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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. View Nucor's Dividend History.
How will Nucor's stock buyback program work?
Nucor announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 10% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Nucor's earnings last quarter?
Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.26 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 the consensus estimate of $6 billion. Nucor had a net margin of 8.84% and a return on equity of 21.65%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.07 earnings per share. View Nucor's Earnings History.
When is Nucor's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for NUE?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Nucor's shares. Their predictions range from $50.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect Nucor's stock price to reach $61.8889 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.9% 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 been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nucor earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press 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 next few days. View News Stories for Nucor.
Are investors shorting Nucor?
Nucor saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,539,800 shares, a decline of 13.5% from the June 15th total of 7,556,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover 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 a number of of institutional and retail 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, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and United Capital Financial Advisers LLC. 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 bought 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 $48.76.
How big of a company is Nucor?
Nucor has a market capitalization of $14.78 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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