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Prefer Nucor and Steel Dynamics on resilience.

Nucor and Steel Dynamics resilient.

Canada steel tariffs lift U.S. steelmakers.

Nucor benefits from US tariffs on Canada.

Shares of U.S. Steel and aluminum firms pared gains.

U.S. steel and aluminum shares fell sharply after a report that the U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2 portfolio update reveals new positions in D.R.

Watch Nucor on US reshoring steel capex.

Nucor seeing best demand ever, tariffs help.

Management's tone is strongly bullish, driven by robust multi-year demand across data centers, energy, reshoring, and infrastructure, plus new capacity ramping (West Virginia) and fading import competition.

Management expects ~2% of 2026 revenue to come from data centers, a relatively small but rapidly growing exposure, and sees this as an early indicator of a larger opportunity across the AI ecosystem (semiconductors, power, mining). — The AI buildout is creating new water demand across the supply chain, from chip fabs to power generation and mining, signaling long-term growth for water treatment providers.

Nucor reports Q2 2026 earnings with revenue and adjusted EPS beating estimates and expects.

Nucor expects higher consolidated earnings in Q3 2026 but anticipates lower raw materials.

Nucor reports second quarter revenue of 10.40 billion dollars beating estimates of 10.14.

Nucor reports record steel mill shipments and net earnings of 1.16 billion dollars.

Peak earnings season begins with 177 S&P 500 companies reporting Q2 results this week.

The tweet reports a list of stocks receiving analyst upgrades but does not state the author's.

US pre-market movers show Intel up 9% on Trump's comment about Apple working with Intel.

Long NUE on read-through from Forgent's strong electrical infrastructure demand.

Avoid CLF/NUE/STLD/AA as rising PJM power costs and volatility increase operating expenses.

Dominion flagged a risk of new steel & aluminum tariffs adding ~$200M to CVOW costs, but this may be offset by a reallocation of network upgrade costs away from the project, implying net-neutral cost impacts. — This net-neutral scenario reduces the risk of project cost overruns, potentially easing equity funding requirements for Dominion.

Buy Nucor as a data center infrastructure beneficiary.

Nucor is a strong buy.

Nucor is cheap, diversified steel leader.

Management is highly optimistic about 2026 and beyond, citing strong demand, improving pricing, and the ramp-up of new growth projects leading to higher earnings and cash flow.

Reports profit increase driven by steel mills; no directional view.

Management acknowledges Nucor's plate capacity as sufficient, implying no current interest from STLD in plate expansion.

When asked about Commercial Metals (CMC), Cramer says, "I'm going to steer you towards Nucor" and that "Nucor could be a straight shot to 200." Cramer implies a strong preference for Nucor within the steel sector, likely based on its operational strength, market position, and exposure to favorable construction and infrastructure trends. LONG as the superior stock in the industrial metals space with significant price upside potential. A severe economic slowdown crushes demand for steel, negating the bullish thesis.

Nucor trades at a 15x forward P/E with a 5% net income margin. Although NUE is the largest North American steel manufacturer and supplies 95% of DC steel products, its higher valuation and lower margins limit its upside potential compared to leaner peers. Avoid NUE as it is already "priced to perfection." NUE's massive scale and dominant market share could allow it to outgrow smaller competitors despite lower margins.

"looking at things through the lens of, you know, allegations of excess manufacturing capacity, overcapacity." US domestic manufacturers, particularly in heavy industries like steel and aluminum, have historically suffered from foreign dumping. By utilizing Section 301 to target foreign overcapacity, the US government will effectively price out cheap foreign competition. This gives domestic producers significant pricing power, higher margins, and increased market share without needing to increase their own operational efficiency. LONG US domestic steel and heavy manufacturing equities as the administration builds a legally sound protectionist wall. The probes will take months to conclude and could be watered down; retaliatory tariffs could increase costs for US companies relying on imported raw materials.