Bulls vs Bears
Click to unlock major analysts' bullish and bearish positions by joining Benzinga Edge.
$122.67
At close: Mar 21, 4:01 PM EDT
$122.67
0.000.00%
After Hours: Mar 21, 4:01 PM EDT
Comments
Loading...
Steel Dynamics Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:STLD | Benzinga
Steel Dynamics Inc has a consensus price target of $136.24 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $158 issued by Morgan Stanley on March 7, 2025. The low is $102 issued by Exane BNP Paribas on July 5, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Keybanc on March 11, 2025, March 7, 2025, and February 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $151 between JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Keybanc, there's an implied 23.09% upside for Steel Dynamics Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Keybanc
Jefferies
Citigroup
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Steel Dynamics
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | 14.13% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $132 → $140 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 28.8% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $145 → $158 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 26.36% | Keybanc | Philip Gibbs83% | → $155 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 18.2% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $131 → $145 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 18.2% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina66% | $125 → $145 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 7.61% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $134 → $132 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 1.9% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina66% | $145 → $125 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 18.2% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking67% | $160 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 21.46% | UBS | Andrew Jones11% | $145 → $149 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2024 | Buy Now | 26.36% | Goldman Sachs | Mike Harris14% | → $155 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 22.28% | Seaport Global | Martin Englert40% | $132 → $150 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 9.24% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $129 → $134 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 10.05% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic45% | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic45% | $127 → $130 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 5.16% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $131 → $129 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 26.36% | B of A Securities | Lawson Winder54% | $140 → $155 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2024 | Buy Now | 6.79% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $138 → $131 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 3.53% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic45% | $135 → $127 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 6.79% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $120 → $131 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 18.2% | UBS | Curt Woodworth68% | $129 → $145 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 12.5% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $134 → $138 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.18% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $118 → $120 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 18.2% | B of A Securities | Lawson Winder54% | $150 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2024 | Buy Now | 10.05% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic45% | $140 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2024 | Buy Now | 22.28% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina66% | → $150 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | -3.81% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $100 → $118 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2024 | Buy Now | -2.18% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $110 → $120 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | 30.43% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking67% | $130 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -2.99% | UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser63% | $120 → $119 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.18% | UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser63% | → $120 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2023 | Buy Now | -20.11% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $95 → $98 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -11.96% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $99 → $108 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking67% | $130 → $130 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2023 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking67% | → $130 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2023 | Buy Now | -12.77% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $115 → $107 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | -22.56% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $94 → $95 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | -19.3% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $97 → $99 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -23.37% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $93 → $94 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | -16.85% | Exane BNP Paribas | Tristan Gresser1% | → $102 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | -20.93% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | → $97 | Reiterates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2023 | Buy Now | -33.15% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | → $82 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | -20.93% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $96 → $97 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | -6.25% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $106 → $115 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | 0.27% | B of A Securities | Lawson Winder54% | $140 → $123 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2023 | Buy Now | -21.74% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $93 → $96 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2023 | Buy Now | -13.59% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $92 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking67% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | -24.19% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $85 → $93 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -2.18% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $109 → $120 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -3.81% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $114 → $118 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2022 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser63% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2022 | Buy Now | -18.48% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $89 → $100 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -30.71% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $78 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -19.3% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $88 → $99 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -27.45% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $77 → $89 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -28.26% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $89 → $88 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2022 | Buy Now | -36.41% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $94 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2022 | Buy Now | -10.33% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | $129 → $110 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2022 | Buy Now | -25% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | → $92 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2022 | Buy Now | -23.37% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba73% | $66.5 → $94 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2022 | Buy Now | -7.07% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $100 → $114 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2022 | Buy Now | -4.62% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | $95 → $117 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Steel Dynamics (STLD) stock?
The latest price target for Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) was reported by JP Morgan on March 11, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $140.00 expecting STLD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.13% upside). 26 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Steel Dynamics (STLD)?
The latest analyst rating for Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) was provided by JP Morgan, and Steel Dynamics maintained their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Steel Dynamics (STLD)?
The last upgrade for Steel Dynamics Inc happened on March 7, 2025 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $158. Morgan Stanley previously had an equal-weight for Steel Dynamics Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Steel Dynamics (STLD)?
The last downgrade for Steel Dynamics Inc happened on December 12, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from $145 to $149 for Steel Dynamics Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Steel Dynamics (STLD)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Steel Dynamics, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Steel Dynamics was filed on March 11, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 11, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Steel Dynamics (STLD) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Steel Dynamics (STLD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $132.00 to $140.00. The current price Steel Dynamics (STLD) is trading at is $122.67, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
Browse analyst ratings and price targets on all stocks.