A Closer Look at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)’s Operating Margin

Nora Barnes

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [CLF] stock prices are down -7.18% to $13.18 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 CLF shares have gain 3.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.79%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE: CLF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $10. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on July 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $14. On May 29, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $6 on the stock. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $16 on December 02, 2024. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but $16.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 27, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 11, 2024, and downed its price target to $17. In a note dated May 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $22 on this stock.

The stock price of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [CLF] has been fluctuating between $5.63 and $14.51 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18.85 within the next 12 months. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE: CLF] shares were valued at $13.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 43.02% based on the average CLF price forecast.

Analyzing the CLF fundamentals

The Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE:CLF] reported sales of 18.46B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -3.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.05% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.08, Equity is -0.26 and Total Capital is -0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.28.

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Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE:CLF]’s Current Ratio is 2.04. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.61, while the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.35, the price to book ratio is 1.12.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Graham James D, EVP Chief Legal Admin & Sec, that happened on May 23 ’25 when 0.12 million shares were sold. Officer, Graham James D completed a deal on May 23 ’25 to buy 0.12 million shares. Meanwhile, Director BALDWIN JOHN T bought 4000.0 shares on Mar 10 ’25.

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