Nucor (NUE) Competitors $124.63 +2.10 (+1.71%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$118.50 -6.13 (-4.91%) As of 06:25 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, RS, X, CRS, 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), United States Steel (X), Carpenter Technology (CRS), 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 United States Steel Carpenter Technology 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NUE or STLD? Steel Dynamics received 146 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 Votes69864.21% Underperform Votes38935.79% Steel DynamicsOutperform Votes84467.09% Underperform Votes41432.91% Is NUE or STLD a better dividend stock? Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nucor pays out 39.1% 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 and Steel Dynamics has raised 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, Nucor had 8 more articles in the media than Steel Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Nucor and 16 mentions for Steel Dynamics. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Steel Dynamics' score of 0.80 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nucor 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer NUE or STLD? Nucor currently has a consensus price target of $157.22, indicating a potential upside of 26.15%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $147.44, indicating a potential upside of 10.19%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more volatility and risk, NUE or STLD? Nucor has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$30.43B0.95$2.03B$5.6222.18Steel Dynamics$17.22B1.15$1.54B$7.5717.68 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$28.76B$12.50B$3.19B$19.79BDividend Yield1.85%3.82%5.04%3.85%P/E Ratio14.8218.1573.3535.69Price / Sales0.950.8428,196,331,330,684,100.0045.93Price / Cash9.436.6124.2617.52Price / Book1.371.345.374.84Net Income$2.03B$1.26B$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.95%3.95%2.88%2.34%1 Month Performance8.09%7.98%6.86%5.85%1 Year Performance-20.77%5.54%25.42%14.70% Nucor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUENucor4.9567 of 5 stars$124.63+1.7%$157.22+26.2%-23.9%$28.76B$30.43B14.8228,800Positive NewsSTLDSteel Dynamics4.7422 of 5 stars$135.71+10.3%$147.44+8.6%+6.5%$20.16B$17.22B13.8610,600Insider TradeRSReliance3.4464 of 5 stars$301.35+2.9%$319.00+5.9%+7.8%$15.84B$13.67B19.5114,500Trending NewsXUnited States Steel3.3092 of 5 stars$53.50-0.6%$43.80-18.1%+38.9%$12.12B$15.21B35.9222,700High Trading VolumeCRSCarpenter Technology3.673 of 5 stars$239.66+2.0%$168.00-29.9%+142.6%$11.93B$2.92B45.204,100Analyst ForecastATIATI3.2393 of 5 stars$80.71+1.3%$78.29-3.0%+45.1%$11.38B$4.46B31.657,300CMCCommercial Metals4.5923 of 5 stars$49.48+6.2%$58.00+17.2%-3.3%$5.59B$7.74B44.5712,500Positive NewsCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.3025 of 5 stars$7.20+23.4%$12.74+77.0%-51.0%$3.55B$18.62B-7.4026,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeWORWorthington Enterprises3.7627 of 5 stars$59.04+0.2%$52.33-11.4%+14.1%$2.95B$1.15B71.168,400Positive NewsRDUSRadius Recycling1.7397 of 5 stars$29.65+0.1%$22.00-25.8%+86.0%$836.05M$223.36M-2.963,353Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel4.495 of 5 stars$31.49+6.8%$41.00+30.2%-36.3%$350.35M$1.91B15.931,670Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Competitors Reliance Competitors United States Steel Competitors Carpenter Technology 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 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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