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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-26 23:41 | 2020-05-22 | OEC | Orion S.A. | Painter Corning F. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.11 | 50,000 | $455,280 | 322,977 | +18.3% |
| 2020-05-26 17:52 | 2020-05-21 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.68 | 67,861 | $588,843 | 3,834,566 | +1.8% |
| 2020-05-23 00:10 | 2020-05-20 | REEMF | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | Shonk Lowell A | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $0.79 | 7,585 | $5,992 | 30,000 | -20.2% |
| 2020-05-22 22:10 | 2020-05-21 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Nye C Howard | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $177.62 | 6,645 | $1,180,272 | 169,718 | -3.8% |
| 2020-05-22 18:44 | 2020-05-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; EVP,Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.25 | 1,000 | $3,250 | 48,833 | +2.1% |
| 2020-05-22 18:34 | 2020-05-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.31 | 6,500 | $21,515 | 173,197 | +3.9% |
| 2020-05-22 23:15 | 2020-05-20 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.00 | 52,656 | $105,117 | 3,007,606 | +1.8% |
| 2020-05-22 00:09 | 2020-05-21 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Watkinson Kenneth J | Officer; VP, Corporate Controller & CAO | Gold | SALE | $5.51 | 3,805 | $20,973 | 56,044 | -6.4% |
| 2020-05-21 23:30 | 2020-05-19 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Sewell David B | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $571.38 | 8,013 | $4,578,500 | 6,087 | -56.8% |
| 2020-05-21 20:57 | 2020-05-19 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.59 | 86,024 | $739,247 | 3,766,705 | +2.3% |
| 2020-05-21 13:02 | 2020-05-18 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $1.94 | 120,184 | $233,602 | 2,975,560 | +4.2% |
| 2020-05-20 23:53 | 2020-05-18 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Busch Angela M | Officer; EVP - Corp Strat & Bus Dev | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $202.19 | 4,200 | $849,216 | 12,712 | -24.8% |
| 2020-05-20 23:38 | 2020-05-18 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | STEEPLES ADRIAN | Officer; SVP, Managing Director - EMEA | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $168.91 | 1,213 | $204,894 | 6,475 | -15.8% |
| 2020-05-20 23:55 | 2020-05-18 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Inchaustegui Roberto | Officer; EVP - Growth Initiatives | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $205.26 | 18,353 | $3,767,082 | 29,579 | -38.3% |
| 2020-05-20 17:25 | 2020-05-18 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Manning Paul | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $45.87 | 20 | $917 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 2020-05-20 23:41 | 2020-05-19 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BERQUIST JOSEPH A | Officer; SVP, GL SPEC BUS & CSO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $166.03 | 1,213 | $201,396 | 12,515 | -8.8% |
| 2020-05-21 01:14 | 2020-05-19 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Berger Larry L | Officer; EVP & CTO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $205.33 | 15,359 | $3,153,624 | 29,432 | -34.3% |
| 2020-05-20 23:57 | 2020-05-20 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Szot Matthew K | Officer; EVP Finance & Admin and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.04 | 1,000 | $2,040 | 119,369 | +0.8% |
| 2020-05-20 22:51 | 2020-05-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $62.31 | 100,000 | $6,231,450 | 61,731,838 | -0.2% |
| 2020-05-20 23:14 | 2020-05-19 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | NEUPAVER ALBERT J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.36 | 3,250 | $49,920 | 65,936 | +5.2% |
| 2020-05-19 23:55 | 2020-05-15 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | GLENN TIMOTHY P | Officer; EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $22.95 | 6,500 | $149,195 | 68,549 | +10.5% |
| 2020-05-19 23:51 | 2020-05-15 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | GAJARIA RAJAN | Officer; EVP, Business Platforms | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.09 | 6,530 | $150,804 | 57,819 | +12.7% |
| 2020-05-19 23:49 | 2020-05-15 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | FUERER CORNEL B | Officer; SVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.00 | 5,000 | $115,000 | 33,924 | +17.3% |
| 2020-05-19 23:46 | 2020-05-15 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | FRIEDMAN GREGORY R | Officer; Executive VP, CFO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.20 | 3,000 | $69,600 | 57,026 | +5.6% |
| 2020-05-20 00:02 | 2020-05-15 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Stovsky Richard P | Director | Steel | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,498 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-19 18:04 | 2020-05-18 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Lamba Sanjiv | Officer; Executive VP APAC Gases | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $191.97 | 862 | $165,474 | 25,721 | -3.2% |
| 2020-05-20 04:44 | 2020-05-15 | REEMF | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | Shonk Lowell A | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $0.79 | 22,415 | $17,708 | 30,000 | -42.8% |
| 2020-05-19 22:28 | 2020-05-18 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Costa Mark J | Director, Officer; CEO & Board Chair | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $63.08 | 52,000 | $3,280,160 | 298,655 | -14.8% |
| 2020-05-19 23:32 | 2020-05-18 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Nevels James E | Director | Aluminum | BUY | $7.12 | 200 | $1,424 | 28,172 | +0.7% |
| 2020-05-19 21:05 | 2020-05-15 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.44 | 33,457 | $282,377 | 3,680,681 | +0.9% |
| 2020-05-19 21:21 | 2020-05-14 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; EVP,Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.17 | 1,000 | $3,170 | 47,833 | +2.1% |
| 2020-05-18 23:18 | 2020-05-14 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Traub Robert T | Officer; SVP, GC & Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $146.56 | 2,711 | $397,317 | 2,870 | -48.6% |
| 2020-05-18 23:37 | 2020-05-18 | OEC | Orion S.A. | Schulze Isfort Andre | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.32 | 5,000 | $36,600 | 14,187 | +54.4% |
| 2020-05-18 22:37 | 2020-05-15 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Callander Anthony A | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $9.55 | 500 | $4,773 | 21,020 | +2.4% |
| 2020-05-18 22:35 | 2020-05-15 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Guy Henry L | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $9.70 | 1,000 | $9,698 | 42,699 | +2.4% |
| 2020-05-18 23:23 | 2020-05-14 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Shannon Michael J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $152.96 | 10,000 | $1,529,586 | 4,445 | -69.2% |
| 2020-05-18 23:30 | 2020-05-14 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; SVP, Global Ops, EHS & Prcmt | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $158.76 | 2,810 | $446,114 | 4,491 | -38.5% |
| 2020-05-15 23:33 | 2020-05-15 | OEC | Orion S.A. | Crenshaw Lorin | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.37 | 14,750 | $108,708 | 26,206 | +128.8% |
| 2020-05-15 23:02 | 2020-05-15 | FF | FutureFuel Corp. | Flynn Paul M | Officer; Exec VP-Business & Mrktng FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $11.03 | 19,291 | $212,780 | 4,877 | -79.8% |
| 2020-05-15 17:07 | 2020-05-13 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.48 | 150,569 | $1,276,479 | 3,647,224 | +4.3% |
| 2020-05-15 23:21 | 2020-05-13 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | KORALESKI JOHN J | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $164.08 | 1,000 | $164,080 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-16 01:08 | 2020-05-13 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and Chief S&EA Officer | Gold | SALE | $65.49 | 13,500 | $884,131 | 159,944 | -7.8% |
| 2020-05-14 21:22 | 2020-05-12 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Keiper Jason Scott | Officer; VP & Chief Tech & Sust Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $92.00 | 275 | $25,300 | 1,370 | +25.1% |
| 2020-05-15 00:00 | 2020-05-14 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MARABITO RICHARD T | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Steel | BUY | $8.24 | 3,010 | $24,796 | 41,394 | +7.8% |
| 2020-05-14 23:53 | 2020-05-13 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $63.34 | 3,500 | $221,690 | 304,341 | -1.1% |
| 2020-05-14 23:53 | 2020-05-12 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Cmil Jennifer | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Gold | OPT+S | $62.95 | 5,400 | $339,935 | 22,231 | -19.5% |
| 2020-05-14 23:28 | 2020-05-13 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Kramer Jeffrey | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $26.68 | 4,000 | $106,708 | 187,862 | +2.2% |
| 2020-05-14 00:06 | 2020-05-11 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Busch Angela M | Officer; EVP - Corp Strat & Bus Dev | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $195.79 | 4,800 | $939,768 | 12,712 | -27.4% |
| 2020-05-13 18:03 | 2020-05-12 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.49 | 45,312 | $384,699 | 3,496,655 | +1.3% |
| 2020-05-13 23:35 | 2020-05-13 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $8.87 | 3,000 | $26,610 | 301,567 | +1.0% |
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.