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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-22 18:52 | 2017-02-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Howell Henry W Jr | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $121.54 | 775 | $94,194 | 1,198 | -39.3% |
| 2017-02-23 01:11 | 2017-02-21 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $9.19 | 1,000 | $9,188 | 113,200 | +0.9% |
| 2017-02-22 14:53 | 2017-02-17 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.91 | 5,157 | $365,664 | 27,997 | -15.6% |
| 2017-02-22 14:48 | 2017-02-17 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | HESSNER CATHERINE | Officer; Senior VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.91 | 3,664 | $259,801 | 28,237 | -11.5% |
| 2017-02-22 19:29 | 2017-02-14 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.56 | 3,516 | $5,479 | 89,457 | +4.1% |
| 2017-02-21 17:21 | 2017-02-17 | PZG | Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. | Reynolds Christopher J. | Director | Gold | BUY | $1.90 | 10,000 | $19,000 | 21,500 | +87.0% |
| 2017-02-21 21:07 | 2017-02-17 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Gaines Leah S | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $20.01 | 5,250 | $105,052 | 39,879 | -11.6% |
| 2017-02-21 17:08 | 2017-02-17 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $10.00 | 59,667 | $596,783 | 7,704,213 | -0.8% |
| 2017-02-21 16:43 | 2017-02-17 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Costa Mark J | Officer; CEO and Board Chair | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.97 | 16,250 | $1,299,513 | 157,991 | -9.3% |
| 2017-02-22 03:53 | 2017-02-16 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Hankins Anthony P | Officer; CEO Asia Pacific and Div Pres | Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.35 | 66,398 | $1,417,597 | 362,615 | -15.5% |
| 2017-02-22 03:53 | 2017-02-16 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | ESPLIN J KIMO | Officer; Exec VP, Strategy & Investment | Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.03 | 4,639 | $102,174 | 496,700 | -0.9% |
| 2017-02-21 23:17 | 2017-02-17 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | PEREZ LAREE E | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $218.98 | 3,000 | $656,952 | 13,314 | -18.4% |
| 2017-02-21 23:18 | 2017-02-17 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MCDONALD WILLIAM E | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $219.78 | 6,000 | $1,318,655 | 17,724 | -25.3% |
| 2017-02-22 00:32 | 2017-02-16 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $4.35 | 5,496 | $23,908 | 280,890 | +2.0% |
| 2017-02-18 01:21 | 2017-02-16 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | Conger Harry M. IV | Officer; Pres & COO FM Americas | Copper | OPT+S | $15.24 | 77,500 | $1,181,108 | 37,763 | -67.2% |
| 2017-02-17 19:07 | 2017-02-15 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | JENSEN TRACI L | Officer; Sr.VP, Global Const Products | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $48.82 | 16,305 | $796,004 | 22,782 | -41.7% |
| 2017-02-17 16:45 | 2017-02-15 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $10.00 | 52,438 | $524,411 | 7,763,880 | -0.7% |
| 2017-02-18 02:33 | 2017-02-15 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Wright Randy W. | Officer; VP and Controller | Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.00 | 16,599 | $365,178 | 65,715 | -20.2% |
| 2017-02-18 02:32 | 2017-02-15 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Edlund Monte G | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.00 | 22,133 | $486,926 | 52,850 | -29.5% |
| 2017-02-18 01:21 | 2017-02-15 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP & Controller Financial Rptg | Copper | SALE | $15.22 | 2,525 | $38,425 | 6,225 | -28.9% |
| 2017-02-18 00:33 | 2017-02-16 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | BROWN HANK | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $79.28 | 2,000 | $158,550 | 22,861 | -8.0% |
| 2017-02-16 23:00 | 2017-02-15 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Gaines Leah S | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $20.00 | 1,200 | $24,005 | 45,129 | -2.6% |
| 2017-02-16 18:42 | 2017-02-15 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MAYGER DOUGLAS W | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.08 | 790 | $62,474 | 31,554 | -2.4% |
| 2017-02-17 00:53 | 2017-02-14 | CE | Celanese Corp | Nivica Gjon N Jr | Officer; SVP and General Counsel | Chemicals | SALE | $88.35 | 12,000 | $1,060,223 | 30,510 | -28.2% |
| 2017-02-17 00:30 | 2017-02-14 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $4.43 | 65,074 | $288,519 | 279,874 | +30.3% |
| 2017-02-16 01:07 | 2017-02-14 | AA | Alcoa Corp | Arconic Inc. | Other | Aluminum | SALE | $38.03 | 23,353,000 | $888,114,590 | 12,958,767 | -64.3% |
| 2017-02-15 21:21 | 2017-02-14 | NIOBF | NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD | Ashburn John F. Jr. | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.43 | 112,226 | $48,773 | 762,226 | +17.3% |
| 2017-02-15 23:46 | 2017-02-13 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $10.03 | 318,173 | $3,192,612 | 7,816,318 | -3.9% |
| 2017-02-16 00:06 | 2017-02-13 | K | KELLANOVA | Dissinger Ronald L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $75.63 | 7,203 | $544,747 | 20,873 | -25.7% |
| 2017-02-16 03:33 | 2017-02-13 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Jury Dennis Charles | Officer; EVP Operations and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $4.53 | 1,000 | $4,525 | 195 | -83.7% |
| 2017-02-16 02:03 | 2017-02-13 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $6.10 | 989,000 | $6,032,900 | 164,388 | -85.7% |
| 2017-02-16 00:29 | 2017-02-13 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | Erstad Richard G | Officer; VP, General Counsel & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.69 | 1,500 | $76,041 | 10,173 | -12.9% |
| 2017-02-16 00:15 | 2017-02-14 | PZG | Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. | FCMI Parent Co. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.00 | 496,800 | $0 | 3,148,761 | +18.7% |
| 2017-02-16 02:14 | 2017-02-13 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | BARNETT F WILLIAM | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $107.19 | 19,454 | $2,085,230 | 10,405 | -65.2% |
| 2017-02-15 21:36 | 2017-02-14 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | KLING LEWIS M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.08 | 4,000 | $320,320 | 10,604 | -27.4% |
| 2017-02-15 19:06 | 2017-02-14 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $76.06 | 65,652 | $4,993,189 | 67,956,838 | -0.1% |
| 2017-02-15 21:52 | 2017-02-13 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Selvidge Jeff R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $80.00 | 5,000 | $400,000 | 24,653 | -16.9% |
| 2017-02-16 02:01 | 2017-02-13 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | Blackstone Holdings I L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $6.10 | 989,000 | $6,032,900 | 164,388 | -85.7% |
| 2017-02-15 01:03 | 2017-02-13 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Kivits Patrick M. | Officer; Senior VP, EIMEA | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.00 | 1,500 | $75,000 | 45 | -97.1% |
| 2017-02-14 22:42 | 2017-02-10 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Kalkstein Hobart | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $58.17 | 7,529 | $437,938 | 23,855 | -24.0% |
| 2017-02-15 01:49 | 2017-02-13 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Pappas Christopher D | Director, Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.41 | 20,000 | $1,408,220 | 217,545 | -8.4% |
| 2017-02-14 18:34 | 2017-02-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.51 | 2 | $5 | 1,782 | -0.1% |
| 2017-02-14 18:32 | 2017-02-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.51 | 1 | $3 | 497 | -0.2% |
| 2017-02-14 18:30 | 2017-02-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.51 | 6 | $15 | 2,433 | -0.2% |
| 2017-02-14 18:27 | 2017-02-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.51 | 7 | $18 | 2,196 | -0.3% |
| 2017-02-14 22:46 | 2017-02-13 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Keenan Timothy J | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.66 | 7,661 | $380,428 | 23,111 | -24.9% |
| 2017-02-15 01:51 | 2017-02-10 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI New Holdings 2 LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $92.30 | 1,167,905 | $107,794,595 | 73,171 | -94.1% |
| 2017-02-15 02:26 | 2017-02-14 | CE | Celanese Corp | Oliver Kevin S | Officer; Chief Acctg Officer/Controller | Chemicals | SALE | $87.74 | 2,327 | $204,171 | 19,130 | -10.8% |
| 2017-02-14 15:52 | 2017-02-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $75.65 | 351,700 | $26,605,472 | 68,022,490 | -0.5% |
| 2017-02-15 00:47 | 2017-02-10 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $4.50 | 18,427 | $82,922 | 267,824 | +7.4% |
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.