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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-26 19:07 | 2019-12-23 | FMC | FMC CORP | Reilly Michael Finian | Officer; EVP, General Counsel & Sec. | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $98.35 | 2,869 | $282,160 | 10,798 | -21.0% |
| 2019-12-26 17:44 | 2019-12-19 | TMRC | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Marchese Anthony G. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.00 | 22,500 | $22,500 | 1,646,549 | +1.4% |
| 2019-12-24 15:12 | 2019-12-20 | FMC | FMC CORP | BRONDEAU PIERRE R | Director, Officer; CEO and Chariman of Bd | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $99.06 | 110,636 | $10,959,834 | 250,190 | -30.7% |
| 2019-12-27 00:17 | 2019-12-23 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $7.56 | 25,000 | $189,000 | 574,252 | -4.2% |
| 2019-12-27 01:05 | 2019-12-23 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.04 | 28,900 | $1,165 | 7,251,049 | +0.4% |
| 2019-12-23 22:43 | 2019-12-20 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Roby Anne K | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $212.17 | 2,402 | $509,632 | 27,218 | -8.1% |
| 2019-12-24 00:26 | 2019-12-19 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Gary Jesse E | Officer; EVP, COO & GC | Aluminum | SALE | $7.82 | 22,693 | $177,459 | 69,739 | -24.6% |
| 2019-12-23 20:48 | 2019-12-20 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.82 | 1,104 | $11,945 | 2,823,285 | +0.0% |
| 2019-12-23 23:37 | 2019-12-19 | FMC | FMC CORP | BRONDEAU PIERRE R | Director, Officer; CEO and Chariman of Bd | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $98.76 | 312,156 | $30,829,900 | 250,190 | -55.5% |
| 2019-12-23 18:22 | 2019-12-19 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $12.94 | 1,000 | $12,940 | 89,583 | +1.1% |
| 2019-12-23 21:04 | 2019-11-06 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Castillo Sanchez Mejorada Enrique | Director | Copper | SALE | $36.89 | 12,825 | $473,114 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-12-21 01:22 | 2019-12-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $16.34 | 2,000 | $32,680 | 34,877 | -5.4% |
| 2019-12-20 23:07 | 2019-12-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $68.28 | 100,000 | $6,827,510 | 62,731,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-12-20 03:25 | 2019-12-17 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $16.12 | 125,000 | $2,014,675 | 437,933 | -22.2% |
| 2019-12-19 22:39 | 2019-12-17 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.72 | 17,727 | $189,978 | 2,822,181 | +0.6% |
| 2019-12-19 17:44 | 2019-12-17 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $12.64 | 500 | $6,322 | 88,583 | +0.6% |
| 2019-12-20 01:00 | 2019-12-17 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.04 | 142,834 | $6,413 | 7,226,149 | +2.0% |
| 2019-12-19 01:46 | 2019-12-17 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $2.34 | 9,500 | $22,230 | 2,138,144 | +0.4% |
| 2019-12-18 22:34 | 2019-04-08 | IMII | BLUSKY AI INC. | CLUFF WHITNEY O | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.08 | 55,202 | $4,311 | 766,799 | +7.8% |
| 2019-12-18 00:01 | 2019-12-13 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Nye C Howard | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $276.87 | 4,202 | $1,163,399 | 141,953 | -2.9% |
| 2019-12-17 22:25 | 2019-12-13 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.65 | 13,740 | $146,331 | 2,804,454 | +0.5% |
| 2019-12-18 02:15 | 2019-12-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $125.70 | 924 | $116,147 | 31,688 | -2.8% |
| 2019-12-18 02:45 | 2019-12-13 | DOW | DOW INC. | BELL JAMES A | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $53.61 | 5,404 | $289,726 | 10,754 | -33.4% |
| 2019-12-16 20:55 | 2019-12-11 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Catlett Janet Anne | Officer; VP, CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $97.96 | 1 | $96 | 2,832 | +0.0% |
| 2019-12-17 01:30 | 2019-12-12 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Kalkstein Hobart | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $48.46 | 4,000 | $193,838 | 39,787 | -9.1% |
| 2019-12-16 18:24 | 2019-12-12 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Chaclas Angelo N. | Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $38.07 | 1,498 | $57,034 | 20,830 | -6.7% |
| 2019-12-16 19:58 | 2019-12-12 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Chaclas Angelo N. | Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.07 | 1,498 | $57,034 | 20,830 | -6.7% |
| 2019-12-17 01:11 | 2019-12-12 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Pappas Christopher D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.80 | 16,000 | $604,728 | 210,089 | -7.1% |
| 2019-12-17 00:33 | 2019-12-13 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $85.38 | 3,000 | $256,134 | 35,645 | -7.8% |
| 2019-12-13 23:24 | 2019-12-12 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | Krick Adam Jay | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $6.10 | 155 | $946 | 3,545 | +4.6% |
| 2019-12-14 02:13 | 2019-12-12 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Bartholomew Carolyn | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $115.00 | 1,000 | $115,000 | 13,530 | -6.9% |
| 2019-12-13 22:20 | 2019-12-12 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.64 | 13,584 | $144,534 | 2,790,714 | +0.5% |
| 2019-12-14 00:45 | 2019-12-12 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $576.92 | 14,734 | $8,500,397 | 96,386 | -13.3% |
| 2019-12-14 04:37 | 2019-12-12 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 61,250 | $2,756 | 7,363,383 | +0.8% |
| 2019-12-13 19:34 | 2019-12-10 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 60,000 | $2,700 | 7,424,633 | +0.8% |
| 2019-12-14 00:47 | 2019-12-11 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and Chief S&EA Officer | Gold | SALE | $40.35 | 3,500 | $141,225 | 176,904 | -1.9% |
| 2019-12-14 00:46 | 2019-12-11 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $40.35 | 3,500 | $141,225 | 294,719 | -1.2% |
| 2019-12-12 23:17 | 2019-12-10 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | Bruner James Russell | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $6.25 | 6,000 | $37,500 | 6,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-12-12 20:28 | 2019-12-10 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pfeiffer Nicholas | Officer; Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $98.93 | 3,379 | $334,284 | 9,496 | -26.2% |
| 2019-12-13 00:29 | 2019-12-10 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Spurlin Sharon | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $19.62 | 5,000 | $98,101 | 24,816 | +25.2% |
| 2019-12-12 20:38 | 2019-12-10 | BASA | BASANITE, INC. | BARBERA ISABELLA | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $0.22 | 45,000 | $10,080 | 52,950 | +566.0% |
| 2019-12-12 21:26 | 2019-12-10 | DOW | DOW INC. | DAVIS RICHARD K | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $52.91 | 6,000 | $317,460 | 13,297 | +82.2% |
| 2019-12-12 23:11 | 2019-12-09 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.65 | 1,800 | $20,974 | 88,083 | +2.1% |
| 2019-12-12 02:47 | 2019-12-10 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Meek Thomas J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $45.90 | 14,369 | $659,477 | 63,881 | -18.4% |
| 2019-12-12 02:47 | 2019-12-11 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MONAGLE DJ III | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $54.82 | 14,194 | $778,065 | 53,255 | -21.0% |
| 2019-12-11 23:37 | 2019-12-06 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.63 | 27,035 | $287,371 | 2,777,130 | +1.0% |
| 2019-12-12 00:04 | 2019-12-10 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | ODISHAW EDWARD A | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $89.64 | 800 | $71,712 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-12-12 02:40 | 2019-12-09 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Kitlen John | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Gold | SALE | $40.15 | 750 | $30,113 | 39,673 | -1.9% |
| 2019-12-12 02:47 | 2019-12-09 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | CIPOLLA MICHAEL | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $54.70 | 7,380 | $403,690 | 26,278 | -21.9% |
| 2019-12-10 17:59 | 2019-12-09 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $11.72 | 2,000 | $23,440 | 262,122 | +0.8% |
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.