Nucor (NUE)

• Market cap: $31.3B
• 1 day: -4.45%
• 5 days: -4.77%
• 1 month: -5.68%
• 3 months: 8.13%
• 6 months: 5.11%
• Year to date: 19.18%
• 1 year: -4.57%
• 5 years: 177.43%
• 10 years: 238.98%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Steel

About: Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company's reportable segments are steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. A majority of its revenue is derived from the steel mills segment, which is engaged in producing sheet steel (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized), plate steel, structural steel (wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling), and bar steel products. Nucor manufactures steel principally from scrap steel and scrap steel substitutes using electric arc furnaces (EAFs) along with continuous casting and automated rolling mills. The steel mills segment sells its products mainly to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Employees: 32,700

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 6 (+2) [Q2]

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 140 | Existing positions closed: 121

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.2B [Q1] → $23.4B (+$2.21B) [Q2]

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.33% [Q1] → 78.24% (+1.91%) [Q2]

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $587M | Put options by funds: $544M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,164 [Q1] → 1,167 (+3) [Q2]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 384 | Existing positions reduced: 459

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $140
• Avg. target: $155
• High target: $170

6 analyst ratings

• positive: 4 67%
• neutral: 2 33%
• negative: 0 0%

Wells Fargo Timna Tanners	$140	Equal-Weight Maintained	18 Sep 2025
B of A Securities Lawson Winder	$165	Buy Maintained	15 Sep 2025
Wells Fargo	$145	Equal-Weight Initiated	14 Aug 2025
Jefferies Christopher LeFemina	$170	Buy Upgraded	31 Jul 2025
JP Morgan Bill Peterson	$162	Overweight Maintained	14 Jul 2025