Nucor (NUE) Competitors $140.00 +0.27 (+0.19%) Closing price 07/9/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$141.38 +1.38 (+0.99%) As of 09:24 AM 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer NUE or STLD? In the previous week, Nucor had 8 more articles in the media than Steel Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Nucor and 12 mentions for Steel Dynamics. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Nucor's score of 1.35 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer NUE or STLD? Nucor currently has a consensus target price of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus target price of $148.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.76%. Given Steel Dynamics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Nucor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 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 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger 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$30.73B1.05$2.03B$5.6224.91Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.15$1.54B$7.5717.98 Is NUE or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.80% compared to Nucor's net margin of 4.40%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 13.26% beat Nucor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nucor4.40% 6.82% 4.27% Steel Dynamics 6.80%13.26%7.60% 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 1.5%. 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. SummarySteel Dynamics beats Nucor on 11 of the 20 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 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$32.24B$7.92B$3.26B$20.49BDividend Yield1.57%2.92%5.15%3.74%P/E Ratio24.9134.0793.8027.90Price / Sales1.050.5025,844,173,692,363,700.0039.35Price / Cash9.417.5523.8622.25Price / Book1.530.815.974.59Net Income$2.03B$280.11M$147.60M$982.91M7 Day Performance1.08%2.09%0.88%0.11%1 Month Performance12.33%7.22%4.91%3.55%1 Year Performance-8.71%13.85%25.80%13.79% Nucor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUENucor4.8038 of 5 stars$140.00+0.2%$150.00+7.1%-6.8%$32.24B$30.73B24.9132,700Positive NewsSTLDSteel Dynamics4.3831 of 5 stars$133.15-0.1%$148.00+11.2%+9.5%$19.77B$17.54B17.5913,000Positive NewsZEUSOlympic Steel2.4241 of 5 stars$34.28-1.5%$41.00+19.6%-15.3%$382.51M$1.94B23.972,163ATIATI3.0799 of 5 stars$87.28+0.5%$78.29-10.3%+52.5%$12.31B$4.36B31.627,700CBTCabot4.7057 of 5 stars$76.33-2.6%$92.67+21.4%-10.7%$4.10B$3.99B9.874,200CCChemours4.3249 of 5 stars$12.45-3.8%$17.33+39.3%-38.8%$1.86B$5.78B62.236,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionCECelanese3.3862 of 5 stars$58.55-3.8%$63.50+8.5%-53.8%$6.41B$10.28B-3.8512,163Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.3214 of 5 stars$8.43-4.5%$10.23+21.4%-41.2%$4.17B$19.19B-3.4530,000CMCCommercial Metals4.0328 of 5 stars$51.10-2.5%$57.21+12.0%+1.4%$5.72B$7.93B164.8413,178Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDOWDOW3.7818 of 5 stars$27.40-3.7%$33.65+22.8%-42.0%$19.36B$42.96B68.4936,000Analyst ForecastOLNOlin4.2875 of 5 stars$20.99-4.2%$27.67+31.8%-51.3%$2.42B$6.54B41.167,676News CoverageAnalyst 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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