Gerdau (GGB)

• Market cap: $5.86B
• 1 day: 0.70%
• 5 days: 1.77%
• 1 month: -6.49%
• 3 months: -17.71%
• 6 months: -12.73%
• Year to date: 0.00%
• 1 year: -18.41%
• 5 years: 33.33%
• 10 years: 4.73%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills

About: Gerdau SA produces steel and steel products. The company operates in civil construction, agriculture, automotive, iron ore, exports, research and development, and home steel products sectors. It offers products such as nails, rebar, columns, billets, slabs, tribar tutor, mechanical construction bars, reinforced steel locks. The company's geographical segment includes Brazil Operations; North America Operations; South America Operations as well as Special Steel Operations. It derives majority of the revenue from the North America Operations segment.

Employees: 27,371

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $234K | Put options by funds: $189K

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 31

0.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.02% [Q3] → 23.88% (+0.86%) [Q4]

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186 [Q3] → 185 (-1) [Q4]

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B [Q3] → $936M (-$182M) [Q4]

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 67

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]