Shares of LUD are plunging approximately 19.00% on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, falling from a Monday, May 18 close of $5.88 to approximately $4.77 — as the market continues to reprice the recently NYSE American-listed Hong Kong-based steel fittings company following the May 15 filing of its fiscal year 2025 annual report on Form 20-F, which revealed a 27.7% year-over-year revenue decline to $37.07 million and a net loss of $1.74 million (EPS -$0.08)
NUE stock surged +37% over the past 30 days, driven primarily by a strong Q1 earnings beat with EPS of $3.23 versus expectations of $2.82, record shipments, and higher steel prices. Over the past quarter, the stock rose +25%, reflecting sustained demand from reshoring, infrastructure spending, and protective tariffs reducing imports.
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE ) is North America’s largest steel recycler and a leading vertically integrated steel producer. The upcoming first‑quarter 2026 earnings are critical because they will indicate whether the company can sustain the margin expansion seen after a robust fourth‑quarter 2025 rebound. Steel demand remains closely tied to non‑residential construction and infrastructure spending, both of which are receiving renewed policy attention. Investors also keep an eye on Nucor’s capital‑return strategy—share buybacks and dividend payouts—as a gauge of confidence in cash generation.
CLF shares declined approximately 8% on Monday, April 21, 2026, despite reporting Q1 2026 results that beat both earnings and revenue consensus estimates. The selloff was driven by a deeply disappointing Adjusted EBITDA of just $95 million for the quarter — far below investor expectations — after an $80 million one-time energy cost hit caused by extreme cold weather events.
Luda Technology Group Limited (LUD) is down 22.24% today, retreating from yesterday's close of $5.80 to approximately $4.51 in active intraday trading.The selloff is a direct "sell the news" reversal following yesterday's 24.73% surge that was driven by a landmark RMB 160 million ($22 million) framework contract win with Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Company.
LUD surged +41% over the past 30 days, driven primarily by a major RMB 160 million tender win for a Chinese petrochemical project, boosting investor sentiment in the steel fittings sector. Over the past quarter, LUD declined -43%, reflecting broader challenges in the global steel industry including overcapacity and subdued demand forecasts.
Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. ADR (SIM) fell 5.17% in the most recent completed session, closing at $30.80 versus a prior close of $32.48.
The pullback follows a strong rebound in recent months, with the stock up more than 140% over the past year and trading at a substantial premium to some intrinsic‑value estimates.
Worthington Steel shares tumbled approximately 18% in premarket trading on March 26, 2026, following a deeply disappointing fiscal third-quarter earnings report released after the close on March 25. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.27, missing the Wall Street consensus of $0.47 by $0.20 — a shortfall of more than 40%.
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U.S. Steel Corp. shares got a rating downgrade from analysts at Goldman Sachs, amid price target cuts on major steel producers’ shares and an expected market correction of steel prices. Goldman Sachs analyst Emily Chieng cut her rating on U.S. Steel’s stock to "sell" from "neutral', while also reducing the price target to $21 a share. This was done in correspondence to a sector update that...
The stocks have seen small pullbacks in the last month and that may be creating a buying opportunity.
On December 29, Tickeron’s A.I.dvisor generated bullish signals on two steel companies and the confidence levels of those two signals were extremely high.The AI trend prediction tool generated a bullish signal on Nucor Corp. (NUE) and on US Steel (X).
The result was better compared to the net loss of -10 cents a share that analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected.
Revenue for the quarter tripled to $1.65 billion, from $555.6 million.FactSet analysts had expected $1.6 billion.
According to the company, its main market which is the automotive industry underwent "unprecedented shutdowns" in the previous quarter, but Cleveland-Cliffs prepared its inventories for recovery.
In September, Cleveland-Cliffs agreed to buy the U.S. operations of Luxembourg-based steel-and-mining company ArcelorMittal for $1.4 billion in cash and stock. The deal would make the company the largest producer of iron ore pellets.
Aluminum is widely used in industries like construction, packaging, and the automotive sector.
Aluminum has seen an increase in demand from the automotive industry because it helps improve fuel efficiency.The U.S. aluminum industry generates nearly $71 billion a year in direct economic impact according to The Aluminum Association.
Looking at the industry performances on Tickeron’s Group Screener, the aluminum industry has moved up 14.65% in the past week and that is the third best performance.
Morgan analyst Michael Gambardella cut his rating on the steelmaker’s shares to 'neutral' from 'overweight', after U.S. Steel Corp indicated that it would likely report an adjusted third quarter loss of -35 cents per share.The steel company has also been hit hard by falling steel prices and scrap prices, leading it to continue idling two of its main U.S. blast furnaces.
Several other analysts lowered their outlook as well.
United States Steel Corp. beat Wall Street's second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, but reported substantial decline in profit from the year-ago period.
The steel producer reported adjusted earnings of 45 cents a share, which surpassed analysts’ expectation of 40 cents a share.However, the earnings-per-share figure marks a large decline from $1.46 a share of the same period last year.
Sales came in at $3.5 billion, lower than the year-ago quarter’s $3.6 billion, but still exceeding Wall Street's $3.4 billion forecast.
Steel (NYSE: X) is scheduled to report second quarter earnings results after the closing bell on August 1.The indicators are approaching the same levels they hit in February before the stock rolled over and fell another 50%.
The Tickeron Trend Prediction Engine generated a bearish signal for U.S. Steel on July 23 and that signal calls for a drop of at least 4% within the next month.
While the sector has only matched the overall market, Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) has more than doubled the XLB and the S&P.
Since the December low, Arconic has rallied almost 60%.The indicators made a bullish crossover on July 24 and that could be a sign that the rally will resume.
The Tickeron Trend Prediction Engine generated a bullish signal for Arconic on July 22 and it showed a confidence level of 89%.
Arconic added $500 million more to its share repurchase program.
The metal engineering company’s board approved the $500 million share-buyback - which will be added to its existing program of $1 billion, out of of which $100 million remains available through next year.
On May 2, Arconic began a $200 million accelerated share repurchase plan.
Analysts expect that Arconic’s full year earnings would come in at $1.74 per share, and predict earnings per share in the range of $1.59 and $1.83, according to Zacks survey (as reported by Rockland Register).
The lower rail isn’t as clear cut, but if the stock drops anywhere near the lower rail, it will take the price down below the $16 level.
The Tickeron AI Trend Prediction tool generated a bearish signal on the stock on February 5.The signal calls for a decline of at least 4% over the coming month.
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