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After finishing at $166.14 in the prior trading day, Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed at $165.43, down -0.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $167.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.39.
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 31.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 77.68. 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.
On August 14, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $143.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on March 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $145.
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 Oct 29 ’25 when Alvarez Miguel sold 8,251 shares for $162.79 per share. The transaction valued at 1,343,180 led to the insider holds 117,068 shares of the business.
MIGUEL ALVAREZ bought 8,251 shares of STLD for $1,343,142 on Oct 29 ’25. On Jul 30 ’25, another insider, Graham Christopher A, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 12,000 shares for $126.71 each. As a result, the insider received 1,520,460 and left with 66,738 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 24352055296 and an Enterprise Value of 27115161600. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.538 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.021.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.49, which has changed by 0.24402845 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STLD has reached a high of $172.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.27%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1188870 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 136.37M. Insiders hold about 6.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.51% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1763078400 were 3695394 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1760486400 on 2999263. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3695394 and a Short% of Float of 3.1300000000000003.
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 0.01179728. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.52. The current Payout Ratio is 18.69% for STLD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-03-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 10.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.04, with high estimates of $3.34 and low estimates of $2.7.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.36 and $8.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.52. EPS for the following year is $13.12, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $15.0 and $11.67.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $4.67B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.87B 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, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $5B. There is a high estimate of $5.05B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.9B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STLD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.63B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.54BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.95B and the low estimate is $18.75B.
