At the time of writing, Steel Dynamics Inc [STLD] stock is trading at $145.54, up 3.05%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The STLD shares have gain 2.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.40%, 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 August 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $143. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 31, 2025, and elevated its price target to $145. On March 24, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $149 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $158 on March 07, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on February 11, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $155. In a note dated January 24, 2025, Jefferies upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $125 to $145.
For the past year, the stock price of Steel Dynamics Inc fluctuated between $103.17 and $155.56. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $140 within the next 12 months. Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ: STLD] shares were valued at $145.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.81% based on the average STLD price forecast.
Analyzing the STLD fundamentals
According to Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ:STLD], the company’s sales were 17.15B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.46% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.43.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ:STLD] has a current ratio of 3.13. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.34, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.25, the price to book ratio is 2.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Graham Christopher A, Senior Vice President, that happened on Jul 30 ’25 when 12000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Graham Christopher A completed a deal on Jul 29 ’25 to buy 12000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Shaheen Gabriel sold 1254.0 shares on Jun 06 ’25.
