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After finishing at $145.21 in the prior trading day, Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) closed at $144.94, down -0.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $145.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $142.3.
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 2.83. 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:
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 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 33330839552 and an Enterprise Value of 38769868800. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.259 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.811.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.80, which has changed by 0.044311523 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 2.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1135580 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 80.35% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1755216000 were 5507745 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1752537600 on 5169623. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5507745 and a Short% of Float of 3.18.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NUE’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.19, compared to 2.19 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015081606The 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 2025-06-30. 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 rating of Nucor Corp (NUE) is the result of assessments by 4.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.41, with high estimates of $2.49 and low estimates of $2.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.54 and $8.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.42. EPS for the following year is $11.36, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $14.08 and $9.32.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $8.46B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.61B to a low estimate of $8.3B. As of the current estimate, Nucor Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.44BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.02B. There is a high estimate of $8.45B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.44B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NUE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $33.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $32.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.73BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $33.88B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $35.64B and the low estimate is $32.41B.
