Leon J Topalian, the Chair of $NUE, sold 2,674 shares of the company on 07-31-2025 for an estimated $380,335. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 1.6% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 167,068 shares of this class of $NUE stock.
$NUE Insider Trading Activity
$NUE insiders have traded $NUE stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 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 7 sales selling 64,068 shares for an estimated $8,388,564.
- KENNETH REX QUERY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,303,712.
- ALLEN C BEHR (Executive Vice President) sold 8,021 shares for an estimated $1,150,050
- DANIEL R. NEEDHAM (Executive Vice President) sold 7,088 shares for an estimated $906,342
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$NUE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 529 institutional investors add shares of $NUE stock to their portfolio, and 572 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 3,064,332 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $368,761,712
- DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 1,618,784 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $194,804,466
- PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added 1,345,000 shares (+1681.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $161,857,300
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 1,327,059 shares (-55.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $159,698,280
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 745,671 shares (+2.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $89,734,048
- AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD removed 715,332 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $86,083,052
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 654,291 shares (-86.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $78,737,378
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 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 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.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 03/05 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 03/31.
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 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 06/20/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 06/02/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 05/29/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/16/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 04/07/2025
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 $155.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Christopher LeFemina from Jefferies set a target price of $170.0 on 07/31/2025
- Bill Peterson from JP Morgan set a target price of $162.0 on 07/14/2025
- Carlos De Alba from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $149.0 on 06/20/2025
- Katja Jancic from BMO Capital set a target price of $145.0 on 06/02/2025
- Curt Woodworth from UBS set a target price of $147.0 on 05/29/2025
- Mike Harris from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $169.0 on 04/07/2025
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