Is Nucor Corp (NUE) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Nucor Corp [NUE] stock is trading at $165.48, down -0.52%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NUE shares have gain 3.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.99%, 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 November 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to an Overweight. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on August 14, 2025, and set its price target to $145. On July 31, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $170 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to an Outperform but stick to its price target of $145 on June 02, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but $160 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 24, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 12, 2024, and downed its price target to $156. In a note dated December 02, 2024, Goldman initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $190 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Nucor Corp fluctuated between $97.59 and $168.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $169.67 within the next 12 months. Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] shares were valued at $165.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.53% based on the average NUE price forecast.

Analyzing the NUE fundamentals

According to Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE], the company’s sales were 31.88B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.47% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.11% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.33.

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 164.63 points at the first support level, and at 163.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 166.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 167.35.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] has a current ratio of 2.77. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.51, and the Cash Ratio is 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.19, the price to book ratio is 1.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.25.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Batterbee Thomas J., Executive Vice President, that happened on Dec 23 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Batterbee Thomas J. completed a deal on Dec 23 ’25 to buy 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Behr Allen C sold 5950.0 shares on Dec 19 ’25.

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