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Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$148.82 -0.98 (-0.65%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$150.14 +1.32 (+0.88%)
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About Nucor Stock (NYSE:NUE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$148.29
$150.75
50-Day Range
$126.14
$150.52
52-Week Range
$97.59
$170.52
Volume
911,578 shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$34.16 billion
P/E Ratio
26.86
Dividend Yield
1.48%
Price Target
$155.78
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Nucor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

NUE MarketRank™: 

Nucor scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Nucor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Nucor has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Nucor's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Nucor are expected to grow by 43.85% in the coming year, from $7.64 to $10.99 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 26.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 268.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 26.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 146.14.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Nucor has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Nucor has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Nucor's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.67% of the float of Nucor has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Nucor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Nucor has recently increased by 18.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Nucor pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Nucor has been increasing its dividend for 52 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Nucor is 39.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Nucor will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.02% next year. This indicates that Nucor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Nucor's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.67% of the float of Nucor has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Nucor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Nucor has recently increased by 18.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Nucor has a news sentiment score of 1.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Nucor this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    38 people have searched for NUE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    27 people have added Nucor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 238% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Nucor insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,763,814.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.46% of the stock of Nucor is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.48% of the stock of Nucor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Nucor's insider trading history.
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NUE Stock News Headlines

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NUE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Nucor's stock was trading at $116.71 at the start of the year. Since then, NUE shares have increased by 27.5% and is now trading at $148.8240.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.54 by $0.06. The firm's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Nucor: Corporacion POK SA de CV, St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc, Vulcraft-Omega, Republic Conduit, Southland Tube Inc, Independence Tube Corporation, Joy Global - Steel Plate mill, and others.

Nucor's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.64%), State Street Corp (5.42%), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (2.87%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.60%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Sumoski, Leon J Topalian, Douglas J Jellison, Daniel R Needham, Kenneth Rex Query, Allen C Behr, Stephen D Laxton, Gregory J Murphy, John J Hollatz and Michael D Keller.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of NUE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nucor investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AbbVie (ABBV), Tesla (TSLA) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/11 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend
6/30/2025
Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Dividend Payable
8/11/2025
Today
8/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/20/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NYSE:NUE
CIK
73309
Employees
32,700
Year Founded
1905

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$170.00
Low Price Target
$145.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.88
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.86
Forward P/E Ratio
19.48
P/E Growth
0.95
Net Income
$2.03 billion
Net Margins
4.21%
Pretax Margin
6.37%
Return on Equity
6.65%
Return on Assets
4.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.31
Current Ratio
2.83
Quick Ratio
1.51

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$30.73 billion
Price / Sales
1.11
Cash Flow
$14.75 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.09
Book Value
$93.63 per share
Price / Book
1.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
229,540,000
Free Float
228,479,000
Market Cap
$34.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.74

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This page (NYSE:NUE) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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