United States Steel (NYSE:X) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

United States Steel (NYSE:X) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.510–0.510 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of -0.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

United States Steel Price Performance

Shares of United States Steel stock opened at $40.90 on Friday. United States Steel has a 1-year low of $26.92 and a 1-year high of $43.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $37.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.77.

United States Steel (NYSE:X) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.38). United States Steel had a return on equity of 4.27% and a net margin of 2.46%. On average, equities analysts predict that United States Steel will post 1.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United States Steel Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.49%. United States Steel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on X. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on United States Steel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of United States Steel from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on United States Steel from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on United States Steel from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of United States Steel in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.32.

United States Steel Company Profile

United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates through North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular) segments. The Flat-Rolled segment offers slabs, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as iron ore and coke.