Goelzer Investment Management Inc. Purchases New Stake in Nucor Corporation $NUE

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 3,435 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $560,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nucor by 21.1% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Nucor in the 1st quarter valued at about $259,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 81.8% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 340 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nucor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $390,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nucor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $346,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nucor

In other news, EVP Allen C. Behr sold 7,568 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.50, for a total transaction of $1,426,568.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 67,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,763,523.50. This trade represents a 10.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 3,881 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.00, for a total transaction of $690,818.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 88,298 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,717,044. This represents a 4.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 26,401 shares of company stock valued at $4,936,152 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.71% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NUE. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Nucor from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nucor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Nucor from $194.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on Nucor from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on Nucor in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $188.90.

Key Stories Impacting Nucor

Here are the key news stories impacting Nucor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company issued stronger Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $2.70–$2.80 and management noted improving mill backlog and limited direct energy exposure, which analysts say helps insulate results from geopolitical risk. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: UBS upgraded NUE to Buy (price target $190, up from $184), calling the recent pullback an “excessive correction” and a buying opportunity—this provides a high‑profile bullish catalyst and implies ~16% upside to the new PT. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Seaport Research reiterated a Buy and maintained a $185 target following Nucor’s Q1 pre‑announcement, flagging improving profitability expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp initiated coverage on Nucor (coverage initiation can add visibility but impact depends on the assigned rating and model assumptions). Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks industry outlook highlighted Nucor among steel peers—notes mixed demand headwinds but supportive factors like rising steel prices and non‑residential construction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results fell short of consensus (Q4 EPS $1.73 vs. $1.91 est.; revenue $7.69B vs. $7.93B est.), creating short‑term headwinds. Combined with macro/geopolitical driven risk aversion (Middle East conflict), this helps explain intraday weakness despite the bullish analyst moves.

Nucor Price Performance

NYSE NUE opened at $163.48 on Monday. Nucor Corporation has a 52 week low of $97.59 and a 52 week high of $196.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $37.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $175.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $159.75.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The basic materials company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $7.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.93 billion. Nucor had a net margin of 5.37% and a return on equity of 8.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS. Analysts forecast that Nucor Corporation will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

Nucor declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, February 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $4.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the basic materials company to reacquire up to 9.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Nucor’s payout ratio is presently 29.71%.

Nucor 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.