Basic Materials
Exclusive insider sentiment analysis for the Basic Materials sector. Track real-time Director purchases and institutional money flow to identify high-conviction opportunities before the market reacts.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 00:16 | 2021-12-31 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | VIGIL JEFFREY L. | Officer; Vice President and CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.20 | 7,000 | $15,376 | 35,153 | +24.9% |
| 2022-01-04 21:54 | 2021-12-30 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | Smith Barbara | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $36.82 | 10,097 | $371,818 | 161,276 | -5.9% |
| 2022-01-05 02:03 | 2021-12-30 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.62 | 34,410 | $21,334 | 24,394,846 | -0.1% |
| 2022-01-04 17:19 | 2022-01-03 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $100.68 | 1,500 | $151,024 | 20,824 | -6.7% |
| 2022-01-04 04:07 | 2021-12-31 | TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Karkar Andrei | Director, 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.09 | 1,000,000 | $2,090,000 | 43,620,976 | +2.3% |
| 2022-01-04 01:06 | 2021-12-30 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | El-Ahmadi Siraj Nour | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $15.01 | 114,879 | $1,724,805 | 35,121 | -76.6% |
| 2022-01-04 01:05 | 2021-12-28 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Bucchi Ronald A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.20 | 22,309 | $361,386 | 21,000 | -51.5% |
| 2022-01-04 00:18 | 2021-12-29 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRY MICHAEL F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $231.21 | 15,000 | $3,468,156 | 72,349 | -17.2% |
| 2022-01-04 00:57 | 2021-12-30 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Buese Nancy | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $60.78 | 10,000 | $607,800 | 2,558 | -79.6% |
| 2022-01-03 18:53 | 2021-12-29 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $30.90 | 600 | $18,537 | 85,554 | -0.7% |
| 2021-12-29 16:44 | 2021-12-28 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $100.06 | 1,400 | $140,086 | 545,658 | -0.3% |
| 2021-12-30 01:03 | 2021-12-27 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Zelibor Thomas Edward | Director, Officer; Chair of Board of Directors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $17.05 | 48,060 | $819,409 | 160,124 | -23.1% |
| 2021-12-30 01:01 | 2021-12-27 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Bucchi Ronald A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.90 | 39,203 | $662,570 | 43,309 | -47.5% |
| 2021-12-30 01:09 | 2021-12-27 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | LEONBERGER FREDERICK J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $16.75 | 150,000 | $2,512,365 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-12-29 22:43 | 2021-12-27 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $30.47 | 400 | $12,189 | 86,154 | -0.5% |
| 2021-12-28 16:28 | 2021-12-27 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $100.03 | 1,100 | $110,029 | 547,058 | -0.2% |
| 2021-12-29 01:30 | 2021-12-24 | TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Karkar Andrei | Director, 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.00 | 748,957 | $1,497,914 | 42,620,976 | +1.8% |
| 2021-12-29 01:29 | 2021-12-24 | TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Barron Gerard | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.00 | 47,438 | $94,876 | 15,087,940 | +0.3% |
| 2021-12-27 17:34 | 2021-12-23 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $100.06 | 1,400 | $140,080 | 548,158 | -0.3% |
| 2021-12-28 01:32 | 2021-12-22 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Zelibor Thomas Edward | Director, Officer; Chair of Board of Directors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.88 | 101,940 | $1,720,288 | 208,184 | -32.9% |
| 2021-12-28 01:31 | 2021-12-22 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Bucchi Ronald A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.84 | 88,488 | $1,489,970 | 82,512 | -51.7% |
| 2021-12-24 01:48 | 2021-12-22 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Privet Fund Management LLC | 10% owner, Other | Chemicals | BUY | $12.75 | 219,523 | $2,798,918 | 1,846,643 | +13.5% |
| 2021-12-24 03:47 | 2021-08-16 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Heine Eric Xavier | Officer; VP,Sales,Marketing&Logistics | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $11.16 | 20,500 | $228,704 | 40,268 | -33.7% |
| 2021-12-24 03:06 | 2020-10-19 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Heine Eric Xavier | Officer; VP,Sales,Marketing&Logistics | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $8.77 | 6,350 | $55,658 | 65,813 | -8.8% |
| 2021-12-24 03:32 | 2021-05-13 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Heine Eric Xavier | Officer; VP,Sales,Marketing&Logistics | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $15.46 | 7,000 | $108,220 | 60,768 | -10.3% |
| 2021-12-24 00:07 | 2021-12-22 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Malik Ashraf K | Officer; Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D'istn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $70.00 | 23,458 | $1,642,060 | 15,658 | -60.0% |
| 2021-12-24 00:05 | 2021-12-21 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Frost Bert A | Officer; Sr.VP,Sales,Mkt Dev & Supp Chn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $69.22 | 115,080 | $7,965,630 | 63,296 | -64.5% |
| 2021-12-22 03:25 | 2021-12-20 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | Simon Timothy Alan | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.21 | 1,000 | $12,210 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 2021-12-22 00:21 | 2021-12-21 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Little Melanie A | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $44.25 | 4,776 | $211,360 | 29,270 | -14.0% |
| 2021-12-22 01:34 | 2021-12-17 | NJMCD | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | BRACKEBUSCH GRANT A | Director, Officer; Vice President | Gold | BUY | $1.40 | 17,619 | $24,667 | 160,476 | +12.3% |
| 2021-12-22 00:36 | 2021-12-17 | NJMCD | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Gold | BUY | $1.40 | 17,619 | $24,667 | 1,303,145 | +1.4% |
| 2021-12-21 02:14 | 2021-12-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | Gold Daniel Allen | Director, 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $42.40 | 482,800 | $20,469,127 | 7,922,926 | -5.7% |
| 2021-12-20 23:49 | 2021-12-17 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | Topalian Leon J | Officer; President and CEO | Steel | SALE | $115.63 | 8,000 | $925,000 | 90,517 | -8.1% |
| 2021-12-21 00:25 | 2021-12-16 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | Taylor Mike J | Director, Officer; President / CEO / Director | Steel | BUY | $8.99 | 1,000 | $8,990 | 122,144 | +0.8% |
| 2021-12-20 17:01 | 2021-12-17 | GURE | GULF RESOURCES, INC. | Liu Xiaobin | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $4.60 | 10,000 | $46,046 | 208,115 | -4.6% |
| 2021-12-21 04:58 | 2021-12-20 | ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | CCMP Capital, LP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $9.12 | 783,745 | $7,147,754 | 7,035,741 | -10.0% |
| 2021-12-21 01:35 | 2021-12-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | QVT Financial LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $42.40 | 482,800 | $20,469,127 | 7,922,926 | -5.7% |
| 2021-12-21 01:07 | 2021-12-20 | ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | INEOS Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $9.12 | 416,255 | $3,796,246 | 24,731,385 | -1.7% |
| 2021-12-20 23:10 | 2021-12-16 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $6.89 | 88,960 | $613,032 | 2,104,280 | -4.1% |
| 2021-12-20 22:14 | 2021-12-16 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $30.30 | 400 | $12,119 | 86,554 | -0.5% |
| 2021-12-17 17:08 | 2021-12-16 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $100.34 | 2,425 | $243,316 | 549,558 | -0.4% |
| 2021-12-17 16:57 | 2021-12-16 | AREC | American Resources Corporation | Layman Michael G. | Director | Coking Coal | BUY | $1.73 | 168,782 | $292,449 | 168,782 | +100.0% |
| 2021-12-18 02:51 | 2021-12-15 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Magstadt Brian J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $128.00 | 2,000 | $256,000 | 20,521 | -8.9% |
| 2021-12-18 00:03 | 2021-12-16 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MONAGLE DJ III | Officer; Group President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $72.48 | 9,340 | $676,960 | 67,792 | -12.1% |
| 2021-12-18 00:44 | 2021-12-16 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Frost Bert A | Officer; Sr.VP,Sales,Mkt Dev & Supp Chn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $65.00 | 25,000 | $1,625,000 | 68,296 | -26.8% |
| 2021-12-17 16:30 | 2021-12-15 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | WEISENBURGER RANDALL J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $40.10 | 86,901 | $3,484,443 | 86,901 | +100.0% |
| 2021-12-17 00:27 | 2021-12-01 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Guy Henry L | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $13.99 | 56,693 | $793,248 | 147,745 | +62.3% |
| 2021-12-16 23:40 | 2021-12-14 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Meek Thomas J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.06 | 17,114 | $1,216,176 | 77,887 | -18.0% |
| 2021-12-17 00:45 | 2021-12-15 | GURE | GULF RESOURCES, INC. | Miao Naihui | Director, Officer; COO & Secretary | Chemicals | SALE | $4.61 | 10,000 | $46,080 | 208,115 | -4.6% |
| 2021-12-16 18:03 | 2021-12-14 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $30.00 | 400 | $12,000 | 86,954 | -0.5% |
Strategic Analysis
Analyzing insider transactions within the Basic Materials sector provides critical insights into institutional sentiment. When multiple executives across different companies in the same industry exhibit similar buying patterns (cluster buying), it often signals an upcoming sector-wide recovery or undervalued market conditions.
Regulatory Transparency
Our platform tracks SEC Form 4 filings in real-time. We differentiate between routine option exercises and open-market purchases to give you a clear view of "Skin in the Game". Understanding the roles of Directors vs. 10% Owners helps prioritize signals that carry the most predictive weight.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.