Overview
Nucor Corporation, based in the United States, is a prominent leader in the steel production industry and is noted for its innovation in mini-mill technology and small-scale steel production. As a key player in the market, Nucor is recognized for its environmentally friendly practices and commitment to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in steel production. Among its flagship projects, Nucor is expanding its product range and geographical footprint through strategic acquisitions and the development of state-of-the-art facilities such as the recently announced new steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky. This mill signifies a substantial investment and is aimed at boosting the company's capacity to serve key markets including automotive, energy, and infrastructure.
Basic Stats
The share price of Nucor Corporation as of September 5, 2025 is $147.30 / share. This is a decrease of -0.96% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Nucor Corporation as of September 5, 2025 is $33,967.38 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Nucor Corporation from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 33,967.38 MM |
| EV | 40,005.38 MM |
| Shares Out. | 230.60 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 5.62 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.47 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-06-30 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.25 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 2.70 MM |
| Short Interest | 5.51 MM |
| Short Float | 2.49 % |
| Days to Cover | 5.68 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 5.52 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.41 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 0.03 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 0.06 |
| PE Ratio | 26.21 |
| Price/Book | 1.58 |
| Price/TBV | 2.60 |
| Book/Market | 0.63 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.05 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.12 |
| ROA | 0.04 |
| ROE | 0.06 |
| ROIC | 0.05 |
| CROIC | -0.09 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | 33.79 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.86 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Nucor Corporation is $156.71. The forecasts range from a low of $131.30 to a high of $191.10. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Nucor Corporation. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-06 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-11-09 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-24 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-06 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-16 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-25 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-14 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-31 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-11 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-25 | Argus Research | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-22 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-22 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-24 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-02-16 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-31 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-11 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2021-11-17 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Initiate | |
| 2021-10-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-10-06 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-09-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-08-24 | Seaport Global | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-07-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-06-16 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-14 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-11 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-20 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2021-04-12 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-04-09 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-19 | Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-03-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-03 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2020-12-09 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-20 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-10-15 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2020-08-11 | Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2020-06-10 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-14 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-13 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-17 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-30 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-03-24 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-20 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-18 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-31 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2020-01-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2020-01-29 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2019-12-09 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-11-14 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-11-13 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-08-27 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-06-17 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-06-04 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2019-05-31 | Bank of America | Buy | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2019-05-22 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-03-11 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-01-09 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2019-01-08 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-10-19 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-10-19 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-10-15 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-10-11 | Seaport Global | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-07-24 | KeyBanc | Sector Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2018-05-17 | Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-04-18 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2018-04-17 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-03-20 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-02-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-01-31 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2017-12-20 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-10-20 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-20 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-20 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-02 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-09-14 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-09-12 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2017-09-07 | Macquarie | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2017-08-17 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Downgrade |
| 2017-06-19 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-05-24 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-05-09 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2017-04-24 | Macquarie | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2017-02-13 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-09 | KeyBanc | Sector Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2016-12-12 | Argus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-12-06 | Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-12-05 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-11-30 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-11-29 | Macquarie | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2016-11-23 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-11-14 | Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-11-09 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-11-02 | Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-10-03 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-09-15 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-07-25 | Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-07-22 | Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-07-20 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-07-13 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-07-06 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-06-24 | Argus | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-06-10 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-08 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-04-22 | CLSA | Outperform | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-13 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-05 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-23 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-23 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-10 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-03-02 | Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-01-13 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-28 | Standpoint Research | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2015-12-22 | Macquarie | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-14 | Nomura | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-10-05 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-10-05 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-09-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-09-16 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-09 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-04-14 | Clarksons Platou | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-03-31 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-02-06 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-29 | Nomura | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-28 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-28 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-23 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-01-15 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-15 | Barclays | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2014-10-24 | CIBC | Sector Perform | Sector Underperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-09-18 | Nomura | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-09-18 | Macquarie | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-25 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-06-23 | Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-06-23 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-25 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-03-14 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-12-12 | Bernstein | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2013-11-22 | Wells Fargo | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2013-11-18 | Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-11-13 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2013-10-22 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-10-16 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2013-09-17 | CIBC | Sector Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2013-09-17 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2013-09-17 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-04 | Wellington Shields | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2013-07-24 | Argus | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2013-03-04 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-01-31 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-30 | Nomura | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-30 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-30 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-30 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-17 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-14 | KeyBanc | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-01-07 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-12-18 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-11 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-18 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-17 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2012-08-23 | Dahlman Rose | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-20 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-10 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-27 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-19 | UBS | Buy | Upgrade | |
| 2012-03-19 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-15 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-01-27 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2023-01-04 | B of A Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-01-30 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-10 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-17 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-20 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-23 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Initiate | |
| 2023-05-22 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-04-24 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-06-01 | Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade |
| 2023-06-21 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-10-31 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-07-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-07-05 | Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2023-10-16 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2023-07-27 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-07-11 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2023-09-08 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2023-12-12 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-04-16 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-03-13 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-04-24 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-04-24 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-05-20 | Jefferies | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2024-01-16 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2024-06-11 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-06-26 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-06-17 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-07-16 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-12-12 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2024-08-15 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2025-08-14 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2025-01-29 | Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-10-23 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-23 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-12-19 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-03-07 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-09-09 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2024-09-18 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-09-18 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-16 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-29 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-06 | Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-10-09 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-03-24 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-02-03 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-17 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-03-11 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-12-02 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2025-05-29 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-07 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-06-20 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-06-02 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-31 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-14 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
