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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-21 00:16 | 2018-11-16 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | FREEMAN MICHAEL L | Officer; Chief Strategy Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $167.36 | 6,000 | $1,004,166 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-11-20 17:18 | 2018-11-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.10 | 3,000 | $21,300 | 109,838 | +2.8% |
| 2018-11-20 17:16 | 2018-11-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.19 | 800 | $5,752 | 23,930 | +3.5% |
| 2018-11-20 00:11 | 2018-11-16 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | JONES ANDREW M | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.31 | 7,486 | $429,052 | 3,844 | -66.1% |
| 2018-11-20 01:40 | 2018-11-19 | K | KELLANOVA | CAHILLANE STEVEN A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, Pres. & CEO/Trustee | Gold | BUY | $61.63 | 17,825 | $1,098,626 | 33,755 | +111.9% |
| 2018-11-19 17:48 | 2018-11-15 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $23.26 | 14,944 | $347,578 | 86,049 | +21.0% |
| 2018-11-19 17:29 | 2018-11-16 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.75 | 24,509 | $1,758,609 | 324,654 | -7.0% |
| 2018-11-19 22:00 | 2018-11-19 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | NEUPAVER ALBERT J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.75 | 5,000 | $103,750 | 50,316 | +11.0% |
| 2018-11-17 00:36 | 2018-11-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $142.30 | 439 | $62,470 | 15,754 | -2.7% |
| 2018-11-17 00:11 | 2018-11-14 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Aggarwal Rohit | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | SALE | $21.80 | 5,079 | $110,713 | 28,567 | -15.1% |
| 2018-11-16 21:06 | 2018-11-14 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.31 | 49,130 | $3,503,642 | 318,523 | -13.4% |
| 2018-11-17 00:01 | 2018-11-16 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $75.00 | 800 | $60,000 | 4,166 | -16.1% |
| 2018-11-16 22:11 | 2018-11-15 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.33 | 1,000 | $7,325 | 23,130 | +4.5% |
| 2018-11-16 00:12 | 2018-11-13 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Laininger Dieter | Officer; VP & MD - A/P & SA & PRI MTLS | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $202.07 | 5,187 | $1,048,156 | 4,606 | -53.0% |
| 2018-11-16 00:12 | 2018-11-14 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Capps John Edward | Officer; EVP, General Counsel & Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.57 | 20,000 | $211,400 | 154,333 | +14.9% |
| 2018-11-15 15:53 | 2018-11-13 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $23.32 | 17,605 | $410,633 | 71,105 | +32.9% |
| 2018-11-15 15:24 | 2018-11-13 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $8.43 | 2,900 | $24,437 | 81,764 | -3.4% |
| 2018-11-15 22:05 | 2018-11-14 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | FREEMAN MICHAEL L | Officer; Chief Strategy Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $169.23 | 5,386 | $911,473 | 19,351 | -21.8% |
| 2018-11-16 00:22 | 2018-11-09 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.20 | 3,000 | $21,601 | 22,130 | +15.7% |
| 2018-11-16 00:21 | 2018-11-15 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Cardin Robert J | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $31.11 | 3,579 | $111,350 | 12,561 | -22.2% |
| 2018-11-14 20:26 | 2018-11-13 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | Knutson Daniel E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $89.11 | 650 | $57,922 | 1,495 | +76.9% |
| 2018-11-14 20:55 | 2018-11-12 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Shipp Earl L | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $20.70 | 600 | $12,418 | 7,100 | +9.2% |
| 2018-11-14 21:04 | 2018-11-13 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Cogut Charles I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $159.75 | 200 | $31,951 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2018-11-15 00:51 | 2018-11-09 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.76 | 204,750 | $2,202,864 | 1,888,750 | +12.2% |
| 2018-11-14 20:55 | 2018-11-13 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | JENSEN TRACI L | Officer; Sr.VP, Global Const. Adhesives | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.01 | 4,129 | $189,956 | 16,868 | -19.7% |
| 2018-11-15 00:53 | 2018-11-12 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Capps John Edward | Officer; EVP, General Counsel & Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.86 | 65,000 | $705,751 | 134,333 | +93.8% |
| 2018-11-14 22:13 | 2018-11-13 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Johnson R. Michael | Officer; VP Utility and Industrial Prod | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $21.69 | 15,000 | $325,350 | 111,534 | +15.5% |
| 2018-11-15 01:22 | 2018-11-12 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BRIGGS JEFFREY S. | Officer, Other; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $17.28 | 25,000 | $431,925 | 158,801 | -13.6% |
| 2018-11-14 21:15 | 2018-11-12 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao James | Director, 10% owner | Chemicals | BUY | $22.77 | 10,000 | $227,700 | 55,000 | +22.2% |
| 2018-11-14 21:14 | 2018-11-12 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.47 | 40,000 | $2,938,808 | 306,374 | -11.5% |
| 2018-11-14 20:46 | 2018-11-09 | OLN | OLIN Corp | LARRIMORE RANDALL W | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $20.77 | 1,200 | $24,928 | 5,200 | +30.0% |
| 2018-11-15 00:52 | 2018-11-09 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $10.76 | 45,500 | $489,525 | 495,380 | +10.1% |
| 2018-11-14 18:01 | 2018-11-13 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.28 | 2,000 | $566 | 1,602,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018-11-14 17:55 | 2018-11-13 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | MARONICK JAMES R | Officer; CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.29 | 2,000 | $577 | 589,039 | +0.3% |
| 2018-11-13 19:44 | 2018-11-12 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Lumpkins David | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $22.83 | 4,000 | $91,313 | 18,259 | +28.1% |
| 2018-11-14 01:16 | 2018-11-09 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | WHYTE JAMES N | Officer; EVP | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $4.27 | 88,088 | $376,136 | 268,250 | -24.7% |
| 2018-11-13 18:55 | 2018-11-09 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | McCunniff Donald A. | Officer; SVP - Human Resources | Building Materials | OPT+S | $185.50 | 1,476 | $273,798 | 12,649 | -10.4% |
| 2018-11-13 16:26 | 2018-11-12 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer; Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $160.11 | 20,000 | $3,202,200 | 408,652 | +5.1% |
| 2018-11-14 02:53 | 2018-11-09 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $95.60 | 2,186,973 | $209,076,150 | 5,100,000 | +75.1% |
| 2018-11-14 00:12 | 2018-11-08 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Frost Bert A | Officer; Sr.VP, Sales,Mkt Dev Supp Chn | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.00 | 1,900 | $102,600 | 71,490 | -2.6% |
| 2018-11-13 21:20 | 2018-11-12 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Johnson R. Michael | Officer; VP Utility and Industrial Prod | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.16 | 50,000 | $1,008,000 | 96,534 | +107.4% |
| 2018-11-14 02:04 | 2018-11-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Aggarwal Rohit | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | SALE | $23.50 | 7,321 | $172,044 | 33,646 | -17.9% |
| 2018-11-13 16:53 | 2018-11-12 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | BOYNTON PAUL G | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $13.72 | 10,000 | $137,200 | 273,020 | +3.8% |
| 2018-11-14 00:10 | 2018-11-09 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | FURBACHER STEPHEN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $52.45 | 3,500 | $183,561 | 50,190 | -6.5% |
| 2018-11-13 22:44 | 2018-11-12 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.01 | 22,000 | $440,189 | 147,038 | +17.6% |
| 2018-11-13 14:00 | 2018-11-09 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.97 | 33,283 | $132,134 | 1,338,203 | -2.4% |
| 2018-11-13 18:32 | 2018-11-12 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.30 | 5,000 | $1,475 | 1,600,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018-11-14 00:54 | 2018-11-12 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | HELLMOLD RALPH O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.78 | 6,000 | $46,650 | 3,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-11-14 00:37 | 2018-11-12 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.52 | 3,000 | $22,560 | 21,545 | +16.2% |
| 2018-11-13 22:34 | 2018-11-12 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Jauchius Matthew | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.65 | 7,000 | $53,550 | 33,304 | +26.6% |
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.