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The price of Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed at $167.83 in the last session, down -2.84% from day before closing price of $172.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.43 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $172.495 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $167.16.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at STLD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 78.81. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 24705347584 and an Enterprise Value of 27496312832. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.559 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.218.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.47, which has changed by 0.4849136 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STLD has reached a high of $178.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.19%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, STLD traded on average about 1.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 971550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 146.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.38M. Insiders hold about 6.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.48% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1765756800 were 3142490 with a Short Ratio of 2.53, compared to 1763078400 on 3695394. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3142490 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for STLD is 2.00, which was 1.96 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011346532. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5. . The current Payout Ratio is 18.69% for STLD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-31 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
As of right now, 8.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.21, with high estimates of $3.82 and low estimates of $2.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.92 and $7.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.17. EPS for the following year is $13.54, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $16.11 and $12.14.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.62B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.78B to a low estimate of $4.32B. As of . The current estimate, Steel Dynamics Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.87BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.07B. There is a high estimate of $5.28B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.96B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STLD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.54BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.78B and the low estimate is $18.75B.
