Seaport cuts PT for Nucor, Steel Dynamics on dour Q3 margin view
** Seaport Research cuts price targets for steelmaker Nucor NUE.N to $170 from $185 and Steel Dynamics STLD.O to $132 from $140
** Sees steel price weakness to result in margin compression for steelmakers, headwinds likely to persist into Q4
** "...recent improvements in U.S. hot rolled coil prices may provide a better pricing trajectory moving into 2025" - brokerage
** Average rating of 14 brokerages for NUE is equivalent to "buy"; their median PT is $175 - LSEG data
** Average rating of 13 brokerages for STLD is "hold"; LSEG data shows median PT at $135
** Up to last close, NUE had fallen 19.2% and STLD had fallen 6.4% YTD
Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta
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