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Gerdau (GGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.80 -0.08 (-2.61%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$2.84 +0.04 (+1.61%)
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About Gerdau Stock (NYSE:GGB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.79
$2.88
50-Day Range
$2.82
$3.08
52-Week Range
$2.67
$4.04
Volume
16.48 million shs
Average Volume
9.27 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.81 billion
P/E Ratio
6.50
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Price Target
$5.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Gerdau S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer company. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business segments. It also provides semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; drawn products comprising barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire mesh, nails, and clamps for manufacturing, construction, and agricultural industries; and special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as in the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, the company offers flat products, such as hot-rolled steel coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products. Further, it operates mines that produce iron ore located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The company sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. Gerdau S.A. was founded in 1901 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Gerdau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

GGB MarketRank™: 

Gerdau scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gerdau has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gerdau has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Gerdau's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Gerdau are expected to grow by 2.17% in the coming year, from $0.46 to $0.47 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 6.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gerdau is 6.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 76.96.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gerdau has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Gerdau's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.19% of the float of Gerdau has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gerdau has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gerdau has recently decreased by 4.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gerdau pays a meaningful dividend of 1.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Gerdau does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Gerdau is 13.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Gerdau will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.77% next year. This indicates that Gerdau will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Gerdau's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.19% of the float of Gerdau has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gerdau has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gerdau has recently decreased by 4.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Gerdau has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Gerdau this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for GGB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Gerdau to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gerdau insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.02% of the stock of Gerdau is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 1.49% of the stock of Gerdau is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Gerdau's insider trading history.
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GGB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gerdau's stock was trading at $2.88 at the start of the year. Since then, GGB stock has decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at $2.7950.
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Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The basic materials company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.06. The basic materials company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.66 billion. Gerdau had a net margin of 7.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.74%.

Shares of Gerdau split before market open on Tuesday, April 30th 2024. The 6-5 split was announced on Tuesday, April 30th 2024. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, April 30th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 120 shares after the split.

Shares of GGB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gerdau investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Ford Motor (F), Vale (VALE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/19/2025
Record date for 3/21 Dividend
3/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend
3/07/2025
Dividend Payable
3/21/2025
Today
4/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Steel works, blast furnaces, & rolling & finishing mills
Sub-Industry
Steel Works
Current Symbol
NYSE:GGB
Employees
30,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$5.00
High Stock Price Target
$5.00
Low Stock Price Target
$5.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+77.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
6.53
Forward P/E Ratio
6.11
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.50 billion
Pretax Margin
9.13%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$67.03 billion
Cash Flow
$0.98 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.88
Book Value
$4.68 per share
Price / Book
0.60

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,078,805,000
Free Float
2,078,389,000
Market Cap
$5.84 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.69

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This page (NYSE:GGB) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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