Nucor Corporation (NUE)
Nucor Corporation is listed on NYSE (NUE) in the Basic Materials sector. Prices from Yahoo Finance with their delay; analysis computed from daily price history.
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- Exchange
- NYSE · Closed Opens in 22h 01m
- Data delay
- 20 min
- Day range
- 244.64 – 252.71
- Prev. close
- 245.68
Key statistics
- Open
- 248.69
- Previous close
- 245.68
- 52-week range
- 140.93 – 287.70
- Volume
- 1.7M
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.4M
- Market cap
- 55.6B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.6
- EPS (TTM)
- 15.70
- Dividend yield
- 0.91%
- Sector
- Basic Materials Steel
- Listed in
- S&P 500
- Currency
- USD
Chart
Movement expectation (statistical)
Ranges the price would stay in with a given probability if its recent volatility continues.
| Horizon | ≈68% range (±1σ) | ≈95% range (±2σ) | Past fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next trading day | 239.25 – 250.83 ±2.39% | 233.66 – 256.82 | 78% / 97% of the last 250 periods stayed inside |
| Next 5 trading days | 232.37 – 258.26 ±5.42% | 220.41 – 272.27 | 74% / 96% of the last 251 periods stayed inside |
ATR range (Next trading day): 234.66 – 255.28 · (Next 5 trading days): 221.92 – 268.02
Daily volatility (σ, 60 days): 2.36%. Basis: close of 2026-11-06 and current price.
⚠️ These are statistical ranges calculated from the stock's own past volatility. They are not a price target, a forecast or a recommendation to buy or sell. Prices can and do move outside them, especially around earnings and news.
Trend reading
Mixed / range-bound A description of the indicators, not a recommendation.
- Price is above its 200-day average: the long-term trend is up.
- The 50-day average is above the 200-day (golden-cross structure).
- Short term: below both the 20- and 50-day averages.
- RSI 38.2: neutral zone (30–70).
- MACD is below its signal line (negative momentum).
- 14.9% below the 52-week high.
Pivot points
| Classic | Fibonacci | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 258.69 | 255.82 |
| R2 | 255.82 | 252.65 |
| R1 | 250.39 | 250.69 |
| P | 247.52 | 247.52 |
| S1 | 242.09 | 244.35 |
| S2 | 239.22 | 242.39 |
| S3 | 233.79 | 239.22 |
From the 2026-11-06 daily bar (H 252.94 · L 244.64 · C 244.97)
Moving averages
| Moving averages | Price | MA signal |
|---|---|---|
| SMA20 | 261.43 | Below |
| SMA50 | 255.06 | Below |
| SMA200 | 226.44 | Above |
| EMA20 | 259.02 | Below |
| EMA50 | 255.96 | Below |
MA signal: Sell · RSI (14): 38.2 · 1M volatility (ann.): 39.8%
Performance
MACD (12, 26, 9)
- MACD
- 0.408
- Signal
- 3.295
- Histogram
- -2.887
- ATR (14)
- 10.31
Position in the sector heatmap
Today #8 of 19 Basic Materials stocks in US by change; sector average -0.54%.
Sector peers
Largest Basic Materials stocks in US by market cap
| Linde plcLIN | 515.25 USD | -1.15% | 2.4M | 236.5B USD | Basic Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmont CorporationNEM | 120.91 USD | +1.00% | 7.9M | 125.6B USD | Basic Materials |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc.FCX | 59.42 USD | +2.63% | 16.2M | 85.3B USD | Basic Materials |
| Ecolab Inc.ECL | 300.68 USD | -1.68% | 2.2M | 84.3B USD | Basic Materials |
| The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW | 344.10 USD | -1.41% | 1.9M | 83.1B USD | Basic Materials |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD | 304.84 USD | -1.50% | 1.1M | 67.9B USD | Basic Materials |
| CRH plcCRH | 94.81 USD | -0.67% | 5.5M | 63.1B USD | Basic Materials |
| Nucor CorporationNUE | 244.97 USD | -0.29% | 1.7M | 55.6B USD | Basic Materials |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.MLM | 518.15 USD | -1.83% | 1M | 36.9B USD | Basic Materials |
| Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC | 282.72 USD | -0.98% | 1.1M | 36.3B USD | Basic Materials |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc.STLD | 222.90 USD | +0.45% | 970.8K | 31.7B USD | Basic Materials |
| PPG Industries, Inc.PPG | 122.38 USD | -0.72% | 1.4M | 27B USD | Basic Materials |
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