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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-17 22:46 | 2018-12-17 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Sullivan James A. | Officer; SVP RPS, Global CM&C | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.43 | 5,000 | $82,150 | 36,157 | +16.0% |
| 2018-12-17 19:52 | 2018-12-10 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $15.51 | 2,500 | $38,775 | 228,941 | +1.1% |
| 2018-12-18 01:48 | 2018-12-14 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $3.93 | 1,000 | $3,927 | 132,995 | +0.8% |
| 2018-12-17 21:38 | 2018-12-14 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.79 | 42,117 | $159,623 | 1,631,026 | -2.5% |
| 2018-12-14 15:49 | 2018-12-12 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $136.82 | 10,200 | $1,395,531 | 18,524,958 | +0.1% |
| 2018-12-14 23:14 | 2018-12-13 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.03 | 6,000 | $102,200 | 157,038 | +4.0% |
| 2018-12-14 22:29 | 2018-12-13 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.94 | 44,099 | $173,750 | 1,608,327 | -2.7% |
| 2018-12-13 18:09 | 2018-12-12 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Stefaniak Debra | Officer; VP, Business Enablement | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.88 | 200 | $15,975 | 6,799 | -2.9% |
| 2018-12-14 00:40 | 2018-12-13 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.00 | 50,000 | $149,965 | 16,666,352 | +0.3% |
| 2018-12-14 01:01 | 2018-12-11 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Carlson Timothy C | Officer; SVP and CFO | Chemicals | BUY | $7.15 | 21,000 | $150,066 | 104,021 | +25.3% |
| 2018-12-13 19:21 | 2018-12-12 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.93 | 43,768 | $172,008 | 1,584,554 | -2.7% |
| 2018-12-12 15:40 | 2018-12-10 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $135.91 | 42,598 | $5,789,328 | 18,514,758 | +0.2% |
| 2018-12-12 23:09 | 2018-12-12 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | UHLIG-EASTIN CHAD C. | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Purchasing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $26.74 | 332 | $8,878 | 5,484 | -5.7% |
| 2018-12-12 23:12 | 2018-12-12 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | Wooldridge Michael G. | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | BUY | $26.80 | 2,500 | $67,000 | 7,924 | +46.1% |
| 2018-12-13 01:50 | 2018-12-12 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | Prouty Eric A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.64 | 5,000 | $8,200 | 75,690 | +7.1% |
| 2018-12-13 02:01 | 2018-12-10 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Privet Fund Management LLC | 10% owner, Other | Chemicals | BUY | $15.57 | 36,984 | $575,911 | 55,621 | +198.4% |
| 2018-12-13 00:39 | 2018-12-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Korner Lisa J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $58.14 | 10,000 | $581,368 | 73,257 | -12.0% |
| 2018-12-11 16:14 | 2018-12-10 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | Krick Adam Jay | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $7.69 | 390 | $2,999 | 3,390 | +13.0% |
| 2018-12-12 02:53 | 2018-12-07 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.93 | 150,750 | $1,648,346 | 2,219,500 | +7.3% |
| 2018-12-11 18:32 | 2018-12-07 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Lukemire Michael C | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $69.82 | 10,156 | $709,048 | 38,845 | -20.7% |
| 2018-12-11 14:04 | 2018-12-06 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Peter R | Director, Officer; Chairman, President, CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $18.61 | 15,000 | $279,195 | 4,971,349 | +0.3% |
| 2018-12-11 14:03 | 2018-12-06 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Douglas Sean | Officer; Exec VP & CFO | Chemicals | BUY | $18.72 | 2,500 | $46,800 | 82,595 | +3.1% |
| 2018-12-11 14:03 | 2018-12-06 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | STRYKER DAVID M | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | BUY | $18.80 | 2,000 | $37,600 | 127,452 | +1.6% |
| 2018-12-11 16:06 | 2018-12-07 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | SMITH ASHLEY B | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $7.69 | 1,275 | $9,805 | 173,042 | +0.7% |
| 2018-12-12 02:06 | 2018-12-07 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | Standen James D. | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $47.75 | 750 | $35,813 | 2,090 | +56.0% |
| 2018-12-11 19:18 | 2018-12-10 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.93 | 87,822 | $345,140 | 1,560,919 | -5.3% |
| 2018-12-12 02:54 | 2018-12-07 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.00 | 13,500 | $148,500 | 548,880 | +2.5% |
| 2018-12-12 03:19 | 2018-12-07 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Morgan Robert John | Officer; VP Exploration | Gold | BUY | $0.18 | 50,000 | $9,000 | 150,000 | +50.0% |
| 2018-12-11 01:15 | 2018-12-07 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | van Niekerk Willem Hendrik | Officer; SVP, Strategic Planning and B | Chemicals | BUY | $7.44 | 3,800 | $28,272 | 189,508 | +2.0% |
| 2018-12-11 01:20 | 2018-12-07 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Neuman Jeffrey N | Officer; SVP, General Counsel & Sec. | Chemicals | BUY | $7.81 | 6,500 | $50,765 | 31,638 | +25.9% |
| 2018-12-11 02:49 | 2018-12-06 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Niziolek Barry J | Officer; EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $48.48 | 4,500 | $218,140 | 19,511 | +30.0% |
| 2018-12-11 00:51 | 2018-12-06 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MARABITO RICHARD T | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Steel | BUY | $17.15 | 3,000 | $51,443 | 33,614 | +9.8% |
| 2018-12-10 18:54 | 2018-12-07 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | RAISBECK DAVID W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $73.21 | 13,500 | $988,335 | 35,418 | +61.6% |
| 2018-12-10 23:45 | 2018-12-10 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $59.94 | 100,000 | $5,993,980 | 65,231,838 | -0.2% |
| 2018-12-11 01:21 | 2018-12-10 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | QUINN JEFFRY N | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $7.21 | 25,000 | $180,250 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-10 23:27 | 2018-12-07 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.80 | 41,568 | $157,958 | 1,604,327 | -2.5% |
| 2018-12-10 23:24 | 2018-12-07 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $3.88 | 120,750 | $468,510 | 771,312 | -13.5% |
| 2018-12-08 00:17 | 2018-12-07 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Marberry Michael | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $26.20 | 1,905 | $49,911 | 34,856 | +5.8% |
| 2018-12-07 20:28 | 2018-12-06 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Buchanan Robin W.T. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $88.63 | 5,000 | $443,150 | 41,439 | +13.7% |
| 2018-12-07 19:07 | 2018-12-06 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $3.82 | 7,000 | $26,740 | 771,312 | -0.9% |
| 2018-12-07 00:17 | 2018-12-03 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HOSTETTER SHANE | Other | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $207.01 | 1,284 | $265,798 | 3,195 | -28.7% |
| 2018-12-07 00:10 | 2018-12-03 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BERQUIST JOSEPH A | Officer; VP & Managing Director - NA | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $210.00 | 266 | $55,860 | 9,911 | -2.6% |
| 2018-12-06 19:20 | 2018-12-05 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $3.82 | 3,400 | $12,988 | 771,312 | -0.4% |
| 2018-12-06 14:00 | 2018-12-04 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $3.80 | 42,231 | $160,478 | 771,312 | -5.2% |
| 2018-12-06 14:00 | 2018-12-04 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.78 | 47,636 | $180,064 | 1,581,865 | -2.9% |
| 2018-12-06 15:02 | 2018-12-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; President and COO | Gold | SALE | $32.88 | 1,250 | $41,100 | 129,110 | -1.0% |
| 2018-12-06 14:58 | 2018-12-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Dorward-King Elaine J | Officer; EVP, S&ER | Gold | SALE | $32.88 | 3,000 | $98,640 | 96,831 | -3.0% |
| 2018-12-06 14:55 | 2018-12-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Gold | SALE | $32.88 | 4,000 | $131,520 | 531,788 | -0.7% |
| 2018-12-06 14:51 | 2018-12-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Buese Nancy | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $32.88 | 2,000 | $65,760 | 29,262 | -6.4% |
| 2018-12-04 22:44 | 2018-12-03 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Dowd Joseph P | Officer; Global VP, SHE & Process Excel | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.50 | 1,000 | $18,500 | 15,010 | +7.1% |
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.