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Gerdau (GGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.76 -0.34 (-6.57%)
Closing price 10/26/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$4.77 +0.00 (+0.10%)
As of 06:59 AM Eastern
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About Gerdau Stock (NYSE:GGB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.59
▼
$5.20
50-Day Range
$4.32
▼
$5.25
52-Week Range
$3.14
▼
$5.48
Volume
39.50 million shs
Average Volume
14.71 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.35 billion
P/E Ratio
20.72
Dividend Yield
3.15%
Price Target
$5.58
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Gerdau S.A. is a Brazil-based steel producer with operations across the Americas. The company manufactures and sells steel products for the construction, industrial, automotive, agricultural and infrastructure markets.

Its product portfolio includes long steel products such as rebar, wire rod, merchant bars and structural shapes, as well as special steel used in automotive and industrial applications. Gerdau also produces flat steel and semi-finished products, including billets and slabs, and operates steel mills, scrap-processing facilities and related distribution networks.

Founded in 1901, Gerdau has grown from a regional Brazilian steelmaker into an international producer serving customers in Brazil, North America and other parts of Latin America. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Gustavo Werneck, who has served in that role since 2018.

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Gerdau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

GGB MarketRank™: 
4.7634478289 of 5 stars

Gerdau scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gerdau has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Gerdau has a consensus price target of $5.58, representing about 17.0% upside from its current price of $4.77.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gerdau has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Gerdau's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Gerdau are expected to grow by 12.73% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.62 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 20.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.19.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 20.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.33.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gerdau has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.09% of the float of Gerdau has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gerdau has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gerdau has recently increased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gerdau pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Gerdau does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Gerdau is 65.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Gerdau will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.19% next year. This indicates that Gerdau will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Gerdau's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Gerdau has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.37 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Gerdau this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for GGB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Gerdau to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gerdau insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $737,561.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.02% of the stock of Gerdau is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    1.49% of the stock of Gerdau is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Gerdau's insider trading history.
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GGB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gerdau's stock was trading at $3.69 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GGB shares have increased by 29.1% and is now trading at $4.7650.

Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 27th. The basic materials company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.64 billion. Gerdau had a net margin of 3.37% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.97%.

Shares of Gerdau split before market open on Tuesday, April 30th 2024.The 6-5 split was announced on Tuesday, April 30th 2024. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 120 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Gerdau include Ninety One UK Ltd (1.57%), Ninety One North America Inc. (0.42%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.23%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Cunha Gustavo Werneck Da, Rafael Dorneles Japur, Rafael Gamboa Lopes, Mauricio Metz, Cesar Obino Da Rosa Peres, Marcos Zilles Mattiello, Marcos Eduardo Fara Wahrhaftig, Guilherme Chagas G Johannpeter, Clemir Uhlein, Claudio Johannpeter and Chia Yuan Wang.
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Shares of GGB 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 Gerdau investors own include Vale (VALE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Pfizer (PFE) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/18 Dividend
8/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend
8/21/2026
Dividend Payable
9/18/2026
Last Earnings
10/26/2026
Today
10/27/2026
Investor Day 2026
12/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NYSE:GGB
CIK
1073404
Employees
25,817
Year Founded
1901

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$6.50
Low Price Target
$4.60
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.56
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.23
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.72
Forward P/E Ratio
8.66
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$248.41 million
Net Margins
3.37%
Pretax Margin
5.73%
Return on Equity
7.97%
Return on Assets
5.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.26
Current Ratio
2.87
Quick Ratio
1.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.51 billion
Price / Sales
0.75
Cash Flow
$0.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.06
Book Value
$4.82 per share
Price / Book
0.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,963,180,000
Free Float
1,962,788,000
Market Cap
$9.35 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.48

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This page (NYSE:GGB) was last updated on 10/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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