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Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know

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In the latest close session, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF - Free Report) was down 1.55% at $12.06. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.22% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.66%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.22%.

Heading into today, shares of the mining company had lost 0.33% over the past month, outpacing the Basic Materials sector's loss of 6.74% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 1.4%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Cleveland-Cliffs in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on October 19, 2026. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $0.24, showcasing a 153.33% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $5.58 billion, indicating a 17.92% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of -$0.04 per share and revenue of $21.1 billion, indicating changes of +98.39% and +13.4%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Cleveland-Cliffs. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 7.69% higher. Cleveland-Cliffs is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

The Steel - Producers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 65, putting it in the top 27% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.

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