Growth and Margin Analysis of Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD)’s Recent Quarter Sales

Kevin Freeman

Steel Dynamics Inc [STLD] stock prices are down -0.22% to $155.07 at the moment. 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 1.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.63%, 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 November 04, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $165 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on August 14, 2025, and set its price target to $143. On March 31, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $145 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $149 on March 24, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to an Overweight and raised its price target to $158 on March 07, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on February 27, 2025. In a note dated February 11, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $155.

The stock price of Steel Dynamics Inc [STLD] has been fluctuating between $103.17 and $164.73 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $169.8 within the next 12 months. Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ: STLD] shares were valued at $155.07 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.5% based on the average STLD price forecast.

Analyzing the STLD fundamentals

The Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ:STLD] reported sales of 17.63B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 11.21%. 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 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.42.

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 153.18 points at the first support level, and at 151.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 157.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 160.77.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Steel Dynamics Inc [NASDAQ:STLD]’s Current Ratio is 3.11. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.47, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 2.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.57.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Alvarez Miguel, Senior Vice President, that happened on Oct 29 ’25 when 8251.0 shares were sold. Officer, MIGUEL ALVAREZ completed a deal on Oct 29 ’25 to buy 8251.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Graham Christopher A sold 12000.0 shares on Jul 30 ’25.

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