On July 25, Nucor rose 3.01% in regular trading, trading at $248.32/share, with turnover of $141 million. The stock gained momentum as the company's Q2 earnings release on July 27 approaches.

On the news front, Nucor previously issued Q2 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.50 to $4.60, significantly above the analyst consensus estimate of $4.21. The above-consensus guidance reflects improving pricing across all operating segments, with steel mills and raw materials benefiting from better realized selling prices while volumes remain stable. Last quarter, the company posted EPS of $3.23 versus the $2.82 estimate, a 319.48% year-over-year increase, with revenue of $9.496 billion beating the $8.881 billion estimate.

Multiple investment banks have recently raised their price targets: Goldman Sachs to $275, BNP Paribas to $274, Barclays to $272, and JPMorgan to $282, all maintaining overweight or buy ratings. Within the Steel & Iron sector, Cleveland-Cliffs surged 9.01%, Reliance Steel rose 2.86%, and Steel Dynamics gained 2.4%, indicating broad sector strength.

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