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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 17:10 | 2021-11-09 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.90 | 2,000 | $19,800 | 65,365 | +3.2% |
| 2021-11-10 17:08 | 2021-11-09 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | HELLMOLD RALPH O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $9.80 | 900 | $8,820 | 38,375 | -2.3% |
| 2021-11-10 17:08 | 2021-11-09 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Zimmer John P | Officer; EVP, Treasurer, Secretary, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.78 | 2,500 | $24,438 | 186,956 | +1.4% |
| 2021-11-10 17:07 | 2021-11-09 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; EVP,Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.80 | 1,000 | $9,800 | 111,325 | +0.9% |
| 2021-11-09 23:23 | 2021-11-05 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Rojo Luis | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $126.55 | 2,000 | $253,108 | 1,453 | -57.9% |
| 2021-11-10 00:48 | 2021-11-09 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Atkins Randall Whittaker | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $15.47 | 57,575 | $890,484 | 795,314 | -6.8% |
| 2021-11-09 20:02 | 2021-11-08 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pfeiffer Nicholas | Officer; Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $106.83 | 1,000 | $106,830 | 11,929 | -7.7% |
| 2021-11-10 00:23 | 2021-11-05 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; SVP, Controller | Building Materials | OPT+S | $155.25 | 7,216 | $1,120,284 | 31,122 | -18.8% |
| 2021-11-10 00:59 | 2021-11-08 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $10.47 | 37,140 | $388,856 | 610,000 | +6.5% |
| 2021-11-10 00:25 | 2021-11-08 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Barnard Douglas C | Officer; Sr.VP,Gen.Counsel&Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $62.65 | 35,207 | $2,205,726 | 78,138 | -31.1% |
| 2021-11-10 01:49 | 2021-11-05 | CE | Celanese Corp | Dupuis Vanessa | Officer; SVP, HR (CHRO) | Chemicals | SALE | $170.00 | 512 | $87,040 | 3,614 | -12.4% |
| 2021-11-10 02:53 | 2021-11-08 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | ODISHAW EDWARD A | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $135.00 | 800 | $108,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-11-10 01:14 | 2021-11-08 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP Controller & Financial Rptg | Copper | OPT+S | $39.10 | 67,000 | $2,619,673 | 59,837 | -52.8% |
| 2021-11-09 20:39 | 2021-11-09 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | MONSER EDWARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $314.49 | 80 | $25,159 | 280 | +40.0% |
| 2021-11-09 00:43 | 2021-11-08 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $276.47 | 36,330 | $10,044,279 | 55,905 | -39.4% |
| 2021-11-09 00:20 | 2021-11-04 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $10.44 | 162,860 | $1,699,965 | 572,860 | +39.7% |
| 2021-11-09 02:20 | 2021-11-05 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | FOSTER ANDREW B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $23.08 | 10,833 | $250,017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-11-08 20:27 | 2021-11-05 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Director, Officer; EVP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.80 | 6,356 | $627,947 | 25,024 | -20.3% |
| 2021-11-08 20:44 | 2021-11-05 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Levental Igor | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $7.65 | 35,750 | $273,488 | 150,332 | -19.2% |
| 2021-11-09 00:43 | 2021-11-08 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $275.80 | 1,337 | $368,745 | 16,859 | -7.3% |
| 2021-11-05 21:57 | 2021-11-05 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Smith Wayne Thomas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $305.61 | 1,637 | $500,282 | 1,637 | +100.0% |
| 2021-11-06 00:10 | 2021-11-04 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Simermeyer Elizabeth A | Officer; EVP & PRES - HC & LIFE SCI | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $228.19 | 4,378 | $999,011 | 10,482 | -29.5% |
| 2021-11-06 00:06 | 2021-11-04 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | McCormick Michael C. | Officer; EVP, GC & SECRETARY | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $228.76 | 2,890 | $661,119 | 50,821 | -5.4% |
| 2021-11-05 23:41 | 2021-11-03 | OLN | OLIN Corp | VARILEK JAMES A | Officer; EVP & COO | Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.78 | 91,005 | $5,531,284 | 12,383 | -88.0% |
| 2021-11-06 00:28 | 2021-11-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Harvey Keith | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $105.00 | 500 | $52,500 | 60,386 | -0.8% |
| 2021-11-06 01:45 | 2021-11-03 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Stairs Janice | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $1.97 | 12,835 | $25,285 | 285,823 | -4.3% |
| 2021-11-05 17:12 | 2021-11-03 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Will W Anthony | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $61.35 | 10,000 | $613,500 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-11-06 00:11 | 2021-11-04 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $6.97 | 1,000 | $6,965 | 187,233 | +0.5% |
| 2021-11-05 23:55 | 2021-11-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Rhodes Blake | Officer; SVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $55.00 | 500 | $27,500 | 56,934 | -0.9% |
| 2021-11-04 23:10 | 2021-11-02 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Haack Michael | Officer; President and CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $155.00 | 5,000 | $775,000 | 72,320 | -6.5% |
| 2021-11-05 00:12 | 2021-11-02 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Weaver Troy D. | Officer; SVP, Global Refinish | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.46 | 24,000 | $755,040 | 27,337 | -46.7% |
| 2021-11-04 23:23 | 2021-11-02 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Panikar John | Officer; Executive VP, APAC | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $327.19 | 4,872 | $1,594,070 | 15,106 | -24.4% |
| 2021-11-04 23:11 | 2021-11-02 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Kesler Dale Craig | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $156.25 | 12,828 | $2,004,375 | 63,410 | -16.8% |
| 2021-11-04 19:57 | 2021-11-03 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $7.38 | 48,610 | $358,659 | 5,511 | -89.8% |
| 2021-11-04 19:40 | 2021-11-03 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | MADHAVPEDDI KALIDAS V | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $7.48 | 11 | $82 | 76,286 | 0.0% |
| 2021-11-03 23:56 | 2021-11-01 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Duijser Machiel | Officer; EVP & CSCO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $222.75 | 1,452 | $323,427 | 1,596 | -47.6% |
| 2021-11-03 22:10 | 2021-11-02 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Solly Pamela A. | Officer; VP, Investor Relations | Gold | BUY | $0.74 | 5,000 | $3,677 | 100,484 | +5.2% |
| 2021-11-03 22:14 | 2021-11-02 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | BUY | $0.73 | 5,000 | $3,673 | 512,746 | +1.0% |
| 2021-11-03 23:38 | 2021-11-02 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Lang Gregory A. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $1.96 | 75,000 | $147,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-11-04 03:10 | 2021-11-02 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | BARTON FRANCIS P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.13 | 20,000 | $422,556 | 13,452 | -59.8% |
| 2021-11-03 23:42 | 2021-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $53.78 | 7,000 | $376,460 | 236,525 | -2.9% |
| 2021-11-02 23:54 | 2021-11-01 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Dankel Roger | Officer; President, Simpson Strong-Tie | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $106.32 | 1,500 | $159,480 | 28,121 | -5.1% |
| 2021-11-02 23:18 | 2021-10-29 | DOW | DOW INC. | Fitterling James R | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $56.03 | 5,000 | $280,148 | 232,061 | +2.2% |
| 2021-11-02 22:38 | 2021-11-02 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Earnest Frederick Hume | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | BUY | $0.74 | 15,000 | $11,031 | 1,542,204 | +1.0% |
| 2021-11-02 19:43 | 2021-11-01 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Keenan Timothy J | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.52 | 5,291 | $378,428 | 22,871 | -18.8% |
| 2021-11-03 01:47 | 2021-10-29 | FF | FutureFuel Corp. | Bedell Donald C. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.15 | 5,000 | $35,750 | 93,650 | +5.6% |
| 2021-11-02 23:19 | 2021-10-29 | DOW | DOW INC. | DAVIS RICHARD K | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $56.26 | 1,200 | $67,518 | 22,424 | +5.7% |
| 2021-11-02 00:46 | 2021-11-01 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Tobler Douglas L. | Officer; CFO | Gold | BUY | $0.74 | 2,500 | $1,846 | 99,971 | +2.6% |
| 2021-11-01 20:50 | 2021-10-29 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Owens James | Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $69.57 | 10,000 | $695,700 | 173,703 | -5.4% |
| 2021-10-30 03:19 | 2021-03-16 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | Gupta Sanjeev | Officer; Executive Vice President, MD | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $18.13 | 228,281 | $4,139,488 | 10,889 | -95.4% |
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.