Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE)’s stock price has increased by 10.10 compared to its previous closing price of 109.36. However, the company has seen a 10.98% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2025-06-02 that ‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer talks about President Trump’s move to increase tariffs on steel imports to 50%.
Is It Worth Investing in Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) Right Now?
Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.44x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.69. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NUE is 229.22M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.51% of that float. On June 03, 2025, the average trading volume of NUE was 2.60M shares.
NUE’s Market Performance
The stock of Nucor Corp (NUE) has seen a 10.98% increase in the past week, with a 0.57% rise in the past month, and a -10.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.77% for NUE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.17% for NUE’s stock, with a -9.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NUE
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NUE reach a price target of $160. The rating they have provided for NUE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 24th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to NUE, setting the target price at $156 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
NUE Trading at 4.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NUE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.39% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NUE starting from Topalian Leon J, who sale 34,238 shares at the price of $120.19 back on May 01 ’25. After this action, Topalian Leon J now owns 162,993 shares of Nucor Corp, valued at $4,114,921 using the latest closing price.
Topalian Leon J, the Officer of Nucor Corp, proposed sale 34,238 shares at $120.19 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that Topalian Leon J is holding shares at $4,114,922 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NUE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nucor Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.54, with 3.88 for asset returns.
Based on Nucor Corp (NUE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.52.
Conclusion
To sum up, Nucor Corp (NUE) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
