A share price of Nucor Corp [NUE] is currently trading at $134.76, down -1.20%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NUE shares have gain 0.34% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.92%, and not 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 August 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $145. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on July 31, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $170. On June 02, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $145 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $160 on March 24, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $156 on December 12, 2024. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on December 02, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $190. In a note dated September 09, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $170 to $174.
Nucor Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $97.59 and $170.52. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $140 within the next 12 months. Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] shares were valued at $134.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.89% based on the average NUE price forecast.
Analyzing the NUE fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] were 30.81B which represents 4.69% growth. 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 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.34.
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 134.09 points at the first support level, and at 133.41 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 136.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 137.33.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] is 2.83. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.51, and the Cash Ratio is 0.47. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.00, the price to book ratio is 1.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.33.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Keller Michael D, Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro, that happened on Aug 22 ’25 when 6088.0 shares were sold. Officer, Keller Michael D completed a deal on Aug 22 ’25 to buy 6088.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Murphy Gregory J bought 10513.0 shares on Aug 22 ’25.
