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After finishing at $123.03 in the prior trading day, Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) closed at $109.79, down -10.76%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.24 million shares were traded. NUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.6268 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.54.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NUE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 2.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On December 12, 2024, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $171 to $156.
On December 02, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $190.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on December 02, 2024, with a $190 target price.
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 Nov 11 ’24 when Behr Allen C sold 4,968 shares for $159.72 per share. The transaction valued at 793,470 led to the insider holds 85,376 shares of the business.
Behr Allen C bought 4,968 shares of NUE for $793,470 on Nov 11 ’24. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Topalian Leon J, who serves as the Chair, President and CEO of the company, sold 11,000 shares for $169.11 each. As a result, the insider received 1,860,240 and left with 172,136 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 25310986240 and an Enterprise Value of 29361528832. As of this moment, Nucor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.955 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.773.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NUE is 1.75, which has changed by -0.45369953 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NUE has reached a high of $203.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $112.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.46%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3511800 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 232.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.13M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.45% stake in the company. Shares short for NUE as of 1741910400 were 4571016 with a Short Ratio of 1.57, compared to 1739491200 on 4624160. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4571016 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NUE’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.17, compared to 2.18 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017637976The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.8. The current Payout Ratio is 25.65% for NUE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
