United States Steel Corp (NYSE:X)

Need for materials will only grow.

Commodities will come back.

With an aging infrastructure not only in the US but in Europe expect government money to be allocated towards a "new deal".

It may be a while for this stock to go up.(and I dont think that I have found the bottom yet) But it will go up when the recession starts to turn around.

It might go lower as the economy continues to slide, but unless the U.S. is going to dissappear overnight, this stock isn't going down long term. This may be the best price I see for this stock in my lifetime (until the next major recession).

Steel prices will rise after Feb 2009.

r u kidding me! credit gets freed up globally, everyone will be begging for steel!

For after the recession. If you can buy and hold for more than 2 years, you can not go wrong.

EPS = 15.713 (Industry Average = 2.55)
P/E = 2.12 (Industry Average = 7.67)
PEG = 0.17 (Industry Average = 0.61)
P/S = 0.16 (Industry Average = 0.55)
P/B = 0.63
Strong ROE and ROA
Not much debt
Fairly good cash flow
Nice dividend

Can't find much wrong with the fundamentals of this company. Plus the intrinsic value of X using Benjamin Graham puts this company at extremely oversold. Not sure about the short term, but I think the long term will be up for them

Can't stay this low for the long term - be patient.

leader of the pack

World always needs steel.
This is the gold standard of the steel industry and it is a top American company.

Bring American industry home, where it belongs. At 31.40 it seemed like a bargain.

Pretty cheap for a company with strong mgmt, and long term increasing demand. I think they will be OK in the short term, but this is a value play for the long term.

Rust has set in and the steel sector is going to hurt for several reasons. The first is obvious; slumping auto sales. The second is a little less noticeable as foreign ownership takes advantage of slab castings in less "Green conscious" countries. I predict more slabs, cheaper steel and less domestic melting. Growing competition with foreign slabs and a lack of demand will weaken profitability.

communism, here we come...

Too cheap not to outperform. This stock is hated due to falling steel prices, but it shouldn't be hated to this level. I look for $60 levels soon!

Once considered a great growth stock, this comapany has been so beaten up in the last month it has become a value play. Current P/E of just over 5 is just crazy and is way under valued. Today it was finally downgraded by two firms, a little late to the party, one of which picked the target price at $42. I seriously doubt if it ever reaches that. Its currently at $52. In spite of the double downgrade and the maket going down 187 points, this stock was up over 4%. If you are looking for a value play, look no further, Buy this one on any price retreat. The effect of a potential global recession is already built in. There can't be much downside left to this one.

Time to get back in. Infrastructure is still a problem long term and steel will still be in demand in the future.