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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-25 00:15 | 2020-07-27 | IMII | BLUSKY AI INC. | CLUFF WHITNEY O | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.03 | 296,563 | $8,007 | 1,759,160 | +20.3% |
| 2020-08-25 00:06 | 2020-08-21 | LODE | Comstock Inc. | Drozdoff Leo M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.00 | 30,000 | $30,000 | 121,240 | +32.9% |
| 2020-08-21 21:56 | 2020-08-19 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Opfermann Andreas | Officer; Executive VP, Americas | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $247.70 | 5 | $1,239 | 498 | -1.0% |
| 2020-08-21 23:29 | 2020-08-19 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | CARLILE THOMAS E | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $48.08 | 2,671 | $128,420 | 56,228 | -4.5% |
| 2020-08-21 23:29 | 2020-08-19 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.69 | 39,000 | $3,302,945 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-20 17:20 | 2020-08-18 | FMC | FMC CORP | DOUGLAS MARK | Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $109.40 | 52,480 | $5,741,501 | 40,928 | -56.2% |
| 2020-08-20 23:12 | 2020-08-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Wright Christopher W | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.00 | 82,869 | $414,345 | 168,110 | -33.0% |
| 2020-08-20 23:05 | 2020-08-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Kieta Douglas L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.08 | 980 | $4,974 | 135,500 | +0.7% |
| 2020-08-20 23:19 | 2020-08-19 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | MACGILLIVRAY GREENWAY ROBIN | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $100.68 | 2,500 | $251,700 | 11,242 | -18.2% |
| 2020-08-20 23:12 | 2020-08-19 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | DONNELLY TIMOTHY | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $14.28 | 16,878 | $241,018 | 34,333 | -33.0% |
| 2020-08-20 21:09 | 2020-03-13 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $35.82 | 1,395,000 | $49,975,178 | 1,395,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-20 23:27 | 2020-08-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $68.81 | 100,000 | $6,881,070 | 61,131,838 | -0.2% |
| 2020-08-20 01:01 | 2020-08-18 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | Libner Paul | Officer; CFO & Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $140.00 | 300 | $42,000 | 13,542 | -2.2% |
| 2020-08-19 21:23 | 2020-08-17 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $117.62 | 9,132 | $1,074,080 | 11,176 | -45.0% |
| 2020-08-20 01:23 | 2020-08-18 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | NOBLE WILLIAM B | Officer; Managing Director, Europe | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $199.70 | 500 | $99,850 | 8,681 | -5.4% |
| 2020-08-19 01:55 | 2020-08-17 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Johnson David` T. | Officer; CFO & Treasurer | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $14.40 | 18,244 | $262,714 | 27,009 | -40.3% |
| 2020-08-19 00:48 | 2020-08-17 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | STOKES NICK | Officer; EVP, BMD | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $47.68 | 8,947 | $426,615 | 41,525 | -17.7% |
| 2020-08-18 23:19 | 2020-08-17 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Nevels James E | Director | Aluminum | BUY | $14.73 | 200 | $2,945 | 28,772 | +0.7% |
| 2020-08-18 22:37 | 2020-08-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $63.70 | 19,403 | $1,235,878 | 264,551 | -6.8% |
| 2020-08-18 01:53 | 2020-08-13 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | NATHAN GILBERT E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.40 | 56,725 | $192,780 | 146,591 | +63.1% |
| 2020-08-17 23:25 | 2020-08-13 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | Moran Theresa R | Officer; VP - Purchasing, Logistics | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $59.12 | 5,266 | $311,326 | 24,565 | -17.7% |
| 2020-08-17 23:16 | 2020-08-13 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; SVP, Global Ops, EHS & Prcmt | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $196.54 | 5,971 | $1,173,546 | 3,991 | -59.9% |
| 2020-08-17 19:22 | 2020-08-13 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $115.68 | 10,777 | $1,246,732 | 197,302 | -5.2% |
| 2020-08-17 23:29 | 2020-08-14 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | ANDRASICK JAMES S | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $102.23 | 1,000 | $102,230 | 9,545 | -9.5% |
| 2020-08-14 17:07 | 2020-08-13 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | Hanley Bryan A. | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Chemicals | BUY | $10.89 | 1,500 | $16,335 | 2,500 | +150.0% |
| 2020-08-14 23:09 | 2020-08-12 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Brown Robert Denis | Officer; VP - Corporate Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.80 | 172,000 | $997,256 | 437,981 | -28.2% |
| 2020-08-14 20:36 | 2020-08-13 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | COX MARK K | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $73.22 | 3,290 | $240,894 | 18,031 | -15.4% |
| 2020-08-14 23:08 | 2020-08-14 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Hoerner John E. | Officer; EVP - N. American Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $9.97 | 11,719 | $116,838 | 193,272 | -5.7% |
| 2020-08-14 23:19 | 2020-08-13 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Sienko David C | Officer; VP & General Counsel | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.01 | 75,000 | $450,450 | 847,004 | -8.1% |
| 2020-08-14 23:30 | 2020-08-13 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Rogers Terry V | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.96 | 35,000 | $208,495 | 70,013 | -33.3% |
| 2020-08-15 00:34 | 2020-08-12 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $16.23 | 4,000 | $64,920 | 78,914 | -4.8% |
| 2020-08-14 22:34 | 2020-08-12 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $115.55 | 3,736 | $431,704 | 188,657 | -1.9% |
| 2020-08-14 23:44 | 2020-08-13 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $10.13 | 37,324 | $378,092 | 399,548 | -8.5% |
| 2020-08-15 00:33 | 2020-08-12 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.53 | 159 | $5,967 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-14 23:55 | 2020-08-12 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $64.50 | 5,000 | $322,500 | 289,341 | -1.7% |
| 2020-08-14 23:53 | 2020-08-12 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and Chief S&EA Officer | Gold | SALE | $64.50 | 4,000 | $258,000 | 134,944 | -2.9% |
| 2020-08-14 17:31 | 2020-08-13 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $59.98 | 1,287 | $77,188 | 15,479 | -7.7% |
| 2020-08-14 18:24 | 2020-08-12 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | ANDERSON RENEE R | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.96 | 4,500 | $26,820 | 69,113 | +7.0% |
| 2020-08-14 19:31 | 2020-08-13 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL | Director | Copper | SALE | $45.10 | 1,400 | $63,140 | 9,014 | -13.4% |
| 2020-08-13 23:03 | 2020-08-11 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Sutton Scott McDougald | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.31 | 20,000 | $226,250 | 65,556 | +43.9% |
| 2020-08-14 01:39 | 2020-08-11 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Markevich Steven R. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Trans. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $24.00 | 40,857 | $980,568 | 90,883 | -31.0% |
| 2020-08-13 23:21 | 2020-08-12 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | STEEPLES ADRIAN | Officer; SVP, Managing Director - EMEA | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $201.91 | 2,188 | $441,783 | 6,475 | -25.3% |
| 2020-08-13 23:35 | 2020-08-11 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Hoerner John E. | Officer; EVP - N. American Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $10.77 | 9,265 | $99,784 | 204,991 | -4.3% |
| 2020-08-13 23:18 | 2020-08-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Laininger Dieter | Officer; SVP, Managing Director - APAC | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $201.00 | 3,000 | $603,000 | 5,368 | -35.9% |
| 2020-08-13 22:35 | 2020-08-12 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | King Scott V. | Officer; CAO & Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.50 | 8,000 | $604,000 | 17,559 | -31.3% |
| 2020-08-13 23:32 | 2020-08-11 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Harrison Michelle | Officer; Sr. VP Finance & Treasurer | Aluminum | SALE | $10.25 | 11,282 | $115,641 | 72,637 | -13.4% |
| 2020-08-13 23:43 | 2020-08-11 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $10.26 | 79,282 | $813,782 | 436,872 | -15.4% |
| 2020-08-12 23:52 | 2020-08-10 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | GAJARIA RAJAN | Officer; EVP, Business Platforms | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $25.20 | 2,010 | $50,652 | 60,462 | +3.4% |
| 2020-08-12 23:49 | 2020-08-10 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | FUERER CORNEL B | Officer; SVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $25.01 | 2,000 | $50,020 | 36,335 | +5.8% |
| 2020-08-12 22:52 | 2020-08-10 | OLN | OLIN Corp | VARILEK JAMES A | Officer; EVP & COO | Chemicals | BUY | $11.05 | 5,000 | $55,274 | 34,004 | +17.2% |
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.