Nucor (NUE) Competitors $118.12 -0.65 (-0.55%) As of 03:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NUE vs. STLD, RS, CRS, X, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, RDUS, and ZEUSShould you be buying Nucor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nucor include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), United States Steel (X), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), and Olympic Steel (ZEUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. Nucor vs. Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology United States Steel ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NUE or STLD? Steel Dynamics received 148 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.09% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 64.21% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNucorOutperform Votes69664.21% Underperform Votes38835.79% Steel DynamicsOutperform Votes84467.09% Underperform Votes41432.91% Do analysts prefer NUE or STLD? Nucor currently has a consensus price target of $160.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.59%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $147.44, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Nucor is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more risk and volatility, NUE or STLD? Nucor has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, NUE or STLD? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Steel Dynamics. Nucor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNucor$30.73B0.88$2.03B$8.4113.96Steel Dynamics$17.22B1.12$1.54B$7.5716.96 Is NUE or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Nucor's net margin of 6.60%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 17.32% beat Nucor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nucor6.60% 9.85% 6.25% Steel Dynamics 8.76%17.32%10.13% Does the media refer more to NUE or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 8 more articles in the media than Nucor. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 29 mentions for Nucor. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Nucor's score of 1.04 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nucor 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 21 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NUE or STLD a better dividend stock? Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nucor pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nucor has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NUE or STLD? 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNucor and Steel Dynamics tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nucor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NUE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NUE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNucorBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.06B$11.42B$3.02B$18.80BDividend Yield1.97%3.14%5.18%4.04%P/E Ratio13.9616.1274.6832.45Price / Sales0.880.7525,549,533,275,675,700.0027.66Price / Cash9.436.6124.3217.53Price / Book1.291.185.204.44Net Income$2.03B$1.26B$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.64%1.68%1.05%1.55%1 Month Performance-3.71%-2.31%2.96%-3.52%1 Year Performance-30.35%-4.48%18.90%4.78% Nucor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUENucor4.8343 of 5 stars$118.12-0.5%$160.33+35.7%-32.3%$27.23B$30.73B14.0528,800Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownSTLDSteel Dynamics4.7273 of 5 stars$127.310.0%$147.44+15.8%-4.3%$19.10B$17.22B13.0010,600Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownRSReliance3.9873 of 5 stars$285.42+0.4%$319.00+11.8%-2.0%$15.11B$13.67B18.5014,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionCRSCarpenter Technology3.3612 of 5 stars$196.90-1.1%$168.00-14.7%+135.4%$9.82B$2.92B37.094,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementGap DownXUnited States Steel3.0583 of 5 stars$43.18+1.2%$39.94-7.5%+18.4%$9.76B$15.64B28.9322,700Short Interest ↓Positive NewsATIATI4.6969 of 5 stars$53.87+1.5%$73.29+36.0%+3.6%$7.60B$4.36B21.127,300Upcoming EarningsGap DownCMCCommercial Metals4.636 of 5 stars$43.97-0.4%$60.33+37.2%-18.5%$4.98B$7.74B39.7012,500Gap DownCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.7687 of 5 stars$8.12+2.6%$15.49+90.8%-53.4%$4.03B$19.19B-8.4126,000Upcoming EarningsWORWorthington Enterprises3.6185 of 5 stars$49.82+0.1%$48.00-3.6%-13.3%$2.49B$1.15B60.068,400Positive NewsRDUSRadius Recycling1.8897 of 5 stars$29.16-0.3%$22.00-24.5%+63.6%$822.20M$223.36M-2.913,353ZEUSOlympic Steel4.398 of 5 stars$31.48-0.3%$43.00+36.6%-52.5%$351.41M$1.94B15.981,670Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Competitors Reliance Competitors Carpenter Technology Competitors United States Steel Competitors ATI Competitors Commercial Metals Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors Worthington Enterprises Competitors Radius Recycling Competitors Olympic Steel Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NUE) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredYou’re About to Lose Everything – Act Now or Regret It ForeverWhat If America's Gold Reserves Are a Lie? 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