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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-10 17:13 | - | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | Borneo Oil & Gas Corp Sdn Bhd | Other | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $11,236.00 | 11,236,409 | $126,252,291,524 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-05-10 21:52 | 2017-05-09 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Lukemire Michael C | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $89.31 | 10,000 | $893,085 | 41,969 | -19.2% |
| 2017-05-11 02:27 | 2017-05-09 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Yeaw Gary P | Officer; Senior Vice President | Coking Coal | BUY | $8.08 | 10,000 | $80,800 | 40,973 | +32.3% |
| 2017-05-11 01:34 | 2017-05-08 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $99.03 | 11,000 | $1,089,295 | 63,400 | -14.8% |
| 2017-05-10 23:44 | 2017-05-09 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN PAUL | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $89.46 | 4,259 | $381,020 | 2,293,751 | -0.2% |
| 2017-05-11 00:12 | 2017-05-08 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $104.25 | 4,726 | $492,676 | 223,576 | -2.1% |
| 2017-05-09 23:22 | 2017-05-08 | K | KELLANOVA | JENNESS JAMES M | Director | Gold | SALE | $71.06 | 70,000 | $4,974,361 | 36,765 | -65.6% |
| 2017-05-08 22:58 | 2017-05-05 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $139.31 | 40,000 | $5,572,336 | 9,041,803 | +0.4% |
| 2017-05-08 22:51 | 2017-05-04 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $138.45 | 40,000 | $5,537,808 | 9,001,803 | +0.4% |
| 2017-05-08 22:36 | 2017-05-04 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Rippey Michael G | Director | Steel | BUY | $18.46 | 4,000 | $73,855 | 12,300 | +48.2% |
| 2017-05-08 22:35 | 2017-05-05 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Della Ratta Ralph M Jr | Director | Steel | BUY | $18.89 | 1,325 | $25,025 | 12,795 | +11.6% |
| 2017-05-08 23:27 | 2017-05-04 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - EMEA | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $140.76 | 2,000 | $281,520 | 6,810 | -22.7% |
| 2017-05-08 23:24 | 2017-05-04 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | COOK WILLIAM ROLAND | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $141.18 | 5,000 | $705,876 | 7,585 | -39.7% |
| 2017-05-09 01:21 | 2017-05-04 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.32 | 9,619 | $820,683 | 141,571 | -6.4% |
| 2017-05-08 23:33 | 2017-05-04 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $16.19 | 20,000 | $323,800 | 892,003 | -2.2% |
| 2017-05-08 20:24 | 2017-05-05 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | EBEL GREGORY L | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.49 | 21,000 | $493,340 | 36,440 | +136.0% |
| 2017-05-08 17:52 | 2017-05-05 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | KROPF SUSAN J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $338.93 | 2,000 | $677,860 | 9,764 | -17.0% |
| 2017-05-05 23:29 | 2017-05-04 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Guzzo Dana F. | Officer; SVP/Controller/CAO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $239.24 | 829 | $198,330 | 18,411 | -4.3% |
| 2017-05-06 04:59 | 2017-05-04 | CC | Chemours Co | Newman Mark | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.83 | 22,781 | $907,479 | 2,800 | -89.1% |
| 2017-05-05 21:57 | 2017-05-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Johnson Stephen L | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $88.72 | 3,327 | $295,183 | 15,653 | -17.5% |
| 2017-05-05 21:55 | 2017-05-03 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Davisson Robert J | Officer; President, The Americas Group | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $335.00 | 10,500 | $3,517,500 | 6,012 | -63.6% |
| 2017-05-05 18:05 | 2017-05-03 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Nye C Howard | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $239.16 | 10,258 | $2,453,286 | 127,999 | -7.4% |
| 2017-05-05 21:59 | 2017-05-03 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Anton Arthur F | Director | Steel | BUY | $20.00 | 2,000 | $40,000 | 23,778 | +9.2% |
| 2017-05-05 20:41 | 2017-05-03 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $138.65 | 300 | $41,595 | 20,294 | -1.5% |
| 2017-05-06 00:05 | 2017-05-05 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Johnson Denise C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.58 | 803 | $18,933 | 803 | +100.0% |
| 2017-05-05 16:48 | 2017-05-03 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | LLOYD ANNE H | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $238.73 | 6,472 | $1,545,054 | 60,881 | -9.6% |
| 2017-05-05 22:19 | 2017-05-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $88.49 | 33,104 | $2,929,356 | 65,902 | -33.4% |
| 2017-05-05 20:27 | 2017-03-30 | PAYM | BASANITE, INC. | CESPEDES EDWARD A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | BUY | $0.51 | 5,200 | $2,675 | 14,084,192 | +0.0% |
| 2017-05-05 23:46 | 2017-05-05 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Casale Carl M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $126.33 | 5,000 | $631,655 | 11,495 | +77.0% |
| 2017-05-05 17:27 | 2017-05-03 | CC | Chemours Co | BROWN RICHARD H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $39.10 | 2,500 | $97,750 | 59,755 | +4.4% |
| 2017-05-05 20:44 | 2017-05-03 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.25 | 10,000 | $2,525 | 8,534,797 | +0.1% |
| 2017-05-04 23:36 | 2017-05-03 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $138.34 | 15,127 | $2,092,742 | 8,961,803 | +0.2% |
| 2017-05-05 00:06 | 2017-05-03 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | BORNT GLEN D | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $5.00 | 12,726 | $63,630 | 155,000 | -7.6% |
| 2017-05-04 15:17 | 2017-05-02 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Taylor Douglas C | Director | Steel | BUY | $6.61 | 3,750 | $24,771 | 28,150 | +15.4% |
| 2017-05-04 23:56 | 2017-05-04 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | McCunniff Donald A. | Officer; SVP - Human Resources | Building Materials | OPT+S | $240.17 | 1,391 | $334,071 | 18,039 | -7.2% |
| 2017-05-05 00:34 | 2017-05-02 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $11.82 | 9,817 | $115,994 | 53,800 | +22.3% |
| 2017-05-04 22:45 | 2017-05-04 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | MACK RICHARD L | Officer; EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $23.35 | 7,500 | $175,121 | 136,101 | +5.8% |
| 2017-05-04 15:16 | 2017-05-03 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GONCALVES LOURENCO | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Steel | BUY | $6.31 | 200,000 | $1,262,740 | 2,855,296 | +7.5% |
| 2017-05-05 00:38 | 2017-05-03 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $8.53 | 1,000 | $8,528 | 114,200 | +0.9% |
| 2017-05-04 15:16 | 2017-05-03 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | BALDWIN JOHN T | Director | Steel | BUY | $6.32 | 6,000 | $37,902 | 87,991 | +7.3% |
| 2017-05-03 20:03 | 2017-05-01 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Moorman David W. | Officer; VP, Operations Excellence | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $52.76 | 1,683 | $88,792 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-05-03 23:53 | 2017-05-01 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Rychel Eric M | Director | Steel | BUY | $6.55 | 3,000 | $19,649 | 14,845 | +25.3% |
| 2017-05-03 22:45 | 2017-05-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $138.18 | 18,115 | $2,503,163 | 8,946,676 | +0.2% |
| 2017-05-03 21:59 | 2017-02-10 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Estate of Kenneth R. Peak | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $22.00 | 50 | $1,100 | 788,102 | 0.0% |
| 2017-05-03 21:56 | 2017-02-07 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Estate of Kenneth R. Peak | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $21.00 | 34,964 | $734,244 | 788,152 | -4.2% |
| 2017-05-04 00:59 | 2017-05-01 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Pappas Christopher D | Director, Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $66.28 | 15,000 | $994,182 | 240,240 | -5.9% |
| 2017-05-04 00:06 | 2017-05-01 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $70.40 | 1,000 | $70,400 | 67,662 | -1.5% |
| 2017-05-04 01:07 | 2017-05-01 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.44 | 14,348 | $1,225,963 | 141,571 | -9.2% |
| 2017-05-02 15:00 | 2017-04-28 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | SIEGAL MICHAEL D | Director | Steel | BUY | $6.86 | 5,000 | $34,294 | 23,963 | +26.4% |
| 2017-05-03 01:18 | 2017-05-01 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $138.93 | 12,800 | $1,778,254 | 8,928,561 | +0.1% |
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.