Market Overview - Wall Street ended the first day of July 2025 on a mixed note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained slightly [1] - The contrasting movements in the major stock indices were influenced by opposing forces, including a feud between President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and the U.S. Senate's passage of Trump's tax bill aimed at stimulating economic growth [2] Investment Opportunities - Amid market uncertainty, there is a potential opportunity to invest in low-leverage stocks that are not expensive and can provide a protective shield during turbulent times [3] - Suggested low-leverage stocks include Novartis (NVS), Alamo Group (ALG), ArcelorMittal (MT), Bilibili (BILI), and Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) [3][10] Low-Leverage Stocks - Low-leverage stocks are characterized by a lower debt-to-equity ratio, indicating reduced financial risk and improved solvency [7][8] - Investing in low-leverage stocks is recommended to avoid significant losses during economic downturns [6][7] Company Highlights - **Novartis (NVS)**: Recently completed the acquisition of Regulus Therapeutics, enhancing its drug portfolio. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NVS's 2025 sales suggests a 7.3% improvement from 2024, with a long-term earnings growth rate of 7.9% [15][16] - **Alamo Group (ALG)**: Completed the acquisition of Ring-O-Matic, expanding its product offerings. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ALG's 2025 earnings indicates a 7.2% year-over-year improvement [17][18] - **ArcelorMittal (MT)**: Signed an agreement to sell operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, allowing a focus on higher-growth areas. The company has a long-term earnings growth rate of 49.8% [19] - **Bilibili (BILI)**: Reported a 24% year-over-year revenue increase and a 58% improvement in gross profit for Q1 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its 2025 sales indicates a 12.1% improvement from 2024 [20][21] - **Sterling Infrastructure (STRL)**: Announced the acquisition of CEC Facilities Group, enhancing its service portfolio in high-growth markets. The company has a long-term earnings growth rate of 15% [22][23]

Investor Presentation October 21, 2021 Forward-Looking Statements 2 This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this presentation, the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "appears," "plans," "intends," "may," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expecta ...

Investor Presentation July 21, 2022 Insteel Industries is the nation's largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. We manufacture and market a broad range of welded wire reinforcement ("WWR") and prestressed concrete strand ("PC strand") products. Headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Insteel operates ten manufacturing facilities located in the United States (seven WWR plants and three PC strand plants). Our business strategy is focused on: achievin ...

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Flash | 26 Jun 2025 04:50:43 ET │ 16 pages China Materials Re-assessing 3 near-term calls, Aluminum & Lithium Names Still Preferred, Less Bullish on Steel Names CITI'S TAKE We are calling for steel supply reform, near-term lithium price bottom, and potential corporate actions from aluminum names within China Materials. Lithium and aluminum names have performed quite well, whilst steel names lagged. It is time for a re-assessment. Our key understandings: (1) Steel – NBS dataset was relatively discouraging vs ...

Nucor (NUE) ended the recent trading session at $129.54, demonstrating a -1.44% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.52% gain on the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.63%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.48%. Heading into today, shares of the steel company had gained 20.18% over the past month, outpacing the Basic Materials sector's gain of 2.15% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.27%.The upcoming earnings release of Nucor will be o ...

Company Overview - Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA) is experiencing significant attention from investors due to high implied volatility in its options market, particularly the Aug 15, 2025 $15.00 Call option [1] - The company currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) in the Steel - Pipe and Tube industry, which is positioned in the top 39% of the Zacks Industry Rank [3] Analyst Sentiment - Over the past 60 days, no analysts have increased their earnings estimates for the current quarter, while two analysts have lowered their estimates, resulting in a decrease in the Zacks Consensus Estimate from earnings of 36 cents per share to 34 cents [3] Options Market Insights - The high implied volatility suggests that options traders are anticipating a significant price movement for Mueller Water Products shares, indicating potential upcoming events that could lead to a major rally or sell-off [2][4] - Seasoned options traders often seek to sell premium on options with high implied volatility, aiming to benefit from the decay of the option's value if the underlying stock does not move as much as expected [4]

30 June 2025, 16:00 CET ArcelorMittal (’the Company’) has today filed its 2024 Payments to governments in respect of extractive activities report, which provides a consolidated overview of payments made by the Company and its subsidiaries in 2024 to governments regarding its mining operations. The report, which complies with reporting requirements under Luxembourg law, is available for download from https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/corporate-library. ENDS About ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal is one of the w ...

MRC Global (MRC) shares ended the last trading session 11.8% higher at $14.89. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 6.2% gain over the past four weeks.Shares of MRC Global rallied following the news of its planned acquisition by DNOW Inc. (DNOW) . The two entities inked a merger deal per which, DNOW will buy all outstanding shares of MRC Global for approximately $1.5 billion, which includes the latter’s ...

The UK will limit the growth of tariff-free steel imports to guard against a rush of products being redirected from the US https://t.co/dz4NJkX3Tb ...