Every trade that managers of Nelnet Inc disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Finance & Banking sector and is based in Lincoln, United States. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Nelnet Inc logged 30 filings by 16 insiders.
There is no open-market purchase to report; the filings show 1 sale worth €44k by 1 insider. Biggest ticket of the year: €44k, sold by Van Deun Jona M and made public on 11 December 2025.
Across the 5,812 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 30 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Our records for Nelnet Inc go back to 2016, with no purchases and 24 sales on the open market in total. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists net income at 428.5 m USD.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Analysts rate Nelnet Inc Hold (neutral), based on 1 analysts. Average price target: US$125.00.
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Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI) is a U.S.-based financial services and technology company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1977, the company initially built its franchise around student loan servicing and related education finance infrastructure, then expanded over time into a broader platform that combines lending, payments, software, and education-focused services. For investors, Nelnet is best understood as a specialized financial and technology compounder with a long operating history and a gradually more diversified earnings base.
Today, Nelnet operates through several main businesses. Its Loan Servicing and Systems platform provides servicing, collection, and administration capabilities for student loans and other consumer and private loan portfolios. Its Education Technology Services and Payments division offers payment processing, digital transaction tools, and software-enabled services to K-12 schools, higher education institutions, churches, and businesses, primarily in the United States but also in selected international markets. Nelnet Financial Services includes Asset Generation and Management, which earns net interest income from loan and investment portfolios, as well as Nelnet Bank, the company’s bank subsidiary. This structure gives Nelnet a hybrid profile that spans specialty finance, servicing, and technology-enabled fee businesses.
From a competitive standpoint, Nelnet has a meaningful historical position in U.S. student loan servicing, an area where scale, operational expertise, and regulatory relationships matter. At the same time, that business remains exposed to policy changes, contract reassignments, and shifts in federal student lending volumes. Management has therefore worked to reduce concentration risk by expanding fee-based technology and payments revenue, growing private and consumer lending, and strengthening its banking platform. The company’s long-standing presence in the education ecosystem is an important strategic asset, particularly in a market where institutional relationships and operational reliability are critical.
Recent developments underscore that diversification strategy. In its February 2026 fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 update, Nelnet said it delivered record earnings in 2025 and highlighted solid momentum across consumer lending, loan servicing, payments, and technology. The company also reported continued servicing scale, with hundreds of billions of dollars of loans under administration, while newer initiatives such as pay-later receivables and Nelnet Bank contributed to growth. For equity investors, Nelnet represents a mature but still evolving U.S. listed company on the NYSE, combining legacy student finance exposure with newer financial and technology growth engines in the United States market.
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Over the last 90 days, 12 filings published between 16 September and 7 October 2026: no open-market purchase or sale filed by an insider. 12 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers).
Recent news
"La division Business Services de Nelnet acquiert l’indienne Entab Infotech" (Zonebourse Suisse, 5 October 2026) (headline in French).
Headlines quoted as published, with source and date. The gap to insider purchases is computed from the filings and implies no link between the article and the purchase. Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 13 October 2026 (UTC)
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | n.d. | 428.5 m USD | 11.79 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | n.d. | 184.0 m USD | 5.02 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | n.d. | 89.8 m USD | 2.40 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | n.d. | 406.9 m USD | 10.82 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | n.d. | 393.3 m USD | 10.20 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.