Q3 Earnings Forecast for Nucor Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Nucor to $2.39, down from $2.49, while maintaining a consensus estimate of $7.64 for full-year earnings.
• Nucor reported Q2 earnings of $2.60 per share, exceeding expectations by $0.06, despite a revenue of $8.46 billion that was slightly below estimates.
• Institutional investors hold 76.48% of Nucor's stock, with significant recent increases in holdings from Mirae Asset and Voya Investment Management.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nucor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.49. The consensus estimate for Nucor's current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Nucor's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.70 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Nucor from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen cut Nucor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Nucor from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Nucor from $153.00 to $147.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Nucor from $134.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nucor presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $157.13.

Nucor Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of NYSE NUE traded down $4.40 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $138.67. The stock had a trading volume of 1,721,015 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,793,802. The company has a market capitalization of $32.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.03, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.74. Nucor has a 1-year low of $97.59 and a 1-year high of $170.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $130.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $125.73.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.54 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $8.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.47 billion. Nucor had a return on equity of 6.65% and a net margin of 4.21%. The firm's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.68 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nucor

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Nucor by 17.8% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 31,595 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,853,000 after purchasing an additional 4,763 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Nucor by 528.6% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 507,715 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $59,235,000 after purchasing an additional 426,949 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Nucor by 21.4% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 101,459 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $12,210,000 after purchasing an additional 17,861 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Nucor by 20.5% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 28,886 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,476,000 after purchasing an additional 4,914 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Nucor by 12.4% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 305,006 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $36,704,000 after purchasing an additional 33,700 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.48% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kenneth Rex Query sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.37, for a total transaction of $1,303,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 94,080 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,265,209.60. This trade represents a 9.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 7,088 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.87, for a total value of $906,342.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 99,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,707,592.73. This represents a 6.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Nucor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.71%.

Nucor Company Profile

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.