Steel Dynamics (STLD) Competitors

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$138.43 +2.60 (+1.91%)
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STLD vs. NUE, RS, CRS, ATI, X, CLF, CMC, WOR, ZEUS, and RDUS

Should you be buying Steel Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Steel Dynamics include Nucor (NUE), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), United States Steel (X), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Commercial Metals (CMC), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), and Radius Recycling (RDUS). 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nucor$30.73B1.05$2.03B$8.4116.38
Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.18$1.54B$9.8013.86

In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 7 more articles in the media than Nucor. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 39 mentions for Nucor. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Steel Dynamics' score of 0.83 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nucor
22 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Steel Dynamics
18 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nucor has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nucor6.60% 9.85% 6.25%
Steel Dynamics 8.76%17.32%10.13%

Steel Dynamics received 150 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 64.28% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NucorOutperform Votes
691
64.28%
Underperform Votes
384
35.72%
Steel DynamicsOutperform Votes
841
67.44%
Underperform Votes
406
32.56%

Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Nucor pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 18.8% 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 increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

76.5% of Nucor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nucor currently has a consensus price target of $163.13, indicating a potential upside of 18.42%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $146.22, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Nucor is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nucor
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Steel Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Nucor on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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STLD vs. The Competition

MetricSteel DynamicsBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$20.68B$11.83B$3.15B$9.22B
Dividend Yield1.43%3.02%5.19%4.00%
P/E Ratio13.8619.2198.2919.46
Price / Sales1.180.7825,929,608,977,446,100.0077.34
Price / Cash9.746.1124.4438.90
Price / Book2.361.244.945.05
Net Income$1.54B$1.23B$152.54M$222.81M
7 Day Performance0.72%1.27%0.41%1.94%
1 Month Performance7.95%5.32%3.29%1.48%
1 Year Performance10.13%0.62%33.18%16.47%

Steel Dynamics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STLD
Steel Dynamics
4.8943 of 5 stars
$138.43
+1.9%
$146.22
+5.6%
+10.1%$21.07B$17.54B14.1312,600Short Interest ↓
NUE
Nucor
4.9517 of 5 stars
$139.26
+6.9%
$163.13
+17.1%
-25.8%$32.71B$30.73B16.5632,000Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
RS
Reliance
4.2794 of 5 stars
$292.03
+3.2%
$328.17
+12.4%
-8.7%$15.80B$14.05B16.0415,000
CRS
Carpenter Technology
3.8703 of 5 stars
$190.96
+1.6%
$155.50
-18.6%
+187.0%$9.51B$2.88B35.944,600Short Interest ↑
Positive News
ATI
ATI
3.8848 of 5 stars
$63.52
+1.2%
$74.86
+17.8%
+33.2%$9.06B$4.36B24.897,300Short Interest ↓
X
United States Steel
4.4579 of 5 stars
$38.72
+4.9%
$39.82
+2.8%
-16.5%$8.71B$15.64B25.9721,803
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
3.5701 of 5 stars
$11.86
+18.2%
$16.68
+40.6%
-42.2%$5.87B$19.97B-12.2526,000Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CMC
Commercial Metals
4.7524 of 5 stars
$51.14
+3.0%
$62.33
+21.9%
-4.8%$5.81B$7.93B46.0513,178Positive News
WOR
Worthington Enterprises
3.6144 of 5 stars
$42.75
+3.3%
$46.00
+7.6%
-29.3%$2.14B$1.25B51.513,800
ZEUS
Olympic Steel
4.2438 of 5 stars
$35.83
+5.3%
$42.00
+17.2%
-49.7%$398.68M$2.16B15.712,168Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
RDUS
Radius Recycling
4.1045 of 5 stars
$13.36
+8.7%
$22.00
+64.7%
-49.5%$374.67M$2.74B-1.333,011Short Interest ↑

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This page (NASDAQ:STLD) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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