Nucor Corp. (NUE): Price and Financial Metrics

Nucor Corp. (NUE): $185.58

0.78 (-0.42%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

A

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Industry: Steel

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NUE Price/Volume Stats

Current price $185.58 52-week high $190.96
Prev. close $186.36 52-week low $129.79
Day low $184.63 Volume 1,908,000
Day high $189.58 Avg. volume 1,630,255
50-day MA $175.10 Dividend yield 1.16%
200-day MA $160.96 Market Cap 45.62B

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NUE POWR Grades

  • NUE scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 97.94% of US stocks.
  • NUE's strongest trending metric is Quality; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • NUE ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 14th percentile.

NUE Stock Summary

  • NUCOR CORP's market capitalization of $43,407,792,053 is ahead of 93.97% of US-listed equities.
  • NUE's went public 38.03 years ago, making it older than 92.92% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
  • Revenue growth over the past 12 months for NUCOR CORP comes in at -17.2%, a number that bests merely 15.59% of the US stocks we're tracking.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to NUE, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are GIS, DHI, HSY, BKR, and AME.
  • NUE's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit NUCOR CORP's official web site, go to www.nucor.com.

NUE Valuation Summary

  • NUE's EV/EBIT ratio is 6.8; this is 49.25% lower than that of the median Basic Materials stock.
  • NUE's price/sales ratio has moved up 0.5 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for NUE.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
NUE 2023-12-29 1.2 2.1 8.6 6.8
NUE 2023-12-28 1.2 2.1 8.6 6.9
NUE 2023-12-27 1.2 2.1 8.8 7.0
NUE 2023-12-26 1.2 2.1 8.8 7.0
NUE 2023-12-22 1.2 2.1 8.8 7.0
NUE 2023-12-21 1.2 2.1 8.7 6.9

NUE Growth Metrics

    Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 206.27%.
  • The year over year revenue growth rate now stands at 85.58%.
  • Its year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 385.57%.
Over the past 34 months, NUE's revenue has gone up $19,395,896,000.

The table below shows NUE's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 41,512.47 10,072.05 7,607.337
2022-09-30 43,152.92 10,148.93 8,602.022
2022-06-30 42,965.39 9,081.331 9,035.017
2022-03-31 39,960.08 8,172.533 7,980.652
2021-12-31 36,483.94 6,230.776 6,827.461
2021-09-30 31,379.58 4,111.649 4,975.886

NUE's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • NUE has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 81.34% of graded US stocks.
  • NUE's asset turnover comes in at 1.241 -- ranking 14th of 41 Steel Works Etc stocks.
  • TMST, ATI, and OCC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with NUE.

The table below shows NUE's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-07-03 1.241 0.205 0.215
2021-04-03 1.082 0.150 0.117
2020-12-31 1.056 0.111 0.053
2020-10-03 1.074 0.097 0.051
2020-07-04 1.119 0.098 0.058
2020-04-04 1.214 0.109 0.081

NUE Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of NUE, see our NUE price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $112.36 Average Broker Recommendation 1.77 (Moderate Buy)

Nucor Corp. (NUE) Company Bio


Nucor Corporation is a producer of steel and related products based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the largest steel producer in the United States, as well as the largest "mini-mill" steelmaker (i.e. it uses electric arc furnaces to melt scrap steel as opposed to blast furnaces to melt iron). It is also the biggest recycler of scrap in North America. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Latest NUE News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about NUCOR CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate NUE as an investment opportunity.

Investors in Nucor (NYSE:NUE) have seen splendid returns of 289% over the past five years

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Yahoo | December 28, 2023

Nucor (NUE) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know

In the closing of the recent trading day, Nucor (NUE) stood at $177.87, denoting a -0.21% change from the preceding trading day.

Yahoo | December 27, 2023

Nucor Corp's Dividend Analysis

Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) recently announced a dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on 2024-02-09, with the ex-dividend date set for 2023-12-28. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's look into Nucor Corp's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

Yahoo | December 27, 2023

29 Undervalued Dividend Aristocrats: December 2023

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TalkMarkets.com | December 25, 2023

Executive Vice President Douglas Jellison Sells 11,491 Shares of Nucor Corp

Executive Vice President Douglas Jellison executed a sale of 11,491 shares of Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) on December 20, 2023, according to a recent SEC Filing.

Yahoo | December 23, 2023

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NUE Price Returns

1-mo 11.27%
3-mo 17.97%
6-mo 11.82%
1-year 11.85%
3-year 235.16%
5-year 238.62%
YTD 6.63%
2023 33.75%
2022 17.39%
2021 118.45%
2020 -1.76%
2019 11.84%

NUE Dividends

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