Company insider dossier

Nucor Corp insider intelligence

NUE filings assessed for conviction, transaction quality, insider breadth, clustering, freshness, and price confirmation.

39/100

Distribution bias

82/100 confidence
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Steel
Latest evidence
17 Aug 2026

Investment committee read

Distribution bias

Priced common-share disposals are concentrated enough to warrant review, but they are not treated as a standalone bearish forecast.

Demand a stronger confirmation bar

Evidence in favour

  • 8 distinct acquisition events survive duplicate and security-type controls.
  • Participation spans 21 named insiders rather than one filing source.

Decision risks

  • Qualifying disposal events outnumber acquisitions, although disposals receive a lower directional weight.
  • The latest qualifying filing is more than 30 days old.
Conviction39Distribution bias
Confidence82Deep evidence
Named insiders21participating in the tape
Controlled events53directional common-share events
Acquisition value$8.0Mnormalized amount
Disposal value$64.6Mnormalized amount

Price confirmation map

Weekly price with common-share events

Acquisitions and disposals are aligned to the nearest completed weekly bar.

272.63229.89187.16144.42101.68 Acquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $2.1MDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $1.9MDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $1.5MDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $1.3MDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $1.0MDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $762.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $600.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $304.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $304.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $247.2KAcquisition ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $189.9KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $149.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $149.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $117.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $107.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $107.2KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $85.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $85.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $78.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $67.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $67.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $67.0KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $61.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $50.5KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $24.8KDisposal ยท 1 Jun 2026 ยท $9.5KDisposal ยท 18 May 2026 ยท $562.5KDisposal ยท 15 May 2026 ยท $5.0MDisposal ยท 15 May 2026 ยท $3.7MAcquisition ยท 15 May 2026 ยท $2.2MDisposal ยท 15 May 2026 ยท $2.1MDisposal ยท 15 May 2026 ยท $1.0MDisposal ยท 5 May 2026 ยท $450.3KDisposal ยท 5 May 2026 ยท $69.7KDisposal ยท 4 May 2026 ยท $1.9MDisposal ยท 4 May 2026 ยท $1.0MDisposal ยท 4 May 2026 ยท $352.0KDisposal ยท 4 May 2026 ยท $22.6KDisposal ยท 1 May 2026 ยท $1.7MDisposal ยท 1 May 2026 ยท $1.5MDisposal ยท 1 May 2026 ยท $1.2MAcquisition ยท 1 May 2026 ยท $857.0KDisposal ยท 30 Apr 2026 ยท $7.4MAcquisition ยท 30 Apr 2026 ยท $1.4MDisposal ยท 30 Apr 2026 ยท $55.2KDisposal ยท 23 Mar 2026 ยท Not reportedDisposal ยท 23 Mar 2026 ยท $1.0MDisposal ยท 23 Mar 2026 ยท $819.5K
Mar 2025Sep 2026
Weekly closeCommon-share acquisitionCommon-share disposal

Market confirmation

Price and trend context

Latest close
259.43 USD
One-week move
-0.6%
Four-week move
-3.5%
Fair-value gap
+59.9%
Trend signal
Active
Relative strength
23.6

Directional balance

Controlled event mix

15.1%acquisition
Acquisition events
8
Disposal events
45
Net value
-$56.6M

Cadence

Twelve-week filing pressure

Volume shows attention. Controlled events determine direction.

029 Jun
006 Jul
013 Jul
020 Jul
227 Jul
103 Aug
810 Aug
117 Aug
024 Aug
031 Aug
007 Sep
014 Sep

Named participants

Insider conviction by person

CLAYTON, NORMADirector721 events
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President517 events
DEMPSEY, PATRICKDirector500 events
GANGESTAD, NICHOLAS CDirector500 events
KEARNEY, CHRISTOPHER JDirector500 events
KOELLNER, LAURETTE TDirector500 events
LAMACH, MICHAEL WDirector500 events
WEST, NADJADirector500 events
TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO4213 events
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President429 events
NEEDHAM, DANIEL R.Executive Vice President406 events
SUMOSKI, DAVID AExecutive Vice President406 events

Evidence quality

Security and transaction context

Common equity100
Equity compensation0
Options and derivatives20
Other securities0

Role architecture

Who is participating

Other executive85
CEO and chair19
Director7
Other or unspecified5
Finance leadership4

Transaction evidence

Auditable NUE filing ledger

Showing 1 to 30 of 120.

TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO
DisposalCommon equity
1800 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
DisposalOptions and derivatives
7739 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO
DisposalOptions and derivatives
26000 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO
DisposalCommon equity
25898 sharesCommon Stock
$7.0MDirectional evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
DisposalCommon equity
5127 sharesCommon Stock
$1.4MDirectional evidence
TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO
AcquisitionCommon equity
26000 sharesCommon Stock
$1.1MDirectional evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
7739 sharesCommon Stock
$857.0KDirectional evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
DisposalCommon equity
2612 sharesCommon Stock
$716.8KDirectional evidence
TOPALIAN, LEON JChair and CEO
DisposalCommon equity
102 sharesCommon Stock
$27.5KDirectional evidence
BATTERBEE, THOMAS J.Executive Vice President
DisposalCommon equity
4000 sharesCommon Stock
$1.0MDirectional evidence
LAXTON, STEPHEN DPresident and COO
DisposalCommon equity
2409 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
LAXTON, STEPHEN DPresident and COO
DisposalCommon equity
3968 sharesCommon Stock
$1.0MDirectional evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
DisposalOptions and derivatives
5522 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
DisposalOptions and derivatives
5038 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
DisposalCommon equity
5522 sharesCommon Stock
$1.4MDirectional evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
DisposalCommon equity
5038 sharesCommon Stock
$1.3MDirectional evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
5522 sharesCommon Stock
$721.8KDirectional evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
5038 sharesCommon Stock
$670.2KDirectional evidence
BATTERBEE, THOMAS J.Executive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
1636 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BATTERBEE, THOMAS J.Executive Vice President
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
1842 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
2875 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BEHR, ALLEN CExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
2303 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
DEMPSEY, PATRICKDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
755 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
FORD, BRADLEYExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
2303 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
FORD, BRADLEYExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
2875 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
GANGESTAD, NICHOLAS CDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
755 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
HANNERS, NOAH CExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
2875 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
HANNERS, NOAH CExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
2303 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
2303 sharesStock Option
Not reportedContext evidence
HOLLATZ, JOHN JExecutive Vice President
AcquisitionCommon equity
2875 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence

Reading the dossier

Direction and confidence are separate

Conviction

The 0 to 100 score classifies deduplicated priced common-share evidence. Fifty is balanced or non-directional.

Confidence

Confidence rises with controlled event depth, named-insider breadth, fresh evidence, normalized values, and a longer observation span.

Disposals

Selling is not treated as the mirror image of buying. It carries less directional weight because taxes, diversification, compensation, and planned transactions can all create sales.

Price confirmation

The market chart tests whether the filing thesis is being confirmed or rejected by price, fair-value position, relative strength, and the current trend state.

Independent market research for education. This classification is not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, or an execution instruction.

Evidence context