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title: "Nucor Corporation (NUE) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nue
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: NUE
sector: "Basic Materials"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Nucor Corporation (NUE) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Nucor Corporation (NUE) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nue
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Nucor Corporation (NUE) trades at $236.24, up 73.6% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $131.32 to $280.11; the price is 15.7% below that high.
- It sits 10.6% above its 200-day average of $213.58, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 35.5% annualized, which we rate high risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 18.8 and a dividend yield of 0.92%.

## About Nucor Corporation

Nucor Corporation (NUE) is a basic materials company operating in steel. The company operates in the steel segment and is benchmarked against listed peers. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.

- Price is 7.6% below its 50-day average and 10.6% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 36 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $268.03 (+13.5%), the nearest floor $166.67 (-29.4%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $268.03, 13.5% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Support near $166.67, 29.4% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $161.83, 31.5% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nue