United States Steel (X) Competitors $43.14 +1.99 (+4.84%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.10 -0.05 (-0.10%) As of 05:25 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock X vs. NUE, STLD, RS, CRS, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, RDUS, and ZEUSShould you be buying United States Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Steel include Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), and Olympic Steel (ZEUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. United States Steel vs. Nucor Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and United States Steel (NYSE:X) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk. Is NUE or X more profitable? Nucor has a net margin of 6.60% compared to United States Steel's net margin of 2.46%. Nucor's return on equity of 9.85% beat United States Steel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nucor6.60% 9.85% 6.25% United States Steel 2.46%4.27%2.40% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NUE or X? 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of United States Steel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Steel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer NUE or X? In the previous week, Nucor had 6 more articles in the media than United States Steel. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Nucor and 25 mentions for United States Steel. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat United States Steel's score of 0.85 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nucor 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Steel 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NUE or X? United States Steel received 230 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.32% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave United States Steel an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNucorOutperform Votes69464.32% Underperform Votes38535.68% United States SteelOutperform Votes92455.56% Underperform Votes73944.44% Do analysts rate NUE or X? Nucor presently has a consensus target price of $164.78, suggesting a potential upside of 29.14%. United States Steel has a consensus target price of $41.32, suggesting a potential downside of 0.78%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nucor is more favorable than United States Steel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89United States Steel 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is NUE or X a better dividend stock? Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. United States Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nucor pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Steel pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nucor has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NUE or X? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than United States Steel. Nucor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNucor$30.73B0.96$2.03B$8.4115.17United States Steel$15.64B0.60$384M$1.4927.95 Which has more volatility & risk, NUE or X? Nucor has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Steel has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNucor beats United States Steel on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get United States Steel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for X 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 X vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States SteelBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.38B$12.10B$3.14B$19.77BDividend Yield0.48%2.79%5.14%3.75%P/E Ratio27.9517.0794.1334.10Price / Sales0.600.7925,591,212,775,392,100.0028.30Price / Cash6.096.6124.3217.54Price / Book0.821.255.124.63Net Income$384M$1.26B$153.74M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.17%0.43%-0.17%1.31%1 Month Performance9.24%2.20%4.57%-0.83%1 Year Performance3.46%-2.16%29.42%7.19% United States Steel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XUnited States Steel3.9208 of 5 stars$43.14+4.8%$41.32-4.2%+3.5%$9.72B$15.64B28.9522,700Gap UpNUENucor4.9093 of 5 stars$122.02-5.8%$164.33+34.7%-34.4%$29.85B$30.73B14.5128,800Analyst UpgradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9576 of 5 stars$122.67-3.1%$148.56+21.1%-12.0%$18.39B$17.54B12.5210,600Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRSReliance4.4268 of 5 stars$276.77-1.7%$329.17+18.9%-12.9%$14.70B$13.84B17.9314,500High Trading VolumeCRSCarpenter Technology3.6071 of 5 stars$183.75-1.3%$167.17-9.0%+187.9%$9.18B$2.88B34.674,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeATIATI4.6446 of 5 stars$51.94-0.6%$75.00+44.4%+9.5%$7.38B$4.36B20.377,300High Trading VolumeCMCCommercial Metals4.6832 of 5 stars$46.67-1.5%$61.17+31.1%-15.5%$5.29B$7.74B42.0413,178Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.1019 of 5 stars$9.45-0.9%$16.43+74.0%-56.3%$4.66B$19.19B-9.7426,000Analyst RevisionWORWorthington Enterprises3.9257 of 5 stars$39.60-4.1%$46.00+16.2%-36.1%$2.07B$1.17B47.713,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRDUSRadius Recycling2.4064 of 5 stars$29.05+0.2%$22.00-24.3%+54.8%$817.90M$223.36M-2.903,011Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel4.6483 of 5 stars$31.84-4.2%$43.00+35.1%-52.4%$354.57M$1.94B16.161,670News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nucor Alternatives Steel Dynamics Alternatives Reliance Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives ATI Alternatives Commercial Metals Alternatives Cleveland-Cliffs Alternatives Worthington Enterprises Alternatives Radius Recycling Alternatives Olympic Steel Alternatives 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:X) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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