After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
NUE belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Steel industry. The current market capitalization of Nucor Corp is $33.46B. A total of 1.68 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.24M shares.
In the most recent transaction, QUERY KENNETH REX sold 10,000 shares of NUE for 130.37 per share on Jun 26 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 94,080 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 26 ’25, QUERY KENNETH REX bought 10,000 shares at 130.37 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Needham Daniel R. disposed of 7,088 shares on Jun 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $127.87. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 99,379 shares of NUE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Needham Daniel R. bought 7,088 shares at $127.87 per share on Jun 24 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Nucor Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.19, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.82.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NUE has a high of $170.52 and a low of $97.59.
As of this writing, NUE has an earnings estimate of $2.7 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.83 per share and a lower estimate of $2.6.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $86.95, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.60B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 4.46.
