NYSE:PKXPOSCO Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding POSCO Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $43.73 +0.60 (+1.39 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$43.37Now: $43.73▼$43.7950-Day Range$37.18MA: $39.59▼$43.0852-Week Range$26.27Now: $43.73▼$52.80Volume140,835 shsAverage Volume246,470 shsMarket Capitalization$15.25 billionP/E Ratio11.18Dividend Yield2.25%Beta1.17 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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. In addition, the company engages in the engineering and construction; coated steel, zinc relief, and components manufacturing; computer hardware and software distribution; economic research and consulting; business facility maintenance; architecture and consulting; investment in venture, energy, and bio tech industries; electronic commerce; refractories and quicklime manufacturing and sales; transporting and warehousing; real estate rental and sale; house and train manufacturing and management; education and real estate business; and hotel businesses. Further, it engages in the non-residential building rental; secondary and storage battery and textile manufacturing; resource development; iron ore and coal sales; and mine development. Additionally, the company engages in loading and unloading; IT service and DVR; electric control engineering; forest resources development; human resource; wastewater treatment operation and maintenance; crude oil and natural gas mining; refractory materials sales and furnace maintenance; rice processing; grain sales; packing materials manufacturing; and social enterprise businesses. POSCO was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Pohang, South Korea.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPOSCO has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $59.00, POSCO has a potential upside of 35.0% from its current price of $43.71.Amount of Analyst CoveragePOSCO has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesPOSCO has received 237 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesPOSCO has received 290 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentPOSCO has received 55.03% “underperform” votes from our community.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. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPOSCO pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPOSCO has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of POSCO is 19.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, POSCO will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.39% next year. This indicates that POSCO will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, POSCO insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.01% of the stock of POSCO is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 3.18% of the stock of POSCO is held by institutions. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for POSCO are expected to grow by 135.86% in the coming year, from $2.51 to $5.92 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of POSCO is 11.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of POSCO is 11.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.86.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPOSCO has a PEG Ratio of 3.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPOSCO has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 3.8 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.34 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Blast furnaces & steel mills Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:PKX Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK889132 Webwww.posco.com Phone82-2-3457-1386Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio2.07 Quick Ratio1.48Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.18 Forward P/E Ratio17.42 P/E Growth3.28 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$54.78 billion Price / Sales0.28 Cash Flow$13.21 per share Price / Cash Flow3.31 Book Value$109.57 per share Price / Book0.40Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.86 Net Income$1.49 billion Net Margins2.37% Return on Equity3.20% Return on Assets1.91%Miscellaneous Employees35,261 Outstanding Shares348,744,000Market Cap$15.25 billion Next Earnings Date9/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $43.73 +0.60 (+1.39 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PKX News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. POSCO (NYSE:PKX) Frequently Asked Questions How has POSCO's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? POSCO's stock was trading at $36.71 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PKX stock has increased by 19.1% and is now trading at $43.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of POSCO? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for POSCO in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for POSCO. When is POSCO's next earnings date? POSCO is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, September 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for POSCO. How were POSCO's earnings last quarter? POSCO (NYSE:PKX) announced its earnings results on Monday, June, 8th. The basic materials company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter. The basic materials company had revenue of $12.20 billion for the quarter. POSCO had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 3.20%. View POSCO's earnings history. How often does POSCO pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for POSCO? POSCO declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.664 per share on Monday, May 4th. This represents a $2.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This is an increase from POSCO's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View POSCO's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PKX? 4 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for POSCO's shares. Their forecasts range from $59.00 to $59.00. On average, they anticipate POSCO's stock price to reach $59.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for POSCO. Has POSCO been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about PKX stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. POSCO earned a daily sentiment score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about POSCO. Are investors shorting POSCO? POSCO saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 381,700 shares, an increase of 30.1% from the June 15th total of 293,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 226,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View POSCO's Short Interest. 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), Commercial Metals (CMC), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), United States Steel (X), Carpenter Technology (CRS), USINAS SIDERURG/S (USNZY), Mechel PAO (MTL), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Timkensteel (TMST) and Titan International (TWI). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of POSCO own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other POSCO investors own include Coca-Cola (KO), General Electric (GE), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Gilead Sciences (GILD), IBM (IBM), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Enbridge (ENB), Ford Motor (F) and Intel (INTC). Who are POSCO's key executives? POSCO's management team includes the following 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) What is POSCO's stock symbol? POSCO trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PKX." Who are POSCO's major shareholders? POSCO's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.09%), UBS Group AG (0.08%), Brandes Investment Partners LP (0.07%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.07%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.04%) and Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc (0.02%). Which institutional investors are selling POSCO stock? PKX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, Bank of America Corp DE, Brandes Investment Partners LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Advisors Asset Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Profund Advisors LLC, and Bank of Montreal Can. Which institutional investors are buying POSCO stock? PKX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc, Pacer Advisors Inc., Pzena Investment Management LLC, JustInvest LLC, Trexquant Investment LP, Ritholtz Wealth Management, US Bancorp DE, and Signaturefd LLC. 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 $43.73. How big of a company is POSCO? POSCO has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion and generates $54.78 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.49 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.86 on an earnings per share basis. POSCO employs 35,261 workers across the globe. What is POSCO's official website? The official website for POSCO is www.posco.com. How can I contact POSCO? POSCO's mailing address is POSCO CENTER 440 TEHERAN-RO, SEOUL M5, 6194. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 82-2-3457-1386 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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