Gerdau
About: Gerdau SA produces steel and steel products. The company operates in civil construction, agriculture, automotive, iron ore, exports, research and development, and home steel products sectors. It offers products such as nails, rebar, columns, billets, slabs, tribar tutor, mechanical construction bars, reinforced steel locks. The company's geographical segment includes Brazil Operations; North America Operations; South America Operations as well as Special Steel Operations. It derives majority of the revenue from the North America Operations segment.
Employees: 27,371
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Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 55
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.09B [Q2] → $1.12B (+$25.1M) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 2 (+0) [Q3]
0.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 23.84% [Q2] → 23.01% (-0.83%) [Q3]
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 29
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 186 [Q2] → 184 (-2) [Q3]
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $100K | Put options by funds: $610K
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for GGB.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Gerdau: Continued Underperformance Eventually Going Into An Upside
Gerdau faces challenges from oversupply, geopolitical conflicts, and import pressures, especially in Brazil, impacting its short-to-medium term outlook. Despite these challenges, Gerdau's fundamentals are strong with low leverage, stable dividends, and positive credit ratings, making it a fundamentally safe investment. The company's cost discipline and asset optimization efforts are yielding positive results, with improved utilization rates and promising growth in non-residential construction sectors.
Neutral
MarketBeat
1 month ago
Unusual Trading Volume in Gerdau: A Signal for Buyers?
When stocks move exponentially, there are typically two major forces at play behind the move. One of them is momentum, but that can only be made possible through enough volume pressure to get the stock to move in the first place.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Gerdau S.A. (GGB) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 6, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Mariana Dutra - Head, IR Gustavo Werneck - CEO Rafael Japur - CFO Conference Call Participants Daniel Sasson - Itau BBA Leonardo Correa - BTG Pactual Marcio Farid - Goldman Sachs Rafael Barcellos - Bradesco BBI Caio Ribeiro - Bank of America Ricardo Monegaglia - Safra Bank Igor Guedes - Genial Mariana Dutra Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us at Gerdau's Third Quarter Earnings Release.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
GERDAU S.A. - CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
SÃO PAULO, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Q24 Highlights Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of R$ 3.0 billion in the third quarter, 14.9% higher compared to 2Q24. Investments (CAPEX) totaled R$ 1.5 billion in 3Q24, of which R$ 589 million was allocated to Maintenance and R$ 920 million was directed to the Competitiveness of the Business Divisions.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Gerdau: Demand From The Automotive Industry And Undervalued
Gerdau S.A. is significantly undervalued, benefiting from the automotive industry growth, electric vehicle development, and electrical transmission renovation globally. The company has a strong financial position, with increasing tangible book value per share, positive net income, and long-term free cash flow growth. GGB's strategic asset sales and resource reallocation enhance its financials, while currency advantages from the Brazilian real's decline further improve profitability.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
Gerdau S.A. (GGB) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Mariana Velho Dutra - Head, IR Gustavo Werneck - CEO Rafael Japur - CFO Conference Call Participants Daniel Sasson - Itau BBA Marcio Farid - Goldman Sachs Leonardo Correa - BTG Pactual Rafael Barcellos - Bradesco BBI Rodolfo De Angele - JPMorgan Carlos de Alba - Morgan Stanley Caio Ribeiro - Bank of America Ricardo Monegaglia - Safra Bank Lucas Laghi - XP Yuri Pereira - Santander Igor Guedes - Genial Mariana Velho Dutra Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Gerdau's Video Conference Call for the Second Quarter of ‘24.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 months ago
GERDAU S.A. - CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
SÃO PAULO, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 2Q24 Highlights Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of R$ 2.6 billion in the second quarter, down 6.7% compared to 1Q24. Investments (CAPEX) totaled R$ 1.4 billion in 2Q24, of which R$ 704 million was allocated to Maintenance and R$ 716 million was directed to the Competitiveness of the Business Divisions.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 months ago
Are Investors Undervaluing Gerdau (GGB) Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 months ago
3 Solid Steel Stocks to Bet on Despite the Slump in Prices
Declining prices, along with demand and economic headwinds paint a challenging picture for the steel industry. However, stocks like FSTR, CRS and GGB look promising in the current scenario.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 months ago
Down -19.65% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Gerdau (GGB) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
Gerdau (GGB) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
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