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, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 27th. View Nucor's Dividend History.
How will Nucor's stock buyback program work?
Nucor announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Nucor's earnings last quarter?
Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the 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 return on equity of 21.65% and a net margin of 8.84%. The business's revenue was down 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.07 EPS. View Nucor's Earnings History.
When is Nucor's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for NUE?
13 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Nucor's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Nucor's stock price to reach $61.8889 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.5% 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?
News stories about NUE stock have been trending positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Nucor earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock'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 July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,539,800 shares, a drop of 13.5% from the June 15th total of 7,556,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,510,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the 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), United States Steel (X), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.15%), BlackRock Inc. (7.11%), Northern Trust Corp (1.83%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.59%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.45%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.71%). 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 institutional 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 institutional 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Nucor's stock price today?
One share of NUE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.93.
How big of a company is Nucor?
Nucor has a market capitalization of $14.83 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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