Steel Dynamics Market Sentiment

Steel Dynamics Inc

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$235.26

-10.09-4.11%

At close: Sep 18, 5:00 PM EST

$235.26

N/A

After Hours: Sep 18, 4:00 PM EST

Dividend: The dividend Ex-Date is in 10 days

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Steel Dynamics Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Steel Dynamics (STLD): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 3.4% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.73 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

18 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.73

More calls — Bullish

371 calls · 270 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$211

-10.2%

Highest Price Target

$276

+17.3%

UBS

Lowest Price Target

$119

-49.4%

UBS

Short Interest

3.4%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 18, 2026	JP Morgan	Bennett Moore—	+15.6%	$273 → $272	Maintained	Neutral
Sep 18, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	+9.2%	$255 → $257	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Bennett Moore—	+16.0%	$260 → $273	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 24, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	+8.4%	$275 → $255	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 10, 2026	UBS	Andrew Jones—	+17.3%	$165 → $276	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 22, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	+16.9%	$291 → $275	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 22, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Carlos De Alba—	+10.5%	$270 → $260	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 22, 2026	JP Morgan	Bill Peterson—	+10.5%	$256 → $260	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 22, 2026	Barclays	Richard Garchitorena—	+15.6%	$270 → $272	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 15, 2026	JP Morgan	Bill Peterson—	+8.8%	$262 → $256	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 9, 2026	B of A Securities	Lawson Winder—	+10.5%	$280 → $260	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 24, 2026	Keybanc	Samuel McKinney—	+11.4%	$241 → $262	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 22, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Carlos De Alba—	+14.8%	$227 → $270	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 18, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	+23.7%	$293 → $291	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 18, 2026	B of A Securities	Lawson Winder—	+19.0%	$285 → $280	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 10, 2026	JP Morgan	Bill Peterson—	+11.4%	$210 → $262	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 4, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	+24.5%	$235 → $293	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 22, 2026	Citigroup	Alexander Hacking—	+8.4%	$180 → $255	Maintained	Buy
Apr 22, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	-0.1%	$207 → $235	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 22, 2026	BMO Capital	Katja Jancic—	+2.0%	$195 → $240	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 22, 2026	Keybanc	Samuel McKinney—	+2.4%	$190 → $241	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 16, 2026	Wells Fargo	Timna Tanners—	-12.0%	$196 → $207	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 14, 2026	JP Morgan	Bill Peterson—	-12.9%	$192 → $205	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 25, 2026	Keybanc	Samuel McKinney—	-19.2%	$190	Assumes	Overweight
Mar 18, 2026	JP Morgan	Bill Peterson—	-18.4%	$194 → $192	Maintained	Neutral