The stock of United States Steel Corp (X) has seen a -7.28% decrease in the past week, with a -8.92% drop in the past month, and a 6.88% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.06% for X. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.76% for X’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.35% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in United States Steel Corp (NYSE: X) Right Now?
United States Steel Corp (NYSE: X) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 137.58x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.84. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for X is 222.63M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.84% of that float. On May 08, 2025, the average trading volume of X was 6.86M shares.
X) stock’s latest price update
United States Steel Corp (NYSE: X) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -4.09 compared to its previous closing price of 42.26. However, the company has seen a fall of -7.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-07 that Investors looking for stocks in the Steel – Producers sector might want to consider either Posco (PKX) or United States Steel (X). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
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 “Neutral.” The predicted price for X in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $38 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see X reach a price target of $45. The rating they have provided for X stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on March 31st, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to X, setting the target price at $39 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
X Trading at -0.88% 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 -12.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.66%, as shares sank -7.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, X fell by -7.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.11. In addition, United States Steel Corp saw 19.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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.
Stock Fundamentals for X
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for United States Steel Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value 0.86, with 0.48 for asset returns.
Based on United States Steel Corp (X), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.76. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
To sum up, United States Steel Corp (X) has seen a mixed 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.
