NUE

NUCOR CORP

NYSE · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) · Inc. DE · CIK 0000073309
$266.35 +2.09% $60.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)34 New Institutional Positions15 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$60.7B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (71%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$17.8B
Inst. Activity34 buys / 15 sells
Insider Activity0B / 1S
Insider Net $-$1.4M
Reddit Sentiment75° Bullish
SEC Reports6
Exchange NYSE·Sector Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)·Inc. DE·CIK 0000073309·Prev Close $260.90

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 57.0% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 340,094 | Exempt: 199 | TRF Vol: 596,720 | Short Ratio: 57.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo
Jun 4, 2026 SEC
Two Nucor EVPs sold a combined ~$3.5M in open-market stock during the first week of June: Kenneth Query sold $2.1M on Ju
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Jun 3, 2026 Insider
Hollatz John J acquired via exercise 5,522 shares
Executive Vice President @ $130.71 ($721.8K)
Jun 3, 2026 Insider
Hollatz John J sold 5,522 shares
Executive Vice President @ $258.57 ($1.4M)
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Ford Bradley was granted 2,875 shares
Executive Vice President
May 20, 2026 SEC
Nucor CEO Leon Topalian and EVP Randy Spicer sold a combined $4.25M in open-market stock this week, the CEO's first sell
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 7, 2026 SEC
Six Nucor insiders sold a total of $11.87M in stock over a week, representing 0.02% of market cap. The sales follow a st
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Inst.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC — TRIM
3,907,075 shares ($660.7M)

Price Targets

$256.81 -3.6% upside Hold
Current $266.35 Low $138.17 Median $263.00 High $292.00 15 analysts
$138.17 $292.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy71% buy · 24 analysts
5Strong Buy
12Buy
5Hold
2Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 10, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Jun 4, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 22, 2026 Barclays INITIATE Overweight
Apr 29, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 29, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $4.24 ▲ +2.2% $3.77 — $4.91 60% YoY 11
Next Q $4.48 ▲ +9.1% $3.39 — $5.95 70% YoY 11
Current FY $15.43 ▲ +5.9% $13.15 — $19.25 100% YoY 13
Next FY $16.56 ▲ +6.4% $13.83 — $20.25 7% YoY 12

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$3.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$2.4B
STATE STREET CORP$2.1B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$2.0B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$660.7MTRIM

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 3, 2026Hollatz JohnM$721.8K
Jun 3, 2026Hollatz JohnSELL$1.4M
Jun 1, 2026Ford BradleyA$0.00
Jun 1, 2026Hanners NoahF$149.8K
Jun 1, 2026Laxton StephenA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

75°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $17.8B total value (105,300,413 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 34 institutions added/increased vs 15 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.19,260,020$3.3B18.3%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC14,466,444$2.4B13.7%
3STATE STREET CORP12,243,259$2.1B11.7%
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC11,736,865$2.0B11.1%
5BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC3,907,075$660.7M3.7%TRIM -39.0%
6MORGAN STANLEY3,830,507$647.7M3.6%
7DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2,539,044$429.3M2.4%
8FMR LLC2,236,938$378.3M2.1%
9Invesco Ltd.1,989,257$336.4M1.9%
10CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,952,990$330.3M1.9%
11NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB1,948,199$322.0M1.8%
12Legal & General Group Plc1,740,080$294.2M1.7%
13MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.1,704,995$288.3M1.6%
14GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,676,356$283.5M1.6%
15VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO1,277,969$216.1M1.2%
16BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,232,382$208.4M1.2%
17HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1,209,974$204.5M1.1%
18CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,092,436$184.7M1.0%
19CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,027,100$173.7M1.0%
20Capital World Investors941,546$159.2M0.9%TRIM -69.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCTRIM6,407,7493,907,075-39.0%$660.7M2026-Q1
Capital World InvestorsTRIM3,050,218941,546-69.1%$159.2M2026-Q1
DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM1,531,092927,285-39.4%$156.8M2026-Q1
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBECADD448,013749,154+67.2%$126.7M2026-Q1
AmundiADD496,015660,469+33.2%$111.7M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCADD283,989468,673+65.0%$79.3M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCADD157,393268,009+70.3%$45.3M2026-Q1
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED11,256260,658+2215.7%$44.1M2026-Q1
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ADD152,313252,390+65.7%$42.7M2026-Q1
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPADD152,912202,185+32.2%$34.2M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCDOUBLED42,391136,844+222.8%$23.1M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD87,895121,635+38.4%$20.6M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPNEW103,288$17.5M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPADD76,29997,572+27.9%$16.5M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD74,78694,686+26.6%$16.0M2026-Q1
Castle Hook Partners LPNEW85,668$14.5M2026-Q1
Tredje AP-fondenNEW80,615$13.6M2026-Q1
M&T BANK CORPNEAR_EXIT434,51175,434-82.6%$12.8M2026-Q1
Horizon Investments, LLCADD58,36472,979+25.0%$12.3M2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCTRIM91,56567,495-26.3%$11.6M2026-Q1
Trexquant Investment LPNEW62,546$10.6M2026-Q1
NATIXISADD37,19654,413+46.3%$9.2M2026-Q1
FIL LtdTRIM77,71548,242-37.9%$8.2M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED10,55846,827+343.5%$7.9M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPTRIM73,23844,826-38.8%$7.6M2026-Q1
21 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.4M ($0.00 bought, $1.4M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 3, 2026Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentEXERCISE5,522$130.71$721.8K
Jun 3, 2026Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentSELL5,522$258.57$1.4M
Jun 1, 2026Ford BradleyExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Hanners Noah CExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H599$250.00$149.8K
Jun 1, 2026Laxton Stephen DPresident and COOAWARD3,528
Jun 1, 2026Batterbee Thomas J.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H340$250.00$85.0K
Jun 1, 2026Batterbee Thomas J.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD1,636
Jun 1, 2026Batterbee Thomas J.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD1,842
Jun 1, 2026Behr Allen CExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Hanners Noah CExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Behr Allen CExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026Ford BradleyExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Spicer Randy JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Sumoski David AExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD3,528
Jun 1, 2026Dempsey PatrickDirectorAWARD755
Jun 1, 2026Behr Allen CExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Ford BradleyExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H599$250.00$149.8K
Jun 1, 2026Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026Needham Daniel R.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026CLAYTON NORMADirectorAWARD755$251.49$189.9K
Jun 1, 2026Hanners Noah CExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Keller Michael DVice Pres. and Corp. ControTAX W/H312$250.00$78.0K
Jun 1, 2026Keller Michael DVice Pres. and Corp. ControAWARD717
Jun 1, 2026Laxton Stephen DPresident and COOAWARD4,607
Jun 1, 2026Pickett Benjamin MExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H202$250.00$50.5K
Jun 1, 2026West NadjaDirectorAWARD755
Jun 1, 2026Laxton Stephen DPresident and COOTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026Needham Daniel R.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Pickett Benjamin MExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD1,636
Jun 1, 2026QUERY KENNETH REXExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026Topalian Leon JChair and CEOTAX W/H7,620$250.00$1.9M
Jun 1, 2026Needham Daniel R.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026KOELLNER LAURETTE TDirectorAWARD755
Jun 1, 2026Pickett Benjamin MExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD1,842
Jun 1, 2026Sullivan III John LeoCFO, Treasurer and EVPAWARD4,607
Jun 1, 2026KEARNEY CHRISTOPHER JDirectorAWARD755
Jun 1, 2026QUERY KENNETH REXExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,875
Jun 1, 2026Spicer Randy JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026QUERY KENNETH REXExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD2,303
Jun 1, 2026Spicer Randy JExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H340$250.00$85.0K
Jun 1, 2026Sullivan III John LeoCFO, Treasurer and EVPAWARD1,662
Jun 1, 2026Sullivan III John LeoCFO, Treasurer and EVPTAX W/H38$250.00$9.5K
Jun 1, 2026Sumoski David AExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H3,048$250.00$762.0K
Jun 1, 2026Sumoski David AExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4,607
Jun 1, 2026Topalian Leon JChair and CEOAWARD12,028
Jun 1, 2026Topalian Leon JChair and CEOAWARD18,429
Jun 1, 2026Gangestad Nicholas CDirectorAWARD755
Jun 1, 2026LAMACH MICHAEL WDirectorAWARD755

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (71% buy). Based on 24 analysts: 5 strong buy, 12 buy, 5 hold, 2 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$256.81 mean target -3.6% upside Hold (1.76)
$138.17 Low $292.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$266.35
Target Low$138.17
Target Mean$256.81
Target Median$263.00
Target High$292.00
# Analysts15
RecommendationHold (1.76)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$4.24 $3.77 $4.91 60.1% +2.2% 2↑ 0↓ $10.1B 19.7% 11
Next Q
2026-09-30
$4.48 $3.39 $5.95 70.5% +9.1% 2↑ 0↓ $10.1B 18.0% 11
Current FY
2026-12-31
$15.43 $13.15 $19.25 100.1% +5.9% 3↑ 0↓ $38.4B 18.2% 13
Next FY
2027-12-31
$16.56 $13.83 $20.25 7.3% +6.4% 3↑ 1↓ $39.2B 1.9% 12

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$4.242
7d ago$4.234+0.008
30d ago$4.152+0.090
60d ago$3.594+0.649
90d ago$3.371+0.872
7 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 3 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 10, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 4, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 22, 2026 Barclays INITIATE Overweight
Apr 29, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 29, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 29, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 UBS DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Apr 28, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 16, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 14, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 26, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Mar 20, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 16, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 2, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 28, 2026 UBS DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Jan 28, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 9, 2026 Morgan Stanley DOWNGRADE Overweight Equal-Weight
Dec 18, 2025 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Dec 15, 2025 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202651252071%
May 1, 202651052068%
Apr 1, 202651160073%
Mar 1, 202651070068%
Feb 1, 202651070068%
Jan 1, 202651240081%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

75°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

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short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 57.0% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 340,094 | Exempt: 199 | TRF Vol: 596,720 | Short Ratio: 57.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 67.5% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 353,259 | Exempt: 48 | TRF Vol: 523,544 | Short Ratio: 67.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 56.7% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 285,203 | Exempt: 149 | TRF Vol: 503,278 | Short Ratio: 56.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 59.7% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 317,994 | Exempt: 806 | TRF Vol: 533,038 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NUE — 1.4M shares, 53,498 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,389,950 shares across 53,498 trades.
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 59.6% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 337,313 | Exempt: 191 | TRF Vol: 565,731 | Short Ratio: 59.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 55.5% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 322,311 | Exempt: 60 | TRF Vol: 580,242 | Short Ratio: 55.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NUE — 1.9M shares, 57,095 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,873,377 shares across 57,095 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NUE — 1.4M shares, 51,172 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,446,409 shares across 51,172 trades.
May 4, 2026
short_interest
FTD: NUE — 2,216 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260504, Price: $226.04, FTD Value: $500,904.64, NUCOR CORP
Apr 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: NUE — 58.9% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 389,624 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 661,120 | Short Ratio: 58.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
earnings_calendar
NUE Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-27
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NUE — 2.8M shares, 72,603 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 2,783,723 shares across 72,603 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NUE — 2.5M shares, 66,817 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 2,529,300 shares across 66,817 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
short_interest
FTD: NUE — 4,835 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260420, Price: $195.87, FTD Value: $947,031.45, NUCOR CORP