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The closing price of Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) was $163.77 for the day, down -2.45% from the previous closing price of $167.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.91 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.45.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NUE’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on August 14, 2025, with a $145 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 23 ’25 when Batterbee Thomas J. sold 2,000 shares for $165.28 per share. The transaction valued at 330,550 led to the insider holds 17,952 shares of the business.
Batterbee Thomas J. bought 2,000 shares of NUE for $330,550 on Dec 23 ’25. On Dec 19 ’25, another insider, Behr Allen C, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 5,950 shares for $157.89 each. As a result, the insider received 939,445 and left with 67,711 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 37480181760 and an Enterprise Value of 42749181952. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.341 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.749.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.86, which has changed by 0.33276367 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NUE has reached a high of $171.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $97.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.44%.
Shares Statistics:
NUE traded an average of 1.52M shares per day over the past three months and 1522560 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 228.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 227.47M. Insiders hold about 0.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.93% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1765756800 were 4142648 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1763078400 on 4131305. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4142648 and a Short% of Float of 2.4.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.2, NUE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.21. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013085113. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.51. The current Payout Ratio is 25.65% for NUE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-31 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.72, with high estimates of $3.06 and low estimates of $2.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.39 and $7.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.88. EPS for the following year is $11.75, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.37 and $10.07.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.25B to a low estimate of $7.7B. As of. The current estimate, Nucor Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.08BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.73B. There is a high estimate of $9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.4B.
A total of 13 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 $32.62B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.73BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $34.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.62B and the low estimate is $33.24B.
