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Will Antsy US Steel Investors Be Appeased With By Earnings Beat?
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 10:37am | 355Shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) gained more than 13 percent Wednesday morning after the company surprised many investors with an earnings beat and just a small reduction to its 2017 guidance. But the stock is still lower by nearly 15 percent since the start of 2017, which begs...
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Did Hurricanes Bend Steel Stocks' Strength This September?
Friday, September 15, 2017 - 9:17am | 505U.S. steel investors will be watching closely next week as two bellwethers for the domestic steel business are expected to release Q3 guidance. Jefferies analyst Seth Rosenfeld says Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) will likely disappoint Wall Street by guiding for Q3 EPS of around 80 cents, while...
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Contrarian View: Buy U.S. Steel Following 'Abysmal' Q1
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 2:55pm | 357There’s an old Wall Street adage that says the best time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets. For United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) investors, the streets have gotten pretty darn bloody. U.S. Steel’s share price is now down 38.6 percent in the last three months...
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Operational Issues Reemerge At U.S. Steel
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 10:02am | 832Reviewing United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X)'s first-quarter results, Jefferies said operational issues have reemerged, weighing hard on the flat-rolled segment. Technical Take The stock was down a whopping 20.25 percent at $24.85 in pre-market trading. The 200-day simple moving...
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Steel Prices Should Rise Significantly Into First Half Of 2017
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 10:55am | 513Both U.S. and Euro steel prices will likely rise significantly into the first half of 2017, backed by a raw materials cost-push, seasonally stronger demand and lower imports, Jefferies’ Seth Rosenfeld said in a report. Rosenfeld commented that the steel markets seemed to be hitting “a...
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Jefferies Staying Defensive On Steel Sector, Highlights Expectation For A Weak End To The Year
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 8:31am | 562Steel valuation multiples would likely compress further in the near term, until pricing bottoms out, Jefferies’ Seth Rosenfeld said in a report. Although the rise in steel prices would result in solid Q3 earnings and guidance, steel shares could remain under pressure due to “the...
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ArcelorMittal Taking Steps To Build Runway; Jefferies Upgrades
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 10:53am | 271Jefferies’ Seth Rosenfeld upgraded the rating on ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) (NYSE: MT) to Hold, while raising the price target to $4. Runway For Challenges Ahead Although the company intends to raise additional capital worth $4 billion through asset sale and a rights issue to provide...