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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-26 00:33 | 2019-03-21 | PQG | Ecovyst Inc. | Ginns Jonny | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.25 | 13,112 | $199,925 | 23,811 | +122.6% |
| 2019-03-25 23:17 | 2019-03-21 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Stanley Kevin Lee | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $55.02 | 1,988 | $109,380 | 16,128 | -11.0% |
| 2019-03-26 00:43 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Harris William B. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 27,778 | $5,000 | 657,778 | +4.4% |
| 2019-03-26 00:36 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Rothwell James Richard | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 27,800 | $5,004 | 1,245,682 | +2.3% |
| 2019-03-26 00:26 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Davis Warren K. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 27,778 | $5,000 | 2,211,307 | +1.3% |
| 2019-03-26 00:19 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Putnam George F. | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 33,350 | $6,003 | 4,775,360 | +0.7% |
| 2019-03-26 00:08 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Davies Barry T. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 27,778 | $5,000 | 7,041,778 | +0.4% |
| 2019-03-25 23:59 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Greig Andrew Carlyle | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 277,778 | $50,000 | 22,665,956 | +1.2% |
| 2019-03-25 23:47 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Duyvesteyn Willem P.C. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 27,778 | $5,000 | 27,880,897 | +0.1% |
| 2019-03-25 23:40 | 2019-03-22 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Scandium Investments LLC | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 1,111,111 | $200,000 | 66,268,694 | +1.7% |
| 2019-03-26 01:21 | 2019-03-21 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $8.96 | 25,000 | $224,000 | 411,012 | -5.7% |
| 2019-03-25 20:25 | 2019-03-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; Vice President of Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.21 | 1,497 | $10,799 | 17,254 | +9.5% |
| 2019-03-25 20:48 | 2019-03-22 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.40 | 41,160 | $16,464 | 463,572 | +9.7% |
| 2019-03-23 00:32 | 2019-03-20 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Roby Anne K | Officer; Head of Global Functions Group | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $176.77 | 3,159 | $558,416 | 28,801 | -9.9% |
| 2019-03-23 02:37 | 2019-03-22 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Montoya Joseph G | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $3.70 | 9,500 | $35,150 | 71,950 | -11.7% |
| 2019-03-23 02:36 | 2019-03-22 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.67 | 13,900 | $51,013 | 18,254,235 | +0.1% |
| 2019-03-22 23:23 | 2019-03-20 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Crutchfield Kevin S | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $55.13 | 15,700 | $865,605 | 200,834 | -7.3% |
| 2019-03-22 19:37 | 2019-03-20 | PQG | Ecovyst Inc. | INEOS Investments Partnership | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $15.38 | 32,909,062 | $506,141,374 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-03-21 22:02 | 2019-03-20 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Guy Henry L | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $15.40 | 1,600 | $24,638 | 7,000 | +29.6% |
| 2019-03-21 23:01 | 2019-03-21 | FF | FutureFuel Corp. | Flynn Paul M | Officer; Exec VP-Business & Mrktng FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $14.25 | 20,000 | $285,000 | 24,168 | -45.3% |
| 2019-03-22 00:27 | 2019-03-19 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Nasser Michael Charles | Officer; Corporate Secretary | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.09 | 15,600 | $126,167 | 356,844 | -4.2% |
| 2019-03-22 00:38 | 2019-03-21 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Metzler Michael A | Officer; EVP - Gas & Power | Chemicals | SALE | $17.40 | 8,432 | $146,717 | 46,044 | -15.5% |
| 2019-03-22 00:36 | 2019-03-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; EVP - Commodity Finance | Chemicals | SALE | $17.19 | 3,500 | $60,180 | 78,359 | -4.3% |
| 2019-03-22 00:32 | 2019-03-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $17.12 | 5,000 | $85,592 | 41,877 | -10.7% |
| 2019-03-22 01:05 | 2019-03-20 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | CLARK JOHN M | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $0.74 | 8,000 | $5,888 | 174,134 | -4.4% |
| 2019-03-21 01:34 | 2019-03-18 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | BOONE DONALD M | Director, 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.36 | 15,089 | $126,203 | 1,256,488 | -1.2% |
| 2019-03-21 00:22 | 2019-03-18 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Mulhere Timothy P | Officer; EVP & Pres - Global Inst | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $174.39 | 11,600 | $2,022,879 | 23,066 | -33.5% |
| 2019-03-21 00:19 | 2019-03-18 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Privet Fund Management LLC | 10% owner, Other | Chemicals | BUY | $15.02 | 55,000 | $825,902 | 1,221,449 | +4.7% |
| 2019-03-21 00:16 | 2019-03-18 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | HANDLEY THOMAS W | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $174.18 | 72,526 | $12,632,876 | 112,268 | -39.2% |
| 2019-03-20 23:26 | 2019-03-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.44 | 100,000 | $5,444,090 | 64,531,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-03-20 21:06 | 2019-03-19 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | RILEY H JOHN JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $69.92 | 3,327 | $232,624 | 22,652 | -12.8% |
| 2019-03-19 21:36 | 2019-03-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Rojo Luis | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $89.75 | 200 | $17,950 | 900 | +28.6% |
| 2019-03-19 21:36 | 2019-03-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Stefaniak Debra | Officer; VP, Business Enablement | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $90.10 | 200 | $18,020 | 8,964 | -2.2% |
| 2019-03-19 21:37 | 2019-03-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $89.78 | 2,000 | $179,569 | 11,768 | -14.5% |
| 2019-03-20 00:20 | 2019-03-18 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | ENGELE JOHN F | Officer; Senior VP - CFO | Gold | SALE | $0.76 | 18,300 | $13,817 | 408,829 | -4.3% |
| 2019-03-20 00:20 | 2019-03-18 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | GRANT RICHARD S | Director, Officer; Chairman & Interim CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $53.96 | 305 | $16,458 | 23,194 | +1.3% |
| 2019-03-18 23:33 | 2019-03-14 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Stanley Kevin Lee | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $56.53 | 2,921 | $165,117 | 16,614 | -15.0% |
| 2019-03-18 22:53 | 2019-03-18 | LONE | Lonestar Resources US Inc. | Lockwood Daniel R | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $4.27 | 11,650 | $49,779 | 31,205 | +59.6% |
| 2019-03-18 23:29 | 2019-03-14 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Manno Mark Matthew | Officer; Chief Admin & Legal Off & Sec | Coking Coal | SALE | $56.56 | 9,172 | $518,780 | 40,297 | -18.5% |
| 2019-03-18 23:14 | 2019-03-15 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Rizzi John | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $18.43 | 7,470 | $137,672 | 44,278 | -14.4% |
| 2019-03-19 00:14 | 2019-03-15 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.75 | 7,975 | $5,981 | 364,961 | -2.1% |
| 2019-03-18 20:42 | 2019-03-15 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | PETERS ALLEN T | Officer; President, UFP Western Div. | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $30.25 | 8,131 | $245,963 | 116,763 | -6.5% |
| 2019-03-19 00:08 | 2019-03-14 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Earnest Frederick Hume | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $0.73 | 25,000 | $18,265 | 1,176,278 | -2.1% |
| 2019-03-18 23:31 | 2019-03-14 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Crutchfield Kevin S | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $56.42 | 15,600 | $880,105 | 206,534 | -7.0% |
| 2019-03-19 00:04 | 2019-03-15 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | ENGELE JOHN F | Officer; Senior VP - CFO | Gold | SALE | $0.76 | 6,700 | $5,092 | 427,129 | -1.5% |
| 2019-03-18 17:11 | 2019-03-15 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.78 | 14,462 | $1,197,138 | 160,467 | -8.3% |
| 2019-03-16 01:38 | 2019-03-13 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | BOONE DONALD M | Director, 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.45 | 27,100 | $229,071 | 1,271,577 | -2.1% |
| 2019-03-16 00:09 | 2019-03-13 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Busch Angela M | Officer; EVP - Corp & Bus Dev | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $172.26 | 3,027 | $521,431 | 18,907 | -13.8% |
| 2019-03-15 22:57 | 2019-03-14 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | MUSA OSAMA M | Officer; Sr. Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $78.87 | 2,156 | $170,044 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-03-15 20:41 | 2019-03-13 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Cunningham Sarah M | Officer; VP Corporate Administration | Chemicals | BUY | $15.00 | 1,000 | $15,000 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
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.