Analyst ratings
14 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $272.14.
NASDAQ: STLD · Steel
Over the past week, Steel Dynamics (STLD) racked up 15 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 64% bullish but is at odds: X runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 9 of 14 analysts rating STLD a buy.
There is little buzz around STLD this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 64% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
14 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $272.14.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
Wall Street’s 64% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 64%. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Steel Dynamics (STLD) buzz held subdued around 26.9 while the price drifted down 8.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.2M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, STLD lost 3.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.0 and was relatively stable, swinging between 24.8 and 37.6. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 11 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (9 / 4 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 64% |
| Avg price target | $272.14 |
| Most bullish source | X, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 15 |
| Market cap | $33.98B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 21.8 · 11.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $10.86 · 1.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $20.54B · 8% margin |
| Industry | Steel |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Steel Dynamics (STLD) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 64% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 15 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Steel Dynamics (STLD) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Steel Dynamics (STLD), averaging 64% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 100% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 14 analysts rate STLD a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering Steel Dynamics (STLD), 9 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $272.14. That lines up with the crowd average of 64% bullish.
Steel Dynamics (STLD)'s cross-source average is bullish at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 100% bullish, News reads 93% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Steel Dynamics (STLD) at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 14 mentions (93% of total volume). X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bullish at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. STLD's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The STLD sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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