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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-14 00:17 | 2017-11-10 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Stasse David Phillip | Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.17 | 10,043 | $714,800 | 22,678 | -30.7% |
| 2017-11-14 00:17 | 2017-11-09 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Pappas Christopher D | Director, Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.82 | 21,600 | $1,529,757 | 240,240 | -8.2% |
| 2017-11-14 01:58 | 2017-11-09 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | WHYTE JAMES N | Officer; EVP | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $3.84 | 86,796 | $333,297 | 331,607 | -20.7% |
| 2017-11-13 16:25 | 2017-11-08 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Keenan Timothy J | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.08 | 6,500 | $358,004 | 23,111 | -22.0% |
| 2017-11-14 04:03 | 2017-11-10 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Beckerle Mary C | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $30.76 | 4,507 | $138,647 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-11-13 14:04 | 2017-11-09 | K | KELLANOVA | JENNESS JAMES M | Director | Gold | SALE | $63.08 | 26,592 | $1,677,546 | 10,173 | -72.3% |
| 2017-11-14 01:06 | 2017-11-09 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | WRIGHT JEFFREY L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $34.47 | 3,000 | $103,410 | 14,356 | +26.4% |
| 2017-11-13 14:02 | 2017-11-09 | K | KELLANOVA | BRYANT JOHN A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/Trustee | Gold | SALE | $63.01 | 190,000 | $11,972,527 | 110,490 | -63.2% |
| 2017-11-13 14:00 | 2017-11-09 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Lang Gregory A. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $4.09 | 8,022 | $32,817 | 1,310,414 | -0.6% |
| 2017-11-14 02:26 | 2017-11-13 | USAU | U.S. GOLD CORP. | RECTOR DAVID | Officer; Principal Financial Officer | Gold | BUY | $1.36 | 10,000 | $13,600 | 122,255 | +8.9% |
| 2017-11-13 17:03 | 2017-11-09 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Hipple Richard J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $50.02 | 16,045 | $802,571 | 57,091 | -21.9% |
| 2017-11-13 20:24 | 2017-11-08 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.25 | 25,000 | $356,290 | 1,965,548 | -1.3% |
| 2017-11-10 00:49 | 2017-11-07 | DWDP | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | KALIL CHARLES J | Officer, Other; Special Counsellor | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $71.00 | 78,895 | $5,601,545 | 490,697 | -13.9% |
| 2017-11-10 00:35 | 2017-11-07 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BENOLIEL D JEFFRY | Officer; VP - MW, Can and Mining | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $162.21 | 5,981 | $970,185 | 16,448 | -26.7% |
| 2017-11-10 01:18 | 2017-11-08 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $87.48 | 800 | $69,984 | 4,166 | -16.1% |
| 2017-11-09 20:31 | 2017-11-09 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.58 | 3,000 | $1,743 | 1,532,000 | +0.2% |
| 2017-11-09 05:57 | 2017-11-06 | CC | Chemours Co | Snell E Bryan | Officer; President, Titanium Tech | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.25 | 11,878 | $632,504 | 51,185 | -18.8% |
| 2017-11-09 00:46 | 2017-11-07 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Mergner Arthur W | Officer; VP, Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $81.16 | 1,000 | $81,157 | 2,960 | -25.3% |
| 2017-11-09 02:00 | 2017-11-06 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | MacLennan David | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $131.77 | 450 | $59,298 | 2,000 | +29.0% |
| 2017-11-08 16:47 | 2017-11-06 | OLN | OLIN Corp | BUNCH C ROBERT | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $36.00 | 10,000 | $360,000 | 3,860 | -72.2% |
| 2017-11-09 00:11 | 2017-11-08 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Hipple Richard J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $50.00 | 8,000 | $400,000 | 73,136 | -9.9% |
| 2017-11-08 00:25 | 2017-11-03 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Laininger Dieter | Officer; VP & MD - SA & Primary Metals | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $157.69 | 2,693 | $424,656 | 6,131 | -30.5% |
| 2017-11-08 00:21 | 2017-11-03 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Nieman Jan | Officer; VP/GL - Grease, FP, GS, Mktg. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $159.95 | 900 | $143,955 | 6,132 | -12.8% |
| 2017-11-07 18:09 | 2017-11-06 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Neppl John W | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $16.78 | 30,000 | $503,526 | 38,474 | +354.0% |
| 2017-11-08 02:24 | 2017-11-03 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Edlund Monte G | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.99 | 21,493 | $687,626 | 51,957 | -29.3% |
| 2017-11-08 03:37 | 2017-11-06 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | SHOEMAKER ALVIN V | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $31.28 | 38,009 | $1,188,766 | 20,881 | -64.5% |
| 2017-11-06 15:07 | 2017-11-02 | K | KELLANOVA | CAHILLANE STEVEN A | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Gold | BUY | $62.70 | 15,930 | $998,865 | 15,930 | +100.0% |
| 2017-11-06 15:07 | 2017-11-02 | K | KELLANOVA | KNAUSS DONALD R | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $62.57 | 6,846 | $428,352 | 85 | -98.8% |
| 2017-11-06 23:41 | 2017-11-02 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President, Strategy | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.55 | 832 | $67,016 | 48,597 | -1.7% |
| 2017-11-06 21:36 | 2017-11-03 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | HALL LADD R | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | SALE | $57.94 | 17,583 | $1,018,697 | 189,123 | -8.5% |
| 2017-11-06 23:29 | 2017-11-02 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.31 | 1,500 | $1,960 | 252,892 | +0.6% |
| 2017-11-07 00:08 | 2017-10-31 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | SMITH RODNEY I | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, CEO and President | Building Materials | SALE | $7.90 | 1,000 | $7,900 | 736,798 | -0.1% |
| 2017-11-04 00:04 | 2017-11-02 | SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | Dyer Cheryl Ann | Director, Officer; Pres. & Chief Research Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.72 | 6,000 | $16,339 | 393,201 | -1.5% |
| 2017-11-04 00:47 | 2017-11-03 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Spurbeck Mark | Officer; VP, Finance & CAO | Gold | SALE | $7.42 | 15,000 | $111,300 | 100,194 | -13.0% |
| 2017-11-03 16:43 | 2017-11-02 | USAU | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Karr Edward M | Director, Officer; CEO & President, Chairman | Gold | BUY | $1.09 | 5,000 | $5,450 | 432,561 | +1.2% |
| 2017-11-03 21:38 | 2017-11-01 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Ennico Dolores J | Officer; VP, Human Resources | Chemicals | OPT+S | $36.80 | 15,000 | $552,000 | 36,989 | -28.9% |
| 2017-11-04 01:19 | 2017-08-28 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | Kirchhoff Bruce Christopher | Officer; VP, GC and Secretary | Gold | SALE | $90.76 | 6,190 | $561,817 | 43,758 | -12.4% |
| 2017-11-03 21:34 | 2017-11-01 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Fischer John E. | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Chemicals | OPT+S | $36.80 | 37,583 | $1,383,054 | 172,542 | -17.9% |
| 2017-11-04 01:25 | 2017-11-02 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $85.00 | 1,500 | $127,500 | 65,020 | -2.3% |
| 2017-11-03 23:37 | 2017-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $36.44 | 5,700 | $207,708 | 245,400 | -2.3% |
| 2017-11-03 23:32 | 2017-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $36.44 | 1,000 | $36,440 | 145,114 | -0.7% |
| 2017-11-03 23:27 | 2017-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP and General Counsel | Gold | SALE | $36.29 | 5,000 | $181,461 | 145,893 | -3.3% |
| 2017-11-03 23:21 | 2017-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Gold | SALE | $36.44 | 5,000 | $182,200 | 122,178 | -3.9% |
| 2017-11-03 23:18 | 2017-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Palmer Thomas Ronald | Officer; EVP, COO | Gold | SALE | $36.44 | 1,250 | $45,550 | 86,862 | -1.4% |
| 2017-11-03 23:47 | 2017-11-01 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $51.29 | 3,000 | $153,870 | 13,245 | -18.5% |
| 2017-11-03 21:45 | 2017-11-02 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | REDDY N MOHAN | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $50.11 | 11,393 | $570,912 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-11-03 21:41 | 2017-11-02 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $50.16 | 4,000 | $200,640 | 16,245 | -19.8% |
| 2017-11-02 23:37 | 2017-11-01 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | STEEPLES ADRIAN | Officer; VP & Managing Director - A/P | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $155.71 | 4,911 | $764,685 | 3,984 | -55.2% |
| 2017-11-02 23:33 | 2017-10-31 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Nieman Jan | Officer; VP/GL - Grease, FP, GS, Mktg. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $153.22 | 5,604 | $858,659 | 7,032 | -44.3% |
| 2017-11-02 23:47 | 2017-11-02 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - EMEA | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $156.75 | 1,000 | $156,750 | 5,810 | -14.7% |
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.