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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates WS Bullish with a Setup Score of 25, net conviction 32, actionability 20. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
25
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
32
Actionability
20 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Uptrend — trend only (sma 37.46 vs px 34.93)
Fresh Trend Turn — 80wk turn 5w+40wk turn 41w
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 33.20 vs px 34.93)
200wk Uptrend — no SMA yet (neutral)
Funds Accumulating — momZ +0.48 · 2.64→2.67
Hidden Gem — stWatch 153
About Worthington Steel Inc
Worthington Steel, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel processor in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The company offers carbon flat-rolled steel processing services, including pickling, specialty re-rolling, hot dip galvanizing, blanking, slitting, and cutting-to-length; laser welded solutions; precision magnetic steel laminations for the automotive, industrial motor, generator, and transformer industr… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Steel
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: December 1, 2023
Headquarters: 100 West Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, United States, 43085
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$34.93
Market Cap
$1.73B
Float
45.1M
Shares Outstanding
50.9M
P/E (Forward)
8.40
P/E (TTM)
212.19
Price/Sales (TTM)
0.50
vs. Analyst Target
+31.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
0.25%
Operating Margin (TTM)
5.79%
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-25.90%
Dividend Rate
0.6%
Analyst Target Price
$46.00 (2 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2021
$2.13B
$171M
$371M
$268M
2022
$4.07B
$180M
$396M
$317M
2023
$3.61B
$87.1M
$337M
$201M
2024
$3.43B
$155M
$440M
$288M
2025
$3.09B
$111M
$389M
$221M
2026
$3.44B
$17.3M
$403M
$190M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Aug 2025
$873M
$36.3M
Nov 2025
$872M
$18.8M
Feb 2026
$770M
$10.4M
May 2026
$929M
-$48.7M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
35.9%
Institutional Ownership
56.5%
Short Float
3.2%
% of All Funds Holding
2.67%
Number of Funds Holding
235
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$36.28
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$37.46
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$33.20
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$0.00
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$36.56
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$32.66
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$0.00
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$41.00
resistance
1.39x
1 months ago
$26.60
support
1.26x
13 months ago
$44.00
resistance
1.76x
19 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (11 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
-0.10%
0.03%
54.55%
3.02%
-2.42%
1 Day
-0.02%
-0.23%
36.36%
12.14%
-7.18%
1 Week
-3.23%
-2.42%
27.27%
2.03%
-11.38%
2 Weeks
-1.97%
-1.28%
36.36%
15.71%
-11.44%
1 Month
2.60%
1.06%
50.00%
22.19%
-11.79%
Next earnings: September 23, 2026 (29 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Insufficient historical data for monthly seasonality analysis (requires 7+ years of data).
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