California Public Employees Retirement System Buys 82,668 Shares of Nucor Corporation $NUE

California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) by 19.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 510,331 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 82,668 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned 0.22% of Nucor worth $86,297,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Nucor by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,407,540 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,633,554,000 after purchasing an additional 144,038 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Nucor by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,853,205 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $628,497,000 after buying an additional 41,728 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Nucor during the 4th quarter worth $609,002,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Nucor by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,103,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $342,642,000 after buying an additional 210,577 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Nucor by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,919,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $313,152,000 after buying an additional 56,565 shares during the period. 76.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nucor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NUE opened at $236.77 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $239.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $201.90. The firm has a market cap of $53.92 billion, a PE ratio of 23.44, a PEG ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Nucor Corporation has a 1-year low of $131.32 and a 1-year high of $270.90.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The basic materials company reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $9.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.88 billion. Nucor had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 6.82%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. Research analysts predict that Nucor Corporation will post 17.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nucor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. CICC Research assumed coverage on Nucor in a research note on Monday, May 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. KeyCorp raised Nucor from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $274.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Nucor from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Nucor from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Nucor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nucor news, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 10,096 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.08, for a total transaction of $2,282,503.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 62,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,213,875.68. This represents a 13.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Bradley Ford sold 2,240 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.13, for a total transaction of $519,971.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 43,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,132,242.37. This represents a 4.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 82,378 shares of company stock worth $18,963,930 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

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.