Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Steel
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $41.02: 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.
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 $41.02: 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. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 15d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Worthington Steel, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Keybanc Maintains Overweight on Worthington Steel, Raises Price Target to $46 — benzinga Jun 2, 2026 positive
- NEWS Worthington Steel Prices $700M Debt Offering to Help Fund Kloeckner Acquisition — benzinga May 29, 2026 positive
- NEWS 'Worthington Steel Raises $1.4 Billion for Klöeckner Takeover' - Bloomberg News — benzinga May 28, 2026 positive
- NEWS Worthington Steel Announces German Federal Cartel Office Approval Of Klöckner Acquisition — benzinga May 27, 2026 positive
- 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 2026-06-09T22:06:37Z.
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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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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $41.02: 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. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $38.15. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $44.17 (+7.7% upside). Prior stop was $38.15. Stop-loss: $38.15.
Concentration risk — Customer: automotive-related customers (52.0%); Target reached (-21.3% upside); Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0).
Worthington Steel, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.3 (forward 15.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. 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.