Nucor Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.56 (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUEGet Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of 0.56 per share by the basic materials company on Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th.

Nucor has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 52 years. Nucor has a dividend payout ratio of 20.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Nucor to earn $16.87 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 13.3%.

Nucor Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NUE traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $253.83. The stock had a trading volume of 1,110,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,620,419. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.90. Nucor has a twelve month low of $115.66 and a twelve month high of $264.67. The firm has a market cap of $57.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.90 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Nucor (NYSE:NUEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The basic materials company reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.41. Nucor had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 6.82%.The firm had revenue of $9.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Nucor will post 14.84 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nucor

In related news, EVP Daniel R. Needham sold 12,888 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.00, for a total transaction of $2,912,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 89,724 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,277,624. This trade represents a 12.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David A. Sumoski sold 33,068 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.67, for a total value of $7,462,455.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 243,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,914,312.13. The trade was a 11.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 82,378 shares of company stock valued at $18,963,930 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nucor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. DV Trading LLC grew its holdings in Nucor by 993.8% during the first quarter. DV Trading LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 1,272 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Nucor by 7.6% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,373 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. First Nebraska Trust Co bought a new position in Nucor during the first quarter worth about $13,789,000. Pathway Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nucor during the first quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 41.7% during the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,378 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $740,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.48% of the company’s stock.

About Nucor

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Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) is an American steel producer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products, operating a network of steel mills, recycling facilities and fabrication plants across the United States and North America. Nucor’s operations emphasize electric arc furnace steelmaking using recycled scrap metal, which supports a decentralized, mill-based production model focused on efficiency and flexibility.

Product offerings span a broad range of basic and value‑added steel items, including sheet, plate, merchant bar, structural beams, reinforcing bar, tubing, fasteners and fabricated components.

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