Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)

Steel Dynamics Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover Steel Dynamics stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $182.63, which forecasts a 7.05% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $165 and the highest is $210.

Price Target: $182.63 (+7.05%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$165	$182.63	$190	$210
Change	-3.28%	+7.05%	+11.37%	+23.09%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Steel Dynamics stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	3	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	4	4	4	3	3	3
Hold	2	3	2	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	8	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $190 → $210	Buy	Maintains	$190 → $210	+23.09%	Mar 2, 2026
Carlos De Alba Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy → Hold Downgrades $173 → $194	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$173 → $194	+13.72%	Jan 9, 2026
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $172 → $190	Buy	Maintains	$172 → $190	+11.37%	Dec 15, 2025
Christopher LeFemina Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $180 → $190	Strong Buy	Maintains	$180 → $190	+11.37%	Dec 10, 2025
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $165 → $190	Hold	Maintains	$165 → $190	+11.37%	Dec 5, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

21.21B

Increased by 16.68%

from 18.18B

Revenue Next Year

21.82B

Increased by 2.87%

from 21.21B

EPS This Year

14.06

Increased by 75.92%

from 7.99

EPS Next Year

15.92

Increased by 13.24%

from 14.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	18.41B	22.26B	18.80B	17.54B	18.18B	21.21B	21.82B
Revenue Growth	91.73%	20.92%	-15.57%	-6.68%	3.63%	16.68%	2.87%
EPS	15.56	20.92	14.64	9.84	7.99	14.06	15.92
EPS Growth	500.77%	34.45%	-30.02%	-32.79%	-18.80%	75.92%	13.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.14	10.72
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	23.0B	24.1B
Avg	21.2B	21.8B
Low	18.4B	18.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	26.7%	13.8%
Avg	16.7%	2.9%
Low	1.5%	-11.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	16.63	17.69
Avg	14.06	15.92
Low	12.20	13.97

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	108.2%	25.9%
Avg	75.9%	13.2%
Low	52.7%	-0.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.