Braun Stacey Associates Inc. Purchases 4,888 Shares of Nucor Corporation $NUE

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 139,082 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,888 shares during the period. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. owned about 0.06% of Nucor worth $18,836,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Nucor by 0.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,171,068 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,778,820,000 after purchasing an additional 211,741 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Nucor by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,501,779 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,626,321,000 after purchasing an additional 371,911 shares during the period. Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased a new position in shares of Nucor in the 2nd quarter worth about $856,792,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Nucor during the second quarter valued at about $479,858,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Nucor by 10.6% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,856,100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $244,059,000 after buying an additional 177,420 shares during the last quarter. 76.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Nucor news, EVP John J. Hollatz sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.88, for a total value of $1,049,160.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 96,550 shares in the company, valued at $14,470,914. This represents a 6.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 5,950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.89, for a total transaction of $939,445.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 67,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,690,889.79. The trade was a 8.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 25,995 shares of company stock worth $3,990,634. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on NUE shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Nucor from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Nucor from $173.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Nucor from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup raised their target price on Nucor from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Nucor in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $172.60.

Nucor Price Performance

Nucor stock opened at $163.24 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.93, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.87. Nucor Corporation has a one year low of $97.59 and a one year high of $168.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $155.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $144.77.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The basic materials company reported $2.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.30 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $8.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.27 billion. Nucor had a return on equity of 7.80% and a net margin of 5.18%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.49 EPS. Nucor has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -2.630 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nucor Corporation will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

Nucor Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This is an increase from Nucor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.46%.

About Nucor

Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) is an American steel producer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products, operating a network of steel mills, recycling facilities and fabrication plants across the United States and North America. Nucor’s operations emphasize electric arc furnace steelmaking using recycled scrap metal, which supports a decentralized, mill-based production model focused on efficiency and flexibility.

Product offerings span a broad range of basic and value‑added steel items, including sheet, plate, merchant bar, structural beams, reinforcing bar, tubing, fasteners and fabricated components.