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The closing price of Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) was $132.68 for the day, up 5.50% from the previous closing price of $125.76. In other words, the price has increased by $5.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $132.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $126.23.
Ratios:
Our analysis of STLD’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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 this company, Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $143.
On March 31, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $135 to $145.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $149.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 19531157504 and an Enterprise Value of 22794496000. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.329 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.634.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.41, which has changed by 0.08107233 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 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 2.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.91%.
Shares Statistics:
STLD traded an average of 1.44M shares per day over the past three months and 1495720 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 147.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.83M. Insiders hold about 6.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.39% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1753920000 were 3139752 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, 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 0.015267176The 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 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-03-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
