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As of close of business last night, Steel Dynamics Inc’s stock clocked out at $129.24, up 2.90% from its previous closing price of $125.6. In other words, the price has increased by $2.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.71 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.8499 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.77.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of STLD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 3.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
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 the company, BMO Capital Markets on March 31, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $145 from $135 previously.
On March 24, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $149.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on March 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $158.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 19024773120 and an Enterprise Value of 22288113664. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.3 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.354.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.41, which has changed by 0.09479034 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STLD has reached a high of $155.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.10%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that STLD traded 1.43M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1305790 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 147.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.84M. Insiders hold about 6.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.18% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1753920000 were 3139752 with a Short Ratio of 2.20, compared to 1751241600 on 3623734. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3139752 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.92, STLD has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015286624The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.65. The current Payout Ratio is 18.69% for STLD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-03-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
