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Fly News Breaks for October 15, 2018
AKS, X, CLF, STLD, NUE
Oct 15, 2018 | 06:37 EDT
Credit Suisse analyst Curt Woodworth downgraded his view on the U.S. Steel sector to Market Weight from Overweight due to concerns with new supply entering the sheet market as well as with U.S demand as interest rates rise. The analyst sees "limited potential for multiple expansion given late cycle fears." Further, in addition to cycle concerns and new supply risk, capital allocation by companies has disappointed relative to investors "wish lists," Woodworth tells investors in a research note. Along with the sector, the analyst downgraded Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) to Neutral from Outperform. Woodworth keeps Outperform ratings on US Steel (X) and AK Steel (AKS) as he sees upside to Street estimates on better 2019 contract pricing as well as more attractive valuations relative to historical forward multiples.