Stephen D Laxton, the CFO and EVP of $NUE, sold 1,082 shares of the company on 10-30-2025 for an estimated $163,933. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 1.2% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 89,095 shares of this class of $NUE stock.
$NUE Insider Trading Activity
$NUE insiders have traded $NUE stock on the open market 22 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 22 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NUE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- LEON J TOPALIAN (Chair, President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 29,830 shares for an estimated $4,273,643.
- KENNETH REX QUERY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $2,752,732.
- ALLEN C BEHR (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 17,063 shares for an estimated $2,517,952.
- DANIEL R. NEEDHAM (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 14,288 shares for an estimated $1,957,542.
- MICHAEL D KELLER (Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,088 shares for an estimated $903,521.
- STEPHEN D LAXTON (CFO and EVP) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 2,003 shares for an estimated $303,599.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$NUE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 535 institutional investors add shares of $NUE stock to their portfolio, and 570 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC added 6,614,112 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $856,792,068
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 2,533,742 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $328,220,938
- PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP removed 980,000 shares (-68.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $126,949,199
- GREENWICH WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC added 950,630 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $123,144,610
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 793,744 shares (-4.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $102,821,597
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 738,400 shares (-32.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $95,652,336
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS removed 598,786 shares (-93.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $77,566,738
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$NUE Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $NUE stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NUE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN sold up to $15,000 on 05/15.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
$NUE Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NUE in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 10/30/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 10/29/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/28/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/13/2025
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 09/15/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 06/02/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $NUE, check out Quiver Quantitative's $NUE forecast page.
$NUE Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NUE recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $NUE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $165.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Alexander Hacking from Citigroup set a target price of $180.0 on 10/30/2025
- Bill Peterson from JP Morgan set a target price of $175.0 on 10/29/2025
- Timna Tanners from Wells Fargo set a target price of $147.0 on 10/29/2025
- Curt Woodworth from UBS set a target price of $168.0 on 10/29/2025
- Carlos De Alba from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $165.0 on 10/28/2025
- Lawson Winder from B of A Securities set a target price of $165.0 on 09/15/2025
- Christopher LeFemina from Jefferies set a target price of $170.0 on 07/31/2025
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