Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Steel
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $274.29, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United States and Mexico. The company operates a circular manufacturing model, producing high-quality, lower-carbon-emission products with recycled scrap as the primary... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $274.29, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 35d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Countdown to Steel Dynamics (STLD) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Given New $205.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co. - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS STLD Maintained by Wells Fargo -- Price Target Raised to $207 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS KBC Group NV Sells 67,922 Shares of Steel Dynamics, Inc. $STLD - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Steel Dynamics (STLD) Surpasses Market Returns: Some Facts Worth Knowing - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-06-17T08:21:49Z.
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- 2026-03-27Item 5.02MEDIUM[99.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465926035891/tm2610089d1_ex99-1.htm) | [A press release dated March 2 [... truncated]SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $274.29, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $282.97 (+3.2%), stop $255.09 (−7.5%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $282.97 (+3.2% upside). Target $282.97 (+3.2%), stop $255.09 (−7.5%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Stop-loss: $255.09.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Steel Dynamics, Inc. trades at a P/E of 29.2 (forward 15.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
21 analysts cover STLD with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $269.
What does Steel Dynamics, Inc. do?Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United...
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United States and Mexico. The company operates a circular manufacturing model, producing high-quality, lower-carbon-emission products with recycled scrap as the primary input.