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Nucor Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:NUE | Benzinga
Nucor Corp has a consensus price target of $163.25 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $200 issued by B of A Securities on June 26, 2024. The low is $114 issued by Goldman Sachs on October 6, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2025, March 11, 2025, and March 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $161 between UBS, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 31.96% upside for Nucor Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Jefferies
Citigroup
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Nucor
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | 31.14% | UBS | Curt Woodworth68% | $156 → $160 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | 27.86% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $150 → $156 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 36.87% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $154 → $167 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 26.22% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $166 → $154 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 22.94% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $152 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 10.65% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina67% | $125 → $135 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 24.58% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $168 → $152 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 2.45% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina67% | $150 → $125 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 31.14% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking66% | $240 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 27.86% | UBS | Curt Woodworth68% | $171 → $156 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2024 | Buy Now | 55.72% | Goldman Sachs | Mike Harris14% | → $190 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 37.69% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $170 → $168 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 36.05% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $170 → $166 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 39.33% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $174 → $170 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2024 | Buy Now | 31.14% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic49% | $175 → $160 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2024 | Buy Now | 39.33% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $176 → $170 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 42.61% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $170 → $174 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 44.25% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $187 → $176 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 39.33% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 63.92% | B of A Securities | Lawson Winder53% | $210 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 43.43% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic49% | $185 → $175 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2024 | Buy Now | 47.53% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $190 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2024 | Buy Now | 55.72% | Jefferies | Christopher LeFemina67% | → $190 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | 63.92% | BMO Capital | Katja Jancic49% | $210 → $200 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | 55.72% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $195 → $190 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | 59.82% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $180 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | 96.71% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking66% | $180 → $240 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 53.27% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $154 → $187 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | 72.12% | UBS | Curt Woodworth68% | → $210 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2023 | Buy Now | 29.5% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson44% | $151 → $158 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 26.22% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $162 → $154 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | 23.76% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | → $151 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | 23.76% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | $150 → $151 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 47.53% | Citigroup | Alexander Hacking66% | $160 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | 32.78% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $148 → $162 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 36.87% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $156 → $167 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | 56.54% | Exane BNP Paribas | Seth Rosenfeld68% | → $191 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | 21.3% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | → $148 | Reiterates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/01/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners68% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2023 | Buy Now | 6.55% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | → $130 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | 21.3% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $133 → $148 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | 9.01% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $131 → $133 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2023 | Buy Now | 7.37% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $122 → $131 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2023 | Buy Now | 27.86% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $140 → $156 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2023 | Buy Now | 31.96% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $144 → $161 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 31.96% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $144 → $161 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | -0.01% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $113 → $122 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 35.23% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $155 → $165 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2023 | Buy Now | 40.97% | B of A Securities | Lawson Winder53% | → $172 | Reinstates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2022 | Buy Now | 18.84% | UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser62% | $120 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/09/2022 | Buy Now | 16.38% | BMO Capital | David Gagliano51% | $113 → $142 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2022 | Buy Now | -7.38% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $115 → $113 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -6.57% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $127 → $114 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2022 | Buy Now | 14.74% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $165 → $140 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2022 | Buy Now | -5.75% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $121 → $115 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2022 | Buy Now | -0.83% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $144 → $121 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2022 | Buy Now | 2.45% | JP Morgan | Michael Glick46% | $146 → $125 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2022 | Buy Now | 6.55% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $148 → $130 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2022 | Buy Now | 18.02% | Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba72% | $108 → $144 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2022 | Buy Now | 55.72% | Argus Research | David Coleman63% | $140 → $190 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2022 | Buy Now | 21.3% | Goldman Sachs | Emily Chieng66% | $134 → $148 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2022 | Buy Now | 43.43% | Credit Suisse | Curt Woodworth68% | $142 → $175 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Nucor (NUE) stock?
The latest price target for Nucor (NYSE:NUE) was reported by UBS on March 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $160.00 expecting NUE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 31.14% upside). 26 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Nucor (NUE)?
The latest analyst rating for Nucor (NYSE:NUE) was provided by UBS, and Nucor upgraded their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Nucor (NUE)?
The last upgrade for Nucor Corp happened on March 24, 2025 when UBS raised their price target to $160. UBS previously had a neutral for Nucor Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Nucor (NUE)?
The last downgrade for Nucor Corp happened on December 12, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from $171 to $156 for Nucor Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Nucor (NUE)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Nucor, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Nucor was filed on March 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 24, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Nucor (NUE) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Nucor (NUE) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $156.00 to $160.00. The current price Nucor (NUE) is trading at is $122.01, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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