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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-18 02:23 | 2020-12-15 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | RIDEOUT STANTON K | Officer; Executive Vice President & CFO | Gold | BUY | $7.00 | 15,000 | $105,000 | 15,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-12-18 02:23 | 2020-12-15 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | GARRETT DIANE R | Officer; President, CEO & Director | Gold | BUY | $7.10 | 34,000 | $241,458 | 8,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-12-17 00:30 | 2020-12-16 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Gramm Christopher | Officer; Controller | Chemicals | SALE | $20.30 | 200 | $4,060 | 39,561 | -0.5% |
| 2020-12-16 21:39 | 2020-12-03 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Hendrix Scott | Officer; SVP Crop Sales, US & Canada | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $15.30 | 5,410 | $82,773 | 34,981 | -13.4% |
| 2020-12-16 01:35 | 2020-12-11 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Simermeyer Elizabeth A | Officer; EVP & PRES - HC & LIFE SCI | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $221.38 | 515 | $114,010 | 7,827 | -6.2% |
| 2020-12-16 00:31 | 2020-12-11 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Kesler Dale Craig | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $98.50 | 11,603 | $1,142,914 | 67,141 | -14.7% |
| 2020-12-16 00:21 | 2020-12-14 | CE | Celanese Corp | WULFF JOHN K | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $132.33 | 750 | $99,248 | 18,721 | -3.9% |
| 2020-12-16 00:30 | 2020-12-11 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | BOWMAN ED H JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $98.98 | 1,396 | $138,176 | 15,389 | -8.3% |
| 2020-12-15 01:27 | 2020-12-10 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | JONES ANDREW M | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.93 | 3,009 | $186,357 | 8,732 | -25.6% |
| 2020-12-15 01:35 | 2020-12-10 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Hensley William L. Iggiagruk | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.93 | 5,000 | $9,671 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-12-14 23:42 | 2020-12-09 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.82 | 3,000 | $134,460 | 7,771,044 | 0.0% |
| 2020-12-15 00:43 | 2020-12-10 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.98 | 3,000 | $35,940 | 265,265 | +1.1% |
| 2020-12-15 01:36 | 2020-12-11 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | WALTERS DIANA J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.83 | 2,000 | $3,660 | 10,000 | +25.0% |
| 2020-12-11 23:26 | 2020-12-09 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Catlett Janet Anne | Officer; VP, CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $118.25 | 642 | $75,918 | 1,019 | -38.7% |
| 2020-12-12 00:35 | 2020-12-10 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Gary Jesse E | Officer; EVP, COO & GC | Aluminum | SALE | $11.72 | 9,750 | $114,270 | 48,024 | -16.9% |
| 2020-12-12 00:47 | 2020-12-09 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Hoerner John E. | Officer; EVP - N. American Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $11.87 | 10,000 | $118,700 | 163,272 | -5.8% |
| 2020-12-11 14:12 | 2020-12-10 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Alphonso Mervyn L | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $88.93 | 536 | $47,666 | 839 | -39.0% |
| 2020-12-12 00:30 | 2020-12-09 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $11.76 | 38,439 | $452,046 | 361,109 | -9.6% |
| 2020-12-12 00:46 | 2020-12-09 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $61.10 | 5,000 | $305,500 | 269,397 | -1.8% |
| 2020-12-11 19:40 | 2020-12-08 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $60.52 | 37,518 | $2,270,589 | 1,600,764 | -2.3% |
| 2020-12-10 21:26 | 2020-12-10 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Schauerman John P. | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $6.50 | 16,600 | $107,900 | 36,600 | +83.0% |
| 2020-12-11 01:34 | 2020-12-08 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Privet Fund Management LLC | 10% owner, Other | Chemicals | BUY | $6.39 | 15,700 | $100,310 | 1,591,718 | +1.0% |
| 2020-12-11 00:33 | 2020-12-08 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | BARNETT F WILLIAM | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $97.69 | 20,234 | $1,976,659 | 30,876 | -39.6% |
| 2020-12-10 23:14 | 2020-12-08 | FMC | FMC CORP | CORDEIRO EDUARDO E | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $118.86 | 5,625 | $668,615 | 19,734 | -22.2% |
| 2020-12-11 05:29 | 2020-12-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $61.98 | 83,333 | $5,165,163 | 60,548,504 | -0.1% |
| 2020-12-10 01:08 | 2020-12-07 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Charton Jerome | Officer; EVP - GLOBAL REGIONS | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $222.48 | 1,749 | $389,121 | 1,339 | -56.6% |
| 2020-12-10 01:28 | 2020-12-07 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Magstadt Brian J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $90.48 | 12,000 | $1,085,760 | 43,889 | -21.5% |
| 2020-12-10 00:27 | 2020-12-04 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Venter Johann | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $15.71 | 2,440 | $38,332 | 41,951 | -5.5% |
| 2020-12-10 00:01 | 2020-11-26 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Boon Vince | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $0.65 | 9,607 | $6,245 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-12-10 00:39 | 2020-12-07 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | Brown Dean Michael | Officer; EVP, Wood Products | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $44.48 | 1,000 | $44,483 | 33,260 | -2.9% |
| 2020-12-09 14:15 | 2020-12-08 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $92.02 | 2,278 | $209,625 | 27,470 | -7.7% |
| 2020-12-09 20:59 | 2020-12-08 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $10.40 | 123,071 | $1,279,385 | 1,977,052 | -5.9% |
| 2020-12-10 00:37 | 2020-12-07 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Kitlen John | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Gold | SALE | $59.72 | 2,000 | $119,440 | 33,742 | -5.6% |
| 2020-12-09 20:00 | 2020-12-08 | NMGX | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.82 | 3,000 | $2,459 | 681,817 | +0.4% |
| 2020-12-10 00:32 | 2020-12-08 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | THOMAS CRAIG W | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.50 | 298,518 | $149,140 | 359,573 | -45.4% |
| 2020-12-09 05:30 | 2020-12-04 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $88.59 | 518,691 | $45,948,398 | 43,944,525 | -1.2% |
| 2020-12-08 14:33 | 2020-12-07 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $95.84 | 2,722 | $260,872 | 29,748 | -8.4% |
| 2020-12-09 01:02 | 2020-12-04 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $109.54 | 4,000 | $438,154 | 30,204 | -11.7% |
| 2020-12-09 01:19 | 2020-12-04 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | QUIRK KATHLEEN L | Officer; EVP and CFO | Copper | OPT+S | $25.27 | 485,000 | $12,255,756 | 1,287,669 | -27.4% |
| 2020-12-09 01:18 | 2020-12-04 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | ADKERSON RICHARD C | Director, Officer; Vice Chairman, President & CEO | Copper | OPT+S | $25.17 | 467,887 | $11,776,856 | 3,039,717 | -13.3% |
| 2020-12-09 00:09 | 2020-12-04 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ELLEN MARTIN M | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $97.00 | 2,161 | $209,617 | 5,836 | -27.0% |
| 2020-12-08 21:52 | 2020-12-07 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $10.49 | 167,308 | $1,755,061 | 711,103 | -19.0% |
| 2020-12-08 01:39 | 2020-12-04 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | TITUS BRIAN | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $38.50 | 8,545 | $328,984 | 12,595 | -40.4% |
| 2020-12-07 20:15 | 2020-12-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Shumlin Peter E | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $170.72 | 1,600 | $273,147 | 9,166 | -14.9% |
| 2020-12-08 02:53 | 2020-12-04 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Wyant Jill S | Officer; EVP - INNOV & TRANSF | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $224.17 | 16,696 | $3,742,764 | 11,308 | -59.6% |
| 2020-12-07 20:11 | 2020-12-04 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $41.63 | 6,000 | $249,750 | 7,774,044 | -0.1% |
| 2020-12-08 01:44 | 2020-12-03 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | BOWMAN ED H JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $95.65 | 4,897 | $468,395 | 15,389 | -24.1% |
| 2020-12-08 02:33 | 2020-12-04 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $61.01 | 176,195 | $10,749,657 | 1,638,282 | -9.7% |
| 2020-12-05 00:27 | 2020-12-02 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Jones Tammi A | Officer; EVP & CHRO | Aluminum | SALE | $21.19 | 1,500 | $31,778 | 3,750 | -28.6% |
| 2020-12-04 17:48 | 2020-12-02 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pfeiffer Nicholas | Officer; Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $118.50 | 733 | $86,861 | 11,547 | -6.0% |
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.