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Squires Nelson John III

Retiring EVP & GM, EES

Officer
5 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2025-09-11

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC WCC 0 19 Net selling

Activity

September 2025
low
Sell
13,780 shares
$3,025,950
Significance 4/10

Retiring EVP Nelson sold 13,780 shares (22.1% of pre-transaction holdings) at $219.59; stock currently $220.50, -2.9% from 52-week high.

Squires Nelson John III, Retiring EVP & GM of EES, sold 13,780 shares at $219.59 on 2025-09-11 for $3,025,950.20, reducing his holdings from 62,404 to 48,624 shares. The stock is near its 52-week high of $227.19 and has appreciated 27.3% over the past 90 days. Nelson's cross-ticker track record shows a 90-day well-timed rate of 75.00% across 6 prior sells, but at WCC specifically, only 2 of his 3 measurable prior sales generated negative 90-day returns (outcomes documented on 2024-11-25, 2024-11-06, and 2024-10-31). As a retiring executive executing a significant portfolio reduction, this transaction reflects standard departure-related liquidity activity rather than discretionary market timing; the company's fundamentals show $5.9B in quarterly revenue, $174.5M net income, and a P/E of 16.19, with annual revenue contraction of -2.5% year-over-year.

August 2025
high
Sell
11,093 shares
$2,339,635
Significance 6/10

EVP Squires Nelson John III sells 11,093 shares at $210.91 avg; prior pattern shows 75% well-timed 90-day outcomes at WCC.

Squires Nelson John III, EVP & GM of EES at WESCO INTERNATIONAL, executed 2 separate sales totaling 11,093 shares for $2,339,634.97 at blended average price $210.91 on 2025-08-14, reducing his stake by 18.6% to 48,624 shares post-transaction. His prior 4 sales at WCC show a 75% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark (3 of 4 followed by stock declines), demonstrating consistent pattern recognition; his cross-ticker track record across all holdings shows a 75.00% well-timed rate on 4 prior sells with average 90-day return of -7.4%, reinforcing a pattern of sales preceding weakness. Current price of $206.22 is 5.5% below the 52-week high of $218.21, and the stock has gained 19.0% over 90 days and 3.5% over 30 days—metrics that differ substantially from the insider's prior post-sale trajectories, warranting observation of whether this pattern persistence holds. The company's annual revenue declined 2.5% year-over-year and trades at P/E of 15.14 against a $10.0B market cap, suggesting a mature-growth profile where insider liquidity decisions carry proportionally greater weight.

November 2024
low
Sell
5,000 shares
$1,075,000
Significance 4/10

EVP & GM Squires Nelson John III sold 5,000 shares of WCC at $215.00 for $1.1M; retains 44.6K shares.

John III sold 5,000 shares, or -10.1% of his pre-transaction holdings, at $215.00 on 2024-11-25, reducing his position to 44,621 shares. The stock has risen 19.9% over the past 30 days and 28.9% over the past 90 days, trading at $210.99 today near its 52-week high of $213.19. This is the third sale by John III at WCC within the past month (prior sales on 2024-11-06, 2024-10-31, and 2024-10-31), establishing a pattern of regular selldowns rather than a concentrated exit. The company carries healthy fundamentals with P/E of 14.90, revenue of $5,489,400,000.00, and annual growth of 4.5%, providing no obvious operational distress signal. As a remaining 44.6K-share holder, John III retains substantial exposure to the company.

low
Sell
5,000 shares
$1,025,000
Significance 4/10

EVP & GM Squires Nelson John III sold 5,000 WCC shares at $205.00 on 2024-11-06; retains 49.6K shares post-sale.

Squires Nelson John III, EVP & GM of WESCO's EES division, executed a sale of 5,000 shares (9.2% of pre-transaction holdings) at $205.00 on 2024-11-06, reducing his stake from 54.6K to 49.6K shares. The sale occurred as WCC traded near its 52-week high of $212.47 and has appreciated significantly in recent periods (30-day change +23.5%, 90-day change +31.8%). Notably, his cross-ticker track record shows 2 prior sells with no measurable outcomes yet available to establish a historical timing pattern. At the same ticker, he conducted two sales on 2024-10-31 with outcomes still not measurable. The transaction represents a modest reduction in an otherwise substantial remaining position in a fundamentally sound company trading at a P/E of 14.53 with $5.5B quarterly revenue.

medium
Sell
10,000 shares
$1,900,000
Significance 5/10

EVP Squires Nelson John III sold 10,000 shares for $1,900,000.00 at blended avg $190.00, reducing holdings to 54.6K shares post-sale.

Squires Nelson John III, EVP & GM of EES at WESCO INTERNATIONAL, executed 2 separate sales totaling 10,000 shares for $1,900,000.00 on 2024-10-31, with transaction prices of $185.00 and $195.00 per share. His post-transaction holdings of 54,621 shares represent a 15.5% reduction from his prior 64,621 shares. The blended sale price of $190.00 sits near the current market price of $188.17 and within the 52-week range of $128.13–$193.83, with the stock up 22.6% over the past 90 days and 12.4% over the past 30 days. The sale occurs at an elevated price point close to the 52-week high of $193.83, while the company trades at a reasonable P/E of 13.29 with positive fundamentals including $5.5B quarterly revenue and $204.3M net income.

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