The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $10.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
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 $21.94 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on March 24, 2025, Nucor Corp [NUE] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at UBS downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 02, 2024, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for NUE. Earlier on September 09, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for NUE stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NUE Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.57%. Over the course of the year, Nucor Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.22%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $143.06 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $112.25 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $130.70, while a 200-day SMA reached $142.50.
Support And Resistance Levels for Nucor Corp (NUE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 125.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 123.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 129.26. The next price resistance is at 131.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.56 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.18, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 44.56%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
