United States Steel (NYSE:X) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

United States Steel (NYSE:X) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.510–0.510 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of -0.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

United States Steel Price Performance

X stock opened at $40.90 on Friday. United States Steel has a 1 year low of $26.92 and a 1 year high of $43.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market cap of $9.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.77.

United States Steel (NYSE:X) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.38). United States Steel had a net margin of 2.46% and a return on equity of 4.27%. Research analysts anticipate that United States Steel will post 1.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United States Steel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. United States Steel’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on X shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of United States Steel from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of United States Steel in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on United States Steel from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on United States Steel from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of United States Steel from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.32.

About United States Steel

United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates through North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular) segments. The Flat-Rolled segment offers slabs, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as iron ore and coke.