This work presents an FE study concerning the prediction of the shearresistance of headed stud connectors in composite beams with profiledsteel sheeting subjected to static load. To confirm the FE simulation forthe determination of the shear resistance of stud connectors, manyexperimental push-out tests whose results are available in the literaturewere used as a database. The FE simulations took into account theinfluence of many physical and mechanical parameters that affect theshear resistance of the stud connectors and such parameters are reportedin the course of this paper. The prediction of the shear resistance ofsuch studs is also calculated from currently used Standards, such as:AISC-LRFD and Eurocode-4. This research proposes new formulationsfor the prediction of the shear resistance and the results show that theproposed formulations significantly improve the prediction of the shearresistance of headed stud connectors subjected to static load.