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POSCO (PKX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.73 -0.43 (-0.84%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$50.70 -0.03 (-0.06%)
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About POSCO Stock (NYSE:PKX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.60
$51.16
50-Day Range
$50.49
$61.06
52-Week Range
$39.40
$74.01
Volume
142,357 shs
Average Volume
248,008 shs
Market Capitalization
$15.40 billion
P/E Ratio
62.63
Dividend Yield
2.82%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

POSCO Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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32nd Percentile Overall Score

PKX MarketRank™: 

POSCO scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 154th out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of POSCO is 62.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of POSCO is 62.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 158.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    POSCO has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    POSCO has a P/B Ratio of 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about POSCO's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.46% of the float of POSCO has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    POSCO has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in POSCO has recently increased by 2.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    POSCO pays a meaningful dividend of 2.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of POSCO is 176.54%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about POSCO's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.46% of the float of POSCO has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    POSCO has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in POSCO has recently increased by 2.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    POSCO has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for POSCO this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added POSCO to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, POSCO insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.01% of the stock of POSCO is held by insiders.

  • Read more about POSCO's insider trading history.
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PKX Stock News Headlines

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POSCO Holdings: A Buy With External And Internal Tailwinds
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PKX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

POSCO's stock was trading at $43.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PKX stock has increased by 16.8% and is now trading at $50.6250.

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.17. The basic materials company earned $12.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.21 billion. POSCO had a net margin of 0.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.82%.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of POSCO: Daewoo International, 2015 POSCO New technology II Fund, BLUE O&M Co. Ltd., Brazil Sao Paulo Steel Processing Center, Busan E&E Co. Ltd., DAESAN (CAMBODIA) Co. Ltd., Daewoo Amara Company Limited, and others.

POSCO's top institutional investors include American Century Companies Inc. (0.16%), BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.09%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.05%) and Creative Planning (0.03%).

Shares of PKX 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 POSCO investors own include McKesson (MCK), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Chevron (CVX), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Comcast (CMCSA), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
9/12/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel Works
Current Symbol
NYSE:PKX
CIK
889132
Employees
44,502
Year Founded
1967

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.81
Trailing P/E Ratio
62.50
Forward P/E Ratio
13.54
P/E Growth
0.35
Net Income
$787.77 million
Net Margins
0.69%
Pretax Margin
0.70%
Return on Equity
0.82%
Return on Assets
0.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.26
Current Ratio
1.96
Quick Ratio
1.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$71.89 trillion
Price / Sales
0.00
Cash Flow
$11.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.33
Book Value
$141.71 per share
Price / Book
0.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
303,505,000
Free Float
303,475,000
Market Cap
$15.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.41

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This page (NYSE:PKX) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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