Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products in the United States and internationally. 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 products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and special bar quality products.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Blast furnaces & steel mills
Sub-IndustrySteel
SectorBasic Materials
Phone704-366-7000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$25.07 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees26,300
Next Earnings Date10/17/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nucor's stock symbol?
Nucor trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NUE."
How often does Nucor pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Nucor?
Nucor declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 26th. View Nucor's Dividend History.
How will Nucor's stock buyback program work?
Nucor declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Nucor's earnings last quarter?
Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.01. The basic materials company had revenue of $5.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6 billion. Nucor had a net margin of 8.84% and a return on equity of 21.65%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.07 earnings per share. View Nucor's Earnings History.
When is Nucor's next earnings date?
What guidance has Nucor issued on next quarter's earnings?
Nucor issued an update on its third quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, September, 16th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.75-0.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.06.
What price target have analysts set for NUE?
13 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Nucor's shares. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Nucor's stock price to reach $61.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Nucor.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Nucor?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nucor in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Nucor.
Has Nucor been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about NUE stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nucor earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Nucor.
Are investors shorting Nucor?
Nucor saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,315,600 shares, a drop of 6.5% from the July 31st total of 6,751,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,340,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Nucor's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Nucor's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Nucor include SUMITOMO CORP/S (SSUMY), POSCO (PKX), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), EVRAZ (EVRZF), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Ternium (TX), Carpenter Technology (CRS), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), United States Steel (X), Commercial Metals (CMC), USINAS SIDERURG/S (USNZY), AK Steel (AKS), SunCoke Energy (SXC) and Timkensteel (TMST).
What other stocks do shareholders of Nucor own?
Who are Nucor's key executives?
Nucor's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John J. Ferriola, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 66)
- Mr. James D. Frias, CFO, Treasurer & Exec. VP (Age 62)
- Mr. Ladd R. Hall, Exec. VP of Flat-Rolled Products (Age 62)
- Mr. R. Joseph Stratman, Chief Digital Officer & Exec. VP (Age 62)
- Mr. Raymond S. Napolitan Jr., P.E, Exec. VP of Engineered Bar Products (Age 61)
Who are Nucor's major shareholders?
Nucor's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.15%), BlackRock Inc. (7.11%), BlackRock Inc. (7.11%), Northern Trust Corp (1.83%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.59%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.45%). Company insiders that own Nucor stock include D Chad Utermark, David A Sumoski, James D Frias, John J Ferriola, Ladd R Hall, Leon J Topalian, Raymond S Napolitan Jr, Robert J Stratman and Victoria F Haynes. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nucor.
Which major investors are selling Nucor stock?
NUE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Natixis, Natixis, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Nucor company stock in the last year include John J Ferriola, Ladd R Hall, Leon J Topalian, Raymond S Napolitan Jr and Victoria F Haynes. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nucor.
Which major investors are buying Nucor stock?
NUE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., Capital Wealth Planning LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Cibc World Markets Corp, AQR Capital Management LLC and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nucor.
How do I buy shares of Nucor?
Shares of NUE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Nucor's stock price today?
One share of NUE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.09.
How big of a company is Nucor?
Nucor has a market capitalization of $16.09 billion and generates $25.07 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $2.36 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.62 on an earnings per share basis. Nucor employs 26,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Nucor.
What is Nucor's official website?
How can I contact Nucor?
Nucor's mailing address is 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC, 28211. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 704-366-7000.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Nucor (NYSE NUE)
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