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POSCO (PKX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$47.23 +0.73 (+1.58%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.30 +0.07 (+0.15%)
As of 02/21/2025 07:53 PM Eastern
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About POSCO Stock (NYSE:PKX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.86
$48.81
50-Day Range
$39.77
$46.71
52-Week Range
$39.40
$86.10
Volume
517,916 shs
Average Volume
229,435 shs
Market Capitalization
$14.34 billion
P/E Ratio
21.67
Dividend Yield
2.96%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

POSCO Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated steel producer in Korea and internationally. It operates through six segments: Steel, Trading, Construction, Logistics and Others, Green Materials and Energy, and Others. The company engages in the production, import, sale, and export of steel products, such as hot and cold rolled steel, stainless steel, plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets, as well as pig iron, billets, blooms, and slabs; trading of steel and raw materials, textiles, agricultural commodities, and other goods; natural resources development and power generation activities; and planning, designing, and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects, and commercial and residential buildings. It is also involved in the manufacture and sale of various energy-related and other industrial materials, including anode and cathode materials for rechargeable batteries; investment business; and provision of alternative environmentally-friendly energy solutions, as well as information technology and operational technology, and integrated logistics services. POSCO Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

POSCO Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

PKX MarketRank™: 

POSCO scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th 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

    There is not enough analysis data for POSCO.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of POSCO is 21.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.57.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of POSCO is 21.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 104.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    POSCO has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    POSCO has a P/B Ratio of 0.30. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    0.37% of the float of POSCO has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    POSCO has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in POSCO has recently increased by 1.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    POSCO pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of POSCO is 64.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

    0.37% of the float of POSCO has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    POSCO has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in POSCO has recently increased by 1.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    POSCO has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for POSCO this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for PKX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added POSCO to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.01% of the stock of POSCO is held by insiders.

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

POSCO's stock was trading at $43.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PKX shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $47.2340.
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POSCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE:PKX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The basic materials company had revenue of $13.53 billion for the quarter. POSCO had a net margin of 1.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.85%.

POSCO subsidiaries include these companies: Daewoo International, 2015 POSCO New technology II Fund, BLUE O&M Co. Ltd., Brazil Sao Paulo Steel Processing Center, Busan E&E Co. Ltd., DAESAN (CAMBODIA) Co. Ltd., Daewoo Amara Company Limited, and more.

Top institutional investors of POSCO include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.38%), Millennium Management LLC (0.15%), Northern Trust Corp (0.14%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.13%).

Shares of PKX 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 POSCO investors own include McKesson (MCK), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Chevron (CVX), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Comcast (CMCSA), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/30/2024
Today
2/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Blast furnaces & steel mills
Sub-Industry
Steel Works
Employees
44,501
Year Founded
1968

Profitability

Net Income
$1.36 billion
Pretax Margin
2.54%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$53.28 billion
Cash Flow
$15.34 per share
Book Value
$157.09 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
303,475,000
Market Cap
$14.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.39

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This page (NYSE:PKX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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