Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nucor Corporation is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based steel and steel products company. It manufactures carbon, alloy and stainless steel products, including sheet, plate, bar, structural steel, rail, wire rod, rebar and merchant bar. The company also produces steel joists, deck, beams, piling, wire products, fasteners, grating, metal building systems and other fabricated steel products.

Nucor operates an integrated network of electric arc furnace steel mills, recycling facilities and downstream manufacturing operations. Its raw materials activities include scrap-metal processing and the production of direct reduced iron, which is used in steelmaking. Nucor sells its products primarily to construction, automotive, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing and agricultural customers.

The company traces its origins to Nuclear Corporation of America, established in 1955, and entered the steel industry through the acquisition of Vulcraft in the 1960s. Nucor has since grown through the development and acquisition of mini-mills and steel-products businesses. Its operations and customer base are concentrated in the United States, with additional facilities and business activities in Canada and Mexico. Nucor is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Leon J. Topalian.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $256.80 to $266.18
• 50-Day Range: $222.01 to $274.53
• 52-Week Range: $131.32 to $280.11
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $59.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.79
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $274.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nucor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nucor scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Nucor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Nucor is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nucor has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nucor are expected to grow by 9.72% in the coming year, from $18.52 to $20.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nucor is 20.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nucor is 20.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nucor has a PEG Ratio of 0.93. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nucor has a P/B Ratio of 2.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% 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 2.45, 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 16.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Nucor has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in 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 17.86%. 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 11.02% next year. This indicates that Nucor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Nucor has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Nucor this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 25 people have searched for NUE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

25 people have added Nucor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 257% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $2,063,697.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.62% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/11 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/11/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NUE
• CIK: 73309
• Web: www.nucor.com
• Phone: (704) 366-7000
• Fax: 704-362-4208
• Employees: 33,000
• Year Founded: 1905

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nucor: $274.38
• High Price Target: $308.00
• Low Price Target: $248.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.08
• P/E Growth: 0.93
• Net Income: $1.74 billion
• Net Margins: 7.99%
• Pretax Margin: 11.37%
• Return on Equity: 12.73%
• Return on Assets: 8.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $32.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: $14.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.12
• Book Value: $96.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 226,880,000
• Free Float: 225,469,000
• Market Cap: $59.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87