Q3 EPS Forecast for Commercial Metals Lifted by Analyst

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Commercial Metals in a report issued on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Commercial Metals’ current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commercial Metals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Commercial Metals from $56.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Commercial Metals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $54.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Commercial Metals currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.33.

Commercial Metals Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:CMC opened at $40.95 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a PE ratio of 36.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.48. Commercial Metals has a 1 year low of $37.92 and a 1 year high of $64.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.94.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.05). Commercial Metals had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 1.70%. The firm had revenue of $1.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.73 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share. Commercial Metals’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Commercial Metals

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CMC. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Commercial Metals during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Commercial Metals in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 707 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Commercial Metals during the fourth quarter valued at about $73,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Commercial Metals by 22.0% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Commercial Metals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.76%. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio is currently 120.00%.

Commercial Metals Company Profile

Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, North America and Europe. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, brass and bronze ingot makers, copper refineries and mills, secondary lead smelters, specialty steel mills, high temperature alloy manufacturers, and other consumers.