In a filing, Nucor Corp revealed its Chair, President and CEO Topalian Leon J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.86 million on Nov 06 ’24. In the deal valued at $169.11 per share,11,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Topalian Leon J now holds 172,136 shares worth roughly $27.38 million.
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Then, Murphy Gregory J sold 6,191 shares, generating $1,038,974 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $167.82, the Executive Vice President now owns 83,434 shares.
Before that, Laxton Stephen D sold 4,712 shares. Nucor Corp shares valued at $798,815 were divested by the CFO, Treasurer and EVP at a price of $169.53 per share. As a result of the transaction, Laxton Stephen D now holds 82,132 shares, worth roughly $13.06 million.
JP Morgan upgraded its Nucor Corp [NUE] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published on September 09, 2024; the price target was increased to $174 from $170. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid August from “an Equal-weight” to “an Overweight”. Jefferies began covering NUE with “Hold” recommendation on May 20, 2024. Citigroup revised its rating on March 13, 2024. It rated NUE as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of NUE
On Monday, Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] saw its stock jump 0.14% to $159.06. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 11.54%. Nucor Corp shares have fallen nearly -8.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 5.23% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $203.00 was reached on 04/09/24, a 52-week low of $133.42 was recorded on 09/11/24. SMA at 50 days reached $148.18, while 200 days put it at $165.83.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For NUE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 158.09, which if violated will result in even more drops to 157.12. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 160.60. A further resistance level may holdings at 162.14. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 58.94, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 11.01, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 38.07%. Stochastics %K at 64.03% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Nucor Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Nucor Corp stocks on 2024-10-15, growing by 0.89 million shares to a total of 4.98 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-13 was 4.09 million shares. There was a rise of 17.89%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 16, 2024 when UBS began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $210 price target.
