Nucor Corporation is a steel producer based in North Carolina with a market cap of $34 billion, offering various steel products. Despite trailing the market over 52 weeks, NUE stock rose 27.4% YTD, outperforming the broader market and VanEck Steel ETF. Investor excitement over growth projects and U.S. steel import tariffs drive the stock’s rise in 2025.

Analysts forecast Nucor’s EPS to decrease by 11.5% YoY to $7.88 in December 2025. The stock has a “Strong Buy” consensus among 14 analysts, with Wells Fargo upgrading it from “Equal weight” to “Overweight.” The mean price target of $167.92 indicates a 12.9% premium to current levels, with a Street-high target of $182 suggesting 22.4% upside potential.

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