Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $3.30 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) – Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Steel Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, September 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $3.30 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.40. The consensus estimate for Steel Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $10.81 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Steel Dynamics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.81 EPS.

STLD has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $131.00 in a research report on Monday, September 9th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Steel Dynamics from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Steel Dynamics from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $129.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Steel Dynamics in a research report on Monday, May 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $143.43.

Steel Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:STLD opened at $111.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a PE ratio of 7.62 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s fifty day moving average is $120.93 and its 200 day moving average is $129.38. Steel Dynamics has a 52 week low of $95.53 and a 52 week high of $151.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The basic materials company reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.43 billion. Steel Dynamics had a net margin of 11.10% and a return on equity of 22.89%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.81 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Steel Dynamics in the second quarter worth about $2,049,000. New Century Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the second quarter valued at approximately $246,000. Ariadne Wealth Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the second quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Steel Dynamics by 3.1% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 72,834 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,432,000 after purchasing an additional 2,190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Steel Dynamics by 2.6% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 27,138 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,514,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the last quarter. 82.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Steel Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. Steel Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

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.