Nucor Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nucor in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Nucor stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NUE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Nucor saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,750,000 shares, a decline of 15.0% from the March 31st total of 4,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,110,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Nucor is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.
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Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 22nd. The basic materials company reported $3.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.04. The basic materials company earned $7.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.39 billion. Nucor had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 2.15%. Nucor's quarterly revenue was up 24.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share.
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Nucor's stock was trading at $35.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NUE shares have increased by 189.3% and is now trading at $102.51.
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Nucor announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.405 per share on Tuesday, May 11th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 30th.
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Nucor pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.61%. Nucor has been increasing its dividend for 48 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Nucor is 37.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Nucor will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.29% next year. This indicates that Nucor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Nucor updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of above $3.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.53.

10 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Nucor's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect Nucor's share price to reach $68.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 32.8%.
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103 employees have rated Nucor CEO John J. Ferriola on Glassdoor.com. John J. Ferriola has an approval rating of 91% among Nucor's employees. This puts John J. Ferriola in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Nucor trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NUE."

Nucor's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.25%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.74%), Northern Trust Corp (1.54%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.53%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.47%). Company insiders that own Nucor stock include Allen C Behr, Craig A Feldman, D Chad Utermark, David A Sumoski, Douglas J Jellison, James D Frias, John J Ferriola, Kenneth Rex Query, Ladd R Hall, Leon J Topalian, Michael D Keller, Raymond S Napolitan Jr and Raymond S Napolitan, Jr.
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NUE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Franklin Resources Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Clearbridge Investments LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Denali Advisors LLC, and Ensign Peak Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Nucor company stock in the last year include Allen C Behr, Craig A Feldman, D Chad Utermark, David A Sumoski, Douglas J Jellison, James D Frias, Kenneth Rex Query, Leon J Topalian, Michael D Keller, Raymond S Napolitan Jr, and Raymond S Napolitan, Jr.
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NUE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, Madison Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc..
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Shares of NUE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NUE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $102.51.

Nucor has a market capitalization of $30.62 billion and generates $22.59 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.27 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.31 on an earnings per share basis.

Nucor employs 26,400 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Nucor: Ambassador Steel Corporation, Corporacion POK SA de CV, Gallatin Steel Company, Harris Steel Inc., Harris Steel ULC, Harris U.S. Holdings Inc., Independence Tube Corporation, Joy Global - Steel Plate mill, Magnatrax Corporation, Nu-Iron Unlimited, Nucor Castrip Arkansas LLC, Nucor Energy Holdings Inc., Nucor Steel Auburn Inc., Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc., Nucor Steel Connecticut Inc., Nucor Steel Decatur LLC, Nucor Steel Florida Inc., Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC, Nucor Steel Jackson Inc., Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc., Nucor Steel Kingman LLC, Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC, Nucor Steel Marion Inc., Nucor Steel Memphis Inc., Nucor Steel Seattle Inc., Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, Republic Conduit, Republic Conduit Inc., Skyline Steel, Skyline Steel LLC, Southland Tube Inc, Southland Tube Inc., St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc, St. Louis Cold Drawn LLC, The David J. Joseph Company, and Vulcraft-Omega.

Nucor was founded in 1958.

The official website for Nucor is www.nucor.com.

Nucor is headquartered at 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC, 28211.

Nucor's mailing address is 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC, 28211. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 704-366-7000.