Steel Dynamics Inc [STLD] stock is trading at $134.86, up 1.50%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The STLD shares have gain 6.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.93%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ: STLD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 11, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $155 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on January 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $145. On January 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $149 on December 12, 2024. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $155 as its price target on December 02, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on October 01, 2024, and upped its price target to $155. In a note dated September 17, 2024, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $127.
Steel Dynamics Inc [STLD] stock has fluctuated between $104.60 and $155.56 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $145.6 within the next 12 months. Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ: STLD] shares were valued at $134.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.96% based on the average STLD price forecast.
Analyzing the STLD fundamentals
Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ:STLD] reported sales of 17.54B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -8.53%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.36.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 132.94 points at the first support level, and at 131.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 137.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 139.22.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Steel Dynamics Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.53. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.08, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.17, the price to book ratio is 2.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.77.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pushis Glenn, Officer, that happened on Feb 11 ’25 when 23649.0 shares were purchased. Senior Vice President, Poinsatte Richard A completed a deal on Nov 15 ’24 to sell 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Poinsatte Richard A bought 2000.0 shares on Nov 15 ’24.
