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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$41.97
-0.2%		$47.71
$33.77
▼
$84.38
$11.07B1.743.68 million shs3.69 million shs
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$11.30
-1.4%		$11.92
$7.73
▼
$16.70
$6.46B2.0913.51 million shs14.61 million shs
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$240.31
+1.8%		$256.08
$131.32
▼
$280.11
$54.54B1.841.22 million shs1.05 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-0.16%-1.80%-17.79%-13.75%+23.99%
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-1.35%-7.05%-9.05%+15.08%-9.15%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
+1.82%-2.86%-8.91%+8.93%+77.51%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$41.97
-0.2%		$47.71
$33.77
▼
$84.38
$11.07B1.743.68 million shs3.69 million shs
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$11.30
-1.4%		$11.92
$7.73
▼
$16.70
$6.46B2.0913.51 million shs14.61 million shs
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$240.31
+1.8%		$256.08
$131.32
▼
$280.11
$54.54B1.841.22 million shs1.05 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-0.16%-1.80%-17.79%-13.75%+23.99%
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-1.35%-7.05%-9.05%+15.08%-9.15%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
+1.82%-2.86%-8.91%+8.93%+77.51%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
2.46
Hold$61.4246.33% Upside
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
2.00
Hold$12.258.35% Upside
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
2.76
Moderate Buy$276.0714.88% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NUE, AA, and CLF Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/22/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Freedom Broker
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Boost Price TargetBuy$64.00 ➝ $76.00
9/21/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
Glj Research logo
Glj Research
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Boost Price TargetBuy$15.60 ➝ $17.48
9/18/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$285.00 ➝ $280.00
9/18/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$71.00 ➝ $60.00
9/18/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
Glj Research logo
Glj Research
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Reiterated RatingBuy$15.60
9/18/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. logo
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$304.00 ➝ $302.00
9/18/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Freedom Broker
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$305.00 ➝ $285.00
9/14/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C+)
9/14/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Zacks Research logo
Zacks Research
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UpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Hold
9/9/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$11.00 ➝ $13.00
9/9/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$294.00 ➝ $308.00
(Data available from 10/3/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$12.83B0.86$6.81 per share6.16$23.62 per share1.78
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$18.61B0.35N/AN/A$12.78 per share0.88
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$36.10B1.51$14.55 per share16.52$96.67 per share2.49
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$1.16B$4.868.647.360.479.48%18.90%7.71%10/15/2026 (Confirmed)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-$1.48B-$1.62N/A12.99N/A-4.56%-13.37%-3.96%10/19/2026 (Estimated)
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$1.74B$12.5419.1611.820.837.99%12.73%8.03%10/26/2026 (Estimated)

Latest NUE, AA, and CLF Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/26/2026Q3 2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$5.72N/AN/AN/A$10.82 billionN/A
10/19/2026Q3 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
$0.2226N/AN/AN/A$5.70 billionN/A
10/15/2026Q3 2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$1.46N/AN/AN/A$3.80 billionN/A
7/27/2026Q2 2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$4.46$4.84+$0.38$5.04$10.15 billion$10.40 billion
7/23/2026Q2 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
-$0.2084-$0.20+$0.0084-$0.25$5.15 billion$5.23 billion
7/16/2026Q2 2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$2.25$2.12-$0.13$1.53$3.99 billion$3.97 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$0.400.95%N/A8.23%N/A
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
N/AN/A-100.00%N/AN/A
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$2.240.93%+6.54%17.86%52 Years

Latest NUE, AA, and CLF Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/18/2026
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
quarterly$0.560.96%9/30/20269/30/202611/10/2026
7/30/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
quarterly$0.100.74%8/11/20268/11/20268/27/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
0.30
1.53
0.92
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
1.32
1.89
0.63
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.27
2.51
1.36

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
N/A
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
67.68%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
76.48%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
N/A
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
0.95%
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.62%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
14,900263.91 millionN/AOptionable
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stock logo
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
25,000570.54 million565.12 millionOptionable
Nucor Corporation stock logo
NUE
Nucor
33,000226.88 million225.47 millionOptionable

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Alcoa NYSE:AA

$41.97 -0.09 (-0.21%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$42.02 +0.05 (+0.13%)
As of 10/2/2026 07:49 PM Eastern
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Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses. The company offers primary aluminum in the form of alloy ingot or value-add ingot to customers that produce products for the transportation, building and construction, packaging, wire, and other industrial markets; and flat-rolled aluminum in the form of sheet, which is sold primarily to customers that produce beverage and food cans. In addition, it owns hydro power plants that generates and sells electricity in the wholesale market to traders, large industrial consumers, distribution companies, and other generation companies. The company was formerly known as Alcoa Upstream Corporation and changed its name to Alcoa Corporation in October 2016. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Cleveland-Cliffs NYSE:CLF

$11.30 -0.17 (-1.45%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$11.34 +0.03 (+0.27%)
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Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mining through iron making, steelmaking, rolling, finishing and downstream with hot and cold stamping of steel parts and components. The company was formerly known as Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and changed its name to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in August 2017. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Nucor NYSE:NUE

$240.31 +4.33 (+1.83%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for used in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. It markets its products through in-house sales force; and internal distribution and trading companies. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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