Gerdau S.A. (GGB) Stock Price & Analysis
Market: NYSE • Sector: Basic Materials • Industry: Steel
Gerdau S.A. (GGB) Profile & Business Summary
Gerdau S.A. provides steel products and services. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business segments. It offers semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; finished industrial products, including commercial rolled-steel bars, and light profiles and wires; agricultural products that include stakes and smooth wire products; and drawn products comprises barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire meshes, nails, and clamps. The company also produces special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, it offers flat products, including hot rolled coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products, as well as mines and produces iron ore. It sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and through its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Key Information
| Ticker | GGB |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Gustavo Werneck Da Cunha |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Official Site | https://www2.gerdau.com |
Market Trend Overview for GGB
One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.
This model looks at how prices behave over time to describe the current market environment. It focuses on whether price is moving steadily, stalling, or losing momentum, and checks both short-term and weekly trends for confirmation. The goal is not to predict exact prices, but to help understand when conditions are supportive, risky, or unclear.
Current Market Context (Short-Term)
As of 2026-02-06 (ET), GGB is moving sideways. Price at 4.22 is close to support near 4.07. Moves may slow down, and resistance is near 4.47. View Support & Resistance from Options
Why the market looks this way?
Prices have moved back and forth over recent sessions without making steady progress. Trend signals have changed frequently, which suggests the market is stuck in a range. In this environment, chasing moves in either direction is less reliable.
Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)
Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-02-06 (ET)
As of 2026-02-06, GGB is showing signs of slowing down. Over the longer term, the trend remains bullish.
GGB last closed at 4.22. The price is about 1.8 ATR below its recent average price (4.39), and the market is currently in a trend that may be losing strength.
The broader uptrend is still intact, but price has moved far from its recent average, increasing the risk of a pullback.
Trend score: 55 out of 100. Overall alignment is unclear. The market is currently in a late-stage trend that may be losing strength. The longer-term trend is still positive, but short-term signals are not yet confirming it.
A key downside level is near 3.77. If price falls below this area, the current upward trend would likely weaken or break.
On 2026-02-05, trend conditions deteriorated, suggesting that moves in the prior direction became less dependable.
[2026-02-05] Trading activity was heavy, but price made little progress.
Recent bars show repeated high-effort moves with limited net progress, indicating active absorption. This suggests growing structural resistance and reduced efficiency in the current direction.
There was no clear sign of meaningful positions being carried into the overnight session.
Short Interest & Covering Risk for GGB
This analysis looks at overall short interest positioning, focusing on the broader setup rather than short-term noise.
Shows how likely a short squeeze may be under current market conditions.
Short Exposure Percentile
Short interest is within its typical range, with no clear imbalance between buyers and sellers. (Historical percentile: 58%)
Structure Analysis
GGB Short positioning looks normal. Current days to cover is 1.9 trading days, meaning short positions would unwind somewhat slower than average. Short covering is likely to have a normal impact on price moves.
Bull Trap Structural Risk
No clear bull trap characteristics detected. Recent price behavior remains broadly consistent with current positioning.This reading helps confirm that current price action remains structurally healthy and does not indicate elevated trap risk.
In the latest reporting period, short interest continues to increase. As a result, similar news or market events could lead to price moves about 1× larger than usual.
Note:
Short interest data is reported every two weeks by
FINRA.
The most recent snapshot is
2026-01-15 (ET).
Because this data updates slowly, it is not intended to predict short-term price moves. Instead, it helps describe longer-term market structure and where pressure may be building if prices begin to move.