Nucor Corp [NUE] stock prices are up 3.54% to $138.86 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The NUE shares have gain 8.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.33%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 02, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $145 for it. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on March 24, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $160. On December 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $156 on the stock. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $190 on December 02, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $174 on September 09, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on August 15, 2024, and downed its price target to $176. In a note dated May 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated an Hold rating and provided a target price of $190 on this stock.
The stock price of Nucor Corp [NUE] has been fluctuating between $97.59 and $170.52 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $159.67 within the next 12 months. Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] shares were valued at $138.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.99% based on the average NUE price forecast.
Analyzing the NUE fundamentals
The Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] reported sales of 30.43B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -3.77%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.1% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.39.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 135.79 points at the first support level, and at 132.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 140.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 142.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE]’s Current Ratio is 2.52. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.48 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.62. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.05, the price to book ratio is 1.60 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved QUERY KENNETH REX, Executive Vice President, that happened on Jun 26 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, QUERY KENNETH REX completed a deal on Jun 26 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Needham Daniel R. sold 7088.0 shares on Jun 24 ’25.
