$500,000 of NUCOR CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Affordable and reliable energy supply through development of all resources including clean coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar, and other renewable sources; U.S. supply chain for renewable energy infrastructure. Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment. Non-unionized workplace and cooperative workplace safety programs. H.R. 3151/S. 1541 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 U.S. manufacturing strategy; domestic supply chains; national security; and job creation. Infrastructure investments; Buy America provisions and waivers; Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act S. 1325 The Foreign Pollution Fee Act Trade remedy laws and enforcement; industrial subsidies and global markets; disciplines on state-owned enterprises; excess global steel capacity; trade rules for non-market economies; non-tariff barriers to exports; the steel Section 232 program; scrap export restrictions. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support innovation, investment, and growth in the manufacturing sector H.R. 3151/S. 1541 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill Support ground vehicle plate development initiative; support defense funding allocation as it relates to shipbuilding."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
NUE Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $NUE stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NUE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN sold up to $15,000 on 05/15.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 03/05 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 03/31.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
NUE Insider Trading Activity
NUE insiders have traded $NUE stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NUE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- LEON J TOPALIAN (Chair, President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 34,238 shares for an estimated $4,114,921.
- KENNETH REX QUERY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,303,712.
- DANIEL R. NEEDHAM (Executive Vice President) sold 7,088 shares for an estimated $906,342
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
NUE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 543 institutional investors add shares of NUE stock to their portfolio, and 536 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 3,064,332 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $368,761,712
- DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 1,618,784 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $194,804,466
- PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added 1,345,000 shares (+1681.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $161,857,300
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 1,327,059 shares (-55.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $159,698,280
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 745,671 shares (+2.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $89,734,048
- AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD removed 715,332 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $86,083,052
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 654,291 shares (-86.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $78,737,378
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
NUE Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NUE in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 06/20/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 06/02/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 05/29/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/16/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 04/07/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for NUE, check out Quiver Quantitative's $NUE forecast page.
NUE Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NUE recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $NUE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $148.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Bill Peterson from JP Morgan set a target price of $162.0 on 07/14/2025
- Carlos De Alba from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $149.0 on 06/20/2025
- Katja Jancic from BMO Capital set a target price of $145.0 on 06/02/2025
- Curt Woodworth from UBS set a target price of $147.0 on 05/29/2025
- Mike Harris from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $169.0 on 04/07/2025
- Christopher LeFemina from Jefferies set a target price of $135.0 on 01/29/2025
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