Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Nucor Corp shares valued at $793,470 were sold by Behr Allen C on Nov 11 ’24. At $159.72 per share, Behr Allen C sold 4,968 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 85,376 shares worth approximately $12.75 million following the completion of this transaction.
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Also, Behr Allen C purchased 4,968 shares, netting a total of over 793,470 in proceeds.
Before that, Topalian Leon J had sold 11,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,860,240, the Chair, President and CEO traded Nucor Corp shares for $169.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,000 shares, worth approximately $25.7 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on December 02, 2024, Nucor Corp [NUE] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $190. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 15, 2024, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for NUE. Earlier on May 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for NUE stock.
Analyzing NUE Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.05%. Over the course of the year, Nucor Corp shares have dropped approximately -14.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $203.00 on 04/09/24 and a 52-week low of $133.42 on 09/11/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $150.80, while a 200-day SMA reached $163.19. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 2.16 million shares from 61127.0 shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Nucor Corp (NUE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 146.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 144.13. In the upper region, resistance lies at 153.39. The next price resistance is at 157.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 2.62, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 62.06%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
