Yahoo Finance • 9 days ago

Nucor Was Just Upgraded to Buy by UBS With $190 Price Target

Quick Read Nucor (NUE) was upgraded to Buy by UBS with a $190 price target after a recent 7.65% pullback; Q1 2026 guidance of $2.70–$2.80 EPS is significantly stronger than Q4’s $1.73 miss, with backlogs up nearly 40% year-over-year in th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 9 days ago

Commercial Metals’ Blowout Quarter Points to a Broader Turnaround in American Steel

Quick Read Commercial Metals (CMC) reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of $2.132B and net income of $93.03M, with North America Steel Group adjusted EBITDA surging 96.9% year-over-year on a $147 per ton improvement in steel product metal marg... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Steel Dynamics Has a Dissapointing Update Ahead of Earnings

The company expects per-share earnings of $2.73 to $2.77 for the quarter, below analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24. Continue Reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 days ago

Freeport-McMoRan tops growth factor grades among S&P materials holdings

[Chart of rising fertilizer price. Commodity chart on a trading screen.] Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images The S&P 500 has experienced a challenging two-week period marked by escalating geopolitical tensions, sector rotation into defe... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Duke Energy reaches agreements with North Carolina customer advocates, NC Attorney General's office and others on proposed combination of Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress

Settlement guarantees hundreds of millions of dollars of savings to Duke Energy customers</b> CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy and a variety of organizations have reached settlement agreements on the proposed co... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Mark Hillman's Strategic Move: Significant Addition to State Street SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Insight into Mark Hillman (Trades, Portfolio)'s Fourth Quarter 2025 Investment Moves Warning! GuruFocus has detected 10 Warning Signs with WBD. Is WBD fairly valued? Test your thesis with our fre... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Stocks Settle Slightly Higher as Bond Yields Fall

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.18%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +0.03%, and March E... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Steel and Aluminum Stocks Fall, Automakers Gain After Reports of Tariff Pullback

Shares in U.S. steel and aluminum producers fell after reports that the Trump administration is considering whether to narrow the scope of import taxes on the metals. Steelmakers Nucor, Steel Dynamics and Cleveland-Cliffs all declined 3% o... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Stocks Edge Lower as AI Fears Linger

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.23%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.20%, and March E-mini... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Trump Could Lower Steel Tariffs. It’s Hitting These Stocks.

Steel stocks were lower early Friday, hit by fears that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which support higher commodity prices, could be rolled back. Shares of domestic steel makers Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Dynamics and Nucor were down 2.5%... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

CMC Jumps 69% in a Year: What's the Right Strategy for Investors Now?

Commercial Metals Company CMC stock has surged 68.8% in a year, outperforming the Zacks Steel - Producers industry’s 61.7% jump. Meanwhile, the Basic Materials sector has risen 47.6%, and the S&P 500 has rallied 18.9% in the same timeframe... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Jim Cramer Says Cleveland-Cliffs “Needs More Economic Activity to Do Better”

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF) is one of the stocks in focus on Jim Cramer’s game plan. Cramer noted that the tariffs are hurting the stock, as he remarked: Monday morning, and that’s where we hear from Cleveland-Cliffs. Talk about a co... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Why Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Crashed Today

Shares of steelmaker and miner Cleveland-Cliffs(NYSE: CLF) plunged as much as 25% today after a disappointing fourth-quarter report. The news wasn't all bad, however. Shipments are expected to grow this year for Cliffs and other steel comp... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

UBS Points to Pricing Strength Behind Nucor’s (NUE) Share Gains

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is included among the Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats.UBS Points to Pricing Strength Behind Nucor’s (NUE) Share Gains On January 28, UBS analyst Andrew Jones cut Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) to Neutral... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Nucor Tariffs Tailwind Raises Questions On Pricing Power And Valuation

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Nucor (NYSE:NUE) says current U.S. steel tariffs are creating the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Nucor Stock Could Kick Off 2026 with More Highs

Steel stock Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) was last seen up 0.4% to trade at $166.17, sitting just below its Dec. 11 one-year high of $168.04. And if history is any guide, the shares could soon extend those highs. According to data from Schaeffer’... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Is Nucor (NUE) Still Undervalued After Its Recent Share Price Climb?

Nucor (NUE) shares have been grinding higher this year, and that steady climb has investors asking whether the market is simply rewarding strong fundamentals or starting to price in an overly optimistic steel cycle. See our latest analysi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

ArcelorMittal is the top steel stock in terms of YTD performance

[Headquarters of ArcelorMittal France] HJBC As 2025 draws to a close, Wall Street has observed another strong year of gains across most sectors. The materials sector hasn't flown as high as its peers, but it is still +7.37% YTD. Its acco... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Goldman's top catch-up stocks to play growth in 2026

[Construction Crew Putting Up Framing of New Home] RyanJLane Cyclical stocks have rallied sharply in recent weeks, outperforming Defensives for a record 14-straight sessions before pulling back, according to Goldman Sachs. But despite th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Short sellers boost bets against material stocks in November

[Short Selling is refer to an investor or trader sells an asset that they do not own but instead have borrowed with the expectation that its price will decrease in the future.] Abu Hanifah Bets against materials stocks edged up at the end... Full story