We're taking a closer look at Nucor today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.1% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products.
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Nucor has moved 30.0% over the last year compared to 24.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 6.0%
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NUE has an average analyst rating of buy and is 10.96% away from its mean target price of $160.33 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $19.77
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Nucor has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $12.42 and its forward P/E ratio is 14.3
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NUE has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of -1.3, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.14 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Nucor is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
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Nucor has on average reported free cash flows of $3.79 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 39.0%