Nucor Corporation $NUE Shares Sold by Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC

Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC lowered its holdings in Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) by 62.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,226 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 7,066 shares during the period. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Nucor were worth $572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in Nucor by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 2,462 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. IMA Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 51.4% during the second quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 221 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Nucor by 1.9% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,099 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $531,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its holdings in shares of Nucor by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 4,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $560,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Nucor by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 425 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 76.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nucor

In other Nucor news, EVP John J. Hollatz sold 7,000 shares of Nucor 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 96,550 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,470,914. The trade was a 6.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Stephen D. Laxton sold 2,003 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.57, for a total value of $303,594.71. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 88,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,364,533.18. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 25,995 shares of company stock worth $3,990,634. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NUE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Nucor from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Nucor in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Nucor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Nucor from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Nucor from $165.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.27.

Nucor Stock Performance

NUE opened at $181.74 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $163.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $149.41. 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 company has a market capitalization of $41.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.87. Nucor Corporation has a 1-year low of $97.59 and a 1-year high of $183.00.

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

Nucor Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This is a positive change from Nucor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nucor’s payout ratio is 31.46%.

Nucor Company Profile

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.