Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.650-1.690 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.270. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Steel Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ STLD opened at $174.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 3.11. Steel Dynamics has a one year low of $103.17 and a one year high of $176.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.12, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s fifty day moving average is $158.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.41.

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The basic materials company reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.74 billion. Steel Dynamics had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 12.89%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.05 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Steel Dynamics will post 9.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Steel Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Steel Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.49%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on STLD shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Steel Dynamics from $172.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $172.00 target price on shares of Steel Dynamics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Steel Dynamics from $155.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Steel Dynamics from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Steel Dynamics in a research report on Monday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.89.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Miguel Alvarez sold 8,251 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.79, for a total transaction of $1,343,180.29. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 117,068 shares in the company, valued at $19,057,499.72. This represents a 6.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 6.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Steel Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Steel Dynamics by 307.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 819 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $102,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Steel Dynamics by 82.7% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 3,485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Steel Dynamics in the second quarter worth $1,019,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the 2nd quarter valued at $48,746,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Steel Dynamics by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 105,051 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $13,447,000 after purchasing an additional 7,712 shares during the period. 82.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Steel Dynamics Company Profile

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.