Worthington Industries Stock Forecast

Sell candidate since Jul 21, 2026 Gain 0.53%

The Worthington Industries Inc stock price gained 0.530% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2026), rising from $54.68 to $54.97. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.95% from a day low at $54.60 to a day high of $55.67. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 4.15% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -3 thousand shares and in total, 115 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $6.33 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

The stock is moving within a wide and horizontal trend and further movements within this trend can be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect Worthington Industries Inc stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $53.49 and $62.46 at the end of this 3-month period. A break of a horizontal trend is often followed by a large increase in the volume, and stocks seldom manage to go directly from the bottom of a trend up to the top. Stocks turning up in the middle of a horizontal trend are therefore considered to be potential runners.

WOR Signals & Forecast

A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, July 09, 2026, and so far it has risen 4.19%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The Worthington Industries Inc stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $55.22 and $56.49. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Thursday, May 21, 2026 in the short-term chart.

Golden Star Signal is when the short-term moving average, the long-term moving average, and price line meet in a special combination. This combination is very rare and often followed by long and strong gains for the stock in question.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Worthington Industries Inc stock

Worthington Industries Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $54.57 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.07 between high and low, or 1.95%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.98%.

Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.

Trading Expectations (WOR) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 23rd

For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 23rd we expect Worthington Industries Inc to open at $55.08, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $54.08 and $55.86, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.78 (+/-3.29%) up or down from last closing price. If Worthington Industries Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.29% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $54.57 (0.73%) than the resistance at $55.94 (1.76%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Dividend Warning For WOR

Dividend coming up for WOR: Ex-dividend date (Tuesday 15th September, 2026) is 54 days away. The dividend is $0.200.

Is Worthington Industries Inc stock A Buy?

Worthington Industries Inc holds several negative signals and is within a wide and falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

Current score: -1.472 Sell Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on July 23, 2026 - $55.08 ( 0.197%).

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