The price-to-earnings ratio for Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) is 17.72x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for STLD is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions 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 2.40% of that float. On July 03, 2025, STLD’s average trading volume was 1.55M shares.
STLD) stock’s latest price update
Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD)’s stock price has plunge by 3.00%relation to previous closing price of $130.15. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 4.34% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-26 that The latest trading day saw Steel Dynamics (STLD) settling at $131.5, representing a +2.35% change from its previous close.
STLD’s Market Performance
Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) has seen a 4.34% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -1.22% decline in the past month and a 8.11% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.64% for STLD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.19% for STLD stock, with a simple moving average of 4.20% for the last 200 days.
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 2.57% 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 -13.82% 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.
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 1.33. 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 wrap up, the performance of Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
