In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down Japanese giant Nippon Steel's massive acquisition of U.S. Steel (X 0.45%) for a huge premium. Should investors follow the giant into other steel producers like Nucor (NUE -1.15%), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF -1.18%), Steel Dynamics (STLD -1.13%), or Ternium (TX -0.21%)?

*Stock prices used were from the morning of Dec. 20, 2023. The video was published on Dec. 21, 2023.