Nucor Corp’s recently made public that its Chair, President and CEO Topalian Leon J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $4.11 million on May 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $120.19 per share,34,238 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Topalian Leon J now holds 162,993 shares worth roughly $18.88 million.
Then, Topalian Leon J bought 34,238 shares, generating $4,114,922 in total proceeds.
Before that, Behr Allen C sold 4,968 shares. Nucor Corp shares valued at $793,470 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $159.72 per share. As a result of the transaction, Behr Allen C now holds 85,376 shares, worth roughly $9.89 million.
UBS upgraded its Nucor Corp [NUE] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Goldman began covering NUE with “Buy” recommendation on December 02, 2024. JP Morgan revised its rating on September 09, 2024. It rated NUE as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of NUE
On Monday, Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] saw its stock fall -0.29% to $115.82. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.58%. Nucor Corp shares have fallen nearly -0.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -34.27% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Nucor Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Nucor Corp stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 0.3 million shares to a total of 5.64 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 5.33 million shares. There was a rise of 5.39%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
