Q4 2025 EPS Estimates for Nucor Co. Raised by Analyst (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nucor in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst A. Barman now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.89 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Nucor's current full-year earnings is $13.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nucor's Q1 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.03 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Nucor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Citigroup raised Nucor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $240.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 13th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Nucor in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. They set a "buy" rating and a $210.00 price objective for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Nucor from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $192.83.

Nucor Price Performance

NUE stock traded down $2.01 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $190.77. 1,004,988 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,375,576. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $191.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $173.20. The stock has a market cap of $45.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.72 and a beta of 1.61. Nucor has a fifty-two week low of $129.79 and a fifty-two week high of $203.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 2.35 and a current ratio of 3.57.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $7.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.64 billion. Nucor had a return on equity of 21.42% and a net margin of 13.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.89 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nucor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NUE. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of Nucor in the first quarter valued at $48,000. Synovus Financial Corp grew its position in Nucor by 150.6% during the first quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 7,198 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,067,000 after acquiring an additional 4,326 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Nucor by 106.2% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 35,889 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $5,328,000 after acquiring an additional 18,488 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Nucor during the first quarter valued at about $284,000. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Nucor during the first quarter valued at about $222,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.48% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Nucor

In other news, EVP Douglas J. Jellison sold 19,506 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.41, for a total value of $3,772,655.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 120,738 shares of the company's stock, valued at $23,351,936.58. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 10,000 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.19, for a total value of $1,901,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 80,902 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,386,751.38. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas J. Jellison sold 19,506 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.41, for a total value of $3,772,655.46. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 120,738 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,351,936.58. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,151 shares of company stock valued at $7,308,683 over the last three months. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Nucor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.01%.

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.