has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Nucor presently has a consensus price target of $157.22, suggesting a potential upside of 28.32%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $147.44, suggesting a potential upside of 10.34%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nucor is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.
Summary
Nucor and Steel Dynamics tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:STLD) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
