Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $10.44 in the prior trading day, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF) closed at $10.5, up 0.57%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.72 million shares were traded. CLF stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.5293 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.36.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CLF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 2.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.33.

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 Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $10.

On July 22, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $14. Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on May 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $6.

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 May 23 ’25 when Graham James D sold 120,000 shares for $6.85 per share. The transaction valued at 822,036 led to the insider holds 492,249 shares of the business.

Graham James D bought 120,000 shares of CLF for $822,038 on May 23 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, BALDWIN JOHN T, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $8.70 each. As a result, the insider paid 34,800 and bolstered with 133,227 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, CLF now has a Market Capitalization of 5194297344 and an Enterprise Value of 13075618816. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.708 whereas that against EBITDA is -44.475.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CLF is 1.93, which has changed by -0.25266904 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14460516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLF has reached a high of $14.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.48%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 32.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 16470760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 494.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 485.53M. Insiders hold about 1.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.47% stake in the company. Shares short for CLF as of 1753920000 were 81210138 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1751241600 on 79151921. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 81210138 and a Short% of Float of 21.040001999999998.

Earnings Estimates

The dynamic stock of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF) is currently attracting attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.32, with high estimates of -$0.14 and low estimates of -$0.45.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.85 and -$2.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.06. EPS for the following year is $0.34, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.52 and $0.17.

Revenue Estimates

7 analysts predict $4.92B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.03B to a low estimate of $4.86B. As of the current estimate, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.57BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.86B. There is a high estimate of $5.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.65B.

A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CLF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $19.58B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $19.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $19.34B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.18BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.56B and the low estimate is $18.02B.

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