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title: "Top Executive’s Massive Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Move Shakes Up Investor Buzz"
description: "Cleveland-Cliffs' CEO Lourenco Goncalves sold 3 million shares worth $37.23 million, raising investor concerns. The company's Q4 results showed flat revenue and ongoing losses, with management optimis"
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published_at: "2026-02-12T02:07:44.000Z"
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# Top Executive’s Massive Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Move Shakes Up Investor Buzz

> Cleveland-Cliffs' CEO Lourenco Goncalves sold 3 million shares worth $37.23 million, raising investor concerns. The company's Q4 results showed flat revenue and ongoing losses, with management optimistic about 2026 due to higher steel prices and cost cuts. Seaport Research downgraded the stock, citing normalized earnings amid risks. Spark's AI Analyst rates CLF as Neutral, highlighting weak financial performance but a more positive outlook for 2026. The stock has a YTD performance of -7.30% and a market cap of $7.01 billion.

New insider activity at Cleveland-Cliffs ( (CLF) ) has taken place on February 11, 2026.

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Cleveland-Cliffs has seen a major insider move as Chairman, President and CEO Lourenco Goncalves sold 3,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction valued at $37,230,000. This sizable sale by the top executive highlights a significant change in his personal holdings of Cleveland-Cliffs, drawing attention from investors tracking insider activity at the company.

**Recent Updates on CLF stock**

Cleveland-Cliffs shares reacted to Q4 results that showed flat revenue but ongoing net losses, with management emphasizing 2025 as a reset and 2026 as a payoff year driven by higher steel prices, cost cuts, and the lucrative termination of a value-destructive slab contract. Seaport Research’s downgrade reflected a view that the stock now embeds more normalized earnings, balancing improved fundamentals and a better trade environment against persistent leverage, auto demand uncertainty, and Canadian market risks.

**Spark’s Take on CLF Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, CLF is a Neutral.

Overall score reflects weak current financial performance (losses and negative cash flow) as the biggest drag, partially offset by a more optimistic 2026 earnings-call outlook (expected price/cost improvements and a sizable slab-contract EBITDA benefit). Technicals are soft in the near term, and valuation is difficult to support with losses and no dividend yield provided.

To see Spark’s full report on CLF stock, click here.

**More about Cleveland-Cliffs**

**YTD Price Performance:** -7.30%

**Average Trading Volume:** 16,488,703

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Hold

**Current Market Cap:** $7.01B

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