STLD

⛏️ Basic Materials

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Conservative #40Aggressive #271Low Risk

$193.39+1.47%

Day High$193.42

Day Low$187.06

Volume1.3M

Mkt Cap$28.2B

52W Low $10352W High $208

Market Cap

$28.2B

P/E Ratio

23.8

Sector avg: 30.3

Rev Growth

3.6%

Sector avg: 1.0%

Earnings Growth

-22.9%

Profit Margin

6.5%

Sector avg: 13.0%

Debt/Equity

0.47

Score Breakdown

Overall Score80.3

Fundamental Score74.0

ML Score88.6

Score by Horizon

3 Month

74.2

6 Month

82.9

Primary

1 Year

87.3

Quality Assessment

Earnings Grade

Solid fundamentals with minor quality concerns

Quality Flags

High accrual ratio (-22.0%) — earnings quality concern

False stability: 0.053 vol with only 3.6% revenue growth — stagnation, not safety

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation

Confidence

high

Analysis Signals

Positive Signals

Fundamental: 74.0 (sector-relative)

ML percentile=88.6 (pre-ranked by batch)

Procyclicality dampener: ML weight reduced to 9.0% (S&P 500 return=25.0% > 20% (extended rally); Yield curve inverted (-10bp) — recession signal; Late-cycle score 2/3 → ML weight ×0.90)

Blend: 91% fund (74.0) + 9% ML (88.6) = 75.3

Market-cap adj: +2.0pt ($28.2B)

Risk Signals

Risk (low): Very low vol 5.3% → +11.4pt stability bonus; Extreme momentum 44% → -0.4pt mean-reversion risk

Quality: grade=B, penalty=-8

Flags: High accrual ratio (-22.0%) — earnings quality concern; False stability: 0.1 vol with only 3.6% revenue growth — stagnation, not safety

Sector Peer Comparison(Basic Materials — 11 stocks in universe)

Stock	Score	P/E	Rev Growth	Margin	Mkt Cap
STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.	80.3	23.8	3.6%	6.5%	$28.2B
UFPIUFP Industries, Inc.	92.5	21.2	-7.8%	6.2%	$6.7B
BCPCBalchem Corporation	81.3	39.6	3.4%	13.5%	$5.9B
MEOHMethanex Corporation	74.4	17.9	-0.1%	6.0%	$3.8B
WDFCWD-40 Company	72.7	36.0	5.0%	14.4%	$3.2B
LINLinde plc	65.9	32.9	0.5%	19.9%	$225.5B
Sector Average	68.3	30.3	1.0%	13.0%	—

Why This Stock

Basic MaterialsReasonable P/EAttractive valuation

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.