At the time of writing, Nucor Corp [NUE] stock is trading at $174.49, up 0.06%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NUE shares have gain 5.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.59%, 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 January 09, 2026, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on November 14, 2025. On August 14, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $145 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $170 on July 31, 2025. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $145 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 02, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 24, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $160. In a note dated December 12, 2024, UBS downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $171 to $156.
For the past year, the stock price of Nucor Corp fluctuated between $97.59 and $175.94. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.67 within the next 12 months. Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] shares were valued at $174.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.1% 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.
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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 1.25, the price to book ratio is 1.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.52.
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.
