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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 22:52 | 2020-03-18 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.15 | 10,000 | $1,500 | 1,617,000 | +0.6% |
| 2020-03-27 00:05 | 2020-03-24 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | Berman Tom J. | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.65 | 31,810 | $20,677 | 131,056 | +32.1% |
| 2020-03-26 23:44 | 2020-03-24 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $101.27 | 90,159 | $9,130,312 | 23,913,118 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-26 16:30 | 2020-03-25 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $40.77 | 130,000 | $5,300,061 | 47,095,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-25 23:57 | 2020-03-23 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $95.80 | 134,267 | $12,862,242 | 23,822,959 | +0.6% |
| 2020-03-25 19:15 | 2020-03-23 | CIK | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $6.75 | 42,407 | $286,247 | 3,684,490 | +1.2% |
| 2020-03-25 17:24 | 2020-03-24 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.70 | 4,779 | $65,462 | 166,435 | +3.0% |
| 2020-03-25 17:22 | 2020-03-24 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $36.53 | 145,000 | $5,297,343 | 46,965,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-25 23:36 | 2020-03-25 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | Standen James D. | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $39.50 | 2,500 | $98,750 | 5,500 | +83.3% |
| 2020-03-24 23:22 | 2020-03-20 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Stetson David J. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | BUY | $3.13 | 10,000 | $31,334 | 243,387 | +4.3% |
| 2020-03-24 23:52 | 2020-03-20 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $103.56 | 86,313 | $8,938,876 | 23,688,692 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-24 19:25 | 2020-03-20 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WILLITS ALAN D | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $1.99 | 900 | $1,792 | 48,608 | +1.9% |
| 2020-03-24 15:44 | 2020-03-23 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.12 | 4,780 | $62,714 | 161,656 | +3.0% |
| 2020-03-23 23:59 | 2020-03-19 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $107.68 | 85,713 | $9,229,302 | 23,602,379 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-23 14:34 | 2020-03-19 | OMEX | ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC | Longley John D Jr | Officer; President & COO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.03 | 3,000 | $9,083 | 46,952 | +6.8% |
| 2020-03-23 23:35 | 2020-03-23 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Ederington L. Benjamin | Director, Officer; VP, General Counsel | Chemicals | BUY | $13.83 | 1,000 | $13,830 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2020-03-23 23:26 | 2020-03-23 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | WOELFEL RANDY | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $13.14 | 3,000 | $39,420 | 10,000 | +42.9% |
| 2020-03-23 23:16 | 2020-03-18 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | STOPHER KELLY | Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.02 | 60,616 | $1,509 | 605,081 | +11.1% |
| 2020-03-23 23:46 | 2020-03-20 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Knudsen Ejnar A III | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $4.79 | 30,000 | $143,790 | 71,956 | +71.5% |
| 2020-03-23 15:13 | 2020-03-18 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $6.77 | 128,261 | $868,917 | 3,642,083 | +3.7% |
| 2020-03-23 14:45 | 2020-03-20 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.90 | 13,681 | $190,207 | 156,876 | +9.6% |
| 2020-03-24 02:57 | 2020-03-18 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | ANDERSON RENEE R | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.86 | 7,000 | $13,050 | 37,796 | +22.7% |
| 2020-03-24 02:53 | 2020-03-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CELLITTI THOMAS R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.80 | 15,000 | $27,000 | 77,797 | +23.9% |
| 2020-03-24 02:50 | 2020-03-18 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.82 | 8,500 | $15,507 | 39,152 | +27.7% |
| 2020-03-20 23:29 | 2020-03-18 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $103.65 | 116,502 | $12,075,188 | 23,516,666 | +0.5% |
| 2020-03-21 00:38 | 2020-03-19 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WILLITS ALAN D | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.08 | 583 | $1,212 | 47,708 | +1.2% |
| 2020-03-20 14:01 | 2020-03-18 | PQG | Ecovyst Inc. | Chariag Belgacem | Director, Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.51 | 53,500 | $508,994 | 312,829 | +20.6% |
| 2020-03-20 19:23 | 2020-03-20 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | WOELFEL RANDY | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $13.90 | 3,000 | $41,691 | 7,000 | +75.0% |
| 2020-03-20 23:09 | 2020-03-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $4.15 | 4,100 | $17,015 | 83,709 | -4.7% |
| 2020-03-20 16:19 | 2020-03-19 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.80 | 9,135 | $126,021 | 143,195 | +6.8% |
| 2020-03-20 16:05 | 2020-03-18 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $37.66 | 165,000 | $6,213,818 | 46,820,277 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-20 23:39 | 2020-03-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $58.09 | 100,000 | $5,809,170 | 62,131,838 | -0.2% |
| 2020-03-20 18:29 | 2020-03-19 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Horn J Scott | Officer; SVP, President Distribution | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.43 | 5,000 | $67,150 | 16,768 | +42.5% |
| 2020-03-19 23:51 | 2020-03-16 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Smith Terrence F. | Officer; SVP, Operations | Gold | BUY | $2.06 | 12,000 | $24,720 | 178,130 | +7.2% |
| 2020-03-19 22:26 | 2020-03-13 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Enders Thomas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $160.31 | 3,400 | $545,054 | 10,578 | +47.4% |
| 2020-03-19 23:26 | 2020-03-17 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $107.47 | 106,678 | $11,465,069 | 23,400,164 | +0.5% |
| 2020-03-19 19:32 | 2020-03-17 | OMEX | ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC | Justh Mark B | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.91 | 20,000 | $58,200 | 243,232 | +9.0% |
| 2020-03-19 17:10 | 2020-03-18 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $11.68 | 15,974 | $186,583 | 134,060 | +13.5% |
| 2020-03-19 17:54 | 2020-03-18 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $31.40 | 165,000 | $5,181,314 | 46,655,277 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-19 21:42 | 2020-03-18 | POL | AVIENT CORP | FEARON RICHARD H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.06 | 8,000 | $80,500 | 123,980 | +6.9% |
| 2020-03-18 23:41 | 2020-03-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $101.80 | 104,643 | $10,652,804 | 23,293,486 | +0.5% |
| 2020-03-18 20:34 | 2020-03-17 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Stefaniak Debra | Officer; VP, Business Enablement | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $100.31 | 624 | $62,593 | 8,164 | -7.1% |
| 2020-03-18 20:35 | 2020-03-17 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.57 | 1,000 | $98,571 | 11,556 | -8.0% |
| 2020-03-18 23:28 | 2020-03-16 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Dorman Carey J. | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.66 | 2,500 | $16,640 | 20,128 | +14.2% |
| 2020-03-19 01:43 | 2020-03-18 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Hinman Wayne A | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $4.68 | 2,200 | $10,296 | 158,865 | +1.4% |
| 2020-03-18 23:06 | 2020-03-18 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | WOELFEL RANDY | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.91 | 4,000 | $47,640 | 4,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-18 23:02 | 2020-03-18 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Szot Matthew K | Officer; EVP Finance & Admin and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $1.80 | 2,000 | $3,594 | 118,388 | +1.7% |
| 2020-03-19 00:30 | 2020-03-16 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | Spira Joel | Director | Steel | BUY | $5.17 | 5,000 | $25,850 | 6,000 | +500.0% |
| 2020-03-18 23:00 | 2020-03-16 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Straus Robert D | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.04 | 15,000 | $30,585 | 61,977 | +31.9% |
| 2020-03-18 23:48 | 2020-03-16 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $8.10 | 112,506 | $911,479 | 3,513,822 | +3.3% |
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.