Worthington Steel (WS) closed at $35.56 on Oct 7, 2026, down 6.9% on the day. The stock is up 0.4% over the past month, up 11.0% over three months, up 3.6% year to date and up 16.1% over the past year. It trades 27.1% below its 52-week high of $48.75 and 31.1% above its 52-week low of $27.12. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($35.54) and below its 200-day moving average ($37.14).
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 10.2% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 4 of 8.
Short interest was 6.6% of float (6.6 days to cover) as of Sep 15, 2026.
Over the last 8 reports, WS moved an average of 10.2% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 4 of 8 reports.
No — the Oct 7, 2026 close of $35.56 is 4.3% below the 200-day average of $37.14.
WS closed 27.1% below its 52-week high of $48.75.
Worthington Steel, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel processor in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The company offers carbon flat-rolled steel processing services, including pickling, specialty re-rolling, hot dip galvanizing, blanking, slitting, and cutting-to-length; laser welded solutions; precision magnetic steel laminations for the automotive, industrial motor, generator, and transformer industries; tailor and aluminum tailor welded blanks; steel toll processing services for steel mills, large end-users, and service centers; and automotive and electrical steel lamination stampings. It serves the automotive, construction, machinery and equipment, agriculture, heavy truck, and energy sectors. Worthington Steel, Inc. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
