Analysts Issue Forecasts for Steel Dynamics Q3 Earnings

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Steel Dynamics in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.34. The consensus estimate for Steel Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Steel Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.28 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.34 EPS.

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by ($0.33). Steel Dynamics had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 17.32%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.61 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $149.00 price objective (up from $145.00) on shares of Steel Dynamics in a report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Steel Dynamics from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Steel Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Steel Dynamics from $131.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $146.22.

Steel Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of Steel Dynamics stock opened at $132.30 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $123.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.40. Steel Dynamics has a twelve month low of $104.60 and a twelve month high of $155.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 1.35.

Insider Buying and Selling at Steel Dynamics

In related news, SVP Richard A. Poinsatte sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.75, for a total transaction of $277,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 21,101 shares in the company, valued at $2,927,763.75. This represents a 8.66 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Glenn Pushis sold 23,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.67, for a total value of $3,184,810.83. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 122,140 shares in the company, valued at $16,448,593.80. The trade was a 16.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Steel Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Steel Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Steel Dynamics by 532.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Steel Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Avalon Trust Co bought a new stake in Steel Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 82.41% of the company’s stock.

About Steel Dynamics

Steel Dynamics, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products.