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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-16 02:15 | 2016-12-13 | SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | WICKERSHAM GROVER T | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.00 | 62,500 | $500,000 | 7,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-12-16 00:32 | 2016-12-14 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $27.12 | 3,686 | $99,975 | 20,269 | -15.4% |
| 2016-12-16 02:00 | 2016-12-13 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $95.00 | 20,000 | $1,899,990 | 3,158,075 | -0.6% |
| 2016-12-15 20:08 | 2016-12-14 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $45.83 | 9,889 | $453,176 | 1,412,850 | -0.7% |
| 2016-12-14 18:47 | 2016-12-13 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $100.09 | 2,000 | $200,180 | 126,380 | -1.6% |
| 2016-12-15 01:17 | 2016-12-12 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.73 | 61,800 | $2,887,766 | 1,422,739 | -4.2% |
| 2016-12-14 18:03 | 2016-12-12 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Candlewood Investment Group, LP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $9.37 | 2,977,000 | $27,901,039 | 29,734 | -99.0% |
| 2016-12-14 16:48 | 2016-12-13 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MORDELL MICHAEL F | Officer; Exec VP International Ops | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $107.32 | 1,700 | $182,438 | 2,628 | -39.3% |
| 2016-12-15 00:50 | 2016-12-13 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Wright Christopher W | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $9.60 | 6,426 | $61,690 | 60,816 | -9.6% |
| 2016-12-15 02:07 | 2016-12-14 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $73.97 | 2,100 | $155,337 | 23,529 | -8.2% |
| 2016-12-15 01:19 | 2016-12-12 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.73 | 61,800 | $2,887,766 | 1,422,739 | -4.2% |
| 2016-12-14 02:05 | 2016-12-09 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; SVP, Controller | Building Materials | SALE | $101.71 | 11,850 | $1,205,269 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-12-14 02:31 | 2016-12-09 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $5.68 | 100,000 | $568,350 | 3,372,086 | -2.9% |
| 2016-12-13 14:10 | 2016-12-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | DONNELLY TIMOTHY | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $19.08 | 3,000 | $57,240 | 33,552 | -8.2% |
| 2016-12-14 02:28 | 2016-12-09 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | Blackstone Holdings I L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $5.68 | 100,000 | $568,350 | 3,372,086 | -2.9% |
| 2016-12-13 00:58 | 2016-12-09 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Beckman Paul Albert | Director, 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.12 | 20,000 | $2,300 | 9,933,645 | +0.2% |
| 2016-12-12 16:55 | 2016-12-08 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $47.76 | 55,652 | $2,657,878 | 1,484,539 | -3.6% |
| 2016-12-13 00:59 | 2016-12-08 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Juneau Matthew | Officer; EVP, Corp Strategy & IR | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $91.56 | 12,000 | $1,098,720 | 360 | -97.1% |
| 2016-12-13 00:05 | 2016-12-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.24 | 121 | $29 | 42,408 | -0.3% |
| 2016-12-13 00:03 | 2016-12-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.24 | 16 | $4 | 9,542 | -0.2% |
| 2016-12-13 00:00 | 2016-12-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.24 | 108 | $26 | 46,868 | -0.2% |
| 2016-12-12 23:58 | 2016-12-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.24 | 21 | $5 | 33,941 | -0.1% |
| 2016-12-13 00:43 | 2016-12-09 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | McCunniff Donald A. | Officer; SVP - Human Resources | Building Materials | SALE | $228.98 | 1,503 | $344,154 | 14,832 | -9.2% |
| 2016-12-13 01:33 | 2016-12-08 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.15 | 20,000 | $3,048 | 3,575,200 | +0.6% |
| 2016-12-13 00:00 | 2016-12-07 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $11.83 | 13,000 | $153,776 | 115,209 | -10.1% |
| 2016-12-13 00:18 | 2016-12-08 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | SMITH ASHLEY B | Director, Officer; President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $4.83 | 6,650 | $32,120 | 139,767 | -4.5% |
| 2016-12-13 00:42 | 2016-12-09 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | LLOYD ANNE H | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $229.18 | 498 | $114,131 | 56,264 | -0.9% |
| 2016-12-12 16:56 | 2016-12-08 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $47.76 | 55,652 | $2,657,878 | 1,484,539 | -3.6% |
| 2016-12-12 18:41 | 2016-12-08 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.67 | 1,960 | $3,266 | 65,267 | +3.1% |
| 2016-12-09 22:30 | 2016-12-07 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | de Jong Ad | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $18.61 | 8,000 | $148,904 | 26,947 | -22.9% |
| 2016-12-10 01:37 | 2016-12-08 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Steel | SALE | $86.57 | 5,000 | $432,850 | 28,923 | -14.7% |
| 2016-12-10 01:38 | 2016-12-08 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Sr. EVP & CFO | Steel | OPT+S | $86.18 | 40,000 | $3,447,200 | 69,425 | -36.6% |
| 2016-12-10 01:38 | 2016-12-08 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $86.79 | 10,000 | $867,900 | 202,113 | -4.7% |
| 2016-12-10 00:20 | 2016-12-07 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Selvidge Jeff R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $70.27 | 5,000 | $351,350 | 20,000 | -20.0% |
| 2016-12-08 17:41 | 2016-12-07 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $100.00 | 2,000 | $200,000 | 128,380 | -1.5% |
| 2016-12-08 18:50 | 2016-12-06 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.93 | 66,459 | $3,119,173 | 1,540,191 | -4.1% |
| 2016-12-09 01:59 | 2016-12-06 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $101.29 | 12,700 | $1,286,327 | 32,529 | -28.1% |
| 2016-12-09 01:39 | 2016-12-07 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.68 | 16,762 | $1,419,455 | 24,007 | -41.1% |
| 2016-12-08 18:51 | 2016-12-06 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.93 | 66,459 | $3,119,173 | 1,540,191 | -4.1% |
| 2016-12-08 02:23 | 2016-12-07 | PZG | Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. | Reynolds Christopher J. | Director | Gold | BUY | $1.86 | 10,000 | $18,600 | 11,500 | +666.7% |
| 2016-12-08 01:22 | 2016-12-06 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | McDonald Dean WA | Officer; Sr. VP - Exploration | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.28 | 100,000 | $627,500 | 295,502 | -25.3% |
| 2016-12-08 01:59 | 2016-12-05 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.18 | 10,000 | $1,789 | 3,555,200 | +0.3% |
| 2016-12-08 01:57 | 2016-12-05 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.17 | 15,000 | $2,535 | 3,993,394 | +0.4% |
| 2016-12-07 23:21 | 2016-12-05 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | DOUMET ANTOINE M | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $73.00 | 2,000 | $146,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-12-07 19:06 | 2016-12-05 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | DEMERITT STEPHEN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.81 | 4,000 | $303,240 | 13,732 | -22.6% |
| 2016-12-07 23:19 | 2016-12-07 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Executive VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $104.00 | 4,000 | $416,000 | 5,298 | -43.0% |
| 2016-12-08 01:32 | 2016-12-06 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $86.11 | 10,000 | $861,100 | 21,108 | -32.1% |
| 2016-12-07 18:12 | 2016-12-06 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Blackmore Milton C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.35 | 1,089 | $74,433 | 5,558 | -16.4% |
| 2016-12-06 17:28 | 2016-12-05 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $100.34 | 5,000 | $501,701 | 606,846 | -0.8% |
| 2016-12-06 17:06 | 2016-12-05 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $99.86 | 351 | $35,051 | 0 | -100.0% |
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.