Q3 EPS Estimate for Commercial Metals Increased by Analyst

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Commercial Metals in a report issued on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Commercial Metals’ current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commercial Metals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on CMC. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Commercial Metals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Commercial Metals from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Commercial Metals from $56.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Commercial Metals from $54.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.33.

Commercial Metals Stock Down 3.9 %

NYSE:CMC opened at $39.08 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.76. The firm has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.16. Commercial Metals has a fifty-two week low of $37.92 and a fifty-two week high of $64.53. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.19.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $1.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.73 billion. Commercial Metals had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 9.88%. Commercial Metals’s quarterly revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS.

Commercial Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.84%. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.00%.

Insider Activity at Commercial Metals

In other news, Director John R. Mcpherson purchased 2,475 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $40.42 per share, for a total transaction of $100,039.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 15,141 shares in the company, valued at $611,999.22. This trade represents a 19.54 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Commercial Metals by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its stake in Commercial Metals by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 24,735 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in Commercial Metals by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 7,150 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in Commercial Metals by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 2,784 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in Commercial Metals by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 33,373 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,655,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.90% of the company’s stock.

About Commercial Metals

Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, North America and Europe. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, brass and bronze ingot makers, copper refineries and mills, secondary lead smelters, specialty steel mills, high temperature alloy manufacturers, and other consumers.