San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/23/2017 -- The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor, who purchased shares of United States Steel Corporation , filed a lawsuit over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by United States Steel.

Investors who purchased shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) have certain options and for certain investors are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: July 3, 2017. NYSE:X investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call 858-779-1554.

According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) common shares between November 1, 2016 and April 25, 2017, that the defendants violated Federal Securities Laws. More specifically, the plaintiff claims that between November 1, 2016 and April 25, 2017 the true facts, which were known by defendants but concealed from the investing public were as follows: While the Company was implementing its Carnegie Way program, it was focused on cutting costs and was not making investments necessary to position U.S. Steel so that it could respond to improved market conditions; (b) Defendants' failure to invest in improving capital assets during the industry downturn, in order to report apparent financial improvements, meant that U.S. Steel had higher production costs than its competitors, even in the face of improved pricing, which would negatively impact its financial results; (c) Defendants were forestalling expensive capital equipment upgrades in order to boost the Company's short-term financial results at the expense of long-term financial performance, leaving U.S. Steel in need of accelerated, costly equipment upgrades that would leave the Company years away from generating improved financial performance; and (d) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements regarding the Company's outlook and expected financial performance were false and misleading and lacked a reasonable basis when made. The complaint alleges that as a result of defendants' false statements and material omissions, U.S. Steel stock traded at artificially inflated prices between November 1, 2016 and April 25, 2017, and that after the above revelations were revealed to the market, the price of U.S. Steel stock declined significantly as the artificial inflation was removed.

United States Steel Corporation reported that its annual Total Revenue declined from over $11.57 billion in 2015 to over $10.26 billion in 2016 and that its Net Loss declined from over $1.64 billion in 2015 to $440.00 million in 2016. Shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) grew from $6.89 per share in early 2016 to as high as $39.80 per share in February 2017.

On April 25, 2017, in after-hours trading, United States Steel Corporation reported a first quarter 2017 net loss of $180 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, which included an unfavorable adjustment of $35 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, associated with the loss on the shutdown of certain tubular assets. Shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) declined to as low as $20.77 per share on May 4, 2017.

Those who purchased shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com