Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for X Earnings

United States Steel Co. (NYSE:X) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for United States Steel in a report released on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst A. Barman now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.23 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for United States Steel’s current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United States Steel’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on X. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of United States Steel from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (down from $43.00) on shares of United States Steel in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of United States Steel in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of United States Steel in a report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on United States Steel from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.94.

United States Steel Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of United States Steel stock opened at $42.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.66 billion, a PE ratio of 28.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.79. United States Steel has a 1 year low of $26.92 and a 1 year high of $46.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $40.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.04.

United States Steel (NYSE:X) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.38). United States Steel had a net margin of 2.46% and a return on equity of 4.27%.

Institutional Trading of United States Steel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of United States Steel by 7.6% during the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,467 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in United States Steel by 643.8% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 595 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of United States Steel in the first quarter worth $211,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United States Steel by 37.3% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 975 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of United States Steel by 191.5% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 20,612 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $871,000 after buying an additional 13,541 shares during the last quarter. 81.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

United States Steel Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. United States Steel’s payout ratio is 13.42%.

About United States Steel

United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates through North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular) segments. The Flat-Rolled segment offers slabs, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as iron ore and coke.