United States Steel (X) Competitors $54.97 +0.13 (+0.24%) Closing price 06/18/2025Extended Trading$54.97 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/18/2025 08:20 AM 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. Its Competitors Nucor Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel United States Steel (NYSE:X) and Nucor (NYSE:NUE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is X or NUE a better dividend stock? United States Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. United States Steel pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nucor pays out 39.1% 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 raised 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 preferable earnings and valuation, X or NUE? 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 RatioUnited States Steel$15.64B0.80$384M$0.29189.56Nucor$30.73B0.99$2.03B$5.6223.44 Is X or NUE more profitable? Nucor has a net margin of 4.40% compared to United States Steel's net margin of 0.64%. Nucor's return on equity of 6.82% beat United States Steel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Steel0.64% 1.69% 0.95% Nucor 4.40%6.82%4.27% Do analysts recommend X or NUE? United States Steel presently has a consensus price target of $43.80, suggesting a potential downside of 20.33%. Nucor has a consensus price target of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nucor is more favorable than United States Steel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Steel 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in X or NUE? 81.9% of United States Steel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Steel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nucor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor X or NUE? In the previous week, Nucor had 25 more articles in the media than United States Steel. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Nucor and 3 mentions for United States Steel. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat United States Steel's score of 0.78 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Steel 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nucor 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, X or NUE? United States Steel has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nucor has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNucor beats United States Steel on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 X 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 SteelSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.45B$7.47B$3.24B$20.30BDividend Yield0.36%2.96%5.16%3.79%P/E Ratio189.5632.8491.5227.44Price / Sales0.800.4726,958,730,119,141,200.0035.37Price / Cash8.817.0423.8417.85Price / Book1.080.765.864.51Net Income$384M$280.11M$150.89M$985.58M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.75%0.55%1.40%1 Month Performance1.93%5.44%6.12%3.74%1 Year Performance45.43%5.76%24.30%11.19% United States Steel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XUnited States Steel3.1766 of 5 stars$54.97+0.2%$43.80-20.3%+45.4%$12.45B$15.64B189.5622,053NUENucor4.9933 of 5 stars$124.08-1.7%$155.56+25.4%-16.7%$28.68B$30.73B22.0832,700Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSTLDSteel Dynamics4.8714 of 5 stars$125.90-3.2%$148.00+17.6%+1.3%$18.69B$17.54B16.6313,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRSReliance3.3892 of 5 stars$306.47-0.8%$319.00+4.1%+11.1%$16.17B$13.67B21.9715,900Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeCRSCarpenter Technology3.6628 of 5 stars$253.19+0.9%$244.75-3.3%+153.3%$12.63B$2.92B35.864,600News CoveragePositive NewsATIATI2.646 of 5 stars$82.42+0.3%$78.29-5.0%+56.6%$11.64B$4.36B29.867,700News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCMCCommercial Metals4.5915 of 5 stars$48.62-0.9%$58.00+19.3%-8.9%$5.50B$7.93B81.0313,178Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.2914 of 5 stars$6.99-4.7%$11.53+65.0%-51.8%$3.45B$18.62B-2.8630,000High Trading VolumeWORWorthington Enterprises3.5714 of 5 stars$58.29-1.0%$52.33-10.2%+34.4%$2.91B$1.25B49.403,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRDUSRadius Recycling2.2922 of 5 stars$29.52-0.4%$22.00-25.5%+94.1%$832.52M$2.74B-2.963,011News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel3.7653 of 5 stars$29.78-3.9%$41.00+37.7%-26.3%$332.43M$1.94B20.832,163News CoverageHigh Trading Volume 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 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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