After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Nucor Signs Agreement with Mercedes-Benz To Supply Econiq™-RE.
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NUE belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Steel industry. The current market capitalization of Nucor Corp. is $46.72B. A total of 1.01 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.45M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Utermark D. Chad sold 33,068 shares of NUE for 195.33 per share on Mar 22 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 206,078 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 21 ’24, Jellison Douglas J sold 19,506 shares at 193.41 per share. NUE shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 120,738.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Keller Michael D disposed of 3,145 shares on Mar 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $193.67. This resulted in the Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro holding 24,873 shares of NUE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Behr Allen C sold 10,000 shares at $190.19 per share on Mar 19 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 80,902.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Nucor Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.07, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.07%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.78. NUE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/27/2024 when it declared a $0.54 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/28/2023. The NUE stock dividend was $0.54 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NUE has a high of $198.61 and a low of $129.79.
As of this writing, NUE has an earnings estimate of $3.66 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.9 per share and a lower estimate of $3.59. The company reported an EPS of $4.57 in the last quarter, which was 7.50% higher than expectations of $4.25.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. NUE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.62B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.68B in debt and $5.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $85.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.60B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NUE is Buy with a score of 4.00.
