Warren Buffett stepped down as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) at the end of 2025 and as chairman this year. Buffett's successor Greg Abel is now in charge of the large investment portfolio owned by the conglomerate company and can make changes.

U.S. steel stocks are rallying, led by Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF | CLF Price Prediction), which is recovering ground lost after its Stelco announcement in late September. Cleveland-Cliffs stock is up 10% to $12.

Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF | CLF Price Prediction) stock rose 3% to $11.32 on Wednesday as the recent steel-stock selloff subsided. Nucor (NYSE:NUE) shares ticked higher by 0.4% to $236.62, while Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) stock advanced 0.81% to $223.16.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price

A $15 billion foreign-owned steel mill is rising in Iowa, and the moment its first steel ships in 2030, it will reshape the competitive landscape for two of America's biggest steelmakers in very different ways.

The latest trading day saw Nucor (NUE) settling at $244.49, representing a -1.12% change from its previous close.

Selling in Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF | CLF Price Prediction) shares is running far ahead of the rest of the steel group, and the size of that gap carries the story. Cleveland-Cliffs stock is down 9% to $11.

Nucor's shares have surged 50% in six months, fueled by higher steel prices, capacity expansion, acquisitions and an upbeat earnings outlook.

Dividend Kings are underperforming SPY in September, with a -4.22% average return versus SPY's marginal gain. Despite aggregate weakness, 29 Dividend Kings appear both undervalued and offer a long-term expected return of at least 10%. Recent dividend increases and higher projected earnings growth have modestly improved the Kings' average dividend growth rate to 4.49%.

Nucor (NYSE: NUE - Get Free Report) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK - Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk. Insider and Institutional Ownership 76.5% of Nucor shares are