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Nucor Corporation

Nucor Corporation (NUE) is currently in a range/mixed trend, above the 200-day MA but below the 50-day MA. RSI is at 52.0, with 2/3 trend checks passing.

Price
$236.87
2026-07-16
Trend score
2/3
Range / Mixed
RSI (14)
52.0
Neutral
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NUE with MA50 and MA200

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NUE2025-07-312026-07-15
PriceMA50MA200
Technical Indicators

Key levels & signals

MA50
$238.80-0.81% vs price
MA200
$184.81+28.17% vs price
RSI (14)
52.0Neutral zone
MACD Signal
BullishMomentum above signal
Macro Support
$155.00–$155.1434.5% below price · 2 touches
Support Quality
2 touches1.1× zone volume
Chart Summary
Trend summary for NUE

Nucor Corporation (NUE) looks more range-bound than strongly trending, but there are still a few supportive signs on the chart. The latest available price is $236.87, and 2 of 3 core trend checks are currently passing. Price is trading below the 50-day moving average by 0.8% and above the 200-day moving average by 28.2%.

Momentum and stretch context

NUE currently has an RSI reading of 52.0, which sits in a neutral range. That usually means momentum is not especially stretched in either direction, so traders may need to rely more on chart structure than on oscillator extremes alone.

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This page is designed to help you quickly understand what the NUE chart looks like before opening the full dashboard. The aim is not to tell you what to buy or sell, but to make it easier to judge whether the stock is trending cleanly, becoming stretched, or simply moving in a more awkward range.

Company profile

About Nucor Corporation

Nucor Corporation is a prominent producer and distributor of steel and diverse steel-related products. Within its Steel Mills division, the company manufactures a comprehensive range of steel goods. These include various sheet steel types like hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized, alongside plate steel. It also produces structural components such as wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling. Furthermore, this segment supplies bar steel products, encompassing blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing bars, merchant bars, and specialized bar quality items. Beyond manufacturing, Nucor's steel mills are involved in steel trading and the distribution of rebar. Its clientele primarily consists of steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment provides an array of manufactured steel goods, such as hollow structural section tubing, electrical conduits, steel racking, joists and girders, steel decks, and fabricated concrete reinforcing steel. It also supplies cold finished steel, fasteners, complete metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel grating, expanded metal, and various wire and wire mesh products. These offerings are largely directed towards nonresidential construction projects. Additionally, this segment manages a piling distribution operation. Nucor's Raw Materials division is responsible for producing direct reduced iron (DRI). It also acts as a broker for ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron (HBI), and direct reduced iron (DRI). This segment supplies ferro-alloys, processes both ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, and undertakes natural gas drilling activities. Its ferrous scrap is supplied to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for their manufacturing processes. Meanwhile, nonferrous scrap metal is sold to aluminum can manufacturers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills, various other processors, and direct consumers of diverse nonferrous metals. The corporation caters to a wide range of industries including agriculture, automotive, construction, energy and transmission, oil and gas, heavy equipment, infrastructure, and transportation. Sales are conducted via an in-house sales team and through the company's internal distribution and trading enterprises. Established in 1958, Nucor Corporation has its headquarters situated in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Steel
CEO
Leon J. Topalian
Employees
33,000
Market cap
$53.95B
Beta
1.92
52-week range
$131.32 – $270.90
Dividend
Yes · $2.23
Exchange
NYSE
Country
US
IPO date
17 Mar 1980
ISIN
US6703461052
CUSIP
670346105
Website
nucor.com
Company profile data from Financial Modeling Prep. NUE listed on NYSE.
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