On Tuesday, Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) opened higher 0.36% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $153.44. Price fluctuations for NUE have ranged from $133.42 to $203.00 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Basic Materials sector was 11.57%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -52.75% at the time writing. With a float of $233.31 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $244.90 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 32000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 15.57%, operating margin of 11.57%, and the pretax margin is 11.45%.
Nucor Corp (NUE) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Steel industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Nucor Corp is 0.64%, while institutional ownership is 78.81%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 11 ’24, was worth 793,470. In this transaction Executive Vice President of this company sold 4,968 shares at a rate of $159.72, taking the stock ownership to the 85,376 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 11 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 4,968 for $159.72, making the entire transaction worth $793,470.
Nucor Corp (NUE) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 2.88) by 0.28. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.28 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -52.75% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.17% during the next five years compared to 19.38% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Nucor Corp (NUE). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.61. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.15. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.61.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.35, a number that is poised to hit 0.96 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.26 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Nucor Corp (NUE)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.56 million, its volume of 1.94 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 70.39%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.82.
During the past 100 days, Nucor Corp’s (NUE) raw stochastic average was set at 55.47%, which indicates a significant increase from 41.65% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 30.79% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 39.30% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $150.12, while its 200-day Moving Average is $163.92. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $156.52 in the near term. At $159.04, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $161.13. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $151.91, it is likely to go to the next support level at $149.82. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $147.30.
Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) Key Stats
There are currently 234,813K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 36.16 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 34,714 M according to its annual income of 4,525 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 7,444 M and its income totaled 249,910 K.
