Head to head
POSCO vs Nucor
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: PKX · NUE
PKX
POSCO
56.26-4.22%
1-year price shape — +20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 61/100
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 earns the most per share.
| PKX | NUE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Last price | 56.26 | 246.44 |
| Change today | -4.22% | -1.84% |
| 1-year return | +20.3% | +83.2% |
| Market cap | $17.02B | $55.91B |
| 52-week range | 46.15 – 91.40 | 129.80 – 279.45 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 17.38 | 19.67 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 40th | 73rd |
| P/B | 0.40 | 2.53 |
| Dividend yield | 2.70% | 0.90% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 1.70 | 7.52 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $515.13M | $1.71B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $71.13T | $36.10B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.7% | +23.0% |
| Gross margin | 7.9% | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-2.56T | $1.58B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 35.6% | 81.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 0 buy / 0 sell | 28 buy / 22 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | -- | 70% buy / 30% hold (10) |
| Analyst price target | -- | $287 (+16%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (61) | B (91) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 42,873 | 33,000 |
| Founded | 1968 | 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.