Nucor Corp (NUE): insider trading, Congress trades & who owns it

Insider signal
24/100
Heavy insider selling · 90 days
Insider buys
$0
0 buyers · 12 months
Insider sales
$57.0M
12 sellers · 12 months
Funds holding
1,538
13F · Q2 2026
Congress trades
5
4 members · 2 years

Over the past year there were no insider purchases at Nucor Corp. 12 insiders sold roughly $57 million instead.

Selling on its own is common and often pre-planned (10b5-1 plans, taxes, diversification), so it matters more when it is unusually heavy or broad.

Big money check: 1,538 institutions held NUE as of Q2 2026, and more funds bought than sold. Members of Congress reported 5 trades in NUE over the past two years (four members). Quarter by quarter: 6 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 0 of the last 7 full quarters.

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Latest insider trades in NUE

FiledInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueSource
Aug 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell102$269.29$27KSEC
Aug 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell25,898$268.52$7.0MSEC
Aug 18, 2026Behr Allen CPresidentSell5,127$274.00$1.4MSEC
Aug 18, 2026Behr Allen CPresidentSell2,612$274.42$717KSEC
Aug 5, 2026Batterbee Thomas J.PresidentSell4,000$261.02$1.0MSEC
Aug 3, 2026Laxton Stephen DCOOSell3,968$256.96$1.0MSEC
Jun 4, 2026Hollatz John JPresidentSell5,038$258.33$1.3MSEC
Jun 4, 2026Hollatz John JPresidentSell5,522$258.57$1.4MSEC
Jun 3, 2026QUERY KENNETH REXPresidentSell5,149$251.30$1.3MSEC
Jun 3, 2026QUERY KENNETH REXPresidentSell8,380$251.42$2.1MSEC
May 20, 2026Spicer Randy JPresidentSell2,500$225.00$562KSEC
May 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell4,441$229.32$1.0MSEC
May 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell9,366$228.63$2.1MSEC
May 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell21,954$227.58$5.0MSEC
May 19, 2026Topalian Leon JCEOSell16,239$226.84$3.7MSEC

Congress trades in NUE Free

FiledMemberTypeAmountSource
Jul 21, 2026Alan Armstrong RPurchase$1,001 - $15,000Official filing
Jan 13, 2026Julia Letlow RPurchase$1,001 - $15,000Official filing
Jun 9, 2025Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RSale$1,001 - $15,000Official filing
Apr 11, 2025Jefferson Shreve RSale$15,001 - $50,000Official filing
Apr 11, 2025Jefferson Shreve RPurchase$15,001 - $50,000Official filing

Questions about NUE

Are insiders buying or selling NUE stock?

In the last 12 months Nucor Corp insiders made open-market purchases worth about $0 and sales worth about $57 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.

When was the last insider trade in NUE?

The most recent open-market insider trade in NUE was filed on 2026-08-19.

How many institutions own NUE?

1,538 investment managers reported holding NUE in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.

Has any member of Congress traded NUE?

Yes. Members of Congress reported 5 trades in NUE over the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.

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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1). Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).