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After finishing at $159.3 in the prior trading day, Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) closed at $158.14, down -0.73%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $159.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $157.22.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NUE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.51 and its Current Ratio is at 2.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
On August 14, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $145.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $170.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’25 when Hollatz John J sold 7,000 shares for $149.88 per share. The transaction valued at 1,049,160 led to the insider holds 96,550 shares of the business.
Hollatz John J bought 7,000 shares of NUE for $1,049,160 on Nov 12 ’25. On Oct 30 ’25, another insider, Laxton Stephen D, who serves as the CFO and EVP of the company, sold 2,003 shares for $151.57 each. As a result, the insider received 303,599 and left with 88,174 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NUE now has a Market Capitalization of 36191707136 and an Enterprise Value of 41726185472. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.309 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.492.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.88, which has changed by 0.15067899 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NUE has reached a high of $166.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $97.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1368380 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 228.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 227.31M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.80% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1763078400 were 4131305 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1760486400 on 4166986. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4131305 and a Short% of Float of 2.39.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NUE’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.2, compared to 2.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01381042. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.54. The current Payout Ratio is 25.65% for NUE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Nucor Corp (NUE) reflects the combined expertise of 5.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.61, with high estimates of $2.99 and low estimates of $2.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.84 and $7.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.1. EPS for the following year is $11.52, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.01 and $10.07.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $7.95B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.25B to a low estimate of $7.81B. As of. The current estimate, Nucor Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.08BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.68B. There is a high estimate of $9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.4B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NUE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $33.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.73BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $34.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.24B and the low estimate is $33.24B.
