In a filing, Nucor Corp revealed its Executive Vice President Batterbee Thomas J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.33 million on Dec 23 ’25. In the deal valued at $165.28 per share,2,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Batterbee Thomas J. now holds 17,952 shares worth roughly $3.04 million.
Then, Batterbee Thomas J. bought 2,000 shares, generating $330,550 in total proceeds.
Before that, Behr Allen C sold 5,950 shares. Nucor Corp shares valued at $939,445 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $157.89 per share. As a result of the transaction, Behr Allen C now holds 67,711 shares, worth roughly $11.48 million.
Morgan Stanley downgraded its Nucor Corp [NUE] rating to an Equal-weight from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “an Equal weight” to “an Overweight”. Wells Fargo began covering NUE with “an Equal weight” recommendation on August 14, 2025. Jefferies revised its rating on July 31, 2025. It rated NUE as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of NUE
On Tuesday, Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] saw its stock jump 2.11% to $169.48. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.08%. Nucor Corp shares have risen nearly 43.43% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.91% 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 2025-12-31, growing by 1.2 million shares to a total of 5.05 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.85 million shares. There was a rise of 23.79%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
