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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 16:31 | 2021-05-07 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | BOLDEA LUCIAN | Officer; Executive VP | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $124.89 | 14,028 | $1,751,957 | 19,440 | -41.9% |
| 2021-05-11 23:18 | 2021-05-10 | K | KELLANOVA | HOOD CHRISTOPHER M | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $67.15 | 3,000 | $201,450 | 31,729 | -8.6% |
| 2021-05-11 22:43 | 2021-05-07 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $137.70 | 2,690 | $370,407 | 11,252 | -19.3% |
| 2021-05-11 17:26 | 2021-05-10 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | NAPOLITAN RAYMOND S JR | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | OPT+S | $103.02 | 65,789 | $6,777,609 | 131,914 | -33.3% |
| 2021-05-11 23:32 | 2021-05-07 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Mulhere Timothy P | Officer; EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INST | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $228.27 | 24,471 | $5,585,995 | 18,967 | -56.3% |
| 2021-05-11 23:30 | 2021-05-10 | KBLB | Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. | Thompson Kimberly Kraig | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.00 | 32,308 | $0 | 204,539,994 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-11 19:14 | 2021-05-10 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; EVP, Vinyl Products | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $105.00 | 5,000 | $525,000 | 8,217 | -37.8% |
| 2021-05-12 04:55 | 2021-05-07 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Watt Brian | Officer; VP, Strat Plan & Regulatory | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $101.87 | 7,112 | $724,497 | 25,124 | -22.1% |
| 2021-05-12 04:42 | 2021-05-07 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $101.70 | 7,988 | $812,416 | 168,127 | -4.5% |
| 2021-05-12 04:37 | 2021-05-07 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $101.99 | 1,161 | $118,414 | 21,308 | -5.2% |
| 2021-05-12 04:32 | 2021-05-07 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | HESSNER CATHERINE | Officer; Senior VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $101.86 | 4,964 | $505,643 | 15,194 | -24.6% |
| 2021-05-11 21:10 | 2021-05-07 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BUSSE KEITH E | Director | Steel | SALE | $63.70 | 250,000 | $15,925,600 | 755,041 | -24.9% |
| 2021-05-10 23:25 | 2021-05-07 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Kahrs Benjamin D | Officer; EVP & Chief Innovation Officer | Aluminum | OPT+S | $39.68 | 28,082 | $1,114,358 | 28,630 | -49.5% |
| 2021-05-10 23:22 | 2021-05-07 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Jones Tammi A | Officer; EVP & CHRO | Aluminum | OPT+S | $41.18 | 4,435 | $182,648 | 6,750 | -39.7% |
| 2021-05-10 23:49 | 2021-05-07 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | Ratnakar Raj | Officer; SVP and Chief Strategy Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.80 | 11,408 | $944,582 | 11,896 | -49.0% |
| 2021-05-10 20:55 | 2021-05-07 | NGVT | Ingevity Corp | WOODCOCK STUART EDWARD JR. | Officer; EVP, President Perf Materials | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.76 | 5,178 | $444,065 | 25,338 | -17.0% |
| 2021-05-11 00:30 | 2021-05-10 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Guthrie Vanessa Ann | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $23.42 | 4,600 | $107,732 | 38,510 | -10.7% |
| 2021-05-11 00:01 | 2021-05-06 | DOW | DOW INC. | Edmonds Ronald C | Officer; Controller and Vice President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.35 | 30,000 | $2,050,500 | 9,979 | -75.0% |
| 2021-05-11 00:43 | 2021-05-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $67.55 | 83,333 | $5,628,877 | 59,715,169 | -0.1% |
| 2021-05-07 23:09 | 2021-05-05 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | Jellison Douglas J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | SALE | $92.62 | 5,995 | $555,262 | 82,485 | -6.8% |
| 2021-05-07 22:55 | 2021-05-05 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | SLATE MARYEMILY | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | SALE | $91.13 | 5,280 | $481,173 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-05-08 00:35 | 2021-05-05 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Simermeyer Elizabeth A | Officer; EVP & PRES - HC & LIFE SCI | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $227.54 | 7,691 | $1,749,972 | 8,943 | -46.2% |
| 2021-05-07 22:28 | 2021-05-05 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Kalkstein Hobart | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.45 | 14,130 | $868,276 | 35,689 | -28.4% |
| 2021-05-07 22:26 | 2021-05-06 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Dumont Lisa M | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $62.35 | 1,390 | $86,667 | 5,088 | -21.5% |
| 2021-05-07 23:47 | 2021-05-05 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Guilfoyle James D | Officer; EVP, Adv Polymer Sol & Sup Chn | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $110.16 | 610 | $67,198 | 31,409 | -1.9% |
| 2021-05-07 23:30 | 2021-05-06 | KBLB | Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. | Thompson Kimberly Kraig | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.00 | 40,000 | $0 | 204,572,302 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-08 00:18 | 2021-05-05 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Carlson Timothy C | Officer; SVP and CFO | Chemicals | SALE | $22.55 | 42,500 | $958,503 | 276,311 | -13.3% |
| 2021-05-08 03:35 | 2021-05-06 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | Dill Julie | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $7.10 | 40,000 | $283,812 | 60,509 | +195.0% |
| 2021-05-08 04:54 | 2021-05-06 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Frost Bert A | Officer; Sr.VP,Sales,Mkt Dev&Supp Chn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $53.00 | 37,450 | $1,984,857 | 93,296 | -28.6% |
| 2021-05-08 04:53 | 2021-05-07 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Hoker Richard A | Officer; VP and Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $53.01 | 22,300 | $1,182,078 | 78,387 | -22.1% |
| 2021-05-08 04:52 | 2021-05-07 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Will W Anthony | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $54.22 | 40,000 | $2,168,872 | 523,219 | -7.1% |
| 2021-05-08 04:51 | 2021-05-07 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Malik Ashraf K | Officer; Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D'istn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $55.01 | 5,650 | $310,796 | 28,401 | -16.6% |
| 2021-05-08 04:50 | 2021-05-07 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Bohn Christopher D | Officer; Sr. VP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.09 | 14,975 | $810,046 | 100,443 | -13.0% |
| 2021-05-08 01:06 | 2021-05-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $31.30 | 10,000 | $313,000 | 48,126 | -17.2% |
| 2021-05-08 01:04 | 2021-05-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $31.80 | 7,000 | $222,625 | 79,247 | -8.1% |
| 2021-05-07 23:40 | 2021-05-06 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $4.04 | 22,722 | $91,863 | 7,169,031 | -0.3% |
| 2021-05-08 01:41 | 2021-05-07 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $31.88 | 16,000 | $510,048 | 34,007 | -32.0% |
| 2021-05-08 00:42 | 2021-05-05 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP Controller & Financial Rptg | Copper | OPT+S | $41.35 | 42,500 | $1,757,583 | 60,337 | -41.3% |
| 2021-05-07 22:34 | 2021-05-07 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $87.04 | 15,000 | $1,305,600 | 279,479 | -5.1% |
| 2021-05-08 03:34 | 2021-05-06 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | ADAIR CHARLES E | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $7.15 | 5,000 | $35,750 | 45,839 | +12.2% |
| 2021-05-07 23:08 | 2021-05-06 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | QUERY KENNETH REX | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | SALE | $93.33 | 3,500 | $326,638 | 60,010 | -5.5% |
| 2021-05-07 23:17 | 2021-05-05 | AVNT | AVIENT CORP | Dodd Cathy | Officer; SVP, President Distribution | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.01 | 2,327 | $123,357 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021-05-06 22:56 | 2021-05-05 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Stepan Richard Finn | Officer; V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $135.11 | 1,043 | $140,921 | 210,382 | -0.5% |
| 2021-05-06 22:58 | 2021-05-04 | OLN | OLIN Corp | FLAUGHER BRETT A | Officer; VP & Pres, Winchester | Chemicals | OPT+S | $45.00 | 6,000 | $270,009 | 30,938 | -16.2% |
| 2021-05-06 23:16 | 2021-05-04 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Dawson Pat D | Officer; EVP-Pres, Epoxy & Intl | Chemicals | OPT+S | $44.86 | 100,000 | $4,485,780 | 2,734 | -97.3% |
| 2021-05-06 15:26 | 2021-05-04 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Stuckey Perry | Officer; SVP, Chf HR Ofcr | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $119.24 | 8,487 | $1,011,990 | 36,396 | -18.9% |
| 2021-05-06 17:40 | 2021-05-05 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.19 | 10,000 | $681,900 | 7,637,044 | -0.1% |
| 2021-05-07 01:01 | 2021-05-04 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $108.11 | 927,000 | $100,214,911 | 8,972,232 | -9.4% |
| 2021-05-06 20:55 | 2021-05-04 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WEHMER EDWARD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $134.29 | 1,000 | $134,285 | 5,900 | -14.5% |
| 2021-05-06 21:27 | 2021-05-05 | BLBX | Blackboxstocks Inc. | KEPLER GUST | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.50 | 300 | $750 | 2,331,968 | +0.0% |
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.