Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Basic Materials · Steel
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $38.24: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Worthington Steel is one of the largest independent intermediate processors of carbon flat-rolled steel in the US, operating 28 manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada, and international markets. It serves ~1,200 customers across automotive (52% of net sales),... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $38.24: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 37d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Worthington Steel, Inc.
Latest news
- U.S. Trade Representative Greer Says Having Conversations With Canada And Mexico About Rules Of Origin For Steel — benzinga Apr 16, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:22Z.
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Quality Signals
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerautomotive-related customers52%10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 52% of our net sales are to automotive-related customers.'
- MEDIUMCustomertop-3 customers33%10-K Item 1: 'our top three customers represented approximately 33.0% of total net sales'
- LOWCustomerconstruction end market11%10-K Item 1A: 'The automotive and construction industries account for approximately 52.0% and 11.0%, respectfully, of our net sales'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $38.24: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $35.57. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.83 (+9.4% upside). Prior stop was $35.57. Stop-loss: $35.57.
Concentration risk — Customer: automotive-related customers (52.0%); Target reached (-15.6% upside); Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0).
Worthington Steel, Inc. trades at a P/E of 16.2 (forward 14.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover WS with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $38.
What does Worthington Steel, Inc. do?Worthington Steel is one of the largest independent intermediate processors of carbon flat-rolled steel in the US,...
Worthington Steel is one of the largest independent intermediate processors of carbon flat-rolled steel in the US, operating 28 manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada, and international markets. It serves ~1,200 customers across automotive (52% of net sales), construction (11%), and other end markets; top three customers account for ~33% of total net sales.