NUE · Insider Trading
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Every open-market purchase and sale reported by NUE officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
Form 4 Filings
50
most recent
Open-Market Buys
0
code P
Sales
7
code S
Reporting Insiders
23
current holders
NUE — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2026-08-19)
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | MIXED | −1,800 | −$5.88M |
| 2026-08-18 | Allen C Behr | Executive Vice President | MIXED | — | −$1.26M |
| 2026-08-05 | Thomas J. Batterbee | Executive Vice President | Sell | −4,000 | −$1.04M |
| 2026-08-03 | Stephen D Laxton | President and COO | MIXED | −6,377 | −$1.02M |
| 2026-06-04 | John J Hollatz | Executive Vice President | MIXED | — | −$1.34M |
| 2026-06-03 | Thomas J. Batterbee | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +599 | −$259.25K |
| 2026-06-03 | Allen C Behr | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −3,563 | −$1.61M |
| 2026-06-03 | Bradley Ford | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −1,114 | −$997.25K |
| 2026-06-03 | Noah C Hanners | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −1,114 | −$997.25K |
| 2026-06-03 | John J Hollatz | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −3,563 | −$1.61M |
| 2026-06-03 | Michael D Keller | Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro | MIXED | −110 | −$206.75K |
| 2026-06-03 | Stephen D Laxton | President and COO | MIXED | −3,140 | −$1.67M |
| 2026-06-03 | Daniel R. Needham | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −3,563 | −$1.61M |
| 2026-06-03 | Benjamin M Pickett | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +737 | −$224.75K |
| 2026-06-03 | Kenneth Rex Query | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −3,563 | −$1.61M |
| 2026-06-03 | Randy J Spicer | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +1,075 | −$450.00K |
| 2026-06-03 | III John Leo Sullivan | CFO, Treasurer and EVP | MIXED | +1,426 | −$59.00K |
| 2026-06-03 | David A Sumoski | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −3,140 | −$1.67M |
| 2026-06-03 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | MIXED | −5,687 | −$4.43M |
| 2026-06-03 | Norma Clayton | Director | A | +755 | +$189.87K |
| 2026-06-03 | Patrick Dempsey | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Nicholas C Gangestad | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Christopher J Kearney | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Laurette T Koellner | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Michael W Lamach | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Nadja West | Director | A | +755 | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Kenneth Rex Query | Executive Vice President | Sell | −13,529 | −$3.40M |
| 2026-05-20 | Randy J Spicer | Executive Vice President | Sell | −2,500 | −$562.50K |
| 2026-05-19 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | MIXED | — | −$9.63M |
| 2026-05-07 | Bradley Ford | Executive Vice President | Sell | −2,240 | −$519.96K |
| 2026-05-06 | Michael D Keller | Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro | Sell | −4,554 | −$1.03M |
| 2026-05-06 | Allen C Behr | Executive Vice President | Sell | −10,096 | −$2.28M |
| 2026-05-05 | Noah C Hanners | Executive Vice President | Sell | −6,472 | −$1.47M |
| 2026-05-05 | Daniel R. Needham | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −5,149 | −$2.06M |
| 2026-05-04 | David A Sumoski | Executive Vice President | MIXED | — | −$6.06M |
| 2026-03-25 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | MIXED | −15,300 | −$1.87M |
| 2026-03-12 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | A | +2,037 | +$345.31K |
| 2026-03-12 | Daniel R. Needham | Executive Vice President | A | +1,425 | +$241.65K |
| 2026-03-12 | Stephen D Laxton | President and COO | A | +823 | +$139.58K |
| 2026-03-12 | Benjamin M Pickett | Executive Vice President | A | +478 | +$81.10K |
| 2026-03-12 | III John Leo Sullivan | CFO, Treasurer and EVP | A | +316 | +$53.70K |
| 2026-03-12 | David A Sumoski | Executive Vice President | A | +823 | +$139.58K |
| 2026-02-23 | Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | A | +22,191 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Stephen D Laxton | President, CFO and COO | A | +5,365 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | David A Sumoski | Executive Vice President | A | +5,962 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Thomas J. Batterbee | Executive Vice President | A | +2,180 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Allen C Behr | Executive Vice President | A | +5,256 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Bradley Ford | Executive Vice President | A | +4,289 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Noah C Hanners | Executive Vice President | A | +4,606 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | John J Hollatz | Executive Vice President | A | +4,878 | — |
NUE — Current Insider Holders
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| David A Sumoski | Executive Vice President | 236,670 | $61.71M |
| D. Chad Utermark | Executive Vice President | 224,167 | $58.45M |
| Leon J Topalian | Chair and CEO | 139,613 | $36.40M |
| Gregory J Murphy | Executive Vice President | 98,167 | $25.60M |
| John J Hollatz | Executive Vice President | 97,865 | $25.52M |
| Daniel R. Needham | Executive Vice President | 86,161 | $22.46M |
| Stephen D Laxton | President and COO | 77,866 | $20.30M |
| Kenneth Rex Query | Executive Vice President | 64,685 | $16.87M |
| Allen C Behr | Executive Vice President | 59,308 | $15.46M |
| Noah C Hanners | Executive Vice President | 49,263 | $12.84M |
| Christopher J Kearney | Director | 46,753 | $12.19M |
| Bradley Ford | Executive Vice President | 40,649 | $10.60M |
| Randy J Spicer | Executive Vice President | 21,585 | $5.63M |
| Laurette T Koellner | Director | 21,193 | $5.53M |
| Patrick Dempsey | Director | 18,325 | $4.78M |
| Michael D Keller | Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro | 16,521 | $4.31M |
| Thomas J. Batterbee | Executive Vice President | 16,137 | $4.21M |
| Benjamin M Pickett | Executive Vice President | 15,792 | $4.12M |
| Nadja West | Director | 10,703 | $2.79M |
| Norma Clayton | Director | 5,825 | $1.52M |
| III John Leo Sullivan | CFO, Treasurer and EVP | 5,040 | $1.31M |
| Michael W Lamach | Director | 4,610 | $1.20M |
| Nicholas C Gangestad | Director | 4,315 | $1.13M |
NUE Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at NUE?
23 officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners currently report holdings in NUE via SEC Form 4.
Are NUE insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for NUE, 0 were open-market purchases (code P) and 7 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is NUE insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent NUE filing is dated 2026-08-19.
How to read Form 4 activity
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the NUE quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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