Shares of Industrials sector company Nucor moved -0.9% today, and are now trading at a price of $133.15. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 563,597 compared to its average volume of 1,688,185. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Nucor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The company is based in Charlotte and has 32,700 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $30,563,745,792. Nucor currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.6% per year.
12 analysts are following Nucor and have set target prices ranging from $140.0 to $182.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, NUE is trading -17.08% away from its average analyst target price of $160.58 per share.
Over the last year, NUE shares have gone down by -8.2%, which represents a difference of -24.5% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $170.52 per share and its 52 week low is $97.59. Although Nucor's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $3.49 Billion, they have been decreasing at an average rate of -8.3%. For this reason, investors may continue to shun the stock.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,979,000 | 3,173,000 | 806,000 | -83.54 |
| 2023 | 7,112,000 | 2,214,000 | 4,898,000 | -39.71 |
| 2022 | 10,072,000 | 1,948,000 | 8,124,000 | 76.27 |
| 2021 | 6,230,776 | 1,621,989 | 4,608,787 | 299.49 |
| 2020 | 2,696,877 | 1,543,219 | 1,153,658 | -13.4 |
| 2019 | 2,809,413 | 1,477,293 | 1,332,120 |
