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After finishing at $158.02 in the prior trading day, Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed at $161.07, up 1.93%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $163.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $157.79.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of STLD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 75.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 3.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.42.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $143.
On March 31, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $135 to $145.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $149.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 30 ’25 when Graham Christopher A sold 12,000 shares for $126.71 per share. The transaction valued at 1,520,460 led to the insider holds 66,738 shares of the business.
Graham Christopher A bought 12,000 shares of STLD for $1,562,760 on Jul 29 ’25. On Jun 06 ’25, another insider, Shaheen Gabriel, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,254 shares for $134.11 each. As a result, the insider received 168,174 and left with 81,812 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STLD now has a Market Capitalization of 23521837056 and an Enterprise Value of 26509117440. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.503 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.47, which has changed by 0.19017851 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STLD has reached a high of $158.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1423310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 146.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.73M. Insiders hold about 6.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.24% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1760486400 were 2999263 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1757894400 on 2508765. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2999263 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, STLD’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.96, compared to 1.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012403493. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.58. The current Payout Ratio is 18.69% for STLD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-03-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.99, with high estimates of $3.45 and low estimates of $2.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.73 and $8.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.49. EPS for the following year is $12.89, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $14.68 and $11.33.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $4.62B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.69B to a low estimate of $4.39B. As of. The current estimate, Steel Dynamics Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.87BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.98B. There is a high estimate of $5.05B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.88B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STLD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.54BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.62B and the low estimate is $18.29B.
