NYSE:XUnited States Steel Stock Price, Forecast & News

United States Steel's stock was trading at $5.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, X shares have increased by 22.9% and is now trading at $7.36. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United States Steel in the last year. There are currently 7 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for United States Steel.

United States Steel is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for United States Steel.

United States Steel Co. (NYSE:X) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.73) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.80) by $0.07. The basic materials company had revenue of $2.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.79 billion. United States Steel had a negative net margin of 8.92% and a negative return on equity of 4.63%. The firm's revenue was down 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. View United States Steel's earnings history.

United States Steel declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. View United States Steel's dividend history.

United States Steel announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, November 1st 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

United States Steel updated its second quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Wednesday, June, 17th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -3.06--3.06 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $-1.75.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for United States Steel's stock. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $10.50. On average, they anticipate United States Steel's stock price to reach $8.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United States Steel.

Media coverage about X stock has trended neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United States Steel earned a coverage optimism score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines 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 immediate future. View the latest news about United States Steel.

Some companies that are related to United States Steel include Nucor (NUE), Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Industries (WOR), Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), Haynes International (HAYN), Olympic Steel (ZEUS) and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP). View all competitors.

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United States Steel trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "X."

United States Steel's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), Exane Derivatives (0.01%) and FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own United States Steel stock include James E Bruno, Kevin Bradley, Michael H Mcgarry and Stephen J Girsky. View institutional ownership trends for United States Steel.

X stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Exane Derivatives, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for United States Steel.

X stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FNY Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have bought United States Steel stock in the last two years include Kevin Bradley, Michael H Mcgarry, and Stephen J Girsky. View insider buying and selling activity for United States Steel.

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One share of X stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.36.

United States Steel has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion and generates $12.94 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-630,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.09 on an earnings per share basis. United States Steel employs 27,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for United States Steel is www.ussteel.com.

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]