Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Competitors $10.42 -0.16 (-1.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.44 +0.01 (+0.12%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLF vs. STLD, CMC, NUE, RS, CRS, ATI, WOR, RDUS, ZEUS, and PKXShould you be buying Cleveland-Cliffs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cleveland-Cliffs include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Nucor (NUE), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), and POSCO (PKX). Cleveland-Cliffs vs. Its Competitors Steel Dynamics Commercial Metals Nucor Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel POSCO Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer CLF or STLD? Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a consensus price target of $10.96, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $148.70, suggesting a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Steel Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cleveland-Cliffs 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLF or STLD? Steel Dynamics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCleveland-Cliffs$19.19B0.27-$754M-$3.41-3.06Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.08$1.54B$6.8618.69 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CLF or STLD? 67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CLF or STLD? Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLF or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -9.03%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 11.88% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cleveland-Cliffs-9.03% -17.97% -6.03% Steel Dynamics 6.07%11.88%6.71% Does the media prefer CLF or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 31 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 19 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Steel Dynamics' score of 1.17 indicating that Cleveland-Cliffs is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cleveland-Cliffs 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 29 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySteel Dynamics beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cleveland-Cliffs News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCleveland-CliffsSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.23B$7.67B$3.32B$20.95BDividend YieldN/A3.28%5.16%3.59%P/E Ratio-3.0627.35115.5028.29Price / Sales0.270.4730,067,542,409,940,400.0054.39Price / Cash8.717.0624.0223.83Price / Book0.850.765.905.22Net Income-$754M$275.78M$148.89M$992.74M7 Day Performance5.07%-1.10%-0.49%0.29%1 Month Performance9.60%-3.37%2.34%1.13%1 Year Performance-17.93%14.06%29.98%11.00% Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLFCleveland-Cliffs1.9385 of 5 stars$10.42-1.5%$10.96+5.1%-16.0%$5.23B$19.19B-3.0630,000STLDSteel Dynamics4.9344 of 5 stars$122.05-0.8%$149.33+22.4%+7.9%$18.14B$17.15B17.8213,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCMCCommercial Metals4.4019 of 5 stars$52.78-2.3%$57.50+9.0%+4.6%$5.91B$7.68B170.3213,178News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNUENucor4.8912 of 5 stars$137.65-1.0%$157.13+14.1%-0.4%$31.75B$30.81B24.8432,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionRSReliance4.1049 of 5 stars$282.63-0.8%$332.67+17.7%+0.7%$14.85B$13.84B20.6115,900Trending NewsShort Interest ↑CRSCarpenter Technology4.377 of 5 stars$247.86-0.4%$278.33+12.3%+68.6%$12.35B$2.88B33.434,600News CoverageDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeATIATI4.8741 of 5 stars$73.07+0.0%$93.29+27.7%+13.2%$10.07B$4.36B25.377,700WORWorthington Enterprises3.7669 of 5 stars$62.71-0.8%$59.00-5.9%+47.4%$3.12B$1.15B32.823,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓RDUSRadius Recycling0.4193 of 5 stars$30.00flat$22.00-26.7%+105.3%$846M$2.74B-8.333,011High Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel3.5667 of 5 stars$30.93-0.6%$38.00+22.9%-21.6%$346.86M$1.88B25.392,163PKXPOSCO2.0933 of 5 stars$54.88+2.2%N/A-11.6%$16.68B$72.84T67.8544,502News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STLD Competitors CMC Competitors NUE Competitors RS Competitors CRS Competitors ATI Competitors WOR Competitors RDUS Competitors ZEUS Competitors PKX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CLF) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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