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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 26th. View Nucor's Dividend History.
How will Nucor's stock buyback program work?
Nucor announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 10% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Nucor's earnings last quarter?
Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.01. The basic materials company earned $5.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6 billion. Nucor had a net margin of 8.84% and a return on equity of 21.65%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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 updated its third quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, September, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Nucor's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Nucor's stock price to reach $61.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% 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?
Press coverage about NUE stock has been trending somewhat negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nucor earned a media sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Nucor.
Are investors shorting Nucor?
Nucor saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,315,600 shares, a decline of 6.5% from the July 31st total of 6,751,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,340,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the company 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), Commercial Metals (CMC), United States Steel (X), USINAS SIDERURG/S (USNZY), AK Steel (AKS), SunCoke Energy (SXC) and Mechel PAO (MTL).
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 number 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 acquired 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 $52.62.
How big of a company is Nucor?
Nucor has a market capitalization of $15.95 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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