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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-06 01:02 | 2019-03-04 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $91.00 | 2,961 | $269,451 | 49,672 | -5.6% |
| 2019-03-06 03:10 | 2019-03-01 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Berger Larry L | Officer; EVP & CTO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $170.35 | 12,212 | $2,080,265 | 30,752 | -28.4% |
| 2019-03-06 02:07 | 2019-03-01 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Mossman Benjamin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Gold | BUY | $0.10 | 200,000 | $20,000 | 914,000 | +28.0% |
| 2019-03-06 03:02 | 2019-02-28 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Crutchfield Kevin S | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $61.08 | 15,600 | $952,803 | 217,734 | -6.7% |
| 2019-03-06 01:37 | 2019-03-05 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; EVP - Commodity Finance | Chemicals | SALE | $16.02 | 7,250 | $116,174 | 82,385 | -8.1% |
| 2019-03-06 02:06 | 2019-03-01 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Sr. EVP & CFO | Steel | SALE | $89.77 | 8,652 | $776,651 | 85,646 | -9.2% |
| 2019-03-06 02:06 | 2019-03-01 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director | Steel | SALE | $89.34 | 49,290 | $4,403,519 | 200,205 | -19.8% |
| 2019-03-06 03:13 | 2019-03-01 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | SCHMECHEL DANIEL J | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $169.93 | 9,799 | $1,665,173 | 161,241 | -5.7% |
| 2019-03-06 03:06 | 2019-03-01 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | BAKER DOUGLAS M JR | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $170.14 | 157,125 | $26,732,462 | 571,035 | -21.6% |
| 2019-03-06 02:26 | 2019-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; President and COO | Gold | SALE | $33.90 | 1,250 | $42,375 | 277,823 | -0.4% |
| 2019-03-06 02:22 | 2019-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Dorward-King Elaine J | Officer; EVP, S&ER | Gold | SALE | $33.90 | 3,000 | $101,700 | 148,122 | -2.0% |
| 2019-03-06 02:20 | 2019-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Gold | SALE | $33.90 | 4,000 | $135,600 | 834,512 | -0.5% |
| 2019-03-06 01:07 | 2019-03-04 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $91.00 | 1,243 | $113,113 | 34,757 | -3.5% |
| 2019-03-05 17:45 | 2019-03-04 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BOON PHILIP JOHN | Officer; Executive VP Business Ops | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $83.39 | 1,528 | $127,415 | 36,408 | -4.0% |
| 2019-03-05 02:20 | 2019-02-28 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | Gant Kelli K. | Officer; Chief Administrative Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $28.83 | 10,000 | $288,300 | 16,129 | -38.3% |
| 2019-03-04 23:20 | 2019-02-28 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Crutchfield Kevin S | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $61.06 | 5,600 | $341,953 | 227,734 | -2.4% |
| 2019-03-05 00:55 | 2019-03-01 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $93.83 | 12,889 | $1,209,343 | 189,687 | -6.4% |
| 2019-03-01 23:51 | 2019-02-27 | NGVT | Ingevity Corp | Fortson John C. | Officer; EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.46 | 18,000 | $2,060,325 | 33,712 | -34.8% |
| 2019-03-02 00:59 | 2019-02-28 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Smith William A II | Officer; SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $89.20 | 5,899 | $526,191 | 10,780 | -35.4% |
| 2019-03-02 00:58 | 2019-02-28 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Sharkey Andrew G III | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $89.05 | 2,000 | $178,100 | 4,893 | -29.0% |
| 2019-02-28 21:18 | 2019-02-26 | NGVT | Ingevity Corp | PLATT PHILLIP JOHN | Officer; CAO & Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.07 | 2,725 | $310,828 | 1,137 | -70.6% |
| 2019-02-28 18:59 | 2019-02-27 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | McCunniff Donald A. | Officer; SVP - Human Resources | Building Materials | SALE | $189.78 | 2,223 | $421,886 | 13,786 | -13.9% |
| 2019-03-01 01:45 | 2019-02-27 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.03 | 135,000 | $3,969 | 6,395,000 | +2.2% |
| 2019-02-28 19:41 | 2019-02-27 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Koci Keith | Officer; EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Steel | BUY | $11.52 | 9,000 | $103,680 | 39,349 | +29.7% |
| 2019-03-01 00:59 | 2019-02-27 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $4.90 | 1,000 | $4,896 | 151,711 | +0.7% |
| 2019-02-28 23:56 | 2019-02-26 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | CROYLE ROBERT G | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $59.94 | 2,119 | $127,009 | 3,758 | -36.1% |
| 2019-02-28 23:55 | 2019-02-27 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Selvidge Jeff R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $60.34 | 2,500 | $150,860 | 25,397 | -9.0% |
| 2019-03-01 00:23 | 2019-02-26 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Fievez Michel | Officer; EVP Engineered Papers | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.81 | 20,000 | $796,150 | 66,113 | -23.2% |
| 2019-02-28 02:51 | 2019-02-26 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Shanley Michael Patrick | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $90.62 | 8,870 | $803,799 | 23,392 | -27.5% |
| 2019-02-28 00:38 | 2019-02-25 | CC | Chemours Co | Kirsch Paul | Officer; President - Fluoroproducts | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.66 | 10,000 | $386,600 | 73,562 | -12.0% |
| 2019-02-28 02:21 | 2019-02-25 | LIN | LINDE PLC | White Matthew J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $174.98 | 4,129 | $722,481 | 23,181 | -15.1% |
| 2019-02-28 02:52 | 2019-02-25 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Smith William A II | Officer; SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $90.63 | 3,025 | $274,156 | 16,679 | -15.4% |
| 2019-02-28 02:52 | 2019-02-26 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director | Steel | SALE | $90.05 | 9,478 | $853,494 | 249,495 | -3.7% |
| 2019-02-28 02:51 | 2019-02-25 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | GIMBEL THOMAS W | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $90.81 | 12,000 | $1,089,720 | 1,721,813 | -0.7% |
| 2019-02-28 02:52 | 2019-02-26 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HAYES DOUGLAS M | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $90.33 | 6,000 | $541,980 | 14,815 | -28.8% |
| 2019-02-27 15:50 | 2019-02-26 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Curran Philip | Officer; Group Financial Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $81.88 | 750 | $61,413 | 1,918 | -28.1% |
| 2019-02-26 19:45 | 2019-02-22 | OLN | OLIN Corp | FLAUGHER BRETT A | Officer; VP & President, Winchester | Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.53 | 12,500 | $331,570 | 28,129 | -30.8% |
| 2019-02-26 17:53 | 2018-12-14 | LONE | Lonestar Resources US Inc. | Payne Jana | Officer; VP - GEOSCIENCE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $5.39 | 500 | $2,695 | 10,449 | +5.0% |
| 2019-02-26 18:15 | 2019-02-25 | NGVT | Ingevity Corp | BURGESON KATHERINE PRYOR | Officer; EVP,General Counsel, Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.76 | 4,400 | $504,933 | 8,801 | -33.3% |
| 2019-02-27 00:35 | 2019-02-26 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.03 | 100,000 | $2,750 | 6,260,000 | +1.6% |
| 2019-02-27 00:44 | 2019-02-22 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $37.14 | 17,100 | $635,019 | 236,847 | -6.7% |
| 2019-02-26 22:43 | 2019-02-22 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $58.18 | 2,174 | $126,483 | 5,523 | -28.2% |
| 2019-02-26 14:11 | 2019-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Blackmore Milton C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $81.62 | 441 | $35,995 | 6,000 | -6.8% |
| 2019-02-26 01:30 | 2019-02-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $128.74 | 29,642 | $3,816,188 | 20,300,000 | +0.1% |
| 2019-02-25 22:53 | 2019-02-21 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Baxter Joel D. | Officer; Pres. & GM, Glob. Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $439.15 | 7,621 | $3,346,732 | 2,687 | -73.9% |
| 2019-02-26 03:04 | 2019-02-21 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | SCHELLER WALTER J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $28.91 | 34,283 | $991,122 | 54,333 | -38.7% |
| 2019-02-26 01:39 | 2019-02-22 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $27.10 | 2,180 | $59,078 | 242,369 | -0.9% |
| 2019-02-26 01:33 | 2019-02-21 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD THOMAS E | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $437.84 | 11,000 | $4,816,246 | 143,140 | -7.1% |
| 2019-02-25 16:59 | 2019-02-21 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $57.57 | 3,000 | $172,696 | 5,523 | -35.2% |
| 2019-02-25 18:34 | 2019-02-22 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; PRESIDENT & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.51 | 3,362 | $270,665 | 195,467 | -1.7% |
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.