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After finishing at $133.63 in the prior trading day, Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) closed at $133.81, up 0.13%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of STLD by taking a closer 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.
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:
As of this moment, Steel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.27.
Stock Price History:
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 5.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.94%.
Shares Statistics:
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 83.87% stake in the company.
