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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-27 23:57 | 2021-09-23 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $92.60 | 34,790 | $3,221,474 | 4,888,787 | +0.7% |
| 2021-09-24 23:34 | 2021-09-22 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.83 | 32,602 | $2,993,871 | 4,853,997 | +0.7% |
| 2021-09-23 23:32 | 2021-09-21 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $89.92 | 26,965 | $2,424,741 | 4,821,395 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-23 00:07 | 2021-09-20 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $89.63 | 36,105 | $3,236,073 | 4,794,430 | +0.8% |
| 2021-09-21 23:43 | 2021-09-17 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.62 | 60,000 | $5,497,254 | 4,758,325 | +1.3% |
| 2021-09-21 00:14 | 2021-09-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | Litinsky James H. | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $34.62 | 3,154,388 | $109,204,913 | 2,217 | -99.9% |
| 2021-09-21 00:08 | 2021-09-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | Gold Daniel Allen | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $34.62 | 1,095,612 | $37,930,087 | 8,262,040 | -11.7% |
| 2021-09-21 00:09 | 2021-09-16 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $93.09 | 28,163 | $2,621,694 | 4,698,325 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-21 00:02 | 2021-09-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | JHL Capital Group LLC | 10% owner, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $34.62 | 2,282,140 | $79,007,687 | 2,217 | -99.9% |
| 2021-09-20 23:00 | 2021-09-16 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | QVT Financial LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $34.62 | 1,095,612 | $37,930,087 | 8,262,040 | -11.7% |
| 2021-09-20 23:23 | 2021-09-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $63.43 | 83,334 | $5,286,076 | 58,965,171 | -0.1% |
| 2021-09-18 00:16 | 2021-09-15 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $93.01 | 35,824 | $3,332,001 | 4,670,162 | +0.8% |
| 2021-09-17 23:09 | 2021-09-15 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | Gupta Sanjeev | Officer; Executive Vice President, MD | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $14.34 | 174,500 | $2,501,859 | 143 | -99.9% |
| 2021-09-18 00:08 | 2021-09-15 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | FOSTER ANDREW B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $14.08 | 8,548 | $120,363 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-09-18 03:59 | 2021-01-26 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | BARTON FRANCIS P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $12.29 | 110,000 | $1,352,098 | 13,452 | -89.1% |
| 2021-09-17 16:30 | 2021-09-15 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | FARRELL MATTHEW | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $48.53 | 5,000 | $242,650 | 19,260 | +35.1% |
| 2021-09-18 00:09 | 2021-03-15 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | BLOCK JOHN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $15.98 | 70,511 | $1,126,477 | 40,116 | -63.7% |
| 2021-09-16 23:51 | 2021-09-14 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.16 | 27,377 | $2,495,698 | 4,634,338 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-17 03:21 | 2021-09-15 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Trogele Ulrich | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $14.70 | 3,000 | $44,100 | 160,047 | +1.9% |
| 2021-09-16 01:02 | 2021-09-13 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Young Bryan J | Officer; SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $303.75 | 1,662 | $504,833 | 3,849 | -30.2% |
| 2021-09-16 01:07 | 2021-09-13 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Sladek Joseph F | Officer; Pres. & GM, Glob. Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $302.32 | 432 | $130,602 | 369 | -53.9% |
| 2021-09-16 00:45 | 2021-09-13 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $90.23 | 24,741 | $2,232,380 | 4,606,961 | +0.5% |
| 2021-09-15 23:18 | 2021-09-13 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Reyes Timothy D. | Officer; EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | Aluminum | OPT+S | $50.02 | 17,390 | $869,933 | 60,831 | -22.2% |
| 2021-09-15 23:19 | 2021-09-13 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | STEWART RICHARD ROSS | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $145.95 | 6,018 | $878,336 | 8,408 | -41.7% |
| 2021-09-15 23:47 | 2021-09-14 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | BAKER DOUGLAS M JR | Director, Officer; EXEC CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $223.54 | 173,036 | $38,680,052 | 623,927 | -21.7% |
| 2021-09-15 23:29 | 2021-09-10 | NMGX | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 36,789 | $0 | 740,156 | +5.2% |
| 2021-09-14 23:48 | 2021-09-10 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.38 | 26,778 | $2,446,974 | 4,582,220 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-14 23:34 | 2021-09-10 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | West Neal E | Officer; EVP & CFO | Aluminum | SALE | $119.42 | 400 | $47,768 | 3,019 | -11.7% |
| 2021-09-14 21:24 | 2021-09-10 | NMGX | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 36,789 | $0 | 853,171 | +4.5% |
| 2021-09-13 23:52 | 2021-09-09 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.21 | 38,658 | $3,526,070 | 4,555,442 | +0.9% |
| 2021-09-13 23:42 | 2021-09-10 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $94.30 | 1,104 | $104,107 | 825 | -57.2% |
| 2021-09-14 01:11 | 2021-09-09 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $137.08 | 5,680 | $778,610 | 31,158 | -15.4% |
| 2021-09-10 23:35 | 2021-09-08 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $88.88 | 27,053 | $2,404,579 | 4,516,784 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-11 02:05 | 2021-09-09 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Williams Geoffrey Thomas Jr. | Officer; VP-General Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $8.02 | 51,316 | $411,339 | 370,135 | -12.2% |
| 2021-09-10 23:37 | 2021-09-08 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | REICH VICTORIA | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $229.00 | 4,500 | $1,030,518 | 21,218 | -17.5% |
| 2021-09-10 22:34 | 2021-09-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $62.61 | 83,333 | $5,217,296 | 59,048,505 | -0.1% |
| 2021-09-10 23:35 | 2021-09-08 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and Chief S&EA Officer | Gold | SALE | $57.75 | 4,000 | $231,000 | 93,140 | -4.1% |
| 2021-09-10 21:59 | 2021-09-09 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | MILLETT MARK D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Steel | SALE | $66.34 | 67,686 | $4,490,289 | 2,927,887 | -2.3% |
| 2021-09-10 00:03 | 2021-09-07 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $88.16 | 27,427 | $2,417,964 | 4,489,731 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-09 16:40 | 2021-09-08 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | SMITH ASHLEY B | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $17.75 | 1,100 | $19,525 | 192,929 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-08 23:00 | 2021-08-30 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | Taylor Mike J | Director, Officer; President / CEO / Director | Steel | BUY | $11.95 | 4,144 | $49,521 | 119,144 | +3.6% |
| 2021-09-08 18:52 | 2021-09-07 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | Gant Kelli K. | Officer; Chief Administrative Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $25.00 | 2,681 | $67,025 | 19,442 | -12.1% |
| 2021-09-09 00:06 | 2021-09-03 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $88.14 | 27,687 | $2,440,332 | 4,462,304 | +0.6% |
| 2021-09-08 18:51 | 2021-09-07 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | SCHELLER WALTER J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $25.00 | 8,730 | $218,250 | 105,107 | -7.7% |
| 2021-09-08 23:41 | 2021-09-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gehring Dean | Officer; EVP & CTO | Gold | SALE | $60.00 | 2,991 | $179,460 | 16,811 | -15.1% |
| 2021-09-09 00:22 | 2021-09-08 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $243.75 | 1,337 | $325,894 | 19,533 | -6.4% |
| 2021-09-07 22:42 | 2021-09-03 | FMC | FMC CORP | Sandifer Andrew D | Officer; EVP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $96.97 | 1,260 | $122,182 | 30,906 | +4.3% |
| 2021-09-08 00:24 | 2021-09-02 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $88.11 | 60,000 | $5,286,300 | 4,434,617 | +1.4% |
| 2021-09-08 01:38 | 2021-09-02 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $1.85 | 3,200,000 | $5,920,000 | 8,743,317 | -26.8% |
| 2021-09-08 01:36 | 2021-09-07 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | Schuller George John JR | Officer; Chief Operations Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $67.67 | 13,059 | $883,703 | 9,226 | -58.6% |
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.