Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Nucor Q3 Earnings

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUEFree Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Nucor in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.44 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Nucor’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nucor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.73 EPS.

Nucor (NYSE:NUEGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.92 by ($0.15). Nucor had a return on equity of 6.82% and a net margin of 4.40%. The company had revenue of $7.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.46 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Nucor from $153.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Argus set a $155.00 price target on shares of Nucor in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Nucor from $134.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $156.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Nucor currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $150.00.

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Nucor Stock Performance

NYSE NUE opened at $131.75 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Nucor has a 12-month low of $97.59 and a 12-month high of $170.52. The firm has a market cap of $30.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.44, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.67.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.15%.

Insider Activity at Nucor

In other Nucor news, CEO Leon J. Topalian sold 34,238 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.19, for a total value of $4,115,065.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 162,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,590,128.67. This trade represents a 17.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 7,088 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.87, for a total value of $906,342.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 99,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,707,592.73. This trade represents a 6.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nucor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Nucor by 2.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,959,327 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,484,965,000 after purchasing an additional 745,671 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Nucor by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,967,254 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $701,255,000 after purchasing an additional 105,309 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Nucor during the fourth quarter valued at $398,077,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Nucor by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,435,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $284,220,000 after purchasing an additional 384,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Nucor by 24.6% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,404,477 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $280,627,000 after purchasing an additional 474,274 shares in the last quarter. 76.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Nucor

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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.

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