Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Reduces Holdings in Nucor Corporation $NUE

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in shares of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 105,829 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 4,162 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Nucor were worth $14,372,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 21.1% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Nucor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $259,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Nucor by 81.8% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 340 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Nucor in the second quarter valued at approximately $390,000. Finally, Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Nucor in the second quarter valued at approximately $351,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Nucor from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Nucor from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective (up from $165.00) on shares of Nucor in a research note on Friday, January 9th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Nucor in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Nucor from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John J. Hollatz sold 7,000 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.88, for a total value of $1,049,160.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 96,550 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through this link. Also, EVP Thomas J. Batterbee sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.28, for a total value of $330,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 17,952 shares in the company, valued at $2,967,106.56. This represents a 10.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 25,995 shares of company stock worth $3,990,634 over the last quarter. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Nucor Stock Performance

Shares of NUE opened at $180.04 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.77. Nucor Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.59 and a 1 year high of $183.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $163.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.10.

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

Nucor Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued 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 1.2%. This is a boost from Nucor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Nucor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.46%.

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.