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 $903,522 were sold by Keller Michael D on Aug 22 ’25. At $148.41 per share, Keller Michael D sold 6,088 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,464 shares worth approximately $3.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keller Michael D purchased 6,088 shares, netting a total of over 903,522 in proceeds.
Before that, Murphy Gregory J had added 10,513 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,554,791, the Officer bought Nucor Corp shares for $147.89 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, Nucor Corp [NUE] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $145. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of June 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for NUE. Earlier on March 24, 2025, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NUE stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NUE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] rose 0.84% to $136.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $134.58, but it reached a high of $136.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.48%. Over the course of the year, Nucor Corp shares have dropped approximately -6.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $151.32 on 08/15/25 and a 52-week low of $97.59 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Nucor Corp (NUE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 135.13, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 133.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 137.12. The next price resistance is at 137.84. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Nucor Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Nucor Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.55 million shares to 5.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 6.12 million shares. A decline of -9.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.76.
Which companies own the most shares of Nucor Corp (NUE)?
In terms of Nucor Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 140 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.5% from the previous closing price of $135.26. Analysts anticipate Nucor Corp stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 140. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Nucor Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 12, 2024, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $156.
