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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-16 01:50 | 2019-03-13 | CC | Chemours Co | Trojanowski Amy | Officer; VP and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.10 | 10,129 | $396,044 | 44,666 | -18.5% |
| 2019-03-15 14:03 | 2019-03-14 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Gliklich Benjamin | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.73 | 5,000 | $53,650 | 21,761 | +29.8% |
| 2019-03-15 18:05 | 2019-03-14 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Johnson R. Michael | Officer; VP Utility and Industrial Prod | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $25.50 | 20,000 | $509,964 | 183,787 | +12.2% |
| 2019-03-16 01:23 | 2019-03-13 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Nasser Michael Charles | Officer; Corporate Secretary | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.41 | 18,889 | $158,834 | 372,444 | -4.8% |
| 2019-03-15 23:49 | 2019-03-13 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $16.16 | 5,000 | $80,775 | 47,740 | -9.5% |
| 2019-03-15 20:47 | 2019-03-14 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $14.95 | 1,100 | $16,445 | 15,509 | +7.6% |
| 2019-03-15 23:10 | 2019-03-15 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $74.16 | 400 | $29,664 | 3,266 | -10.9% |
| 2019-03-15 15:06 | 2019-03-13 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $83.51 | 13,508 | $1,128,040 | 174,929 | -7.2% |
| 2019-03-14 18:10 | 2019-03-13 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Rojo Luis | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $90.87 | 200 | $18,174 | 700 | +40.0% |
| 2019-03-15 00:38 | 2019-03-12 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.77 | 1,850 | $1,425 | 364,961 | -0.5% |
| 2019-03-14 23:00 | 2019-03-14 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | CLARK ROBERT L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $58.64 | 200 | $11,728 | 400 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-14 23:00 | 2019-03-14 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Deans Alison Ann | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $59.16 | 400 | $23,663 | 400 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-14 18:24 | 2019-03-13 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $4.35 | 22,586 | $98,249 | 558,540 | -3.9% |
| 2019-03-14 20:04 | 2019-03-12 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.16 | 7,030 | $591,619 | 188,437 | -3.6% |
| 2019-03-13 21:54 | 2019-03-11 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $91.24 | 2,000 | $182,484 | 13,768 | -12.7% |
| 2019-03-14 04:51 | 2019-03-11 | CC | Chemours Co | Newman Mark | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.26 | 59,210 | $2,265,375 | 94,261 | -38.6% |
| 2019-03-13 22:20 | 2019-03-11 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Tepner Harvey L | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $57.33 | 750 | $42,998 | 25,832 | -2.8% |
| 2019-03-13 22:21 | 2019-03-11 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | LUSHEFSKI JOHN E | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $57.21 | 5,500 | $314,635 | 17,451 | -24.0% |
| 2019-03-13 03:20 | 2019-03-08 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.77 | 15,175 | $11,685 | 351,941 | -4.1% |
| 2019-03-12 22:43 | 2019-03-11 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | J. Kyle Pennington | Officer; President of subsidiary | Chemicals | BUY | $15.00 | 4,000 | $60,000 | 63,320 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-12 23:41 | 2019-03-08 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Nasser Michael Charles | Officer; Corporate Secretary | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.43 | 100 | $843 | 391,333 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-12 22:30 | 2019-03-07 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $14.96 | 10,000 | $149,640 | 32,763 | +43.9% |
| 2019-03-12 22:12 | 2019-03-07 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $14.87 | 5,916 | $87,947 | 35,916 | +19.7% |
| 2019-03-12 18:06 | 2019-03-11 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $4.21 | 58 | $244 | 558,540 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-11 23:03 | 2019-03-07 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Baroff Steven | Officer; President, Specialty Pipe | Chemicals | BUY | $15.00 | 2,000 | $30,000 | 33,176 | +6.4% |
| 2019-03-12 01:16 | 2019-03-07 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Crutchfield Kevin S | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $56.92 | 15,600 | $887,955 | 212,134 | -6.9% |
| 2019-03-11 23:34 | 2019-03-08 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | TERRY JAMES W JR | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $15.15 | 1,500 | $22,725 | 19,000 | +8.6% |
| 2019-03-11 23:22 | 2019-03-11 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $53.98 | 100,000 | $5,398,000 | 64,631,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-03-11 18:31 | 2019-03-08 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $4.15 | 85,583 | $355,169 | 558,540 | -13.3% |
| 2019-03-08 23:54 | 2019-03-07 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Rojo Luis | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $90.17 | 100 | $9,017 | 500 | +25.0% |
| 2019-03-08 23:56 | 2019-03-07 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Mergner Arthur W | Officer; VP, Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $90.01 | 1,038 | $93,428 | 14,116 | -6.8% |
| 2019-03-09 02:18 | 2019-03-06 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | MacLennan David | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $171.05 | 1,000 | $171,050 | 3,500 | +40.0% |
| 2019-03-09 00:29 | 2019-03-06 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GREEN SUSAN MIRANDA | Director | Steel | SALE | $10.06 | 12,700 | $127,762 | 61,761 | -17.1% |
| 2019-03-09 01:34 | 2019-03-07 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Clement David P | Officer; President - Central Division | Building Materials | SALE | $114.28 | 2,789 | $318,723 | 4,340 | -39.1% |
| 2019-03-09 01:45 | 2019-03-06 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Nasser Michael Charles | Officer; Corporate Secretary | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.08 | 7,600 | $61,441 | 391,433 | -1.9% |
| 2019-03-09 02:24 | 2019-03-07 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | REICH VICTORIA | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $170.07 | 4,200 | $714,311 | 19,267 | -17.9% |
| 2019-03-08 19:28 | 2019-03-07 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Ottewell David A. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.97 | 18,716 | $74,303 | 558,540 | -3.2% |
| 2019-03-09 00:58 | 2019-03-07 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | MONTAGUE JAMES R | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $59.83 | 2,119 | $126,790 | 21,952 | -8.8% |
| 2019-03-08 00:33 | 2019-03-06 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Rasmussen Hans John | Officer; SVP, Exploration | Gold | SALE | $4.78 | 7,500 | $35,820 | 295,008 | -2.5% |
| 2019-03-07 20:30 | 2019-02-27 | BASA | BASANITE, INC. | Barbera Michael Vito | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $0.00 | 1,000,000 | $0 | 3,400,000 | +41.7% |
| 2019-03-08 02:10 | 2019-03-06 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.03 | 110,000 | $3,311 | 6,505,000 | +1.7% |
| 2019-03-08 02:35 | 2019-03-05 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MARABITO RICHARD T | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Steel | BUY | $18.95 | 5,320 | $100,801 | 36,384 | +17.1% |
| 2019-03-07 01:01 | 2019-03-06 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | JONES GINGER M | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.45 | 20,000 | $229,000 | 41,303 | +93.9% |
| 2019-03-07 03:49 | 2019-03-04 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.71 | 500,000 | $13,352,500 | 242,369 | -67.4% |
| 2019-03-06 17:09 | 2019-03-05 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | COLE SUE W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $195.07 | 1,500 | $292,611 | 20,933 | -6.7% |
| 2019-03-06 01:27 | 2019-03-01 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Geiger Daniel J. | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $60.90 | 2,000 | $121,800 | 21,532 | -8.5% |
| 2019-03-06 01:26 | 2019-03-01 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Kreutzer James Scott | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $61.07 | 1,439 | $87,880 | 17,753 | -7.5% |
| 2019-03-06 01:24 | 2019-03-01 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Eidson Charles Andrew | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $60.88 | 7,840 | $477,299 | 45,794 | -14.6% |
| 2019-03-06 05:31 | 2019-03-01 | CC | Chemours Co | Trojanowski Amy | Officer; VP and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $38.63 | 13,536 | $522,885 | 44,940 | -23.1% |
| 2019-03-06 03:17 | 2019-03-04 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Inchaustegui Roberto | Officer; EVP & Pres-Global Serv & Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $169.08 | 37,200 | $6,289,616 | 26,832 | -58.1% |
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.