The stock of Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) has gone up by 1.38% for the week, with a -3.11% drop in the past month and a 2.58% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.84% for STLD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.47% for STLD’s stock, with a simple moving average of 3.10% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) Right Now?
Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.43x compared to its average ratio. STLD has 36-month beta value of 1.39. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STLD is 139.00M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.28% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of STLD on June 18, 2025 was 1.62M shares.
STLD) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) has dropped by -1.00 compared to previous close of 133.16. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketwatch.com reported 2025-06-18 that Steel Dynamics is targeting a sequential rise in earnings for the second quarter over the first three months of the year thanks to an widening in metal spreads with the average realized steel pricing increasing more than scrap raw material costs.
Analysts’ Opinion of STLD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STLD stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for STLD by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for STLD in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $145 based on the research report published on March 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STLD reach a price target of $149. The rating they have provided for STLD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 24th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to STLD, setting the target price at $158 in the report published on March 07th of the current year.
STLD Trading at 2.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STLD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.25% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STLD starting from Shaheen Gabriel, who sale 1,254 shares at the price of $134.11 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, Shaheen Gabriel now owns 81,812 shares of Steel Dynamics Inc, valued at $168,174 using the latest closing price.
Shaheen Gabriel, the Director of Steel Dynamics Inc, proposed sale 1,254 shares at $132.10 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’25, which means that Shaheen Gabriel is holding shares at $165,653 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STLD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Steel Dynamics Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 13.08, with 7.56 for asset returns.
Based on Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.52 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.74.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
