Nucor NUE
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NUE at a glance
Nucor stock (NUE) sits at $244.97, down 0.29% today. The business is worth $55.58B in the market, good for #392 of 3753 on our coverage list.
The 52-week range is $139.30 to $287.70. Today's price is about 71% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 71.3% over twelve months, but down 10.8% across the last three months.
Price is below the 50-day average ($255.11) but above the 200-day ($225.70); RSI is 38, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 38% annualized volatility.
For the quarter ended Oct 2026 it reported $11.25B in revenue, up 32.0% from a year earlier, with $1.47B of net profit (a 9.3% margin).
Valuation works out to 15.6 times trailing earnings, 25% above its five-year average of 12.5. The median for its industry group is 16.0.
9 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $303.44, sits 23.9% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
9 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
NUE is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.9% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $303.44, 23.9% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $225.38, so shares trade 8.7% above that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 70th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (pricier than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Nucor: the business
Nucor is the largest U.S. steelmaker, making steel from scrap in electric arc furnaces, and it pays a base dividend plus a variable one.
What tends to move it. Steel prices, construction demand and import tariffs drive earnings.
Where the case gets weaker. Nucor's earnings depend on steel prices staying firm and construction demand holding up, so a downturn in either, especially if import tariffs get rolled back and cheaper foreign steel returns to the market, would compress margins quickly. Because it pays a variable dividend on top of its base payout, a profit decline would show up in the total payout before it shows up in the base rate.
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Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | -6.4% | Bearish |
| Price vs 50-day average | -4.0% | Bearish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +8.5% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 38.2 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 1.87 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 7% | Bearish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 8, 2026 10:30 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How NUE ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 15.6x earnings, NUE looks about mid-pack against the market, and trades 3% below the 16.0x median among Steel names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
NUE stock: common questions
Where is NUE trading right now?
$244.97 is the latest print for NUE, a move of -0.29% against yesterday's close of $245.68. Today's low and high so far: $244.64 and $252.94.
How big is Nucor?
Equity value comes to $55.58B at the current price. By that measure it is number 392 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
How is Nucor valued against its profits?
Buyers pay 15.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $7.52). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 12.5, and today's level ranks in the 70th percentile of its own history.
How far is NUE from its yearly high?
The year's floor is $139.30 and the ceiling $287.70. Shares are 14.9% away from that ceiling.
Are there dividends on Nucor shares?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.91% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 30, 2026.
What is the analyst view on Nucor?
Of 9 analysts, 89% say buy, 11% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $303.44, with the most cautious at $295.00 and the most optimistic at $320.00.
What does Nucor do?
Nucor is the largest U.S. steelmaker, making steel from scrap in electric arc furnaces, and it pays a base dividend plus a variable one.
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