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As of close of business last night, Nucor Corp’s stock clocked out at $128.21, up 0.01% from its previous closing price of $128.2. In other words, the price has increased by $0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.71 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.7266 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NUE’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 56.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 2.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
On March 24, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $160.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $171 to $156.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 24 ’25 when Needham Daniel R. bought 7,088 shares for $127.87 per share.
Topalian Leon J sold 34,238 shares of NUE for $4,114,921 on May 01 ’25. The Chair, President and CEO now owns 162,993 shares after completing the transaction at $120.19 per share. On May 01 ’25, another insider, Topalian Leon J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 34,238 shares for $120.19 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 29584588800 and an Enterprise Value of 34449522688. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.132 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.751.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.71, which has changed by -0.17128819 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.111126065 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 9.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.33%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NUE traded 2.52M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2824710 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 230.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.13M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.80% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1748563200 were 7276608 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1745971200 on 5639177. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7276608 and a Short% of Float of 4.17.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.18, NUE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.18. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017004682The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.74. The current Payout Ratio is 25.65% for NUE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
