Currently, Nucor Corp [NUE] is trading at $120.40, up 10.10%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NUE shares have gain 10.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.57%, 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $97.59 and a high of $170.52 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $159.67 within the next 12 months. Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] shares were valued at $120.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.62% based on the average NUE price forecast.
Analyzing the NUE fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] were 30.43B which represents -3.77% decline. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.39.
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 116.94 points at the first support level, and at 113.49 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 124.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 129.21.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] is 2.52. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.48, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.62. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.91, the price to book ratio is 1.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.44.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Topalian Leon J, Chair, President and CEO, that happened on May 01 ’25 when 34238.0 shares were sold. Officer, Topalian Leon J completed a deal on May 01 ’25 to buy 34238.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Behr Allen C sold 4968.0 shares on Nov 11 ’24.
