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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-21 00:00 | 2017-12-18 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $13.08 | 10,514 | $137,569 | 510,000 | +2.1% |
| 2017-12-21 03:23 | 2017-12-18 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Nasser Michael Charles | Officer, 10% owner; Corporate Secretary | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $15.90 | 94 | $1,495 | 229,600 | 0.0% |
| 2017-12-21 02:25 | 2017-12-20 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.83 | 12,000 | $165,902 | 211,714 | -5.4% |
| 2017-12-21 01:11 | 2017-12-20 | LODE | Comstock Inc. | DEGASPERIS CORRADO F | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.30 | 7,000 | $2,100 | 241,100 | +3.0% |
| 2017-12-20 00:44 | 2017-12-15 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | Parrillo Richard | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.80 | 10,000 | $57,950 | 133,807 | +8.1% |
| 2017-12-20 00:40 | 2017-12-19 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Casanello Diego Lopez | Officer; President - Ag Solutions | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.91 | 4,000 | $39,640 | 15,000 | +36.4% |
| 2017-12-20 03:47 | 2017-12-18 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Van Nieuwenhuyse Rick | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.83 | 1,159,096 | $962,050 | 2,258,673 | +105.4% |
| 2017-12-20 02:43 | 2017-12-19 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.85 | 10,000 | $38,500 | 18,150,522 | +0.1% |
| 2017-12-20 00:44 | 2017-12-15 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.10 | 9,664 | $677,465 | 649,936 | -1.5% |
| 2017-12-19 23:21 | 2012-11-26 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Officer; EVP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.00 | 4,407 | $330,525 | 36,281 | -10.8% |
| 2017-12-20 00:51 | 2017-12-17 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ABBATECOLA VINCENT P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.76 | 2,000 | $11,520 | 261,219 | +0.8% |
| 2017-12-19 23:52 | 2017-12-19 | LODE | Comstock Inc. | DEGASPERIS CORRADO F | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.31 | 25,000 | $7,750 | 234,100 | +12.0% |
| 2017-12-19 03:21 | 2017-12-14 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.66 | 500,000 | $4,827,600 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-12-18 16:48 | 2017-12-14 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $37.19 | 20,000 | $743,880 | 3,308 | -85.8% |
| 2017-12-16 05:57 | 2017-12-13 | CC | Chemours Co | Siemer Christian W | Officer; President, Chemical Solutions | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.37 | 15,088 | $714,719 | 85,502 | -15.0% |
| 2017-12-15 15:07 | 2017-12-13 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Gliklich Benjamin | Officer; EVP - Operations and Strategy | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.55 | 1,000 | $9,550 | 13,255 | +8.2% |
| 2017-12-16 00:15 | 2017-10-02 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $7.63 | 6,478,855 | $49,433,664 | 10,449,987 | -38.3% |
| 2017-12-15 17:09 | 2017-10-23 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Reiman Scott J. | 10% owner, Other | Gold | BUY | $19.00 | 78,950 | $1,500,050 | 94,614 | +504.0% |
| 2017-12-16 03:10 | 2017-12-15 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.75 | 5,000 | $18,750 | 18,140,522 | +0.0% |
| 2017-12-15 19:03 | 2017-12-15 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | HALL LINDSAY A | Officer; Sr. Vice President & CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.81 | 13,000 | $49,491 | 139,481 | +10.3% |
| 2017-12-16 04:23 | 2017-12-13 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $7.30 | 9,000 | $65,740 | 91,751 | -8.9% |
| 2017-12-15 23:15 | 2017-12-13 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.00 | 78,582 | $5,579,605 | 649,936 | -10.8% |
| 2017-12-15 23:15 | 2017-12-14 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Executive VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $37.00 | 3,299 | $122,065 | 6,595 | -33.3% |
| 2017-12-15 01:58 | 2017-12-13 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $59.08 | 5,119 | $302,441 | 5,141,367 | -0.1% |
| 2017-12-15 00:22 | 2017-12-14 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Marberry Michael | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $40.00 | 625 | $25,000 | 17,622 | +3.7% |
| 2017-12-15 01:47 | 2017-12-13 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $85.00 | 1,500 | $127,500 | 63,520 | -2.3% |
| 2017-12-15 00:49 | 2017-12-14 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $65.28 | 125,000 | $8,159,463 | 67,606,838 | -0.2% |
| 2017-12-15 01:47 | 2017-12-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $66.07 | 50,000 | $3,303,340 | 67,731,838 | -0.1% |
| 2017-12-14 21:11 | 2017-12-14 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | BAKER PHILLIPS S JR | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.76 | 13,000 | $48,880 | 3,151,137 | +0.4% |
| 2017-12-15 01:09 | 2017-12-12 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.32 | 25,000 | $332,933 | 1,840,548 | -1.3% |
| 2017-12-14 03:51 | 2017-12-12 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Finn Michael F. | Officer; SVP & General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.66 | 3,950 | $129,007 | 104,868 | -3.6% |
| 2017-12-14 00:00 | 2017-12-12 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pfeiffer Nicholas | Officer; Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $90.33 | 375 | $33,873 | 6,481 | -5.5% |
| 2017-12-14 00:39 | 2017-12-13 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.25 | 12,000 | $158,996 | 223,714 | -5.1% |
| 2017-12-14 00:04 | 2017-12-12 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $80.26 | 5,000 | $401,304 | 19,895 | -20.1% |
| 2017-12-14 00:48 | 2017-12-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $3,303,340.00 | 50,000 | $165,167,000,000 | 67,731,838 | -0.1% |
| 2017-12-13 02:52 | 2017-12-08 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $60.38 | 13,149 | $793,908 | 5,146,486 | -0.3% |
| 2017-12-13 02:04 | 2017-12-08 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Haack Michael | Officer; EVP and COO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $115.00 | 6,731 | $774,065 | 21,405 | -23.9% |
| 2017-12-13 01:11 | 2017-12-12 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Dankel Roger | Officer; President, Simpson Strong-Tie | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $59.01 | 1,300 | $76,714 | 64 | -95.3% |
| 2017-12-12 17:28 | 2017-12-11 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Executive VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $38.05 | 3,000 | $114,165 | 9,894 | -23.3% |
| 2017-12-12 01:36 | 2017-12-08 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Smith William A II | Officer; SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $82.69 | 1,123 | $92,861 | 15,320 | -6.8% |
| 2017-12-12 00:45 | 2017-12-07 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $3.00 | 1,900,000 | $5,700,190 | 1,459,328 | -56.6% |
| 2017-12-12 02:11 | 2017-12-08 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 400,000 | $20,000 | 4,550,000 | +9.6% |
| 2017-12-12 00:48 | 2017-12-07 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Associates LLC | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $3.00 | 1,900,000 | $5,700,190 | 1,459,328 | -56.6% |
| 2017-12-12 00:11 | 2017-12-07 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $13.46 | 17,243 | $232,029 | 410,000 | +4.4% |
| 2017-12-12 00:38 | 2017-12-07 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.50 | 29,723 | $2,125,304 | 649,936 | -4.4% |
| 2017-12-12 00:47 | 2017-12-07 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | Blackstone Holdings I L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $3.00 | 1,900,000 | $5,700,190 | 1,459,328 | -56.6% |
| 2017-12-11 18:28 | 2017-12-04 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.38 | 500 | $690 | 255,130 | +0.2% |
| 2017-12-09 01:24 | 2017-12-06 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Mulhere Timothy P | Officer; EVP & Regions President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $136.99 | 8,053 | $1,103,180 | 15,837 | -33.7% |
| 2017-12-09 05:08 | 2017-12-06 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Johnson David` T. | Officer; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $18.87 | 6,611 | $124,750 | 28,429 | -18.9% |
| 2017-12-09 00:05 | 2017-12-07 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.30 | 20,000 | $86,000 | 56,903 | -26.0% |
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.