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In the latest session, Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) closed at $138.13 up 2.50% from its previous closing price of $134.76. In other words, the price has increased by $2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $138.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $135.32.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Nucor Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.51 and its Current Ratio is at 2.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $145.
On July 31, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $170.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on June 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $145.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 22 ’25 when Keller Michael D sold 6,088 shares for $148.41 per share. The transaction valued at 903,522 led to the insider holds 22,464 shares of the business.
Keller Michael D bought 6,088 shares of NUE for $903,522 on Aug 22 ’25. On Aug 22 ’25, another insider, Murphy Gregory J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,513 shares for $147.89 each.
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 31705731072 and an Enterprise Value of 37206732800. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.208 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.376.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.78, which has changed by -0.08121592 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NUE has reached a high of $170.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $97.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.32%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NUE has traded an average of 1.69M shares per day and 2230510 over the past ten days. A total of 230.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 228.00M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.38% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1757894400 were 5143230 with a Short Ratio of 3.05, compared to 1755216000 on 5507745. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5143230 and a Short% of Float of 2.97.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for NUE is 2.19, from 2.19 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016251113. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.63. . The current Payout Ratio is 25.65% for NUE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. 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 market rating for Nucor Corp (NUE) reflects the collective analysis of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.23, with high estimates of $2.82 and low estimates of $1.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.36 and $6.98 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.85. EPS for the following year is $11.15, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $14.08 and $8.02.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $8.27B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $8.59B to a low estimate of $7.9B. As of . The current estimate, Nucor Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.44BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.03B. There is a high estimate of $8.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.48B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NUE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $33.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.73BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $34.15B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $35.2B and the low estimate is $32.66B.
