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The price of Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed at $169.45 in the last session, down -0.92% from day before closing price of $171.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $171.765 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $168.48.
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 32.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 79.57. 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 24943816704 and an Enterprise Value of 27732889600. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.573 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.34.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.48, which has changed by 0.49756956 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15196204 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 4.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.15%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, STLD traded on average about 1.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1269780 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 80.49% 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 0.0114935795. 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, 9.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.14, with high estimates of $3.82 and low estimates of $2.7.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.92 and $7.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.3. EPS for the following year is $13.34, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $16.11 and $12.14.
Revenue Estimates
According to 9 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.63B. 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, 9 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 13 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 $18.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.54BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.78B and the low estimate is $18.75B.
