Zacks Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Steel Dynamics

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Steel Dynamics in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.12 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.18. The consensus estimate for Steel Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $9.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Steel Dynamics’ Q1 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Steel Dynamics from $134.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Steel Dynamics from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Steel Dynamics from $145.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $149.00 price target (up previously from $145.00) on shares of Steel Dynamics in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Steel Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $140.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.88.

Steel Dynamics Stock Down 1.4 %

STLD opened at $122.89 on Wednesday. Steel Dynamics has a 12 month low of $104.60 and a 12 month high of $155.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $127.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.41. The company has a market cap of $18.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.12 and a beta of 1.36.

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by ($0.33). Steel Dynamics had a return on equity of 19.82% and a net margin of 9.80%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.61 earnings per share.

Steel Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Steel Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 16.65%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Steel Dynamics news, VP Chad Bickford sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.86, for a total transaction of $269,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 17,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,306,106. This trade represents a 10.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Miguel Alvarez sold 6,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.00, for a total transaction of $950,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 116,949 shares in the company, valued at $16,723,707. This represents a 5.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 10,650 shares of company stock worth $1,498,170 over the last three months. Company insiders own 6.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Steel Dynamics

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Steel Dynamics during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Steel Dynamics in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Steel Dynamics by 532.6% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the third quarter valued at $61,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth about $62,000. 82.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Steel Dynamics Company Profile

Steel Dynamics, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products.