Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Metallus Q1 Earnings

Metallus Inc. (NYSE:MTUS) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Metallus in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 24th. Sidoti analyst J. Franzreb now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Metallus’ current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Metallus’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.23). The business had revenue of $267.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.83 million. Metallus had a positive return on equity of 2.30% and a negative net margin of 0.10%.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Metallus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Metallus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Metallus in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.00.

Metallus Price Performance

MTUS stock opened at $16.81 on Wednesday. Metallus has a 1 year low of $10.78 and a 1 year high of $21.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $701.36 million, a PE ratio of -560.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MTUS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Metallus by 1.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 316,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,229,000 after buying an additional 3,711 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Metallus during the 1st quarter worth approximately $142,000. South Dakota Investment Council increased its holdings in Metallus by 273.8% in the 2nd quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 411,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,342,000 after purchasing an additional 301,431 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Metallus by 85.1% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 5,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 2,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners raised its position in Metallus by 27.4% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 44,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $681,000 after purchasing an additional 9,494 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Metallus

In other news, COO Kristopher R. Westbrooks sold 10,932 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.06, for a total transaction of $219,295.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 189,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,792,864.56. This represents a 5.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders sold 16,104 shares of company stock worth $328,592. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Metallus Company Profile

Metallus, Inc (NYSE:MTUS) is an industrial metals recycling and distribution company that acquires, processes and markets a wide array of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Its product portfolio includes stainless steel, nickel alloys, aluminum and other specialty metals sourced from manufacturing scrap, obsolete products and post-consumer waste streams. Metallus provides services such as shredding, sorting, melting and baling, enabling its customers to optimize metal recovery and streamline supply chains.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company operates processing facilities and distribution centers across the United States, facilitating efficient logistics and regional collection of metal grades.