nucor corporation shared fourthquarter guidance thursday that was below what wall street had expected citing anticipated declines within its steel mills and raw materials segments nucor ticker nue forecast fourthquarter diluted earnings between 425 and 435 a share while the latest consensus estimate from analysts was 436 according to factset this earnings range includes 22 cents a share “related to state tax credits” according to a company news release a year ago the steel giant reported fourthquarter earnings of 797 a share