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Stocks Info
Nucor Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Steel industry. The current market capitalization of Nucor Corp is $27.75B. A total of 2.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.18M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Behr Allen C sold 4,968 shares of NUE for 159.72 per share on Nov 11 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 85,376 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 11 ’24, Behr Allen C bought 4,968 shares at 159.72 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Topalian Leon J disposed of 11,000 shares on Nov 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $169.11. This resulted in the Chair, President and CEO holding 172,136 shares of NUE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Murphy Gregory J sold 6,191 shares at $167.82 per share on Nov 06 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 83,434.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Nucor Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.42. NUE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.58% when it declared a $0.55 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/31/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/27/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.54%. The NUE stock dividend was $0.54 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NUE has a high of $203.00 and a low of $112.25.
As of this writing, NUE has an earnings estimate of $0.63 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.65 per share and a lower estimate of $0.6.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. NUE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.62B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.68B in debt and $5.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $87.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.60B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NUE is Buy with a score of 4.15.
