Nucor is a steel company located in North Carolina, United States, which is part of the Basic Materials sector, and is traded under the ticker NUE on the NYSE exchange.
Nucor stock last closed at $142.93, up 0.96% from the previous day, and has decreased 0.02% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Steel industry by 0.04 percentage points. Nucor stock is currently +46.46% from its 52-week low of $97.59, and -16.18% from its 52-week high of $170.52.
As of Sep 16, 2025, there are 229.54M NUE shares outstanding. The market value of NUE is $32.81B. In the last 24 hours, 2.04M NUE shares were traded.
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Out of 8 sell side analysts who monitor NUE, the consensus analyst rating on Nucor is a Strong Buy
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Carlos De Alba, a top 8% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains NUE with a strong buy rating and raises their NUE price target from $134.00 to $149.00, on Jun 20, 2025.
Morgan Stanley's Carlos De Alba raised their price target on Nucor (NYSE: NUE) by 11.2% from $134 to $149 on 2025/06/20. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
De Alba reported that a deep dive into their Basic Materials (North American Steel Producer) sector coverage area catalyzed their price target hike on Nucor.
The analyst said they revised their steel price predictions in response to President Trump's decision to double the current steel tariff to 50%.
According to De Alba, local mills stand to gain from current price increases, but weak underlying demand and possible trade agreements with allies could limit price increases and lead to a decline by year's end.
Katja Jancic, a top 26% analyst from BMO Capital upgrades NUE to a buy rating and raises their NUE price target from $140.00 to $145.00, on Jun 2, 2025.
Curt Woodworth, a top 11% analyst from UBS maintains NUE with a strong buy rating and lowers their NUE price target from $153.00 to $147.00, on May 29, 2025.
Mike Harris, a top 40% analyst from Goldman Sachs maintains NUE with a strong buy rating and lowers their NUE price target from $175.00 to $169.00, on Apr 7, 2025.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are saying on the Nucor stock forecast page.
Last year, NUE earnings were $1.30B. During the past 5 year, NUE's earnings have gone up by 27.04% per year. This was faster than the Steel industry average of -8.8%.
Last year, NUE revenue was $30.81B. In the last 5 year, NUE's revenue has gone up by 8.44% per year. This was faster than the Steel industry average of 6.86%.
You can research NUE's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the last year, executives and large shareholders at NUE have sold more shares than they have bought.
Michael D. Keller, Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro of NUE, was the latest NUE insider to sell. They sold $890,460.00 worth of NUE shares on Aug 22, 2025.
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Nucor pays a dividend of 1.15%, compared to the Steel industry's average dividend yield of 2.02%. If you owned $1,000 worth of NUE stock, you would have been paid $11.47 in the past year.
Nucor dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
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