Nucor (NUE) Competitors $138.79 +0.34 (+0.25%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$139.28 +0.49 (+0.35%) As of 10/24/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NUE vs. STLD, ZEUS, ATI, CBT, CC, CE, CLF, CMC, DOW, and OLNShould you be buying Nucor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nucor include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), ATI (ATI), Cabot (CBT), Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Commercial Metals (CMC), DOW (DOW), and Olin (OLN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Nucor vs. Its Competitors Steel Dynamics Olympic Steel ATI Cabot Chemours Celanese Cleveland-Cliffs Commercial Metals DOW Olin Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NUE or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.39% compared to Nucor's net margin of 4.21%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 12.93% beat Nucor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nucor4.21% 6.65% 4.15% Steel Dynamics 6.39%12.93%7.28% Do analysts rate NUE or STLD? Nucor currently has a consensus price target of $157.60, indicating a potential upside of 13.55%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $162.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.21%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, NUE or STLD? Nucor has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NUE or STLD a better dividend stock? Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nucor pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 26.5% 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 increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor NUE or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 18 more articles in the media than Nucor. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 15 mentions for Nucor. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Steel Dynamics' score of 1.14 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nucor 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 17 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, NUE or STLD? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Steel Dynamics. Steel Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nucor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNucor$30.73B1.04$2.03B$5.5425.05Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.28$1.54B$7.5520.26 SummaryNucor and Steel Dynamics tied by winning 9 of the 18 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NUE 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 ExcelMetricNucorSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.78B$8.51B$3.72B$21.98BDividend Yield1.59%2.90%5.06%3.57%P/E Ratio25.0522.1121.8133.40Price / Sales1.040.5121,638.6991.14Price / Cash9.338.0826.4324.54Price / Book1.520.857.054.66Net Income$2.03B$259.08M$148.62M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.39%3.40%-1.44%2.22%1 Month Performance2.83%3.74%5.36%2.07%1 Year Performance-1.89%30.24%53.44%14.05% Nucor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUENucor4.9258 of 5 stars$138.79+0.2%$157.60+13.5%-1.8%$31.78B$30.73B25.0532,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTLDSteel Dynamics4.8018 of 5 stars$146.35+2.5%$149.89+2.4%+17.3%$21.54B$17.54B21.3313,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZEUSOlympic Steel4.0809 of 5 stars$28.37+3.1%$38.00+34.0%-20.3%$317.69M$1.94B23.252,163News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeATIATI3.6646 of 5 stars$81.49+1.4%$90.86+11.5%+45.4%$11.23B$4.36B28.297,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCBTCabot4.6473 of 5 stars$70.64+1.4%$85.00+20.3%-35.4%$3.76B$3.99B9.234,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCCChemours4.3313 of 5 stars$13.32+3.2%$18.50+38.9%-24.4%$1.99B$5.78B-4.766,000Analyst ForecastCECelanese4.1132 of 5 stars$40.98+2.0%$56.11+36.9%-67.5%$4.49B$10.28B-2.7712,163Analyst ForecastCLFCleveland-Cliffs1.6947 of 5 stars$16.20+21.6%$11.93-26.3%-1.3%$8.01B$19.19B-4.7530,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCMCCommercial Metals4.5431 of 5 stars$58.53+2.0%$61.85+5.7%+17.9%$6.50B$7.80B77.0212,690Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpDOWDOW3.8453 of 5 stars$21.64-1.1%$29.11+34.5%-51.4%$15.34B$42.96B-15.4636,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOLNOlin3.7211 of 5 stars$23.27-0.6%$25.71+10.5%-46.6%$2.67B$6.54B-193.897,676News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Competitors Olympic Steel Competitors ATI Competitors Cabot Competitors Chemours Competitors Celanese Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors Commercial Metals Competitors DOW Competitors Olin 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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