Steelmaker Nucor said on Wednesday it had halted certain production at various locations after identifying a cyber security incident that involved unauthorized third-party access to certain information technology systems it used.
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Nucor is recommended with a BUY rating and a price target of $147.75/share, driven by potential growth resulting from US tariff policies and domestic manufacturing improving sales volumes. Key projects include new mills in North Carolina and Arizona, and greenfield projects in Alabama and Indiana, expected to boost production by 2025-2026. The Brandenburg plate facility may become a niche strength for Nucor after being certified by the American Bureau of Shipping, particularly if US shipbuilding picks up.
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Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jack Sullivan - VP, IR Leon Topalian - Chair, President & CEO Steve Laxton - EVP & CFO Brad Ford - EVP, Plate & Structural Products Allen Behr - EVP, Raw Materials John Hollatz - EVP, Fabricated Construction Products Noah Hanners - EVP, Sheet Products Conference Call Participants Lawson Winder - Bank of America Securities Timna Tanners - Wolfe Research Alex Hacking - Citi Bill Peterson - JPMorgan. Mike Harris - Goldman Sachs Katja Jancic - BMO Capital Markets Chris LaFemina - Jefferies Tristan Gresser - BNP Paribas Carlos de Alba - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, and welcome to Nucor's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call.
NUE benefits from higher shipment volumes amid headwinds from lower selling prices in the first quarter.
Nucor's stock has underperformed, but I still rate it a "buy" due to its strong balance sheet and strategic shift towards value-added products. Despite lower steel prices, Nucor's Q1 earnings exceeded updated guidance, and management expects sequential improvement in earnings. Nucor's diversification into steel products has helped mitigate cyclicality, and its ongoing expansion projects are set to boost future profitability.
The headline numbers for Nucor (NUE) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Nucor (NUE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.46 per share a year ago.
Lower average selling prices are likely to have hurt NUE's sales and margins in the first quarter.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Nucor (NUE), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Nucor (NUE) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.