Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of Nucor Q3 Earnings

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Nucor in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.39. The consensus estimate for Nucor’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Nucor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.18 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Nucor from $134.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Nucor from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Nucor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $135.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Nucor from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $140.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Nucor from $153.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $155.78.

Nucor Price Performance

Shares of NUE opened at $141.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $143.11 and a 200 day moving average of $128.45. Nucor has a twelve month low of $97.59 and a twelve month high of $170.52.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.54 by $0.06. Nucor had a net margin of 4.21% and a return on equity of 6.65%. The business had revenue of $8.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Nucor’s payout ratio is currently 39.71%.

Insider Activity at Nucor

In other news, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 8,021 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.38, for a total value of $1,150,050.98. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 82,703 shares in the company, valued at $11,857,956.14. The trade was a 8.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Kenneth Rex Query sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.90, for a total transaction of $1,449,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 84,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,183,192. This trade represents a 10.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 48,397 shares of company stock valued at $6,763,814. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Nucor

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Nucor by 75.9% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,539 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $847,000 after purchasing an additional 2,822 shares during the last quarter. L1 Capital Pty Ltd bought a new position in Nucor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $658,000. V. M. Manning & CO. Inc. bought a new position in Nucor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,025,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Nucor by 206.8% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 5,983 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 4,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Nucor by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 946,303 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $122,597,000 after purchasing an additional 135,870 shares during the last quarter. 76.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.