Head to head
Steel Dynamics vs Nucor
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: STLD · NUE
STLD
Steel Dynamics
234.09-1.71%
1-year price shape — +66% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
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.
| STLD | NUE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Last price | 234.09 | 246.44 |
| Change today | -1.71% | -1.84% |
| 1-year return | +65.8% | +83.2% |
| Market cap | $33.55B | $55.91B |
| 52-week range | 139.37 – 287.40 | 129.80 – 279.45 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 21.24 | 19.67 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 80th | 73rd |
| P/B | 3.56 | 2.53 |
| Dividend yield | 0.88% | 0.90% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 7.99 | 7.52 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.15B | $1.71B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $20.54B | $36.10B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +33.4% | +23.0% |
| Gross margin | 14.7% | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $955.56M | $1.58B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 84.5% | 81.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 19 sell | 28 buy / 22 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 56% buy / 44% hold (9) | 70% buy / 30% hold (10) |
| Analyst price target | $273 (+16%) | $287 (+16%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (88) | B (91) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 14,400 | 33,000 |
| Founded | 1993 | 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.