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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-09 01:17 | 2017-12-08 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | LAVANDIER BRUNO | Officer; SVP & Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $135.71 | 1,250 | $169,634 | 7,725 | -13.9% |
| 2017-12-08 17:03 | 2017-08-04 | OLN | OLIN Corp | MCINTOSH JOHN L | Officer; EVP, Synergies & Systems | Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.54 | 24,000 | $756,931 | 60,391 | -28.4% |
| 2017-12-08 03:25 | 2017-12-07 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.53 | 5,100 | $17,998 | 18,135,522 | +0.0% |
| 2017-12-08 02:25 | 2017-12-05 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Hickey Michael A | Officer; EVP & Pres. Global Inst. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $137.54 | 19,300 | $2,654,483 | 43,283 | -30.8% |
| 2017-12-08 03:17 | 2017-12-05 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | ESPLIN J KIMO | Officer; Exec VP, Strategy & Investment | Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.99 | 240,793 | $7,461,934 | 496,700 | -32.7% |
| 2017-12-08 02:38 | 2017-12-07 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | SCHMECHEL DANIEL J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $136.30 | 1,708 | $232,807 | 138,005 | -1.2% |
| 2017-12-08 01:43 | 2017-12-07 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | CRUMLEY THEODORE | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.49 | 10,000 | $34,900 | 126,536 | +8.6% |
| 2017-12-06 21:53 | 2017-12-04 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Davisson Robert J | Officer; President, The Americas Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $407.11 | 1,000 | $407,110 | 5,012 | -16.6% |
| 2017-12-07 01:11 | 2017-12-04 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Berger Larry L | Officer; Executive VP & CTO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $137.37 | 5,197 | $713,912 | 33,110 | -13.6% |
| 2017-12-06 21:58 | 2017-12-04 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Wells Robert J | Officer; SVP-Corp Comm & Public Affairs | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $409.11 | 2,946 | $1,205,238 | 18,917 | -13.5% |
| 2017-12-07 00:30 | 2017-12-04 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $13.50 | 3,500 | $47,250 | 1,886,000 | +0.2% |
| 2017-12-06 17:15 | 2017-12-05 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $7.36 | 2,000 | $14,721 | 100,751 | -1.9% |
| 2017-12-07 01:19 | 2017-12-05 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | HANDLEY THOMAS W | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $137.50 | 11,644 | $1,601,097 | 74,842 | -13.5% |
| 2017-12-07 02:14 | 2017-12-04 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | SALE | $113.77 | 10,000 | $1,137,747 | 24,380 | -29.1% |
| 2017-12-07 01:06 | 2017-12-06 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | BAKER DOUGLAS M JR | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $137.09 | 18,000 | $2,467,656 | 463,447 | -3.7% |
| 2017-12-07 00:57 | 2017-12-04 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.49 | 25,000 | $337,225 | 1,865,548 | -1.3% |
| 2017-12-06 01:44 | 2017-12-04 | SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | Dyer Cheryl Ann | Director, Officer; Pres. & Chief Research Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.82 | 6,000 | $4,921 | 387,201 | -1.5% |
| 2017-12-06 03:36 | 2017-12-01 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Hardesty Phillip Michael | Officer; Senior Vice President | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $11.38 | 4,444 | $50,574 | 65,717 | -6.3% |
| 2017-12-06 01:26 | 2017-12-01 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | LAVANDIER BRUNO | Officer; SVP & Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $134.77 | 347 | $46,765 | 7,615 | -4.4% |
| 2017-12-05 21:04 | 2017-12-04 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao James | Director, 10% owner | Chemicals | BUY | $22.17 | 8,473 | $187,846 | 8,473 | +100.0% |
| 2017-12-06 00:21 | 2017-12-04 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | DONNELLY TIMOTHY | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $19.36 | 4,000 | $77,440 | 37,564 | -9.6% |
| 2017-12-06 01:13 | 2017-12-01 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $72.23 | 187,402 | $13,535,803 | 649,936 | -22.4% |
| 2017-12-05 21:08 | 2017-12-04 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Officer; EVP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $97.83 | 6,500 | $635,902 | 24,067 | -21.3% |
| 2017-12-05 20:15 | 2017-12-01 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $3.86 | 16,642 | $64,238 | 715,062 | -2.3% |
| 2017-12-05 20:14 | 2017-12-04 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.84 | 5,778 | $22,188 | 1,326,821 | -0.4% |
| 2017-12-05 20:12 | 2017-12-01 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Van Nieuwenhuyse Rick | Director | Gold | SALE | $3.94 | 150,000 | $590,385 | 321,457 | -31.8% |
| 2017-12-04 22:05 | 2017-12-01 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Stevenson Tracy Austin | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.61 | 50,000 | $30,500 | 285,398 | +21.2% |
| 2017-12-04 17:58 | 2017-12-01 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; EVP, Vinyls Products | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.50 | 2,674 | $263,389 | 6,635 | -28.7% |
| 2017-12-05 01:37 | 2017-12-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; EVP, COO | Gold | SALE | $36.98 | 1,250 | $46,225 | 85,612 | -1.4% |
| 2017-12-05 01:33 | 2017-12-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $36.98 | 1,000 | $36,980 | 144,114 | -0.7% |
| 2017-12-04 20:01 | 2017-11-30 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $71.67 | 5,000 | $358,350 | 22,997 | -17.9% |
| 2017-12-02 02:02 | 2017-11-30 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Haack Michael | Officer; EVP and COO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $112.00 | 10,000 | $1,120,000 | 22,244 | -31.0% |
| 2017-12-02 00:28 | 2017-12-01 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Marberry Michael | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $43.28 | 577 | $24,973 | 16,997 | +3.5% |
| 2017-12-02 02:05 | 2017-11-30 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Kesler Dale Craig | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $111.64 | 5,000 | $558,175 | 56,778 | -8.1% |
| 2017-12-02 00:13 | 2017-11-29 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | DOUGLAS MARK | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $164.23 | 1,575 | $258,658 | 2,193 | -41.8% |
| 2017-12-01 21:34 | 2017-11-30 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Hardesty Phillip Michael | Officer; Senior Vice President | Coking Coal | OPT+S | $11.37 | 4,444 | $50,528 | 65,717 | -6.3% |
| 2017-12-01 22:03 | 2017-11-30 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Knudsen Ejnar A III | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $16.54 | 15,483 | $256,011 | 29,043 | +114.2% |
| 2017-12-01 16:44 | 2017-11-29 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | LIVERIS ANDREW N | Other | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.54 | 100,551 | $7,193,781 | 649,936 | -13.4% |
| 2017-12-01 17:24 | 2017-11-30 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Executive VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $39.05 | 3,000 | $117,151 | 12,894 | -18.9% |
| 2017-12-02 02:03 | 2017-11-30 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | STEWART ROBERT S | Officer; EVP-Strategy & Corp. Develop. | Building Materials | SALE | $111.77 | 29,892 | $3,341,101 | 34,323 | -46.5% |
| 2017-12-01 16:44 | 2017-10-18 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | REILLEY DENNIS H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $70.65 | 270 | $19,076 | 38,631 | +0.7% |
| 2017-12-01 16:44 | 2017-10-24 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | REILLEY DENNIS H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $71.76 | 15 | $1,076 | 38,646 | +0.0% |
| 2017-12-02 00:16 | 2017-10-02 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $7.63 | 227,857 | $1,738,549 | 227,880 | -50.0% |
| 2017-12-02 01:05 | 2017-11-29 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.94 | 25,000 | $348,548 | 1,890,548 | -1.3% |
| 2017-12-01 14:11 | 2017-11-29 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | ROESER Joachim | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.67 | 1,500 | $110,504 | 5,260 | -22.2% |
| 2017-11-30 20:49 | 2017-11-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $94.84 | 41,844 | $3,968,422 | 274,018 | -13.2% |
| 2017-11-30 19:32 | 2017-11-29 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Blackmore Milton C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.67 | 977 | $71,975 | 6,000 | -14.0% |
| 2017-11-30 01:12 | 2017-11-28 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $21.98 | 14,900 | $327,501 | 27,275 | +120.4% |
| 2017-11-30 04:10 | 2017-11-27 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $7.05 | 7,900 | $55,712 | 102,751 | -7.1% |
| 2017-11-30 00:22 | 2017-11-28 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Walsh Anthony P. | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $3.90 | 15,897 | $61,998 | 24,200 | -39.6% |
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.