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+2.17
1.94%
Updated Apr 24, 11:59 AM EDT
1 day
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5 days
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1 month
-10.44%
3 months
-6.61%
6 months
-19.27%
Year to date
-0.33%
1 year
-33.95%
5 years
201.29%
10 years
137.16%
 

About: Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company's reportable segments are steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. A majority of its revenue is derived from the steel mills segment, which is engaged in producing sheet steel (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized), plate steel, structural steel (wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling), and bar steel products. Nucor manufactures steel principally from scrap steel and scrap steel substitutes using electric arc furnaces (EAFs) along with continuous casting and automated rolling mills. The steel mills segment sells its products mainly to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Employees: 32,700

0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $806M | Put options by funds: $475M

1.0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.2% [Q3] → 76.2% (+1.0%) [Q4]

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 158

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,178 [Q3] → 1,150 (-28) [Q4]

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8B [Q3] → $21.3B (-$5.52B) [Q4]

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 471

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q3] → 5 (-4) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$135
18%
upside
Avg. target
$154
35%
upside
High target
$169
48%
upside

5 analyst ratings

positive
80%
neutral
20%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Bill Peterson
42% 1-year accuracy
16 / 38 met price target
23%upside
$140
Overweight
Maintained
16 Apr 2025
Goldman Sachs
Mike Harris
20% 1-year accuracy
1 / 5 met price target
48%upside
$169
Buy
Maintained
7 Apr 2025
UBS
Curt Woodworth
20% 1-year accuracy
2 / 10 met price target
40%upside
$160
Buy
Upgraded
24 Mar 2025
Morgan Stanley
Carlos De Alba
26% 1-year accuracy
6 / 23 met price target
46%upside
$167
Overweight
Maintained
7 Mar 2025
Jefferies
Christopher LeFemina
50% 1-year accuracy
3 / 6 met price target
18%upside
$135
Hold
Maintained
29 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 16 articles about NUE published over the past 30 days

Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 hours ago
Nucor Announces Promotion of Thomas J. Batterbee to Executive Vice President and Appointment of Elizabeth Bledsoe as President of Human Resources and Talent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today the promotion of Thomas J.
Nucor Announces Promotion of Thomas J. Batterbee to Executive Vice President and Appointment of Elizabeth Bledsoe as President of Human Resources and Talent
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
4 hours ago
Nucor to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock?
Lower average selling prices are likely to have hurt NUE's sales and margins in the first quarter.
Nucor to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Seeking Clues to Nucor (NUE) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Nucor (NUE), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Seeking Clues to Nucor (NUE) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
2025 Dividend Kings: Weathering Tariff Volatility Better Than The Market
The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 8.94%. Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+28.88%), Consolidated Edison (+28.10%), and Middlesex Water Company (+21.00%). Promising Dividend Kings identified in March showed relative outperformance, averaging -3.15% vs. -8.16% for SPY.
2025 Dividend Kings: Weathering Tariff Volatility Better Than The Market
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Will Nucor (NUE) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
Nucor (NUE) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Will Nucor (NUE) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Analysts Estimate Nucor (NUE) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Nucor (NUE) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts Estimate Nucor (NUE) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
3 Top Steel Producer Stocks to Buy From a Promising Industry
The automotive demand recovery, strength in non-residential construction and a rebound in steel prices should enable the Zacks Steel Producers industry to thrive. NUE, STLD and X are set to gain from favorable industry fundamentals.
3 Top Steel Producer Stocks to Buy From a Promising Industry
Positive
The Motley Fool
4 days ago
1 Magnificent Dividend King Stock Down 40% to Buy and Hold Forever
Achieving the highly elite status of Dividend King requires a company to have a good business model. But that's not enough, it also has to have strong execution in both good markets and bad ones.
1 Magnificent Dividend King Stock Down 40% to Buy and Hold Forever
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Nucor Invites You to Join Its First Quarter of 2025 Conference Call on the Web
CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Nucor's (NYSE: NUE) first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its live conference call with host Leon Topalian, Nucor's Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Nucor Invites You to Join Its First Quarter of 2025 Conference Call on the Web
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Are Investors Undervaluing Nucor (NUE) Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Are Investors Undervaluing Nucor (NUE) Right Now?
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