Nucor Corporation (NUE) is a Steel company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $190.04. It has a SharesGrow Score of 54/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of NUE = $162.68 (-14.4% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is NUE = $180 (-5.5% upside).
Valuation: NUE trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.17.
Financials: revenue is $32.5B, -7.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.7B, growing at -36.6%/yr. Net profit margin is 5.4% (thin). Gross margin is 11.9% (-18.2 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $7.1B against $20.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.34, conservative). Current ratio is 2.94 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 20.3%. Total assets: $35.1B.
Analyst outlook: 19 / 32 analysts rate NUE as buy (59%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 38/100 (Fail), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 41/100 (Fail), Future 38/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
