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As of close of business last night, Nucor Corp’s stock clocked out at $144.35, down -1.02% from its previous closing price of $145.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $141.61.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NUE’s stock, we examine 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 Aug-15-25, 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:
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 Aug 12 ’25 when Utermark D. Chad bought 1,827 shares for $141.31 per share.
Topalian Leon J sold 29,830 shares of NUE for $4,273,643 on Jul 31 ’25. The Chair, President and CEO now owns 139,913 shares after completing the transaction at $143.27 per share. On Jul 31 ’25, another insider, Behr Allen C, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 8,021 shares for $143.38 each. As a result, the insider received 1,150,051 and left with 82,703 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 33308909568 and an Enterprise Value of 39131705344. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.99. 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 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.27 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.912.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.77, which has changed by -0.0060593486 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 7.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.21%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NUE traded 2.16M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1205820 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 230.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.19M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.25% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1753920000 were 6118210 with a Short Ratio of 2.83, compared to 1751241600 on 5674579. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6118210 and a Short% of Float of 3.5099998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.19, NUE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.19. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015016457The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.66. 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 assessment of Nucor Corp (NUE) involves the perspectives of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring 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
In the current quarter, 8 analysts expect revenue to total $8.46B. 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.
