Analysts Set Expectations for Nucor’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Nucor in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.45. The consensus estimate for Nucor’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nucor’s FY2025 earnings at $7.80 EPS.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.54 by $0.06. Nucor had a net margin of 4.21% and a return on equity of 6.65%. The firm had revenue of $8.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.47 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.68 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Nucor from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $140.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Nucor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $135.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Nucor from $134.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Nucor from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Nucor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $155.78.

Nucor Stock Performance

Shares of NUE stock opened at $145.49 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.74. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $135.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $126.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 1.51. Nucor has a 12 month low of $97.59 and a 12 month high of $170.52.

Nucor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nucor news, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 7,088 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.87, for a total value of $906,342.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 99,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,707,592.73. This trade represents a 6.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 8,021 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.38, for a total transaction of $1,150,050.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 82,703 shares in the company, valued at $11,857,956.14. This represents a 8.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,109 shares of company stock valued at $3,360,094 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nucor

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NUE. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,359 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $625,000 after buying an additional 737 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,655 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 87.4% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 626,038 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $73,065,000 after buying an additional 291,888 shares during the last quarter. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Nucor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $735,000. Finally, Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 5,961 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $696,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

About Nucor

Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses.