Nucor (NUE) Competitors $127.54 +5.53 (+4.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.51 -1.03 (-0.80%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NUE vs. STLD, RS, CRS, X, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, RDUS, and ZEUSShould you be buying Nucor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nucor include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), United States Steel (X), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), and Olympic Steel (ZEUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. Nucor vs. Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology United States Steel ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has higher valuation & earnings, NUE or STLD? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Steel Dynamics. Steel Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nucor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNucor$30.73B0.95$2.03B$8.4115.06Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.07$1.54B$9.8012.82 Do analysts rate NUE or STLD? Nucor presently has a consensus price target of $164.78, suggesting a potential upside of 30.09%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $148.56, suggesting a potential upside of 18.25%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nucor is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Does the media refer more to NUE or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 6 more articles in the media than Nucor. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 32 mentions for Nucor. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Nucor's score of 1.12 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nucor 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 20 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NUE or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Nucor's net margin of 6.60%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 17.32% beat Nucor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nucor6.60% 9.85% 6.25% Steel Dynamics 8.76%17.32%10.13% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NUE or STLD? 76.5% of Nucor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NUE or STLD a better dividend stock? Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nucor pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nucor has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NUE or STLD? Steel Dynamics received 149 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.28% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNucorOutperform Votes69464.32% Underperform Votes38535.68% Steel DynamicsOutperform Votes84367.28% Underperform Votes41032.72% Which has more risk & volatility, NUE or STLD? Nucor has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySteel Dynamics beats Nucor on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Nucor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NUE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NUE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNucorBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.21B$12.04B$3.13B$19.74BDividend Yield1.68%2.79%5.14%3.75%P/E Ratio15.0716.9095.7533.98Price / Sales0.950.7825,591,212,775,417,300.0028.92Price / Cash9.436.6124.3417.54Price / Book1.391.235.144.63Net Income$2.03B$1.26B$153.88M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.18%-0.36%0.38%0.68%1 Month Performance-6.99%0.74%3.53%-1.47%1 Year Performance-34.86%-2.97%29.43%7.05% Nucor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUENucor4.9107 of 5 stars$127.54+4.5%$164.78+29.2%-37.2%$29.40B$30.73B15.1628,800Analyst UpgradeOptions VolumePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9598 of 5 stars$124.88-1.8%$148.56+19.0%-14.8%$18.76B$17.54B12.7510,600Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpRSReliance4.4252 of 5 stars$278.99-1.3%$329.17+18.0%-16.2%$14.78B$13.84B18.0714,500CRSCarpenter Technology3.6023 of 5 stars$184.74+0.7%$167.17-9.5%+170.4%$9.23B$2.88B34.864,100Positive NewsGap UpXUnited States Steel3.9498 of 5 stars$40.83+4.7%$40.70-0.3%+3.1%$9.20B$15.64B27.4222,053Upcoming EarningsNegative NewsGap UpATIATI4.6331 of 5 stars$51.73+0.5%$75.00+45.0%+4.8%$7.35B$4.36B20.287,300Gap UpCMCCommercial Metals4.6867 of 5 stars$46.20-0.3%$61.83+33.8%-19.4%$5.25B$7.83B41.6113,178Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.0907 of 5 stars$10.19-1.9%$16.43+61.2%-55.6%$5.04B$19.19B-10.5026,000Analyst RevisionWORWorthington Enterprises3.9519 of 5 stars$41.00+0.5%$46.00+12.2%-38.4%$2.05B$1.17B49.393,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsRDUSRadius Recycling2.3999 of 5 stars$28.82+3.6%$22.00-23.7%+55.1%$811.26M$223.36M-2.883,011High Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel4.6487 of 5 stars$32.840.0%$43.00+30.9%-53.6%$366.04M$1.94B16.691,670News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Competitors Reliance Competitors Carpenter Technology Competitors United States Steel Competitors ATI Competitors Commercial Metals Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors Worthington Enterprises Competitors Radius Recycling Competitors Olympic Steel Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NUE) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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