Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Nucor Q1 Earnings

Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Nucor in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Nucor’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Nucor’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.68 EPS.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The basic materials company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.28. Nucor had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 9.85%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.16 earnings per share.

NUE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Nucor from $154.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Argus set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Nucor in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Nucor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $156.00 price target (down previously from $171.00) on shares of Nucor in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Nucor in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price objective on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nucor has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.33.

Nucor Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE NUE opened at $129.51 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.51, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.86 billion, a PE ratio of 15.40, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.58. Nucor has a twelve month low of $112.25 and a twelve month high of $203.00. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.69.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.70%. Nucor’s payout ratio is currently 26.16%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nucor

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in Nucor by 2.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,427,899 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,724,117,000 after purchasing an additional 326,181 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,967,254 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $701,255,000 after buying an additional 105,309 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Nucor by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,456,484 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $519,648,000 after buying an additional 571,682 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Nucor during the 4th quarter worth $398,077,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Nucor by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,435,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $284,220,000 after acquiring an additional 384,205 shares in the last quarter. 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.