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Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$232.47 +2.64 (+1.15%)
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About Nucor Stock (NYSE:NUE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$230.00
$235.45
50-Day Range
$158.84
$234.30
52-Week Range
$106.21
$235.45
Volume
1.35 million shs
Average Volume
1.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$52.92 billion
P/E Ratio
23.02
Dividend Yield
0.96%
Price Target
$243.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Nucor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

NUE MarketRank™: 

Nucor scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 179 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 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 4 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.

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

    Earnings for Nucor are expected to grow by 10.78% in the coming year, from $14.66 to $16.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 23.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.59.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 23.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.59.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Nucor has a PEG Ratio of 0.62. 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 2.35. 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

    2.02% 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 2.43, 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 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Nucor has a dividend yield of 0.97%, 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 22.18%. 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 13.79% next year. This indicates that Nucor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Nucor's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Nucor has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Nucor this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    48 people have searched for NUE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Nucor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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 $15,672,093.00 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.

  • Read more about Nucor's insider trading history.
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NUE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Nucor's stock was trading at $163.24 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, NUE shares have increased by 42.4% and is now trading at $232.4660.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The basic materials company reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.41. The company's revenue was up 21.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Nucor's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, February 20th 2026, which permits the company to buy back $4,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 9.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Nucor subsidiaries include 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 more.

Nucor's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.12%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.80%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.37%) and Swiss National Bank (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Sumoski, Leon J Topalian, Douglas J Jellison, John J Hollatz, Daniel R Needham, Stephen D Laxton, Kenneth Rex Query, Allen C Behr, Gregory J Murphy, Noah C Hanners, Noah C Hanners, Bradley Ford, Thomas J Batterbee and Michael D Keller.
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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 5/11 Dividend
3/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/11 Dividend
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/27/2026
Dividend Payable
5/11/2026
Today
5/13/2026
AGM 2026
5/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NYSE:NUE
CIK
73309
Employees
33,000
Year Founded
1905

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$260.00
Low Price Target
$224.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.02
Forward P/E Ratio
15.86
P/E Growth
0.62
Net Income
$1.74 billion
Net Margins
6.82%
Pretax Margin
9.89%
Return on Equity
10.68%
Return on Assets
6.74%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.30
Current Ratio
2.90
Quick Ratio
1.55

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$32.49 billion
Price / Sales
1.63
Cash Flow
$14.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.09
Book Value
$99.05 per share
Price / Book
2.35

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
227,640,000
Free Float
226,225,000
Market Cap
$52.92 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.87

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This page (NYSE:NUE) was last updated on 5/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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