Head to head
Gerdau vs Nucor
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: GGB · NUE
GGB
Gerdau
5.02-1.95%
1-year price shape — +61% over the period
Quant Rating B · 86/100
vs
NUE
Nucor
246.44-1.84%
1-year price shape — +83% over the period
Quant Rating B · 91/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Nucor edges it on the scoreable measures. Nucor has the highest Quant Rating (91); Nucor has done best over the past year (+83%); Nucor trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| GGB | NUE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Last price | 5.02 | 246.44 |
| Change today | -1.95% | -1.84% |
| 1-year return | +61.1% | +83.2% |
| Market cap | $9.85B | $55.91B |
| 52-week range | 3.06 – 5.48 | 129.80 – 279.45 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 22.11 | 19.67 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 90th | 73rd |
| P/B | 0.92 | 2.53 |
| Dividend yield | 2.59% | 0.90% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.14 | 7.52 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $270.73M | $1.71B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $69.54B | $36.10B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.0% | +23.0% |
| Gross margin | 13.1% | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $3.53B | $1.58B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 101.4% | 81.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 3 buy / 25 sell | 28 buy / 22 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 50% hold (4) | 70% buy / 30% hold (10) |
| Analyst price target | $6 (+17%) | $287 (+16%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (86) | B (91) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 25,817 | 33,000 |
| Founded | 1901 | 1905 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.