STLD stock forecast: what analysts expect
Wall Street analysts covering Steel Dynamics, Inc. currently rate the stock a Buy on average, with a mean 12-month price target of $272.64 — +3.6% versus the last price of $263.18. Targets reflect analyst opinion, not a guarantee.
STLD historical returns
Based on monthly dividend-adjusted prices. See the full breakdown on what if you had invested in STLD.
STLD annual returns by year
Congress trading in STLD
2 members of Congress have disclosed trading STLD — 2 purchases and 1 sale worth an estimated $115,500. Most recent disclosure: Jan 9, 2026.
Insider activity in STLD
STLD's own executives and directors have made 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 4 sales ($2.7M) in the last 90 days, per SEC Form 4 filings. Most recent: Jun 5, 2026.
| Jun 5, 2026 | Anderson James Stanley | Senior Vice President | Sell | $294,085 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Anderson James Stanley | Senior Vice President | Sell | $1.1M |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Anderson James Stanley | Senior Vice President | Sell | $1.2M |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Anderson James Stanley | Senior Vice President | Sell | $86,917 |
About Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through four segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Aluminum Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, 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. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agricultural equipment, energy, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast-iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, joist girders, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, property owners, brokers, and governmental entities. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
STLD Key Statistics
STLD in plain English
- P/E ratio (23.9) — how many dollars you pay for each $1 of STLD's yearly profit. That's a fairly normal range.
- ROE (17.57%) — how efficiently the company turns shareholders' money into profit. This is a middling level.
- Profit margin (7.83%) — of every $1 in sales, this is what's left as profit after all costs.
- Dividend yield (0.80%) — the cash payout you'd earn per year as a % of the share price, on top of any price gains.
STLD stock: frequently asked questions
What is Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s stock price today?
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) last traded at $263.18 on the NASDAQ. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has traded between $124.77 and $288.74.
Is STLD stock a buy or a sell?
Wall Street analysts' consensus rating on STLD is "Buy", with an average 12-month price target of $272.64 — about +3.6% versus the current price of $263.18. Analyst targets are opinions, not guarantees; always do your own research.
How much would $1,000 invested in STLD 10 years ago be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Steel Dynamics, Inc. made 10 years ago would be worth about $13,033 today (dividends reinvested) — a total return of 1,203%, or 29.3% per year.
Does STLD pay a dividend?
Yes. Steel Dynamics, Inc. currently pays a dividend yielding about 0.80% per year at today's share price.
What is STLD's P/E ratio?
STLD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 23.9, and 13.8 times expected forward earnings. The P/E ratio tells you how many dollars investors pay for each $1 of the company's annual profit.
Do members of Congress trade STLD stock?
Yes — 2 members of Congress have disclosed trades in STLD under the STOCK Act, totaling 2 purchases and 1 sales worth an estimated $115,500.
What is Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s ticker symbol?
Steel Dynamics, Inc. trades under the ticker symbol STLD on the NASDAQ.
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