U.S. Steel Corp. (X)


December 11, 2024

Sources Close to President Biden Suggest He’ll Block Nippon’s Bid to Acquire US Steel; Our PT Edges Lower to $37.67/shr; Maintain BUY

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Biden Throws “Curveball” into Nippon’s Planned Acquisition of US Steel. Yesterday, before the close, Bloomberg reported that people familiar with matter believe President Biden will block Nippon’s planned $14.1bn acquisition of US Steel (X; BUY)…

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December 9, 2024

Is Wall Street Underestimating the Likelihood President Biden Steps in and Approves Nippon’s Pending Acquisition of U.S. Steel? We Raise our 2024E PT to $45.88/shr Following Recent Checks; BUY

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Is U.S. Steel a “Diamond in the Rough” Right in Plain Sight? In this note, following discussions with government contacts and industry experts, as well as our observations on a number of key (recent) events,…

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September 9, 2024

Applying a Sum-of-the-Parts Valuation Approach (Which Values the Company With or Without Nippon M&A) We See Sig. N-Term Upside; Upgrade to BUY w/ $38.57/shr PT

By Gordon L. Johnson II

U.S. Steel’s Stock Price has Come Down a Lot, but Does that Create a Buying Opportunity? Since peaking at $49.59/shr 12/18/23, U.S. Steel’s (X; BUY) shares have fell -36.9% vs. the S&P 500 being up…

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July 11, 2023

U.S. Steel Q2 Earnings Preview – Is “Big Trouble in Little China” Coming Home to Roost in the U.S.?

By Gordon L. Johnson II

We Expect U.S. Steel to Post a (very) Modest Miss in Q2, Followed by a More Substantial Miss in 2H23. In the analysis that follows, we detail why we believe X’s Q2 numbers will be…

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February 9, 2023

An Unexpected “Global Steel Price Reset” Appears Fated; We Move X to SELL from BUY; Yr-End ’23 PT Moves to $13.85 from $42.75 Prior

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Despite a Strong Reaction in the Stock the Day it Reported Q4 Earnings (i.e., Feb. 3rd), with Big River (i.e., X’s Mini-Mill) Reporting Negative EBIT in Q4, as Well as Negative EBIT in X’s USSE…

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