Nucor (NYSE:NUE) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.550-2.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.080. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on NUE. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $156.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Nucor from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $140.00 to $145.00 in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Argus set a $155.00 target price on Nucor in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $164.00 target price on Nucor in a research report on Monday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Nucor currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.22.

Nucor Price Performance

Shares of NUE opened at $126.21 on Thursday. Nucor has a 1 year low of $97.59 and a 1 year high of $170.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 2.52 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The company has a market capitalization of $29.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $115.72 and a 200-day moving average of $123.15.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.15). Nucor had a return on equity of 6.82% and a net margin of 4.40%. The company had revenue of $7.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.46 earnings per share. Nucor’s revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Nucor will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Leon J. Topalian sold 34,238 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.19, for a total transaction of $4,115,065.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 162,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,590,128.67. This trade represents a 17.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nucor

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Nucor by 81.8% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 340 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Nucor during the first quarter worth approximately $259,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Nucor by 21.1% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

About Nucor

Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses.