United States Steel Corp. (X) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

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United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 15.89x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.87. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for X is 222.13M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.57% of that float. On September 30, 2024, the average trading volume of X was 5.64M shares.

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X) stock’s latest price update

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X)’s stock price has dropped by -1.38 in relation to previous closing price of 36.12. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -8.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. reuters.com reported 2024-09-29 that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will on Sunday reiterate a pledge that if elected, he will block Nippon Steel’s planned purchase of U.S. Steel, according to an advance excerpt of his speech to a Pennsylvania rally.

X’s Market Performance

United States Steel Corp. (X) has experienced a -8.57% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -4.73% drop in the past month, and a -5.77% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.64% for X. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.61% for X’s stock, with a -12.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of X

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for X stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for X by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for X in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $42 based on the research report published on September 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see X reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for X stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 06th, 2024.

BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to X, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on June 26th of the current year.

X Trading at -6.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought X to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.04% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 6.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.36%, as shares sank -7.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.87% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, X fell by -8.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.26. In addition, United States Steel Corp. saw -26.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at X starting from Jaycox Kenneth E, who proposed sale 3,500 shares at the price of $37.50 back on Sep 18 ’24. After this action, Jaycox Kenneth E now owns shares of United States Steel Corp., valued at $131,250 using the latest closing price.

BURRITT DAVID B, the Pres. & CEO of United States Steel Corp., sale 252,458 shares at $50.01 during a trade that took place back on Dec 18 ’23, which means that BURRITT DAVID B is holding 581,609 shares at $12,626,182 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for X

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.03 for the present operating margin
  • 0.09 for the gross margin

The net margin for United States Steel Corp. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 5.18, with 2.81 for asset returns.

Based on United States Steel Corp. (X), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.97.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.72.

Conclusion

To sum up, United States Steel Corp. (X) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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