Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nucor Corporation is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based steel producer and one of the largest steel companies in North America. The company operates electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mills that use recycled scrap steel as a primary raw material, along with facilities that manufacture and process steel products for construction, manufacturing, transportation, energy and other industrial markets.

Nucor’s product portfolio includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, plate, bar and structural forms, as well as reinforcing steel, wire and wire mesh. Through its downstream businesses, the company also produces steel joists, deck, cold-finished steel, fasteners, metal building systems and other fabricated steel products. Nucor operates a metals recycling network that supports its steelmaking operations and purchases and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

The company’s history traces back to a predecessor established in 1905. It adopted the Nucor name in 1972 and became known for expanding the mini-mill model and EAF steelmaking in the United States. Nucor serves customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico through a network of mills, fabrication facilities, processing centers and recycling operations. Leon J. Topalian serves as Nucor’s chair, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $235.18 to $244.05
• 50-Day Range: $236.20 to $274.53
• 52-Week Range: $131.32 to $280.11
• Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $53.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.86
• Dividend Yield: 0.95%
• Price Target: $276.07
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nucor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nucor scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 233 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Nucor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Nucor has a consensus price target of $276.07, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of $236.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nucor has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nucor are expected to grow by 11.15% in the coming year, from $18.29 to $20.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nucor is 18.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nucor is 18.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nucor has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. 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 2.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.90% 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 4.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nucor has recently increased by 4.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Nucor has a dividend yield of 0.92%, 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: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Nucor has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Nucor this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 27 people have searched for NUE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Nucor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% 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: 9/29/2026
• Record date for 11/10 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/10 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/10/2026
• 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: $276.07
• High Price Target: $308.00
• Low Price Target: $248.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.93
• P/E Growth: 0.89
• 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: 1.65
• Cash Flow: $13.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.12
• Book Value: $96.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 226,880,000
• Free Float: 225,469,000
• Market Cap: $53.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87