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

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Steel Dynamics in a research report issued on Friday, September 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $3.30 per share 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.

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

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Steel Dynamics from $134.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Steel Dynamics from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $131.00 in a report on Monday, September 9th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $129.00 to $145.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Steel Dynamics from $135.00 to $127.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $142.29.

Steel Dynamics Stock Up 3.1 %

Steel Dynamics stock opened at $114.49 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $120.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $129.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 2.35. Steel Dynamics has a 52-week low of $95.53 and a 52-week high of $151.34. The firm has a market cap of $17.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Steel Dynamics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Steel Dynamics in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. LifeSteps Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Steel Dynamics in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Security National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Steel Dynamics during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Steel Dynamics during the second quarter valued at about $41,000. 82.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Steel Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.61%. Steel Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.