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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-25 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% |
| 2019-02-25 18:05 | 2019-02-22 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.51 | 5,059 | $407,286 | 22,997 | -18.0% |
| 2019-02-25 18:01 | 2019-02-22 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | HESSNER CATHERINE | Officer; Senior VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.51 | 4,289 | $345,295 | 22,000 | -16.3% |
| 2019-02-22 15:59 | 2019-02-20 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | CRONIN JANE M. | Officer; SVP - Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $441.24 | 1,344 | $593,027 | 2,915 | -31.6% |
| 2019-02-23 00:45 | 2019-02-20 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $130.60 | 40,000 | $5,223,864 | 20,270,358 | +0.2% |
| 2019-02-23 00:02 | 2019-02-20 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director | Steel | SALE | $85.51 | 25,000 | $2,137,873 | 78,200 | -24.2% |
| 2019-02-23 02:21 | 2019-02-20 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and General Counsel | Gold | SALE | $35.06 | 3,500 | $122,719 | 157,264 | -2.2% |
| 2019-02-22 00:53 | 2019-02-19 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $129.04 | 50,000 | $6,451,795 | 20,230,358 | +0.2% |
| 2019-02-22 01:18 | 2019-02-21 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Vojslavek Anthony R | Officer; EVP - Trading and Risk | Chemicals | SALE | $15.50 | 1,957 | $30,334 | 15,853 | -11.0% |
| 2019-02-21 18:57 | 2019-02-20 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pallash Robert C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $87.28 | 6,992 | $610,236 | 33,778 | -17.1% |
| 2019-02-20 20:09 | 2019-02-15 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Geiger Daniel J. | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $61.98 | 2,000 | $123,956 | 23,532 | -7.8% |
| 2019-02-21 00:39 | 2019-02-15 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $134.01 | 114,000 | $15,276,832 | 20,180,358 | +0.6% |
| 2019-02-20 23:27 | 2019-02-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $57.84 | 100,000 | $5,784,140 | 64,731,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-02-20 00:56 | 2019-02-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $132.28 | 85,946 | $11,368,928 | 20,066,358 | +0.4% |
| 2019-02-19 17:43 | 2019-02-15 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Martsching Robert J | Officer; VP, Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $48.86 | 3,215 | $157,094 | 9,945 | -24.4% |
| 2019-02-19 23:51 | 2019-02-14 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Mistysyn Allen J | Officer; SVP - Finance & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $433.90 | 2,874 | $1,247,029 | 9,986 | -22.3% |
| 2019-02-19 19:02 | 2019-02-15 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Koci Keith | Officer; EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Steel | BUY | $11.23 | 3,200 | $35,936 | 3,700 | +640.0% |
| 2019-02-20 01:51 | 2019-02-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Metzler Michael A | Officer; EVP - Gas & Power | Chemicals | SALE | $15.35 | 17,052 | $261,748 | 44,194 | -27.8% |
| 2019-02-19 23:56 | 2019-02-15 | FMC | FMC CORP | BRONDEAU PIERRE R | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman of Bd | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $84.34 | 94,424 | $7,963,626 | 283,095 | -25.0% |
| 2019-02-19 23:57 | 2019-02-15 | FMC | FMC CORP | UTECHT ANDREA E | Officer; Exec. VP, General Counsel, Sec | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $84.39 | 30,464 | $2,570,823 | 84,383 | -26.5% |
| 2019-02-20 00:32 | 2019-02-19 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Korner Lisa J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $59.29 | 6,958 | $412,542 | 74,517 | -8.5% |
| 2019-02-20 00:31 | 2019-02-19 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | MEARS MICHAEL N | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $59.35 | 30,000 | $1,780,629 | 153,185 | -16.4% |
| 2019-02-16 00:02 | 2019-02-14 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.53 | 27,912 | $740,505 | 242,369 | -10.3% |
| 2019-02-15 20:06 | 2019-02-11 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.59 | 96,200 | $56,373 | 8,688,426 | +1.1% |
| 2019-02-15 20:05 | 2018-11-02 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.50 | 51,429 | $25,715 | 8,592,226 | +0.6% |
| 2019-02-14 23:52 | 2019-02-12 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Keenan Timothy J | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $48.32 | 13,205 | $638,107 | 25,230 | -34.4% |
| 2019-02-15 02:09 | 2019-02-12 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Tepner Harvey L | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $60.26 | 500 | $30,130 | 26,582 | -1.8% |
| 2019-02-15 01:04 | 2019-02-12 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | ROGERS JAMES E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $433.97 | 500 | $216,984 | 3,926 | -11.3% |
| 2019-02-15 02:12 | 2019-02-12 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | LUSHEFSKI JOHN E | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $60.97 | 5,500 | $335,321 | 22,951 | -19.3% |
| 2019-02-13 22:54 | 2019-02-11 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Manno Mark Matthew | Officer; Chief Admin & Legal Off & Sec | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $60.04 | 15,015 | $901,444 | 49,469 | -23.3% |
| 2019-02-13 22:53 | 2019-02-12 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.22 | 200,000 | $643,100 | 17,069,822 | +1.2% |
| 2019-02-14 00:00 | 2019-02-11 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $8.46 | 5,994 | $50,725 | 75,770 | -7.3% |
| 2019-02-14 01:35 | 2019-02-12 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP & Controller Financial Rptg | Copper | SALE | $11.58 | 7,425 | $85,956 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-02-12 22:58 | 2019-02-08 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Kreutzer James Scott | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $61.75 | 2,881 | $177,902 | 18,066 | -13.8% |
| 2019-02-13 00:23 | 2019-02-08 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | ODISHAW EDWARD A | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $69.99 | 800 | $55,995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-02-12 00:01 | 2019-02-11 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.76 | 100,000 | $5,476,110 | 64,831,838 | -0.2% |
| 2019-02-08 03:29 | 2019-02-05 | CTRA | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Eidson Charles Andrew | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $63.82 | 7,840 | $500,349 | 47,628 | -14.1% |
| 2019-02-08 04:21 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | McDougall Joseph F. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Global Refinish | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.19 | 4,190 | $109,723 | 75,673 | -5.2% |
| 2019-02-08 04:18 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Markevich Steven R. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Trans. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.14 | 6,512 | $170,243 | 160,713 | -3.9% |
| 2019-02-08 04:15 | 2019-02-06 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Lannon Sean M. | Officer; SVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.28 | 815 | $21,415 | 14,152 | -5.4% |
| 2019-02-08 04:11 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Cash Michael A. | Officer; SVP & Pres., Indus. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.15 | 4,185 | $109,457 | 161,120 | -2.5% |
| 2019-02-08 03:59 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bryant Robert W. | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.17 | 6,166 | $161,347 | 173,109 | -3.4% |
| 2019-02-08 04:26 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.14 | 52,217 | $1,365,099 | 388,611 | -11.8% |
| 2019-02-06 22:07 | 2019-02-04 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $74.07 | 2,665 | $197,397 | 4,035 | -39.8% |
| 2019-02-06 01:10 | 2019-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Lannon Sean M. | Officer; SVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.94 | 1,583 | $41,063 | 13,253 | -10.7% |
| 2019-02-06 00:16 | 2019-02-01 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HOSTETTER SHANE | Other | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $207.51 | 1,892 | $392,615 | 1,303 | -59.2% |
| 2019-02-06 02:52 | 2019-02-01 | LIN | LINDE PLC | White Matthew J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $164.99 | 7,749 | $1,278,508 | 16,611 | -31.8% |
| 2019-02-06 00:50 | 2018-09-12 | IMII | BLUSKY AI INC. | CLUFF WHITNEY O | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.17 | 69,687 | $11,693 | 536,597 | +14.9% |
| 2019-02-05 21:38 | 2019-01-15 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Stone Bryan Lawrence | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.02 | 1,439,381 | $34,833 | 4,746,048 | +43.5% |
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.