CLF
Cleveland-CliffsDNYSE / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
Bull case assumes recovery in steel spreads, stronger pricing, and meaningful cash-flow-driven capital returns; under this scenario CLF trades toward a +22% multiple of the anchor driven by cyclical improvement and execution.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-23 · BMO.
What can break
Adverse regulatory/tariff changes or trade flows
Momentum
15
Value
34
Sentiment
79
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $13.96 · Bull $17.03 · Bear $9.21
Earnings
2026-07-23 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-01-16 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $10.96
Why
Momentum15 · Δ7d +3.6
Value34 · Δ7d 0.0
Sentiment79 · Δ7d -3.7
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
15
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+3.6
Δ21d
-62.7
Value
34
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
0.0
Δ21d
+0.0
Sentiment
79
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.7
Δ21d
+7.6
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 15.1 / Value 33.8 / Sentiment 78.7
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$5.29B
Beta
1.93
Shares Out
570.42M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-3.2
P/S (TTM)
0.40
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-5.00
Rev YoY
+6.5%
EPS YoY
-58.7%
Gross Margin
-2.6%
Op Margin
-9.2%
Net Debt
$7.88B
Current Ratio
2.02
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology

