Russel Metals (RUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users. The energy products segment distributes oil country tubular goods, line pipe, tubes, valves, and fittings, primarily to the energy industry in Western Canada and the U.S. The steel distributors segment acts as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on an as is basis. The company generates all of its revenue from the North American market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$40.22 to C$41.40
• 50-Day Range: C$35.61 to C$41.20
• 52-Week Range: C$34.62 to C$46.87
• Volume: 152,619 shs
• Average Volume: 174,886 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.27
• Dividend Yield: 4.08%
• Price Target: C$52.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Russel Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Russel Metals scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Russel Metals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Russel Metals has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Russel Metals is 13.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Russel Metals is 13.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Russel Metals has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Russel Metals has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RUS.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Russel Metals is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Russel Metals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Russel Metals is 54.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RUS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Russel Metals has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Russel Metals this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Russel Metals insiders have sold 957.74% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$20,005.00 in company stock and sold C$211,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.85% of the stock of Russel Metals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.88% of the stock of Russel Metals is held by institutions.

RUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RUS shares performed this year?

Russel Metals' stock was trading at C$42.10 at the start of the year. Since then, RUS stock has decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at C$41.20.
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How do I buy shares of Russel Metals?

Shares of RUS stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Russel Metals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Russel Metals investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), AbbVie (ABBV) and Vermilion Energy (VET).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Record date for 3/17 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/17/2025
• Today: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Distribution
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:RUS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.russelmetals.com
• Phone: +1-905-8197777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$52.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$56.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: C$178.38 million
• Net Margins: 4.27%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.03%
• Return on Assets: 6.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 20.28
• Current Ratio: 3.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$4.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: C$4.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.88
• Book Value: C$27.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,299,305
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.36 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.52