Leon J Topalian, the Chair and CEO of $NUE, sold 5,046 shares of the company on 03-23-2026 for an estimated $819,484. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 3.3% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 147,641 shares of this class of $NUE stock.
$NUE Insider Trading Activity
$NUE insiders have traded $NUE stock on the open market 21 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 21 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NUE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ALLEN C BEHR (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 30,060 shares for an estimated $5,091,928.
- LEON J TOPALIAN (Chair and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 16,500 shares for an estimated $2,655,037.
- KENNETH REX QUERY (Executive Vice President) sold 7,452 shares for an estimated $1,460,736
- JOHN J HOLLATZ (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,000 shares for an estimated $1,049,160.
- DANIEL R. NEEDHAM (Executive Vice President) sold 3,881 shares for an estimated $690,818
- THOMAS J. BATTERBEE (Executive Vice President) sold 2,000 shares for an estimated $330,550
- 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 605 institutional investors add shares of $NUE stock to their portfolio, and 586 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 3,338,215 shares (-74.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $544,496,248
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 657,819 shares (-44.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $107,296,857
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 566,486 shares (+186.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $92,399,531
- HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP removed 548,911 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $89,532,873
- VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 489,950 shares (+169.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $79,915,744
- PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP removed 400,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $65,244,000
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 399,157 shares (+29.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $65,106,498
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$NUE Revenue
$NUE had revenues of $7.7B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 8.63% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track NUE financials on Quiver Quantitative's NUE stock page.
$NUE Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NUE in the last several months. We have seen 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/18/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 12/10/2025
- 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
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 6 analysts offer price targets for $NUE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $187.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Timna Tanners from Wells Fargo set a target price of $197.0 on 03/20/2026
- Curt Woodworth from UBS set a target price of $184.0 on 03/16/2026
- Carlos De Alba from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $180.0 on 01/09/2026
- Christopher LeFemina from Jefferies set a target price of $190.0 on 12/10/2025
- Bill Peterson from JP Morgan set a target price of $200.0 on 12/05/2025
- Alexander Hacking from Citigroup set a target price of $180.0 on 10/30/2025
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