Nucor Corp. (NUE): Price and Financial Metrics
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NUE POWR Grades
- Quality is the dimension where NUE ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 86.53% of US stocks.
- NUE's strongest trending metric is Momentum; it's been moving down over the last 177 days.
- NUE's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 12.29% of US stocks).
NUE Stock Summary
- NUCOR CORP's market capitalization of $27,065,995,504 is ahead of 92.26% of US-listed equities.
- NUE's went public 36.76 years ago, making it older than 93.22% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- With a price/earnings ratio of 3, NUCOR CORP P/E ratio is greater than that of about just 5.76% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to NUE, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are AME, ROST, TSN, PH, and YUMC.
- Visit NUE's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.nucor.com.
NUE Valuation Summary
- NUE's price/earnings ratio is 3.4; this is 68.66% lower than that of the median Basic Materials stock.
- Over the past 243 months, NUE's price/sales ratio has gone down 0.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for NUE.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUE | 2022-09-19 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| NUE | 2022-09-16 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| NUE | 2022-09-15 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| NUE | 2022-09-14 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| NUE | 2022-09-13 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| NUE | 2022-09-12 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
NUE Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year price growth rate is now at 237.54%.
- Its 2 year revenue growth rate is now at 80.68%.
- Its 5 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 54.07%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | 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 |
| 2021-06-30 | 25,994.32 | 3,230.095 | 3,041.558 |
| 2021-03-31 | 21,532.46 | 3,026.082 | 1,643.571 |
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) |
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NUE Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $106.99 | 52-week high | $187.90 |
| Prev. close | $105.29 | 52-week low | $88.50 |
| Day low | $104.36 | Volume | 2,251,300 |
| Day high | $109.16 | Avg. volume | 2,856,857 |
| 50-day MA | $129.43 | Dividend yield | 1.87% |
| 200-day MA | $126.97 | Market Cap | 28.01B |
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)
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.
Nucor to Host Investor Day in NovemberNucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) will host an Investor Day starting at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in New York City. During the event, Leon Topalian, Nucor's Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, and other members of Nucor's management team will outline the Company's differentiated strategy and leading market position, as well as provide updated mid-term financial targets. |
Nucor (NUE) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should KnowIn the latest trading session, Nucor (NUE) closed at $106.92, marking a +1.55% move from the previous day. |
Charlotte steelmaker Nucor to add $425M galvanizing line at South Carolina plantNucor Corp. will build a $425 million steel galvanizing line at its plant in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The move is aimed squarely at demand for low-carbon steel in the consumer durables and automotive markets. |
Why Algoma Steel Stock Melted TodayShares of Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ: ASTL) plunged today after the company put some numbers onto several previously disclosed operational problems. Algoma has had several operational issues in recent months, and now it has given investors guidance that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is expected to be in a range of just 75 million to 80 million Canadian dollars. Other North American steelmakers, including Nucor, U.S. Steel, and Steel Dynamics have recently warned that results from the current quarter will be negatively impacted from lower steel pricing. |
Nucor Stock Earns Relative Strength Rating Upgrade, Hitting 71Nucor saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Wednesday, with an increase from 64 to 71. Over 100 years of market history shows that the market's biggest winners typically have an RS Rating north of 80 as they begin their largest price moves. See if Nucor can continue to show renewed price strength and hit that benchmark. |
NUE Price Returns
| 1-mo | -17.81% |
| 3-mo | N/A |
| 6-mo | -27.42% |
| 1-year | 11.45% |
| 3-year | 132.93% |
| 5-year | 117.77% |
| YTD | -5.08% |
| 2021 | 118.45% |
| 2020 | -1.76% |
| 2019 | 11.84% |
| 2018 | -16.36% |
| 2017 | 9.60% |
NUE Dividends
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Continue Researching NUE
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