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Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed the day trading at $128.48 up 0.20% from the previous closing price of $128.22. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. STLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.22.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of STLD, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.38 and its Current Ratio is at 2.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 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:
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 Jun 06 ’25 when Shaheen Gabriel sold 1,254 shares for $134.11 per share. The transaction valued at 168,174 led to the insider holds 81,812 shares of the business.
Shaheen Gabriel bought 1,254 shares of STLD for $165,653 on Jun 06 ’25. On May 20 ’25, another insider, Alvarez Miguel, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 7,495 shares for $135.26 each. As a result, the insider received 1,013,774 and left with 125,319 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 19073370112 and an Enterprise Value of 22072064000. As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.20. 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 2.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.282 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.235.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STLD is 1.39, which has changed by 0.027428985 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.111126065 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 0.28%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, STLD traded about 1.56M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, STLD traded about 1599860 shares per day. A total of 149.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.00M. Insiders hold about 6.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.83% stake in the company. Shares short for STLD as of 1748563200 were 3175985 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1745971200 on 2553112. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3175985 and a Short% of Float of 2.6300002.
Dividends & Splits
STLD’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.88, up from 1.88 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014662299The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.72. The current Payout Ratio is 18.69% for STLD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-03-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
