# Steel — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Steel manufacturers produce essential metal products for construction, infrastructure, automotive, and industrial applications. Profitability is highly cyclical, heavily dependent on commodity input costs (iron ore, coal), global demand cycles, tariff policy, and competition from lower-cost international producers. Capital intensity, energy consumption, and environmental regulation remain significant structural headwinds. TrendMatrix ranks 9 US-listed Steel stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Basic Materials
- **Stocks tracked:** 9 (primer N: 9)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 2 neutral · 7 bearish · avg score 5.51
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [NUE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/NUE) | Nucor Corporation | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 6.2 | $224.09 | -0.4% |
| 2 | [RS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/RS) | Reliance, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.9 | $362.07 | -1.1% |
| 3 | [STLD](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/STLD) | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.9 | $227.95 | -1.3% |
| 4 | [GGB](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/GGB) | Gerdau S.A. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.7 | $4.55 | -1.0% |
| 5 | [MT](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MT) | Arcelor Mittal NY Registry Shar | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.4 | $57.44 | +8.1% |
| 6 | [PKX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/PKX) | POSCO Holdings Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $78.74 | -1.8% |
| 7 | [TX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TX) | Ternium S.A. Ternium S.A. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $43.40 | -0.1% |
| 8 | [WS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/WS) | Worthington Steel, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.1 | $38.01 | +3.0% |
| 9 | [CLF](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CLF) | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.0 | $10.21 | +4.8% |

## Cross-Company Themes

- **automotive-related customers** — 1 companies (WS)
- **automotive industry** — 1 companies (CLF)
- **construction end market** — 1 companies (WS)
- **top-3 customers** — 1 companies (WS)

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