Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) Expected to Earn Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.55 Per Share

Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nucor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.55 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Nucor’s current full-year earnings is $9.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nucor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $10.62 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on NUE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Nucor from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $170.00 to $174.00 in a report on Monday, September 9th. Argus raised Nucor to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Nucor from $175.00 to $160.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America reduced their price target on Nucor from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Nucor from $176.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.00.

Nucor Stock Down 1.8 %

Nucor stock opened at $146.31 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $149.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 1.55. Nucor has a twelve month low of $133.42 and a twelve month high of $203.00.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 22nd. The basic materials company reported $2.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.37. Nucor had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 10.45%. The company had revenue of $8.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.69 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vienna Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Vienna Insurance Group lifted its stake in shares of Nucor by 2.5% during the second quarter. Vienna Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Vienna Insurance Group now owns 7,511 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nucor during the second quarter worth about $7,248,000. Ariadne Wealth Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Nucor during the second quarter worth about $3,359,000. SPC Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Nucor by 1.2% during the second quarter. SPC Financial Inc. now owns 8,897 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Nucor by 103.6% during the second quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,619 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,050,000 after acquiring an additional 13,038 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nucor news, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 8,624 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $1,379,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 99,049 shares in the company, valued at $15,847,840. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. Nucor’s payout ratio is currently 12.71%.

Nucor Company Profile

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.