Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Nucor Corp shares valued at $330,550 were sold by Batterbee Thomas J. on Dec 23 ’25. At $165.28 per share, Batterbee Thomas J. sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,952 shares worth approximately $3.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Batterbee Thomas J. purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 330,550 in proceeds.
Before that, Behr Allen C had sold 5,950 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $939,445, the Executive Vice President traded Nucor Corp shares for $157.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,950 shares, worth approximately $12.2 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on January 09, 2026, Nucor Corp [NUE] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $180. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of August 14, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for NUE. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NUE stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing NUE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Nucor Corp [NYSE: NUE] rose 3.29% to $180.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $176.605, but it reached a high of $181.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.34%. Over the course of the year, Nucor Corp shares have jumped approximately 44.73%.
Is Nucor Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Nucor Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.2 million shares to 5.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.85 million shares. A jump of 23.79% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.32.
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In terms of Nucor Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 176 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.87% from the previous closing price of $174.49. Analysts anticipate Nucor Corp stock to reach 180 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 168. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Nucor Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On June 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $145.
