GERDAU S.A.
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GERDAU S.A. (NYSE:GGB) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for GGB at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-04, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GGB spans 6-K, 4, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Gerdau 2Q26: Adjusted EBITDA Jumps 16% QoQ to R$3.4B, North America Drives Margin Expansion
- Gerdau Q2 2026: Net Income Jumps 70% YoY to R$1.47B, North America Drives Growth, New Dividend Declared
- Gerdau Acquires Additional Stake in Hydroelectric Plant, Nearing 100% Ownership
- CEO Gustavo Werneck Da Cunha Buys $781K in Company Stock
- CEO Sells Over $2.1 Million in Shares Amidst 52-Week Highs
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.83 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 43,249,432 shares in GGB as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 19.8% increase from the prior period — about 3.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 49.9% of GGB volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
GGB files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.