Zacks Research Comments on Nucor's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Nucor in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $2.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Nucor's current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nucor's Q2 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.37 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Nucor from $153.00 to $147.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Nucor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Nucor from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $140.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Argus set a $155.00 price target on shares of Nucor in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Nucor has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $150.00.

Nucor Stock Performance

NYSE NUE opened at $131.75 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Nucor has a 12-month low of $97.59 and a 12-month high of $170.52. The firm has a market cap of $30.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.44, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.68.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.92 by ($0.15). Nucor had a return on equity of 6.82% and a net margin of 4.40%. The company had revenue of $7.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.46 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Nucor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.67%. Nucor's payout ratio is 39.15%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Leon J. Topalian sold 34,238 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.19, for a total value of $4,115,065.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 162,993 shares in the company, valued at $19,590,128.67. The trade was a 17.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 7,088 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.87, for a total transaction of $906,342.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 99,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,707,592.73. This trade represents a 6.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.71% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Nucor

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NUE. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nucor during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Putney Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nucor during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. MV Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nucor by 73.5% during the 1st quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 281 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nucor by 81.8% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 340 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nucor during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. 76.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Nucor

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.

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