As previously reported, Morgan Stanley analyst Piyush Sood upgraded U.S. Steel (X) to Equal Weight from Underweight as he thinks the market has sufficiently priced in operational and pricing concerns given the stock's 20% underperformance compared to "mini mills" Steel Dynamics (STLD), Nucor (NUE) and Commercial Metals (CMC) over the last six months. While he thinks a seasonal pickup in U.S. demand should help put a floor under steel pricing, he would look to fade any 3-6 month steel price and sentiment rally, Sood added. He lowered his price target on U.S. Steel shares to $21 from $30.

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