United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products primarily in North America and Europe. It operates through three segments: Flat-Rolled Products (Flat-Rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular). The Flat-Rolled segment offers slabs, rounds, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products. This segment serves customers in the service center, conversion, automotive, construction, container, and appliance and electrical markets. The USSE segment provides slabs, sheets, strip mill plates, tin mill products, and spiral welded pipes, as well as heating radiators and refractory ceramic materials. This segment serves customers in the construction, service center, conversion, container, transportation, appliance and electrical, oil, gas, and petrochemical markets. The Tubular segment offers seamless and electric resistance welded steel casing and tubing products; and standard and line pipe and mechanical tubing products primarily to customers in the oil, gas, and petrochemical markets. The company also provides railroad services; and owns, develops, and manages various real estate assets. United States Steel Corporation was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Blast furnaces & steel mills
Sub-IndustrySteel
SectorBasic Materials
SymbolNYSE:X
CUSIP91290910
Phone412-433-1121
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.75
Current Ratio1.63
Quick Ratio1.02
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio18.62
Forward P/E Ratio6.73
P/E Growth0.84
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$12.25 billion
Price / Sales0.52
Cash Flow$4.8224 per share
Price / Cash7.49
Book Value$18.98 per share
Price / Book1.90
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.94
Net Income$387 million
Net Margins4.62%
Return on Equity17.92%
Return on Assets5.52%
Miscellaneous
Employees29,200
Outstanding Shares176,790,000
United States Steel (NYSE:X) Frequently Asked Questions
What is United States Steel's stock symbol?
United States Steel trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "X."
How often does United States Steel pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for United States Steel?
United States Steel declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, June 8th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 9th. View United States Steel's Dividend History.
How were United States Steel's earnings last quarter?
United States Steel Co. (NYSE:X) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The basic materials company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.03. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. United States Steel had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 4.62%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.83) EPS. View United States Steel's Earnings History.
When is United States Steel's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for X?
19 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for United States Steel's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.55 to $69.00. On average, they expect United States Steel's share price to reach $41.2088 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for United States Steel.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about United States Steel stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about United States Steel stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "U.S. Steel is actively engaged in improving its cost structure and operations through the Carnegie Way initiative that are expected to deliver meaningful benefits in 2018. It should also gain from healthy automotive demand and actions to expand its foothold in this key market. Moreover, U.S. Steel remains committed to deleverage its balance sheet. The company has also outperformed the industry it belongs to over the past six months. However, U.S. Steel is facing certain operational issues in its Flat-Rolled unit. Also, downtime related to asset revitalization is expected to affect its volumes in 2018." (5/30/2018)
- 2. Cowen Inc analysts commented, "material exposure" to spot flat-rolled prices should have investors concerned as nearly 60 percent of the U.S. flat-rolled segment is exposed to any move in the spot market.Moreover, U.S. Steel's vertically integrated iron ore supply structure adds another headwind to the story, the analyst continued. The company should be seen as an "undercover iron ore play" because when iron ore prices rise, steel prices normally follows the lead and the company benefits from the fixed price of its internally sourced iron ore."This enables margins to expand more rapidly than a steel mill that is having to buy iron orein the open market," the analyst explained. "The issue is that when iron ore prices are falling, the company does not benefit from the reduction in input costs that a mill which is short iron ore would be able to achieve.Bottom line, a decline in HRC prices would prove to be "detrimental" for U.S. Steel's overall earnings power due to its "significant" (9/22/2017)
Who are some of United States Steel's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to United States Steel include SUMITOMO Corp/S (SSUMY), Nucor (NUE), Tenaris (TS), Steel Dynamics (STLD), EVRAZ (EVRZF), Ternium (TX), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), Commercial Metals (CMC), Carpenter Technology (CRS), AK Steel (AKS), USINAS SIDERURG/S (USNZY), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Timkensteel (TMST), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP) and Mechel PAO (MTL).
Who are United States Steel's key executives?
United States Steel's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. David Boyd Burritt, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 63)
- Mr. Kevin Patrick Bradley, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Douglas R. Matthews, Sr. VP of Industrial, Service Center & Mining Solutions and Interim Head of Tubular (Age 52)
- Mr. Scott D. Buckiso, Sr. VP of European Solutions (Age 51)
- Mr. Pipasu H. Soni, VP of Performance Analytics (Age 45)
Has United States Steel been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about X stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. United States Steel earned a coverage optimism score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.20 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are United States Steel's major shareholders?
United States Steel's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.58%), Amerigo Asset Management (2.67%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.52%), Slate Path Capital LP (1.48%), PointState Capital LP (0.97%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (0.94%). Company insiders that own United States Steel stock include Christine S Breves, Colleen M Darragh, David B Burritt, David J Rintoul, David Sutherland, Eugene Sperling, James E Bruno, Kevin Bradley, Mario Longhi Filho, Murry Gerber, Paul Anthony Mascarenas, Pipasu H Soni, Richard Fruehauf, Sara A Greenstein and Stephen J Girsky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United States Steel.
Which institutional investors are selling United States Steel stock?
X stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amerigo Asset Management, Slate Path Capital LP, Honeywell International Inc., Stifel Financial Corp, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Hodges Capital Management Inc., Engineers Gate Manager LP and Chicago Equity Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold United States Steel company stock in the last year include Christine S Breves, Colleen M Darragh, David B Burritt, David J Rintoul, Paul Anthony Mascarenas, Pipasu H Soni, Richard Fruehauf and Sara A Greenstein. View Insider Buying and Selling for United States Steel.
Which institutional investors are buying United States Steel stock?
X stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PointState Capital LP, Mackay Shields LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Rubric Capital Management LP, Highland Capital Management LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have bought United States Steel stock in the last two years include David Sutherland, Eugene Sperling, Kevin Bradley, Murry Gerber, Paul Anthony Mascarenas and Stephen J Girsky. View Insider Buying and Selling for United States Steel.
How do I buy shares of United States Steel?
Shares of X 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is United States Steel's stock price today?
One share of X stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.12.
How big of a company is United States Steel?
United States Steel has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion and generates $12.25 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $387 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.94 on an earnings per share basis. United States Steel employs 29,200 workers across the globe.
How can I contact United States Steel?
United States Steel's mailing address is 600 GRANT STREET, PITTSBURGH PA, 15219. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 412-433-1121 or via email at [email protected]
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