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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-05 04:00 | 2018-11-30 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | ZIDE STEPHEN M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $51.17 | 20,000 | $1,023,492 | 28,370 | +238.9% |
| 2018-12-04 19:06 | 2018-12-03 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.73 | 61,087 | $227,855 | 1,559,643 | -3.8% |
| 2018-12-04 19:10 | 2018-12-03 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | GARRETT DIANE R | Director | Gold | BUY | $3.72 | 7,000 | $26,040 | 9,718 | +257.5% |
| 2018-12-05 05:57 | 2018-12-03 | CC | Chemours Co | BROWN RICHARD H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $28.60 | 10,000 | $286,000 | 73,334 | +15.8% |
| 2018-12-04 00:46 | 2018-11-30 | AMTX | Aemetis Inc. | Beebe Lydia I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.79 | 5,000 | $3,939 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-03 16:09 | 2018-11-30 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Lumpkins David | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $22.56 | 4,000 | $90,240 | 22,259 | +21.9% |
| 2018-12-03 23:16 | 2018-11-29 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Menezes Eduardo F | Officer; Head of Americas Gases Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $148.02 | 3,852 | $570,226 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-12-04 03:14 | 2018-11-29 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Peter R | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $19.90 | 25,000 | $497,500 | 4,956,349 | +0.5% |
| 2018-12-03 23:09 | 2018-12-03 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.90 | 4,000 | $75,600 | 151,038 | +2.7% |
| 2018-12-04 01:40 | 2018-11-30 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | BILLER LESLIE S | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $160.40 | 2,811 | $450,884 | 57,842 | -4.6% |
| 2018-11-30 22:53 | 2018-11-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Slone Robert Victor | Officer; VP Chief Tech & Sustainability | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.32 | 3,741 | $300,473 | 4,430 | -45.8% |
| 2018-12-01 00:02 | 2018-11-29 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Menezes Eduardo F | Officer; Head of Americas Gases Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $156.00 | 6,335 | $988,260 | 53,115 | -10.7% |
| 2018-11-30 01:51 | 2018-11-27 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MANSON RICHARD A | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Steel | BUY | $17.00 | 2,500 | $42,506 | 2,810 | +806.5% |
| 2018-11-29 20:53 | 2018-11-28 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.46 | 13,405 | $100,001 | 125,243 | +12.0% |
| 2018-11-29 00:08 | 2018-11-28 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $74.52 | 500 | $37,260 | 3,666 | -12.0% |
| 2018-11-28 23:59 | 2018-11-28 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | TEETS RICHARD P JR | Director | Steel | BUY | $33.85 | 20,000 | $677,000 | 5,022,779 | +0.4% |
| 2018-11-28 01:51 | 2018-11-26 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $96.54 | 3,100 | $299,274 | 27,142 | -10.3% |
| 2018-11-28 00:16 | 2018-11-23 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | FRISBY JEFFRY D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $202.05 | 3,015 | $609,181 | 6,261 | -32.5% |
| 2018-11-27 23:53 | 2018-11-26 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | MARONICK JAMES R | Officer; CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.31 | 2,000 | $627 | 591,039 | +0.3% |
| 2018-11-27 00:46 | 2018-11-23 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Bruch Christian | Officer; Head of Linde Engineering | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $156.49 | 693 | $108,448 | 8,458 | +8.9% |
| 2018-11-27 01:49 | 2018-11-21 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.98 | 126,000 | $1,383,480 | 2,068,750 | +6.5% |
| 2018-11-26 22:48 | 2018-11-21 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $81.28 | 10,565 | $858,675 | 1,103 | -90.5% |
| 2018-11-26 22:01 | 2018-11-26 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Minas Angela A | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $22.75 | 5,000 | $113,750 | 13,382 | +59.7% |
| 2018-11-27 01:29 | 2018-11-23 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Cronin Walter S | Officer; EVP - Commercial Operations | Chemicals | SALE | $15.63 | 6,000 | $93,780 | 44,089 | -12.0% |
| 2018-11-27 01:27 | 2018-11-21 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Kolomaya Paul E | Officer; EVP - Commodity Finance | Chemicals | SALE | $17.00 | 4,000 | $68,000 | 84,704 | -4.5% |
| 2018-11-27 02:03 | 2018-11-21 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director | Steel | SALE | $80.00 | 28,080 | $2,246,400 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-11-26 22:52 | 2018-11-23 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | GRAHAM ROBERT D | Director, Officer; Vice Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.50 | 10,000 | $125,000 | 11,000 | +1,000.0% |
| 2018-11-27 02:33 | 2018-11-21 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | ELLSWORTH MELINDA C | Officer; VP IR & Corp. Communications | Aluminum | SALE | $95.36 | 1,100 | $104,901 | 5,742 | -16.1% |
| 2018-11-27 01:35 | 2018-11-26 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | THOMPSON J KENNETH | Director | Gold | BUY | $4.04 | 5,000 | $20,180 | 117,929 | +4.4% |
| 2018-11-27 01:50 | 2018-11-21 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.98 | 28,000 | $307,440 | 535,380 | +5.5% |
| 2018-11-26 21:47 | 2018-11-13 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.19 | 700 | $5,033 | 139,545 | +0.5% |
| 2018-11-21 19:21 | 2018-11-20 | OLN | OLIN Corp | SAMPSON JOHN MAURICE | Officer; SVP, Business Operations | Chemicals | BUY | $19.84 | 5,000 | $99,220 | 51,335 | +10.8% |
| 2018-11-21 21:04 | 2018-11-20 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | Silverman Keith C | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.16 | 152 | $12,032 | 3,714 | -3.9% |
| 2018-11-21 21:06 | 2018-11-20 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.16 | 3,228 | $255,528 | 11,668 | -21.7% |
| 2018-11-21 20:21 | 2018-11-19 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Brissenden Richard W. | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $1.80 | 25,000 | $45,000 | 30,000 | -45.5% |
| 2018-11-22 00:24 | 2018-11-20 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Smith William A II | Officer; SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $78.98 | 5,582 | $440,866 | 16,780 | -25.0% |
| 2018-11-22 01:31 | 2018-11-19 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $16.58 | 90,000 | $1,492,173 | 655,994 | -12.1% |
| 2018-11-22 01:28 | 2018-11-21 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Cronin Walter S | Officer; EVP - Commercial Operations | Chemicals | SALE | $16.48 | 3,000 | $49,440 | 50,089 | -5.7% |
| 2018-11-22 01:24 | 2018-11-12 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Cronin Walter S | Officer; EVP - Commercial Operations | Chemicals | SALE | $17.49 | 3,000 | $52,470 | 53,089 | -5.3% |
| 2018-11-21 23:35 | 2018-11-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.11 | 1,200 | $8,530 | 25,130 | +5.0% |
| 2018-11-21 17:43 | 2018-11-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.00 | 2,000 | $14,000 | 111,838 | +1.8% |
| 2018-11-21 05:19 | 2018-11-16 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | Silverman Keith C | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $81.67 | 498 | $40,669 | 3,586 | -12.2% |
| 2018-11-21 04:28 | 2018-11-15 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.75 | 54,000 | $580,322 | 1,942,750 | +2.9% |
| 2018-11-21 05:13 | 2018-11-16 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.94 | 2,455 | $198,719 | 12,850 | -16.0% |
| 2018-11-21 00:19 | 2018-11-20 | K | KELLANOVA | Khan Fareed A | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | BUY | $62.14 | 8,190 | $508,954 | 16,270 | +101.4% |
| 2018-11-21 02:17 | 2018-11-16 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $17.14 | 7,000 | $119,980 | 42,419 | -14.2% |
| 2018-11-20 15:16 | 2018-11-19 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $23.24 | 10,386 | $241,371 | 96,435 | +12.1% |
| 2018-11-21 01:43 | 2018-11-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $62.24 | 180,000 | $11,202,336 | 65,331,838 | -0.3% |
| 2018-11-20 19:05 | 2018-11-19 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.86 | 20,444 | $78,914 | 1,360,784 | -1.5% |
| 2018-11-21 04:29 | 2018-11-15 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.75 | 12,000 | $128,960 | 507,380 | +2.4% |
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.