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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-15 23:41 | 2020-10-13 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.89 | 5,000 | $4,435 | 8,587,855 | +0.1% |
| 2020-10-14 21:40 | 2020-10-14 | LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Gentiletti Nelson | Officer; COO and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.31 | 5,000 | $36,525 | 12,083 | +70.6% |
| 2020-10-14 21:20 | 2020-10-13 | LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Sellyn Laurence G. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.04 | 10,000 | $80,390 | 11,695 | +590.0% |
| 2020-10-14 20:56 | 2020-10-13 | LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Stubina Jay Howard | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.58 | 10,000 | $85,800 | 85,000 | +13.3% |
| 2020-10-15 00:56 | 2020-10-14 | LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Solomita Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.31 | 10,000 | $73,080 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2020-10-15 00:12 | 2020-10-12 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.50 | 274 | $10,275 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-10-15 00:14 | 2020-10-13 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.89 | 68,614 | $6,030,821 | 961,892 | -6.7% |
| 2020-10-13 18:04 | 2020-10-09 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Martsching Robert J | Officer; VP, Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.35 | 4,315 | $217,274 | 10,036 | -30.1% |
| 2020-10-13 23:22 | 2020-10-09 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRY MICHAEL F | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $194.92 | 15,000 | $2,923,782 | 105,778 | -12.4% |
| 2020-10-13 18:09 | 2020-10-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $66.44 | 83,333 | $5,536,786 | 60,881,838 | -0.1% |
| 2020-10-09 00:10 | 2020-10-06 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.50 | 500,000 | $5,750,000 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-10-09 04:51 | 2020-10-06 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.00 | 3,222,222 | $0 | 25,203,457 | +14.7% |
| 2020-10-08 23:05 | 2020-10-06 | HYMC | HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.00 | 833,333 | $0 | 7,740,213 | +12.1% |
| 2020-10-09 01:39 | 2020-10-06 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.54 | 684 | $25,677 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-10-07 13:00 | 2020-10-06 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Dowdall Sharon | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $11.18 | 72,465 | $810,159 | 34,806 | -67.6% |
| 2020-10-07 23:40 | 2020-10-05 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Kitlen John | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Gold | SALE | $62.27 | 2,000 | $124,540 | 37,742 | -5.0% |
| 2020-10-05 23:36 | 2020-10-02 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | BONI ERIC N | Officer; Principal Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.03 | 1,066 | $74,652 | 8,600 | -11.0% |
| 2020-10-05 23:30 | 2020-10-01 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Lepard Lawrence Ward | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.75 | 205,783 | $153,596 | 1,462,989 | +16.4% |
| 2020-10-05 13:01 | 2020-10-02 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $11.11 | 89,214 | $991,168 | 8,489 | -91.3% |
| 2020-10-02 23:50 | 2020-10-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $64.00 | 5,150 | $329,600 | 257,997 | -2.0% |
| 2020-10-02 23:43 | 2020-10-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Atkinson Robert D | Officer; EVP & COO | Gold | SALE | $64.00 | 1,347 | $86,208 | 88,294 | -1.5% |
| 2020-10-02 23:39 | 2020-09-30 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Buese Nancy | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $62.49 | 11,250 | $703,013 | 22,101 | -33.7% |
| 2020-10-01 23:19 | 2020-09-29 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Lepard Lawrence Ward | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.66 | 193,873 | $128,169 | 1,257,206 | +18.2% |
| 2020-10-01 00:31 | 2020-09-28 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Colonias Karen Winifred | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $95.82 | 4,935 | $472,889 | 74,869 | -6.2% |
| 2020-10-01 00:31 | 2020-09-21 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Colonias Karen Winifred | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $95.06 | 5,065 | $481,480 | 79,804 | -6.0% |
| 2020-09-30 21:36 | 2020-09-28 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $708.18 | 22,282 | $15,779,624 | 103,024 | -17.8% |
| 2020-09-29 20:37 | 2020-09-25 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | VAN SANT R WILLIAM | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.86 | 7,665 | $343,857 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-09-25 16:00 | 2020-09-23 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.03 | 2,000 | $18,052 | 54,404 | +3.8% |
| 2020-09-24 23:36 | 2020-09-22 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Anderson James D | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $14.68 | 2,415 | $35,450 | 107,572 | +2.3% |
| 2020-09-25 00:08 | 2020-09-24 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.80 | 4,000 | $35,200 | 261,509 | +1.6% |
| 2020-09-24 00:51 | 2020-09-21 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Colonias Karen Winifred | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $95.06 | 5,065 | $481,480 | 34,714 | -12.7% |
| 2020-09-23 23:54 | 2020-09-22 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $14.72 | 5,000 | $73,605 | 544,595 | +0.9% |
| 2020-09-23 23:52 | 2020-09-21 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Cronin Walter S | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $14.17 | 13,500 | $191,295 | 58,400 | -18.8% |
| 2020-09-23 01:06 | 2020-09-18 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.88 | 2,400 | $90,920 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-09-21 23:51 | 2020-09-21 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $62.57 | 83,334 | $5,214,500 | 60,965,171 | -0.1% |
| 2020-09-19 02:22 | 2020-09-16 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Markevich Steven R. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Trans. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $25.00 | 44,568 | $1,114,200 | 46,315 | -49.0% |
| 2020-09-18 23:28 | 2020-09-17 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Nevels James E | Director | Aluminum | BUY | $13.30 | 200 | $2,660 | 28,972 | +0.7% |
| 2020-09-18 00:29 | 2020-09-15 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Smith Terrence F. | Officer; SVP Operations, CDO | Gold | OPT+S | $8.24 | 51,219 | $421,968 | 148,130 | -25.7% |
| 2020-09-18 00:53 | 2020-09-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Catlett Janet Anne | Officer; VP, CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $117.18 | 2 | $193 | 2,693 | +0.1% |
| 2020-09-18 00:19 | 2020-09-15 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | Ford Darrell L | Officer; SVP and CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $59.56 | 12,293 | $732,171 | 43,665 | -22.0% |
| 2020-09-17 23:23 | 2020-09-15 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Fraser Christopher T. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.49 | 8,000 | $91,906 | 27,681 | +40.6% |
| 2020-09-16 23:34 | 2020-09-14 | CE | Celanese Corp | WULFF JOHN K | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $107.79 | 750 | $80,843 | 20,971 | -3.5% |
| 2020-09-15 23:04 | 2020-09-14 | CRN | Coronado Global Resources Inc. | Pritchard Greg | Director | Coking Coal | BUY | $4.40 | 909 | $4,000 | 5,909 | +18.2% |
| 2020-09-15 23:04 | 2020-09-14 | CRN | Coronado Global Resources Inc. | Koeck William | Director | Coking Coal | BUY | $4.40 | 977 | $4,300 | 14,302 | +7.3% |
| 2020-09-15 17:21 | 2020-09-11 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | WEBSTER PATRICK M | Officer; President and COO | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $55.48 | 30,269 | $1,679,324 | 196,216 | -13.4% |
| 2020-09-15 17:19 | 2020-09-02 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | WEBSTER PATRICK M | Officer; President and COO | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $61.09 | 28,709 | $1,753,744 | 226,485 | -11.2% |
| 2020-09-16 00:03 | 2020-09-15 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.03 | 59,000 | $5,901,770 | 184,065 | -24.3% |
| 2020-09-14 22:56 | 2020-09-14 | NMGX | Nano Magic Inc. | Magic Growth LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.25 | 130,770 | $163,463 | 980,771 | +15.4% |
| 2020-09-14 22:16 | 2020-09-11 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Roberson Maria Haughton | Other | Chemicals | BUY | $5.90 | 1,000 | $5,900 | 6,808 | +17.2% |
| 2020-09-15 00:20 | 2020-09-03 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $5.34 | 6,260 | $33,417 | 66,304 | -8.6% |
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.