The main cause of the expected decline in NUE's Q4 profitability is the steel mills segment's lower earnings due to lower volumes and average selling prices.
Shares of Nucor Corporation NUE are falling on Friday. This follows Thursday's drop of more than 5%.
Since commencing dividends in 1973, NUE has increased its regular or base dividend for 52 years in a row.
Nucor Corporation is well-positioned to benefit from expected steel demand growth, driven by infrastructure investments and favorable policies under the upcoming Trump administration. Despite short-term boosts from tariffs, long-term steel prices will be influenced more by demand dynamics, which are expected to improve significantly. Nucor's strategic investments in manufacturing capacity, production efficiency, and new revenue streams position it to capitalize on the steel market recovery.
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Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Nucor with a Buy rating and $190 price target. The prevailing sentiment towards the U.S. steel industry seems pessimistic given concerns on global over supply and weak but improving pricing, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm is more positive given its belief that both cyclical and structural factors could drive earnings growth for the domestic steel industry despite a weaker global backdrop. Goldman believes the U.S. steel industry and the stocks are near or at the trough of the current cycle.
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Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer and scrap recycler in the US, faces tough competition from Chinese steel exporters, impacting its market performance. Despite better-than-expected Q3 2024 adjusted EPS and revenue, Nucor saw significant declines in net revenue, EBIT, and EBITDA due to weak pricing and lower shipments. While long-term operating margins align with pre-2021 levels, recent quarters show significant margin compression due to market headwinds and reduced pricing power.