STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC

NEUTRAL Impact: 2/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 15, 2026 Processed 25d 11h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.2M total
Latest settled — T+5d
STLD ▲ +4.66% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +4.66% · α vs SPY +3.70% · entry $229.34 → $240.03
Next anchor: T+20d in 5d
Last close $267.20 (close Jun 8) · +16.51% from $229.34 entry
Entry anchored
May 15, 03:04 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-0.33%
call -0.33% · α -0.27%
$228.58
settled 23d ago
T+5d
+4.66%
call +4.66% · α +3.70%
$240.03
settled 19d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 5d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two senior vice presidents at Steel Dynamics sold a combined $1.25M in open-market sales over two days, with no insider buying. The total is ~0.004% of the $33.8B market cap, well below the 0.1% materiality threshold, making this a routine liquidity-driven event. No C-suite officers (CEO/CFO) participated, and the sales are small relative to company size, indicating no bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.3M
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

These sales are too small to warrant a bearish read. Monitor for any C-suite selling or larger volume (>$10M) that would signal concern. The cross-filing amplifiers (cluster-insider-trades + cluster-press-context, etc.) are statistically significant but the absolute dollar amount is immaterial — no actionable trade signal.

Key Facts

  • Two SVP insiders sold a total of $1.25M in open-market sales on May 12-13, 2026
  • Sales represent ~0.004% of STLD's $33.8B market cap — trivial
  • No C-suite (CEO/CFO) participation; only senior VPs
  • One additional gift of 200 shares at $0 (non-cash, no economic signal)
  • No insider buying in the cluster window

Financial Impact

$1.25M in total insider sales, negligible relative to $33.8B market cap

insider holdings

Risk Factors

  • If larger insider sales emerge in coming weeks, the pattern could become meaningful
  • Steel sector cyclicality could pressure earnings, but this cluster does not indicate insider concern

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Analyst Consensus
60% bullish (20 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-STLD-1778871923940
4 reports for STLD
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May 15, 2026
25d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$229.34 $240.03▲ +4.66%▲ +3.70%$267.20 (+16.51%)
May 8, 2026
4w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$235.10 $234.68▼ −0.18%▼ −1.64%$267.20 (+13.65%)
Apr 23, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$225.05 $224.37▲ +0.30%▲ +1.78%$267.20 (−18.73%)
Apr 21, 2026
7w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$220.21 $226.96▼ −3.07%▼ −1.98%$267.20 (−21.34%)
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