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NYSE:NUENucor Stock Price, Forecast & News

$43.18
-0.08 (-0.18 %)
(As of 08/7/2020 11:27 AM ET)
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$42.66
Now: $43.18▼
$43.20
50-Day Range
$38.80
MA: $41.71▼
$44.00
52-Week Range
$27.52
Now: $43.18▼
$58.70
Volume22,718 shs
Average Volume2.15 million shs
Market Capitalization$13.00 billion
P/E Ratio25.70
Dividend Yield3.70%
Beta1.41
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. It also engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in automotive, energy, agricultural, heavy equipment, and transportation sectors. The Steel Products segment offers hollow structural section steel tubing products, electrical conduits, steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel products, cold finished steel products, steel fasteners, metal building systems, steel grating and expanded metal products, and wire and wire mesh products to general contractors, fabricators, distributors, and manufacturers. This segment also engages in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); processes ferrous and nonferrous metals; brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, DRI, and hot briquetted iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, as well as engages in the natural gas drilling operations. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. The company offers its products through its in-house sales forces; and internal distribution and trading companies. The company was founded in 1940 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™

Analyst Opinion: 2.2Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -

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2.25 out of 5 stars


Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Blast furnaces & steel mills
Sub-IndustrySteel
SectorBasic Materials
Current SymbolNYSE:NUE
Previous Symbol
CUSIP67034610
CIK73309
Webwww.nucor.com
Phone704-366-7000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.50
Current Ratio4.39
Quick Ratio2.68

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio25.70
Forward P/E Ratio20.56
P/E Growth1.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$22.59 billion
Price / Sales0.58
Cash Flow$6.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow6.41
Book Value$35.28 per share
Price / Book1.22

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.31
Net Income$1.27 billion
Net Margins2.49%
Return on Equity7.95%
Return on Assets4.64%

Miscellaneous

Employees26,800
Outstanding Shares301,140,000
Market Cap$13.00 billion
Next Earnings Date10/27/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
$43.18
-0.08 (-0.18 %)
(As of 08/7/2020 11:27 AM ET)
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Nucor (NYSE:NUE) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Nucor's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Nucor's stock was trading at $35.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NUE stock has increased by 21.9% and is now trading at $43.18.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Nucor?

11 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 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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When is Nucor's next earnings date?

Nucor is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Nucor.

How were Nucor's earnings last quarter?

Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The basic materials company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.22. The basic materials company had revenue of $4.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.43 billion. Nucor had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 2.49%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 26.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS.
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How often does Nucor pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Nucor?

Nucor declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.4025 per share on Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 29th.
View Nucor's dividend history.

How will Nucor's stock buyback program work?

Nucor declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 reacquire up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

What guidance has Nucor issued on next quarter's earnings?

Nucor updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of approx $0.36 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.31.

What price target have analysts set for NUE?

11 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Nucor's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect Nucor's share price to reach $51.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.1% from the stock's current price.
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Has Nucor been receiving favorable news coverage?

News coverage about NUE stock has been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. Nucor earned a coverage optimism score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
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Are investors shorting Nucor?

Nucor saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,640,000 shares, a decrease of 9.2% from the June 15th total of 4,010,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,740,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Who are some of Nucor's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Nucor include Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Worthington Industries (WOR), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), United States Steel (X), Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), Haynes International (HAYN), Olympic Steel (ZEUS) and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Nucor own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nucor investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Home Depot (HD), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alibaba Group (BABA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Who are Nucor's key executives?

Nucor's management team includes the following 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)

What is Nucor's stock symbol?

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

Who are Nucor's major shareholders?

Nucor's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include ProShare Advisors LLC (0.71%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.45%), Swiss National Bank (0.40%), Conning Inc. (0.27%), Prudential PLC (0.21%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.20%). Company insiders that own Nucor stock include Allen C Behr, John J Ferriola, Ladd R Hall, Leon J Topalian, Raymond S Napolitan Jr 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 Prudential PLC, Alps Advisors Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Dupont Capital Management Corp, Pacer Advisors Inc., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Nucor company stock in the last year include Allen C Behr, John J Ferriola, Leon J Topalian, and Raymond S Napolitan Jr.
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Which major investors are buying Nucor stock?

NUE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Main Street Research LLC, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Insight Folios Inc, Strs Ohio, and Principal Financial Group Inc..
View insider buying and selling activity 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 $43.18.

How big of a company is Nucor?

Nucor has a market capitalization of $13.00 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 26,800 workers across the globe.

What is Nucor's official website?

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

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.

This page was last updated on 8/7/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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