POSCO manufactures and sells steel rolled products and plates in South Korea and internationally. It operates through four segments: Steel, Construction, Trading, and Others. The company offers hot and cold rolled steel, wire rods, galvanized and electrical galvanized steel, steel plates, electrical and stainless steel, and titanium. It also designs and constructs industrial plants, civil engineering projects, and commercial and residential buildings; exports and imports steel products and raw materials; and generates electricity; produces gas and refuse derived fuel, as well as provides network and system integration, and logistics services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Blast furnaces & steel mills
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBasic Materials
Phone82-2-3457-1098
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$59.13 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees33,784
Next Earnings DateN/A
OptionableOptionable
POSCO (NYSE:PKX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is POSCO's stock symbol?
POSCO trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PKX."
How often does POSCO pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for POSCO?
POSCO announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 29th will be given a dividend of $0.341 per share on Thursday, June 6th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 28th. View POSCO's Dividend History.
How were POSCO's earnings last quarter?
POSCO (NYSE:PKX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, September, 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The basic materials company had revenue of $14 billion for the quarter. POSCO had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 3.06%. View POSCO's Earnings History.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for POSCO?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for POSCO in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for POSCO.
Has POSCO been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about PKX stock has been trending very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. POSCO earned a media sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for POSCO.
Are investors shorting POSCO?
POSCO saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 239,800 shares, a drop of 11.1% from the September 30th total of 269,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 189,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View POSCO's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of POSCO's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to POSCO include SUMITOMO CORP/S (SSUMY), Nucor (NUE), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Ternium (TX), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Commercial Metals (CMC), United States Steel (X), USINAS SIDERURG/S (USNZY), AK Steel (AKS), Mechel PAO (MTL), SunCoke Energy (SXC) and Timkensteel (TMST).
What other stocks do shareholders of POSCO own?
Who are POSCO's key executives?
POSCO's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jeong-Woo Choi, CEO & Representative Director (Age 62)
- Mr. In-Hwa Chang, Pres & Representative Director (Age 64)
- Mr. In-Hwan Oh, Chief Operating Officer (Age 61)
- Sung-Wook Lee, Head of Legal Affairs Office & Exec. VP (Age 55)
- Mr. Tak Jeong, Head of Marketing Division, VP & Inside Director (Age 60)
Who are POSCO's major shareholders?
POSCO's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.01%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.01%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.01%), KCS Wealth Advisory (0.01%) and Comerica Bank (0.01%).
Which institutional investors are selling POSCO stock?
PKX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Comerica Bank and Envestnet Asset Management Inc..
Which institutional investors are buying POSCO stock?
PKX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ARGA Investment Management LP, Advisor Partners LLC, Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC, Wetherby Asset Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Corient Capital Partners LLC, Signaturefd LLC and Cornerstone Advisors Inc..
How do I buy shares of POSCO?
Shares of PKX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is POSCO's stock price today?
One share of PKX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.84.
How big of a company is POSCO?
What is POSCO's official website?
How can I contact POSCO?
POSCO's mailing address is POSCO CENTER 440 TEHERAN-RO, SEOUL M5, 06194. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 82-2-3457-1098 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for POSCO (NYSE PKX)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about POSCO and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe PKX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe PKX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
