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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-13 04:58 | 2020-08-10 | CC | Chemours Co | Sparks Edwin C | Officer; President, Fluoro & Chem Sol | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.56 | 2,728 | $56,088 | 42,940 | -6.0% |
| 2020-08-12 23:57 | 2020-08-11 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $27.22 | 5,000 | $136,100 | 7,799,044 | -0.1% |
| 2020-08-12 23:30 | 2020-08-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BERQUIST JOSEPH A | Officer; SVP, GL SPEC BUS & CSO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $202.02 | 3,848 | $777,382 | 12,515 | -23.5% |
| 2020-08-12 23:34 | 2020-08-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | DOUGLAS MARK | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $201.88 | 1,275 | $257,394 | 2,008 | -38.8% |
| 2020-08-12 23:21 | 2020-08-10 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Shannon Michael J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $201.11 | 2,894 | $582,020 | 2,493 | -53.7% |
| 2020-08-12 23:40 | 2020-08-11 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | Brown Dean Michael | Officer; EVP, Wood Products | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $45.00 | 3,500 | $157,500 | 34,260 | -9.3% |
| 2020-08-12 23:25 | 2020-08-11 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $90.71 | 150,001 | $13,606,891 | 187,065 | -44.5% |
| 2020-08-12 23:55 | 2020-08-10 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | PAGE GREGORY R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $25.30 | 5,000 | $126,500 | 35,758 | +16.3% |
| 2020-08-12 22:37 | 2020-08-10 | OLN | OLIN Corp | BUNCH C ROBERT | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $10.98 | 20,000 | $219,580 | 39,125 | +104.6% |
| 2020-08-13 03:43 | 2020-08-10 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $80.27 | 8,000 | $642,160 | 171,195 | -4.5% |
| 2020-08-11 16:58 | 2020-08-07 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | IPPOLITO PETER J. | Officer; President, The Americas Group | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $656.16 | 5,015 | $3,290,623 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-11 17:18 | 2020-08-07 | NGVT | Ingevity Corp | WOODCOCK STUART EDWARD JR. | Officer; EVP, President Perf Materials | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $56.76 | 217 | $12,317 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-12 00:34 | 2020-08-10 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Harvey Keith | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $70.00 | 500 | $35,000 | 74,576 | -0.7% |
| 2020-08-11 17:14 | 2020-08-10 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | PETERS ALLEN T | Officer; Pres & COO, UFP Retail, LLC | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $61.54 | 3,941 | $242,529 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-11 20:06 | 2020-08-10 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MONETTA DOMINIC J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.22 | 15,000 | $18,300 | 95,316 | -13.6% |
| 2020-08-11 23:48 | 2020-08-10 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $60.43 | 4,000 | $241,720 | 15,479 | -20.5% |
| 2020-08-10 23:42 | 2020-08-06 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | MacLennan David | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $194.05 | 400 | $77,621 | 8,398 | +5.0% |
| 2020-08-10 23:42 | 2020-08-07 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | Twedt Jill | Officer; VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $44.71 | 3,000 | $134,130 | 20,343 | -12.9% |
| 2020-08-11 00:06 | 2020-08-07 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Pearce Bradley A | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $25.50 | 1,000 | $25,500 | 22,221 | -4.3% |
| 2020-08-11 00:51 | 2020-08-10 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $14.93 | 10,000 | $149,290 | 539,595 | +1.9% |
| 2020-08-10 22:15 | 2020-08-06 | FMC | FMC CORP | BRONDEAU PIERRE R | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $107.20 | 196,882 | $21,105,928 | 96,446 | -67.1% |
| 2020-08-11 00:05 | 2020-08-07 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $8.48 | 1,000 | $8,475 | 172,289 | +0.6% |
| 2020-08-11 00:42 | 2020-08-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $68.99 | 100,000 | $6,898,730 | 61,231,838 | -0.2% |
| 2020-08-07 19:56 | 2020-08-06 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Nowicki Juergen | Officer; Executive VP, Engineering | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $245.53 | 7 | $1,719 | 1,817 | -0.4% |
| 2020-08-08 01:07 | 2020-08-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Harvey Keith | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $65.00 | 500 | $32,500 | 75,076 | -0.7% |
| 2020-08-08 02:56 | 2020-08-07 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Hoerner John E. | Officer; EVP - N. American Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $10.09 | 9,900 | $99,891 | 214,256 | -4.4% |
| 2020-08-08 01:37 | 2020-08-06 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $82.52 | 1,519 | $125,348 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020-08-07 16:39 | 2020-08-05 | SCL | STEPAN CO | LAWTON GREGORY E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $110.00 | 1,087 | $119,570 | 16,041 | -6.3% |
| 2020-08-07 00:49 | 2020-08-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Anderson James D | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $12.85 | 5,000 | $64,250 | 105,157 | +5.0% |
| 2020-08-05 17:20 | 2020-08-04 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Vines John R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $157.79 | 1,491 | $235,257 | 9,904 | -13.1% |
| 2020-08-05 23:32 | 2020-08-04 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | STOKES NICK | Officer; EVP, BMD | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $44.99 | 16,900 | $760,331 | 50,472 | -25.1% |
| 2020-08-05 23:29 | 2020-08-04 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | HIBBS KELLY E. | Officer; VP and Controller | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $44.49 | 5,286 | $235,174 | 30,082 | -14.9% |
| 2020-08-05 23:31 | 2020-08-04 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | RANCOURT WAYNE M | Officer; EVP, CFO and Treasurer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $45.28 | 16,159 | $731,680 | 78,200 | -17.1% |
| 2020-08-05 21:28 | 2020-08-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $12.80 | 10,000 | $128,000 | 529,595 | +1.9% |
| 2020-08-06 00:07 | 2020-08-03 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | OPT+S | $82.00 | 12,184 | $999,095 | 68,636 | -15.1% |
| 2020-08-05 23:33 | 2020-08-03 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | HUGHES BILL | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $91.14 | 362 | $32,994 | 24,288 | -1.5% |
| 2020-08-06 00:32 | 2020-08-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $69.20 | 5,150 | $356,380 | 268,297 | -1.9% |
| 2020-08-05 23:40 | 2020-08-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Kitlen John | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Gold | SALE | $69.20 | 2,000 | $138,400 | 41,742 | -4.6% |
| 2020-08-04 23:24 | 2020-08-03 | K | KELLANOVA | AMAYA NICOLAS | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $69.17 | 3,583 | $247,823 | 3,155 | -53.2% |
| 2020-08-04 23:24 | 2020-08-03 | K | KELLANOVA | Hirst Alistair D | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $69.15 | 7,500 | $518,622 | 33,175 | -18.4% |
| 2020-08-05 03:31 | 2020-07-31 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Mossman Benjamin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Gold | BUY | $0.75 | 40,000 | $30,000 | 202,829 | +24.6% |
| 2020-08-05 01:57 | 2020-07-31 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Lepard Lawrence Ward | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.75 | 133,333 | $100,000 | 1,063,333 | +14.3% |
| 2020-08-04 23:22 | 2020-08-03 | K | KELLANOVA | CAHILLANE STEVEN A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, Pres. & CEO/Trustee | Gold | BUY | $69.32 | 2,727 | $189,024 | 53,292 | +5.4% |
| 2020-08-04 23:56 | 2020-07-31 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $91.69 | 8,992 | $824,434 | 33,833 | -21.0% |
| 2020-08-05 00:03 | 2020-07-31 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $92.01 | 800 | $73,610 | 2,766 | -22.4% |
| 2020-08-04 17:53 | 2020-08-03 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | KHILNANI VINOD M | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $58.10 | 6,000 | $348,600 | 11,857 | -33.6% |
| 2020-08-04 03:07 | 2020-07-31 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $108.23 | 1,813 | $196,218 | 11,176 | -14.0% |
| 2020-08-03 20:53 | 2020-07-08 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.09 | 10,000 | $870 | 3,351,214 | +0.3% |
| 2020-08-03 23:28 | 2020-07-31 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $7.92 | 1,000 | $7,915 | 171,289 | +0.6% |
| 2020-07-31 20:10 | 2020-07-29 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | GILLIGAN THOMAS P | Officer; SVP-Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $642.70 | 4,964 | $3,190,363 | 5,751 | -46.3% |
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.