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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-18 16:20 | 2020-03-17 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.82 | 10,536 | $145,650 | 118,086 | +9.8% |
| 2020-03-18 16:15 | 2020-03-17 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $33.25 | 165,000 | $5,485,755 | 46,490,277 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-18 23:31 | 2020-03-18 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | KAUFTHAL ILAN | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $4.98 | 30,000 | $149,451 | 205,901 | +17.1% |
| 2020-03-19 03:38 | 2020-03-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $100.33 | 708 | $71,034 | 29,711 | -2.3% |
| 2020-03-19 00:40 | 2020-03-17 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | STEINER DAVID P | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $93.00 | 5,000 | $465,000 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-18 21:03 | 2020-03-18 | POL | AVIENT CORP | FEARON RICHARD H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.70 | 3,000 | $35,100 | 115,980 | +2.7% |
| 2020-03-18 17:33 | 2020-03-17 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; EVP,Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.02 | 6,000 | $12,120 | 46,833 | +14.7% |
| 2020-03-18 17:31 | 2020-03-17 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Jauchius Matthew | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.09 | 10,000 | $20,900 | 59,563 | +20.2% |
| 2020-03-18 00:20 | 2020-03-16 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Sandoval Brian E | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.18 | 1,130 | $2,458 | 39,012 | +3.0% |
| 2020-03-18 00:14 | 2020-03-13 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Whelan Thomas S | Officer; SVP & CFO | Gold | BUY | $2.58 | 6,000 | $15,480 | 6,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 18:14 | 2020-03-16 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Rojo Luis | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $81.90 | 500 | $40,950 | 2,900 | +20.8% |
| 2020-03-17 23:44 | 2020-03-17 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Fehrenbach Franz | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $158.72 | 1,400 | $222,208 | 3,113 | +81.7% |
| 2020-03-17 18:45 | 2020-03-16 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | Taylor Mike J | Director, Officer; President / CEO / Director | Steel | BUY | $4.57 | 5,000 | $22,825 | 30,000 | +20.0% |
| 2020-03-17 23:35 | 2020-03-13 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $104.41 | 84,364 | $8,808,040 | 23,188,843 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-18 00:19 | 2020-03-16 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Rasmussen Hans John | Officer; SVP, Exploration | Gold | BUY | $2.00 | 17,500 | $35,000 | 350,655 | +5.3% |
| 2020-03-17 15:05 | 2020-03-16 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $14.15 | 7,535 | $106,620 | 107,550 | +7.5% |
| 2020-03-18 02:45 | 2020-03-17 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Isaacson Mark J. | Officer; SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $9.67 | 1,000 | $9,665 | 22,062 | +4.7% |
| 2020-03-17 19:54 | 2020-03-13 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Pires Luciano Siani | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $9.43 | 10,000 | $94,263 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 23:45 | 2020-03-16 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $10.35 | 3,000 | $31,050 | 287,265 | +1.1% |
| 2020-03-17 14:46 | 2020-03-16 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $31.42 | 160,000 | $5,027,712 | 46,325,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-17 13:52 | 2020-03-16 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Kearns Roger L. | Officer; EVP, Vinyls Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $29.89 | 5,000 | $149,450 | 14,224 | +54.2% |
| 2020-03-17 23:58 | 2020-03-13 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $13.07 | 2,000 | $26,140 | 972,060 | +0.2% |
| 2020-03-17 23:48 | 2020-03-16 | LIN | LINDE PLC | ANGEL STEPHEN F | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $152.47 | 2,000 | $304,940 | 201,952 | +1.0% |
| 2020-03-17 19:53 | 2020-03-16 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Bernardes Oscar | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $9.96 | 5,000 | $49,781 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-18 00:17 | 2020-03-16 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | THOMPSON J KENNETH | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.61 | 10,000 | $26,100 | 178,223 | +5.9% |
| 2020-03-18 00:31 | 2020-03-17 | POL | AVIENT CORP | FEARON RICHARD H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.52 | 9,000 | $121,650 | 112,980 | +8.7% |
| 2020-03-17 23:25 | 2020-03-13 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.25 | 18,191 | $40,844 | 2,902,416 | +0.6% |
| 2020-03-17 18:25 | 2020-03-16 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Rehn Warren | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.16 | 15,000 | $2,400 | 476,000 | +3.3% |
| 2020-03-16 21:54 | 2020-03-13 | CRN | Coronado Global Resources Inc. | Campbell James I | Officer; President & COO | Coking Coal | BUY | $7.87 | 10,000 | $78,700 | 30,000 | +50.0% |
| 2020-03-16 19:02 | 2020-03-11 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Catlett Janet Anne | Officer; VP, CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $78.10 | 1 | $97 | 2,833 | +0.0% |
| 2020-03-16 23:28 | 2020-03-12 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $99.49 | 132,413 | $13,173,849 | 23,104,479 | +0.6% |
| 2020-03-16 23:31 | 2020-03-13 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Karran Todd D. | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $8.92 | 12,638 | $112,731 | 32,817 | +62.6% |
| 2020-03-16 22:00 | 2020-03-13 | CC | Chemours Co | Snell E Bryan | Officer; President, Titanium Tech | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.15 | 11,000 | $111,650 | 141,891 | +8.4% |
| 2020-03-16 23:49 | 2020-03-13 | OEC | Orion S.A. | Quinones Carlos | Officer; Sr. VP Global Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.58 | 2,000 | $21,160 | 41,879 | +5.0% |
| 2020-03-16 14:17 | 2020-03-12 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Ederington L. Benjamin | Director, Officer; VP, General Counsel | Chemicals | BUY | $16.01 | 1,000 | $16,010 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2020-03-16 23:32 | 2020-03-13 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Marberry Michael | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $8.91 | 11,915 | $106,163 | 101,522 | +13.3% |
| 2020-03-16 15:02 | 2020-03-13 | DOW | DOW INC. | Fitterling James R | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $24.61 | 20,000 | $492,166 | 151,941 | +15.2% |
| 2020-03-16 23:00 | 2020-03-13 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Rich Luke | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 2,000,000 | $4,600 | 3,125,140 | +177.8% |
| 2020-03-16 23:00 | 2020-03-13 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Haderer Richard Dean | Director, Officer; CEO & CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 20,000,000 | $46,000 | 29,000,000 | +222.2% |
| 2020-03-16 23:27 | 2020-03-12 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Gress Randy | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.66 | 30,000 | $79,875 | 157,483 | +23.5% |
| 2020-03-17 00:04 | 2020-03-13 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $7.52 | 10,000 | $75,205 | 70,167 | +16.6% |
| 2020-03-16 14:14 | 2020-03-12 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Bender Mark Steven | Director, Officer; SVP, CFO | Chemicals | BUY | $14.99 | 2,000 | $29,987 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 2020-03-16 23:19 | 2020-03-12 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Hankins Anthony P | Officer; CEO Asia Pacific and Div Pres | Chemicals | BUY | $14.50 | 2,000 | $29,000 | 512,366 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-16 23:18 | 2020-03-12 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | STRYKER DAVID M | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | BUY | $15.00 | 2,500 | $37,500 | 231,743 | +1.1% |
| 2020-03-16 20:49 | 2020-03-13 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $9.00 | 99,493 | $895,437 | 3,401,316 | +3.0% |
| 2020-03-16 16:32 | 2020-03-13 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $15.18 | 3,580 | $54,344 | 100,015 | +3.7% |
| 2020-03-16 19:06 | 2020-03-13 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $32.94 | 160,000 | $5,271,072 | 46,165,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-16 15:57 | 2020-03-13 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARLAN M ANN | Director | Steel | BUY | $4.42 | 5,000 | $22,100 | 27,090 | +22.6% |
| 2020-03-16 15:02 | 2020-03-12 | DOW | DOW INC. | FETTIG JEFF M | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $24.62 | 8,100 | $199,446 | 26,550 | +43.9% |
| 2020-03-16 15:02 | 2020-03-12 | DOW | DOW INC. | BUSH WESLEY G | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $24.61 | 20,450 | $503,285 | 20,450 | +100.0% |
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.