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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 22:07 | 2018-03-06 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $23.16 | 2,000 | $46,320 | 53,500 | +3.9% |
| 2018-03-08 00:19 | 2018-03-06 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Steel | SALE | $92.83 | 30,332 | $2,815,720 | 201,895 | -13.1% |
| 2018-03-08 00:10 | 2018-03-05 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BENOLIEL D JEFFRY | Officer; VP - MW, Can and Mining | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $150.38 | 3,625 | $545,109 | 12,421 | -22.6% |
| 2018-03-08 02:38 | 2018-03-07 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $104.01 | 9,000 | $936,129 | 52,613 | -14.6% |
| 2018-03-07 01:33 | 2018-03-05 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | SAHLBERG JOHN T. | Officer; SVP and General Counsel | Lumber & Wood Production | OPT+S | $39.11 | 6,582 | $257,440 | 66,803 | -9.0% |
| 2018-03-06 18:41 | 2018-03-02 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $22.89 | 4,000 | $91,540 | 51,500 | +8.4% |
| 2018-03-06 22:50 | 2018-03-05 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; EVP, Vinyl Products | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $113.04 | 19,349 | $2,187,203 | 4,089 | -82.6% |
| 2018-03-06 22:49 | 2018-03-05 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $113.41 | 2,161 | $245,079 | 2,160 | -50.0% |
| 2018-03-06 22:48 | 2018-03-05 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Kenner Andrew | Officer; SVP - Chemical Manufacturing | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $110.61 | 24,318 | $2,689,814 | 14,053 | -63.4% |
| 2018-03-07 02:10 | 2018-03-02 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $81.71 | 35,766 | $2,922,429 | 153,405 | -18.9% |
| 2018-03-05 18:25 | 2018-03-01 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | Gant Kelli K. | Officer; See Remarks | Coking Coal | SALE | $30.98 | 20,000 | $619,600 | 35,679 | -35.9% |
| 2018-03-05 20:26 | 2018-03-01 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Teel Lawrence E. | Officer; SVP, Olefins | Chemicals | BUY | $22.75 | 5,000 | $113,750 | 7,800 | +178.6% |
| 2018-03-06 01:35 | 2018-03-01 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | HICKEY ADAM R | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Steel | SALE | $25.85 | 20,000 | $517,000 | 2,303 | -89.7% |
| 2018-03-05 19:49 | 2018-03-01 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | SCHELLER WALTER J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $30.98 | 50,000 | $1,549,000 | 124,971 | -28.6% |
| 2018-03-06 01:01 | 2018-03-02 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Seidler Charles B | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $3.40 | 100 | $340 | 63,105 | -0.2% |
| 2018-03-06 01:08 | 2018-03-02 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.44 | 4,313 | $14,837 | 18,170,735 | +0.0% |
| 2018-03-05 19:43 | 2018-03-01 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Curley Stephen C | Other | Chemicals | OPT+S | $33.00 | 6,250 | $206,250 | 19,587 | -24.2% |
| 2018-03-05 23:38 | 2018-03-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ESPELAND CURTIS E | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.00 | 47,000 | $4,700,000 | 88,565 | -34.7% |
| 2018-03-06 00:36 | 2018-03-01 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRY MICHAEL F | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $160.13 | 1,250 | $200,160 | 135,700 | -0.9% |
| 2018-03-06 04:43 | 2018-03-05 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HAYES DOUGLAS M | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $93.58 | 6,000 | $561,480 | 14,072 | -29.9% |
| 2018-03-06 00:19 | 2018-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Gold | SALE | $38.06 | 5,000 | $190,300 | 168,410 | -2.9% |
| 2018-03-06 00:17 | 2018-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and General Counsel | Gold | SALE | $37.91 | 5,000 | $189,550 | 193,764 | -2.5% |
| 2018-03-06 00:15 | 2018-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; EVP, COO | Gold | SALE | $38.06 | 1,250 | $47,575 | 137,860 | -0.9% |
| 2018-03-06 00:13 | 2018-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $38.06 | 1,000 | $38,060 | 319,748 | -0.3% |
| 2018-03-02 22:15 | 2018-03-01 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | King Scott V. | Officer; CAO & Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.82 | 9,883 | $996,437 | 9,898 | -50.0% |
| 2018-03-02 20:59 | 2018-03-01 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Anderson Gary E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.00 | 4,000 | $400,000 | 13,271 | -23.2% |
| 2018-03-02 15:58 | 2018-03-01 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $22.98 | 2,500 | $57,450 | 47,500 | +5.6% |
| 2018-03-02 01:46 | 2018-03-01 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Mossman Benjamin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Gold | BUY | $0.13 | 50,000 | $6,250 | 714,000 | +7.5% |
| 2018-03-02 03:26 | 2018-03-01 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.30 | 15,900 | $52,470 | 18,166,422 | +0.1% |
| 2018-03-01 20:47 | 2018-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.22 | 4,335 | $482,139 | 4,321 | -50.1% |
| 2018-03-02 04:56 | 2018-02-28 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | GIMBEL THOMAS W | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $92.31 | 6,000 | $553,860 | 1,720,425 | -0.3% |
| 2018-03-02 00:29 | 2018-03-01 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $67.68 | 13,845 | $937,041 | 67,362,739 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-02 02:07 | 2018-02-27 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | WESTBROOK KELVIN R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $27.63 | 1,200 | $33,154 | 1,200 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-01 00:25 | 2018-02-26 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Hale Jennifer Ansbro | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Sec'y | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $77.25 | 2,044 | $157,907 | 1,890 | -52.0% |
| 2018-03-01 01:28 | 2018-02-26 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | HICKEY ADAM R | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Steel | SALE | $25.50 | 20,000 | $510,000 | 22,303 | -47.3% |
| 2018-02-28 22:43 | 2018-02-27 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | Mossman Benjamin | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Gold | BUY | $0.11 | 64,000 | $6,912 | 664,000 | +10.7% |
| 2018-02-28 18:24 | 2018-02-27 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.48 | 100,000 | $348,230 | 15,749,885 | +0.6% |
| 2018-03-01 00:27 | 2018-02-26 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; Chief Legal and Admin Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $19.27 | 7,000 | $134,883 | 35,515 | -16.5% |
| 2018-03-01 00:59 | 2018-02-26 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.80 | 100,000 | $7,379,600 | 387,618 | -20.5% |
| 2018-02-28 17:52 | 2018-02-26 | OLN | OLIN Corp | MCINTOSH JOHN L | Officer; EVP, Synergies & Systems | Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.79 | 8,750 | $286,889 | 55,141 | -13.7% |
| 2018-02-28 19:36 | 2018-02-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | BLAKELY ROBERT T | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $111.00 | 4,038 | $448,218 | 7,662 | -34.5% |
| 2018-02-27 23:32 | 2018-02-23 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | WARMACK DAMON CARY | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $102.22 | 2,710 | $277,016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-02-28 01:15 | 2018-02-23 | K | KELLANOVA | BANATI AMIT | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $67.97 | 2,767 | $188,073 | 21,611 | -11.4% |
| 2018-02-28 01:15 | 2018-02-23 | K | KELLANOVA | MEJIA MARIA FERNANDA | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $67.43 | 7,300 | $492,257 | 18,546 | -28.2% |
| 2018-02-28 01:40 | 2018-02-26 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Mitchell Peter C. | Officer; SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $7.97 | 10,000 | $79,680 | 266,907 | -3.6% |
| 2018-02-28 01:15 | 2018-02-23 | K | KELLANOVA | Hirst Alistair D | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $67.57 | 5,500 | $371,653 | 25,634 | -17.7% |
| 2018-02-28 01:15 | 2018-02-23 | K | KELLANOVA | Norman Paul T | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $68.86 | 167,497 | $11,533,827 | 75,857 | -68.8% |
| 2018-02-27 21:26 | 2018-02-27 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Bender Mark Steven | Director, Officer; SVP, CFO and Treasurer | Chemicals | BUY | $23.77 | 2,000 | $47,535 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2018-02-28 01:04 | 2018-02-23 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | KALIL CHARLES J | Officer, Other; Special Counsellor | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.66 | 69,400 | $5,042,854 | 306,849 | -18.4% |
| 2018-02-27 19:24 | 2018-02-26 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Teel Lawrence E. | Officer; EVP, Olefins | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.86 | 9,351 | $1,046,003 | 2,122 | -81.5% |
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.