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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-10 16:03 | 2019-12-06 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | SMITH ASHLEY B | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $6.61 | 3,000 | $19,830 | 176,042 | +1.7% |
| 2019-12-11 01:04 | 2019-12-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $66.71 | 100,000 | $6,671,170 | 62,831,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-12-10 21:42 | 2019-12-06 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Aldous Hugh | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $100.64 | 3,000 | $301,920 | 12,380 | -19.5% |
| 2019-12-09 18:36 | 2019-12-06 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Miller Janet L | Director | Steel | BUY | $8.23 | 9,090 | $74,803 | 23,837 | +61.6% |
| 2019-12-09 18:26 | 2019-12-09 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Koci Keith | Officer; EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Steel | BUY | $8.11 | 12,800 | $103,808 | 99,649 | +14.7% |
| 2019-12-10 01:42 | 2019-12-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $14.48 | 41,957 | $607,328 | 562,933 | -6.9% |
| 2019-12-10 00:12 | 2019-12-05 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.61 | 11,607 | $123,150 | 2,750,095 | +0.4% |
| 2019-12-07 01:07 | 2019-12-04 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Metcalf Keith W | Officer; President (American Gypsum) | Building Materials | OPT+S | $92.00 | 7,500 | $690,000 | 35,839 | -17.3% |
| 2019-12-06 23:08 | 2019-12-04 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | Reichenthal Max Alan | Director; VP - Secretary & Treasurer | Steel | BUY | $6.15 | 6,000 | $36,870 | 7,000 | +600.0% |
| 2019-12-06 18:49 | 2019-12-05 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Thompson Michael | Director, Officer; Vice President Exploration | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 20,000 | $900 | 108,191 | +22.7% |
| 2019-12-06 21:49 | 2019-12-05 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 223,329 | $10,050 | 7,484,633 | +3.1% |
| 2019-12-06 19:21 | 2019-12-05 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $7.19 | 78,611 | $565,213 | 614,949 | -11.3% |
| 2019-12-05 22:41 | 2019-12-05 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Fisher Robert P Jr | Director | Steel | BUY | $7.78 | 5,000 | $38,907 | 123,137 | +4.2% |
| 2019-12-06 00:21 | 2019-12-04 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Steel | SALE | $118.10 | 3,000 | $354,300 | 59,965 | -4.8% |
| 2019-12-06 04:31 | 2019-12-05 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Cocks Jeffrey | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.04 | 10,000 | $440 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-12-05 19:11 | 2019-12-03 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $10.52 | 9,768 | $102,783 | 2,738,488 | +0.4% |
| 2019-12-05 00:26 | 2019-12-02 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Marberry Michael | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $19.68 | 5,100 | $100,369 | 54,303 | +10.4% |
| 2019-12-05 00:16 | 2019-12-03 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Nault Casey M. | Officer; SVP & General Counsel | Gold | SALE | $7.00 | 20,000 | $140,060 | 357,744 | -5.3% |
| 2019-12-05 01:53 | 2019-11-27 | BASA | BASANITE, INC. | Barbera Michael Vito | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $0.25 | 19,000 | $4,750 | 4,509,000 | +0.4% |
| 2019-12-05 01:11 | 2019-12-03 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Hoovestol Wayne | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $14.65 | 136,336 | $1,996,736 | 153,900 | -47.0% |
| 2019-12-05 01:09 | 2019-12-02 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $15.02 | 83,043 | $1,247,547 | 604,890 | -12.1% |
| 2019-12-05 01:10 | 2019-12-02 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $38.30 | 4,000 | $153,200 | 242,073 | -1.6% |
| 2019-12-04 03:26 | 2019-12-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Ajemyan Arthur | Officer; VP, Corporate Controller | Steel | SALE | $116.31 | 2,220 | $258,208 | 5,324 | -29.4% |
| 2019-12-04 03:25 | 2019-12-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Shanley Michael Patrick | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $116.30 | 6,040 | $702,452 | 16,147 | -27.2% |
| 2019-12-04 03:26 | 2019-12-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Koch Stephen Paul | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $116.31 | 6,040 | $702,512 | 12,360 | -32.8% |
| 2019-12-04 03:23 | 2019-12-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Smith William A II | Officer; SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $116.36 | 5,320 | $619,035 | 11,320 | -32.0% |
| 2019-12-04 01:40 | 2019-11-25 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Jeffs Caitlin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 4,000 | $180 | 1,699,909 | +0.2% |
| 2019-12-04 01:34 | 2019-09-20 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Jeffs Caitlin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 2,000 | $90 | 1,695,909 | +0.1% |
| 2019-12-04 01:29 | 2019-09-16 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Jeffs Caitlin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.04 | 2,000 | $80 | 1,693,909 | +0.1% |
| 2019-12-04 03:24 | 2019-12-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Sr. EVP & CFO | Steel | SALE | $116.28 | 7,800 | $906,984 | 86,476 | -8.3% |
| 2019-12-04 03:54 | 2019-11-29 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $100.51 | 500 | $50,255 | 3,266 | -13.3% |
| 2019-12-03 18:44 | 2019-11-29 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Jauchius Matthew | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.55 | 13,000 | $46,150 | 49,563 | +35.6% |
| 2019-12-02 20:09 | 2019-11-27 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | Benton Patrick M. | Officer; President, UFP Northern Div. | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $50.03 | 1,561 | $78,095 | 72,762 | -2.1% |
| 2019-12-03 03:47 | 2019-11-26 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | Thompson Michael | Director, Officer; Vice President Exploration | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 2,000 | $90 | 88,191 | +2.3% |
| 2019-12-03 01:14 | 2019-12-02 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $12.70 | 2,000 | $25,400 | 260,122 | +0.8% |
| 2019-12-03 01:11 | 2019-11-27 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $13.09 | 200 | $2,618 | 86,283 | +0.2% |
| 2019-11-29 23:15 | 2019-11-26 | RMES | RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. | JEFFS RICHARD | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 8,222 | $370 | 7,707,962 | +0.1% |
| 2019-11-29 19:35 | 2019-11-27 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $100.00 | 300 | $30,000 | 3,766 | -7.4% |
| 2019-11-30 03:47 | 2019-11-27 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Buese Nancy | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $37.83 | 7,500 | $283,725 | 14,936 | -33.4% |
| 2019-11-28 01:12 | 2019-11-25 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Stetson David J. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | BUY | $7.66 | 2,500 | $19,150 | 70,343 | +3.7% |
| 2019-11-27 22:47 | 2019-11-26 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Mergner Arthur W | Officer; VP, Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.00 | 3,803 | $380,281 | 11,454 | -24.9% |
| 2019-11-28 05:52 | 2016-11-15 | LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Solomita Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 1,600,000 | $160 | 18,600,000 | +9.4% |
| 2019-11-27 18:30 | 2019-11-26 | DOW | DOW INC. | Edmonds Ronald C | Officer; Controller and Vice President | Chemicals | SALE | $55.64 | 10,000 | $556,390 | 34,735 | -22.4% |
| 2019-11-28 00:15 | 2019-11-26 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Sansone Daniel F | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $20.28 | 5,000 | $101,400 | 29,116 | +20.7% |
| 2019-11-27 22:00 | 2019-11-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.07 | 10,000 | $30,650 | 166,697 | +6.4% |
| 2019-11-27 00:00 | 2019-11-25 | NIOBF | NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD | Wightman Anna Castner | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.60 | 2,000 | $1,191 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-11-26 18:14 | 2019-11-25 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $50.20 | 6,000 | $301,200 | 238,381 | -2.5% |
| 2019-11-26 01:51 | 2019-11-22 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | STOKES NICK | Officer; EVP, BMD | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $38.71 | 8,026 | $310,686 | 59,562 | -11.9% |
| 2019-11-26 01:49 | 2019-11-22 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | RANCOURT WAYNE M | Officer; EVP, CFO and Treasurer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $39.01 | 6,518 | $254,267 | 85,940 | -7.0% |
| 2019-11-25 23:49 | 2019-11-22 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $12.44 | 2,000 | $24,880 | 258,122 | +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.