Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold32 ratings
Bullish1959.4%
Neutral1031.2%
Bearish39.4%
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Nucor Corporation (NUE) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$270.79Current
$110Low
$202.48Average
$306High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | May 31, 2019 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 9, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 17, 2018 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 6, 2016 |
| CLSA | Sell | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Nomura | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 14, 2015 |
| Clarksons Platou | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2015 |
| CIBC | Sector Underperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Bernstein | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Dec 12, 2013 |
| Wellington Shields | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 4, 2013 |
| Dahlman Rose | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $270.79. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $306 | $256.29 | +13.0% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $286 | $240.39 | +5.6% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $280 | $265.14 | +3.4% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $263.18 | +8.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $297 | $265.62 | +9.7% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $295 | $265.62 | +8.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $270 | $265.62 | -0.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $272 | $235.09 | +0.4% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $274 | $239.63 | +1.2% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $258 | $243.83 | -4.7% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $283 | $252.6 | +4.5% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $257.73 | +7.8% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $270 | $226.44 | -0.3% | May 21, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $224.9 | -9.5% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $225.11 | -11.4% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $217.23 | -13.2% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $215 | -17.3% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $190.04 | -21.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Andrew Jones | $183 | $173.58 | -32.4% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $180 | $167.88 | -33.5% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $176 | $160.69 | -35.0% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $151.99 | -38.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $147 | $151.99 | -45.7% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $165 | $152.4 | -39.1% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $142.83 | -48.3% | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $164 | $127.4 | -39.4% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Andrew Jones | $160 | $127.4 | -40.9% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $132.49 | -42.8% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $154 | $131.3 | -43.1% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $160 | $147.73 | -40.9% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| CFRA | Matthew Miller | $129 | $146.02 | -52.4% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $170 | $142.18 | -37.2% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Katja Jancic | $160 | $142.18 | -40.9% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $176 | $141.26 | -35.0% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Katja Jancic | $175 | $153.61 | -35.4% | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Christopher LaFemina | $170 | $154.44 | -37.2% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Christopher LaFemina | $190 | $172.12 | -29.8% | May 20, 2024 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $151.01 | -46.5% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $116.63 | -48.3% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $122.31 | -57.5% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $103.46 | -55.3% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Argus Research | David Coleman | $190 | $149.39 | -29.8% | May 4, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $168.66 | -45.3% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | David Gagliano | $168 | $173.05 | -38.0% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $171.27 | -35.4% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Michael Glick | $129 | $165.32 | -52.4% | Apr 14, 2022 |
| UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser | $110 | $107.06 | -59.4% | Jun 4, 2021 |
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