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Worthington SteelB
NYSE / Materials
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Current thesis
The bull read is that Q4 contained large non-cash and acquisition-related noise while adjusted EPS remained positive, direct business grew, spreads were described as beginning to normalize, and Klöckner materially broadens product mix and geographic reach. Post-print secondary coverage also pointed to a KeyCorp estimate increase with an unchanged $46 target, which supports the idea that earnings power may look better after one-time items roll off.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.8.
What can break
Analyst coverage appears thin, so price discovery after earnings may be noisier and less anchored by revisions.
Momentum
20
Value
55
Sentiment
75
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $41.00 · Bull $46.00 · Bear $32.00Analysis 2026-06-29; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-08-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-09-09 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-09-09

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-09-09. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $46.00
Why
Momentum20 · Δ7d +7.6
Value55 · Δ7d +0.0
Sentiment75 · Δ7d +0.8
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Confirming evidence

  • • Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.8.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Analyst coverage appears thin, so price discovery after earnings may be noisier and less anchored by revisions.
  • • Electrical Steel demand weakness, foreign competition, and delayed automotive launches already forced a $94.5 million impairment in Q4.
  • • The bear read is that shipments still fell year over year, electrical-steel conditions were weak enough to force a large impairment, construction and some industrial markets remain soft, and the market still lacks proof on timing and quality of Klöckner synergies.

Catalyst clock

2026-07-10

Post-earnings reset depends on adjusted-margin credibility, not GAAP loss optics

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
20
9% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.6
Δ21d
-39.7
Value
55
28% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.0
Δ21d
-5.4
Sentiment
75
62% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.8
Δ21d
+6.8
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 20.1 / Value 54.6 / Sentiment 75.3

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-06-29. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
30%
Probability
Target price
$46.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-06-29 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
45%
Probability
Target price
$41.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-06-29 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
25%
Probability
Target price
$32.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-06-29 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-08-17
Market Cap
$1.93B
Beta
-
Shares Out
50.95M
P/E (TTM)
14.3
P/S (TTM)
0.54
P/FCF (TTM)
43.96
Rev YoY
+11.6%
EPS YoY
-204.5%
Gross Margin
+11.3%
Op Margin
+3.1%
Net Debt
$269.7M
Current Ratio
1.46
As of 2026-09-09 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data