M Holdings Securities Inc. 购买了纽柯公司的94股股票（纽约证券交易所代码：NUE）|SEC_新浪财经

M Holdings Securities Inc. raised its stake in Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE – Get Rating) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,337 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the quarter. M Holdings Securities Inc.'s holdings in Nucor were worth $250,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nucor in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Nucor in the first quarter worth about $32,000. Coston McIsaac & Partners bought a new position in shares of Nucor in the third quarter worth about $34,000. Cowa LLC bought a new position in shares of Nucor in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nucor by 972.7% in the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 354 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.33% of the company's stock.

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Insider Transactions at Nucor

In other news, EVP Kenneth Rex Query sold 1,962 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.99, for a total transaction of $349,216.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 74,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,195,822.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, CEO Leon J. Topalian sold 3,000 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.71, for a total value of $404,130.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 126,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,082,440.39. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kenneth Rex Query sold 1,962 shares of Nucor stock in a transaction on Friday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.99, for a total transaction of $349,216.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 74,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,195,822.62. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,575 shares of company stock valued at $2,034,130 in the last quarter. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Nucor Stock Performance

NYSE:NUE opened at $144.81 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.48 billion, a PE ratio of 5.04 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $162.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $143.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 3.39. Nucor Co. has a fifty-two week low of $100.13 and a fifty-two week high of $187.90.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 26th. The basic materials company reported $4.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $8.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.54 billion. Nucor had a net margin of 18.33% and a return on equity of 42.03%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $7.97 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Nucor Co. will post 14.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Nucor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th. Nucor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NUE has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Nucor from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Nucor from $144.00 to $161.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Nucor from $113.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Nucor from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, January 27th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Nucor in a report on Wednesday, January 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $172.00 price objective for the company. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nucor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $151.67.

Nucor Profile

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Nucor Corp. engages in the manufacturing of steel and steel products. It operates through the following segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The Steel Mills segment consists of carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate, steel trading businesses, rebar distribution businesses, and Nucor's equity method investments.