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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-12 16:37 | 2018-02-08 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Costa Mark J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $98.26 | 55,000 | $5,404,300 | 157,991 | -25.8% |
| 2018-02-13 05:54 | 2018-02-07 | SNYL | Ascent Industries Co. | Privet Fund Management LLC | 10% owner, Other | Chemicals | BUY | $12.82 | 11,951 | $153,162 | 929,948 | +1.3% |
| 2018-02-10 00:39 | 2017-10-25 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | Stovold Terry | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 12,000 | $479 | 12,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-02-09 16:38 | 2018-02-07 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | WARMACK DAMON CARY | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.60 | 4,417 | $435,516 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-02-10 00:36 | 2018-02-08 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Finn Michael F. | Officer; SVP & General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.35 | 22,960 | $696,836 | 126,880 | -15.3% |
| 2018-02-09 18:35 | 2018-02-08 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.30 | 211,344 | $697,414 | 15,649,885 | +1.4% |
| 2018-02-09 19:23 | 2018-02-07 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | DEMERITT STEPHEN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $99.84 | 4,000 | $399,360 | 13,732 | -22.6% |
| 2018-02-08 19:48 | 2018-02-07 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Breunig Joseph C. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $69.36 | 800 | $55,488 | 1,200 | +200.0% |
| 2018-02-08 04:06 | 2018-02-07 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Lannon Sean M. | Officer; VP Corp Fin & Controller, PAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.29 | 276 | $8,360 | 13,735 | -2.0% |
| 2018-02-08 03:51 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Cash Michael A. | Officer; SVP & Pres., Indus. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.55 | 2,934 | $89,644 | 177,158 | -1.6% |
| 2018-02-08 03:40 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Finn Michael F. | Officer; SVP & General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.56 | 1,889 | $57,723 | 126,880 | -1.5% |
| 2018-02-08 03:34 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bryant Robert W. | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.59 | 3,075 | $94,071 | 248,397 | -1.2% |
| 2018-02-08 03:30 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | McDougall Joseph F. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Global Refinish | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.54 | 2,670 | $81,543 | 132,587 | -2.0% |
| 2018-02-08 03:26 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Markevich Steven R. | Officer; EVP & Pres., Trans. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.58 | 3,125 | $95,550 | 241,037 | -1.3% |
| 2018-02-08 04:11 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.58 | 235,810 | $7,210,244 | 631,608 | -27.2% |
| 2018-02-08 03:00 | 2018-02-07 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $12.84 | 12,000 | $154,064 | 127,714 | -8.6% |
| 2018-02-07 00:12 | 2018-02-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Lannon Sean M. | Officer; VP Corp Fin & Controller, PAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.77 | 1,080 | $33,232 | 13,163 | -7.6% |
| 2018-02-07 01:08 | 2018-02-05 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $89.50 | 2,892 | $258,834 | 6,511 | -30.8% |
| 2018-02-06 02:15 | 2018-02-01 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | BOONE DONALD M | Director, 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $15.50 | 1 | $16 | 698,916 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-06 00:53 | 2018-02-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; EVP, COO | Gold | SALE | $40.23 | 1,250 | $50,288 | 83,112 | -1.5% |
| 2018-02-06 00:51 | 2018-02-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $40.23 | 5,700 | $229,311 | 239,700 | -2.3% |
| 2018-02-06 00:49 | 2018-02-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $40.23 | 1,000 | $40,230 | 320,748 | -0.3% |
| 2018-02-06 02:01 | 2018-02-01 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | PAULSON & CO. INC. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.28 | 47,200 | $60,378 | 11,566,126 | +0.4% |
| 2018-02-06 02:01 | 2018-02-01 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | PAULSON & CO. INC. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $1.27 | 47,200 | $59,713 | 11,518,926 | -0.4% |
| 2018-02-03 03:25 | 2018-01-31 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $59.08 | 45,541 | $2,690,571 | 4,446,664 | -1.0% |
| 2018-02-02 23:24 | 2018-02-01 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $88.50 | 1,500 | $132,750 | 60,520 | -2.4% |
| 2018-02-02 22:07 | 2018-02-01 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | HEITMAN WILLIAM J | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.31 | 4,495 | $316,043 | 10,538 | -29.9% |
| 2018-02-02 00:59 | 2018-01-31 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Sigurdsson Tomas Mar | Officer; Exec VP and COO | Aluminum | SALE | $51.37 | 10,000 | $513,687 | 46,832 | -17.6% |
| 2018-02-02 04:32 | 2017-12-22 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Niziolek Barry J | Officer; EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.55 | 11 | $798 | 11,584 | -0.1% |
| 2018-02-02 01:42 | 2018-01-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP & Controller Financial Rptg | Copper | OPT+S | $19.49 | 21,500 | $419,125 | 52,739 | -29.0% |
| 2018-02-01 04:08 | 2018-01-31 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Davies Barry T. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.17 | 223,000 | $38,914 | 6,593,000 | +3.5% |
| 2018-02-01 04:12 | 2018-01-31 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.67 | 12,000 | $176,003 | 139,714 | -7.9% |
| 2018-01-31 23:41 | 2018-01-29 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | HOLDSWORTH GEOFFREY | Officer; Managing Director AsiaPacific | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $126.85 | 1,690 | $214,377 | 10,249 | -14.2% |
| 2018-01-31 00:56 | 2018-01-26 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $59.56 | 120,825 | $7,196,579 | 4,492,205 | -2.6% |
| 2018-01-30 02:48 | 2018-01-25 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | BOONE DONALD M | Director, 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $15.06 | 12,772 | $192,332 | 698,917 | -1.8% |
| 2018-01-26 02:30 | 2018-01-23 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $59.87 | 93,605 | $5,604,047 | 4,613,030 | -2.0% |
| 2018-01-25 01:16 | 2018-01-22 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Oplinger William F | Officer; Executive VP & CFO | Aluminum | OPT+S | $52.86 | 229,475 | $12,129,016 | 102,111 | -69.2% |
| 2018-01-25 01:45 | 2018-01-24 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.50 | 12,000 | $173,980 | 151,714 | -7.3% |
| 2018-01-25 00:21 | 2018-01-24 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $67.53 | 180,000 | $12,155,994 | 67,426,838 | -0.3% |
| 2018-01-24 00:56 | 2018-01-22 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Lauritzen Eric | Director | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.68 | 2,100 | $30,828 | 53,485 | -3.8% |
| 2018-01-23 22:38 | 2018-01-05 | PAYM | BASANITE, INC. | CESPEDES EDWARD A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $0.53 | 2,300 | $1,209 | 14,037,692 | +0.0% |
| 2018-01-20 02:59 | 2018-01-17 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $58.74 | 89,410 | $5,251,988 | 4,706,635 | -1.9% |
| 2018-01-19 02:21 | 2018-01-16 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | Porter Tracy L | Officer; EVP, CMC Operations | Steel | SALE | $25.08 | 20,536 | $514,950 | 168,818 | -10.8% |
| 2018-01-19 05:26 | 2018-01-16 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | Schumann Anne T. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.26 | 11,733 | $859,616 | 13,197 | -47.1% |
| 2018-01-19 01:05 | 2018-01-17 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.38 | 35,000 | $1,833,153 | 1,023,592 | -3.3% |
| 2018-01-19 00:56 | 2018-01-16 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.46 | 25,000 | $361,570 | 1,715,548 | -1.4% |
| 2018-01-18 23:36 | 2018-01-16 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | SHULAR CRAIG S | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $52.73 | 5,267 | $277,717 | 43,519 | -10.8% |
| 2018-01-18 01:48 | 2018-01-17 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Mills Michael R | Officer; Chief Administrative Officer | Building Materials | OPT+S | $134.56 | 3,738 | $502,985 | 34,481 | -9.8% |
| 2018-01-18 03:33 | 2018-01-17 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.36 | 12,000 | $172,327 | 163,714 | -6.8% |
| 2018-01-17 03:27 | 2018-01-11 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $58.90 | 122,841 | $7,235,531 | 4,796,045 | -2.5% |
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.