Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Competitors $11.90 +0.23 (+1.93%) As of 01:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLF vs. STLD, CMC, NUE, RS, CRS, ATI, WOR, ZEUS, PKX, and TXShould you be buying Cleveland-Cliffs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cleveland-Cliffs include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Nucor (NUE), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), POSCO (PKX), and Ternium (TX). Cleveland-Cliffs vs. Its Competitors Steel Dynamics Commercial Metals Nucor Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI Worthington Enterprises Olympic Steel POSCO Ternium Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is CLF or STLD a better dividend stock? Cleveland-Cliffs pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cleveland-Cliffs pays out -7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 29.2% 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. Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Cleveland-Cliffs is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLF or STLD? Steel Dynamics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCleveland-Cliffs$18.46B0.32-$754M-$3.41-3.49Steel Dynamics$17.15B1.13$1.54B$6.8619.19 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLF or STLD? 67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CLF or STLD? Cleveland-Cliffs presently has a consensus price target of $11.08, indicating a potential downside of 6.91%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $149.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.47%. Given Steel Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cleveland-Cliffs 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, CLF or STLD? Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CLF or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 18 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 13 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 1.18 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cleveland-Cliffs 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CLF or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -9.03%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 11.88% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cleveland-Cliffs-9.03% -17.97% -6.03% Steel Dynamics 6.07%11.88%6.71% SummarySteel Dynamics beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cleveland-Cliffs News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCleveland-CliffsSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.89B$8.02B$3.63B$21.52BDividend YieldN/A3.20%5.05%3.49%P/E Ratio-3.4927.79158.1229.86Price / Sales0.320.4716,486.5152.08Price / Cash9.627.5424.1818.13Price / Book0.850.816.654.65Net Income-$754M$275.78M$149.17M$999.94M7 Day Performance8.08%3.26%1.94%0.90%1 Month Performance14.36%8.77%10.47%4.64%1 Year Performance-0.04%29.06%44.75%16.74% Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLFCleveland-Cliffs1.4853 of 5 stars$11.91+1.9%$11.08-6.9%-1.8%$5.89B$18.46B-3.4930,000Analyst ForecastSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9044 of 5 stars$134.46-0.1%$148.70+10.6%+15.8%$19.79B$17.54B19.6013,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionCMCCommercial Metals4.399 of 5 stars$59.80+1.0%$58.81-1.7%+13.0%$6.69B$7.93B192.9113,178News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeNUENucor4.8952 of 5 stars$143.96-2.2%$155.78+8.2%-1.5%$33.04B$30.73B25.9832,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRSReliance4.2581 of 5 stars$298.42-0.2%$323.50+8.4%+4.6%$15.69B$13.84B21.7815,900CRSCarpenter Technology4.3935 of 5 stars$251.94+1.8%$278.33+10.5%+68.6%$12.56B$2.88B33.954,500Positive NewsATIATI4.4702 of 5 stars$77.46-0.2%$93.29+20.4%+23.6%$10.68B$4.36B26.907,700Analyst ForecastWORWorthington Enterprises3.8335 of 5 stars$64.80-0.4%$59.00-9.0%+41.2%$3.23B$1.15B33.933,400Positive NewsZEUSOlympic Steel4.2682 of 5 stars$33.30-1.5%$38.00+14.1%-14.8%$372.90M$1.94B27.292,163Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PKXPOSCO1.8014 of 5 stars$50.89-0.9%N/A-26.5%$15.44B$53.28B62.8244,502TXTernium3.4065 of 5 stars$34.30-0.8%$32.67-4.8%+3.6%$6.88B$16.24B11.3233,949News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STLD Competitors CMC Competitors NUE Competitors RS Competitors CRS Competitors ATI Competitors WOR Competitors ZEUS Competitors PKX Competitors TX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CLF) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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