Best Steel Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top steel stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best steel stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Steel
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Steel is Zen Rated C and is the 86th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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WS
WORTHINGTON STEEL INC
$1.51B$29.83$34.0013.98%Strong Buy11.66%18.45%17.69%9.95%
FRD
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
$116.90M$16.56N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MSB
MESABI TRUST
$314.36M$23.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CMC
COMMERCIAL METALS CO
$5.47B$48.91$55.1012.66%Hold52.64%143.86%10.93%6.40%
MT
ARCELORMITTAL
$24.27B$31.58$31.700.38%Strong Buy11.14%47.65%9.65%5.31%
RS
RELIANCE INC
$16.51B$313.90$327.004.17%Strong Buy12.50%15.08%15.25%10.45%
SIM
GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV
$4.14B$27.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZEUS
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
$363.79M$32.59$41.0025.81%Strong Buy1N/AN/A5.79%3.12%
ACNT
ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO
$126.22M$12.61N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A9.11%5.45%
NUE
NUCOR CORP
$29.89B$129.54$147.5013.86%Strong Buy64.26%31.82%14.22%8.23%
ASTL
ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC
$717.41M$6.89N/AN/AN/AN/A6.89%N/AN/AN/A
SID
NATIONAL STEEL CO
$1.86B$1.40$1.30-7.14%Strong Sell12.44%N/A25.74%3.04%
STLD
STEEL DYNAMICS INC
$19.00B$128.01$146.1714.18%Strong Buy64.53%24.53%23.60%13.07%
PKX
POSCO HOLDINGS INC
$14.67B$48.49N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A48.25%0.99%0.53%
MTUS
METALLUS INC
$647.58M$15.41N/AN/AN/AN/A9.67%N/A9.98%6.22%
INHD
INNO HOLDINGS INC
$6.13M$1.39N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CLF
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
$3.76B$7.60$9.5325.36%Buy66.07%N/A2.77%0.83%
KBSX
FST CORP
$66.82M$1.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HUDI
HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$18.85M$1.32N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZKIN
ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$10.64M$2.06N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HLP
HONGLI GROUP INC
$57.28M$0.78N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GGB
GERDAU SA
$6.07B$2.92$3.8030.14%Strong Buy16.81%11.44%11.18%7.46%
RDUS
RADIUS RECYCLING
$837.32M$29.69N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-19.95%-7.43%
LUD
LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$115.88M$5.15N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Steel Stocks FAQ

What are the best steel stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best steel stocks to buy right now are:

1. Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS)


Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is the #1 top steel stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the steel industry average of 30.

WS passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Worthington Steel has seen its stock lose -8.61% over the past year, underperforming other steel stocks by -5 percentage points.

Worthington Steel has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 13.98% from Worthington Steel's current stock price of $29.83.

Worthington Steel stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Worthington Steel, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD)


Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) is the #2 top steel stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -2 points lower than the steel industry average of 30.

FRD passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Friedman Industries has seen its stock return 14.13% over the past year, overperforming other steel stocks by 18 percentage points.

3. Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB)


Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) is the #3 top steel stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the steel industry average of 30.

MSB passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mesabi Trust has seen its stock return 37.39% over the past year, overperforming other steel stocks by 41 percentage points.

What are the steel stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 steel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 steel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. National Steel Co (NYSE:SID)


National Steel Co (NYSE:SID) has an annual dividend yield of 6.8%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the steel industry average of 2.1%. National Steel Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. National Steel Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Steel Co's dividend payout ratio of -69.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB)


Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) has an annual dividend yield of 5.22%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the steel industry average of 2.1%. Mesabi Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% fourteen times in the last 10 years. Mesabi Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mesabi Trust's dividend payout ratio of 101.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Gerdau Sa (NYSE:GGB)


Gerdau Sa (NYSE:GGB) has an annual dividend yield of 3.14%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the steel industry average of 2.1%. Gerdau Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% fifteen times in the last 10 years. Gerdau Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gerdau Sa's dividend payout ratio of 39.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are steel stocks down?

Steel stocks were down -1.11% in the last day, and up 2.4% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why steel stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued steel stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued steel stocks right now are:

1. Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB)


Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) is the most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mesabi Trust has a valuation score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the steel industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesabi Trust's stock has gained 37.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the steel industry by 41 percentage points.

2. Arcelormittal (NYSE:MT)


Arcelormittal (NYSE:MT) is the second most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Arcelormittal has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the steel industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcelormittal's stock has gained 38.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the steel industry by 42 percentage points.

3. Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS)


Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is the third most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Worthington Steel has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the steel industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Worthington Steel's stock has dropped -8.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the steel industry by -5 percentage points.

Are steel stocks a good buy now?

70% of steel stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect steel stocks to rise by 9.75% over the next year.

0% of steel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of steel stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.47% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 11.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the steel industry?

The average P/E ratio of the steel industry is 22.54x.
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