Nucor Corporation $NUE Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,809 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 4,900 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Nucor were worth $11,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Nucor by 29.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,002 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. acquired a new position in Nucor in the third quarter worth $241,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC increased its stake in Nucor by 19.0% during the third quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 4,090 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $564,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 33.5% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Nucor by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,030 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,358,000 after buying an additional 2,135 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John J. Hollatz sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.88, for a total transaction of $1,049,160.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 96,550 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 9,042 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.28, for a total value of $1,367,873.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 73,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,143,436.08. This represents a 10.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 23,995 shares of company stock worth $3,660,074. Corporate insiders own 0.71% of the company’s stock.

Nucor Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Nucor stock opened at $163.59 on Wednesday. Nucor Corporation has a 12-month low of $97.59 and a 12-month high of $168.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.44 billion, a PE ratio of 22.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $151.61 and its 200-day moving average is $142.95.

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

Nucor Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Nucor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.90%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NUE has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Nucor from $173.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Nucor from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Nucor in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup raised their target price on Nucor from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Nucor in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.60.

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.