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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-28 21:26 | 2016-09-27 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | GIERTZ JAMES R | Officer; Executive VP of Strategy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $45.79 | 25,000 | $1,144,668 | 83,121 | -23.1% |
| 2016-09-27 18:35 | 2016-09-02 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $84.77 | 4,000 | $339,087 | 142,380 | -2.7% |
| 2016-09-27 23:53 | 2016-09-23 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Plantevin Michel | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 10,669,567 | $576,690,096 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-27 23:52 | 2016-09-23 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Thomas Stephen F. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 10,669,567 | $576,690,096 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-27 23:50 | 2016-09-23 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | Springham Ruth | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 10,669,567 | $576,690,096 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-27 23:52 | 2016-09-23 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | ZIDE STEPHEN M | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 10,669,567 | $576,690,096 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-27 23:53 | 2016-09-23 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 10,669,567 | $576,690,096 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-24 03:31 | 2016-09-21 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.08 | 50,000 | $4,000 | 3,370,000 | +1.5% |
| 2016-09-22 17:30 | 2016-09-21 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $84.11 | 13,562 | $1,140,684 | 631,160 | -2.1% |
| 2016-09-21 23:10 | 2016-09-20 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | Houston Matthew David | Officer; General Counsel/Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $67.83 | 4,000 | $271,320 | 20,050 | -16.6% |
| 2016-09-22 03:02 | 2016-09-19 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 125,000 | $9,113 | 3,320,000 | +3.9% |
| 2016-09-22 03:01 | 2016-09-19 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.09 | 220,000 | $19,316 | 819,319 | +36.7% |
| 2016-09-20 18:25 | 2016-09-09 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $102.75 | 1,000 | $102,750 | 4,436 | -18.4% |
| 2016-09-19 13:33 | 2016-09-16 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.25 | 1,050,000 | $8,662,500 | 2,437,449 | +75.7% |
| 2016-09-19 23:31 | 2016-09-14 | GURE | GULF RESOURCES, INC. | Jiang Shitong | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $1.77 | 6,740 | $11,930 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-19 23:17 | 2016-09-15 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 50,000 | $3,250 | 764,319 | +7.0% |
| 2016-09-19 17:29 | 2016-09-15 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.00 | 500 | $1,000 | 51,409 | +1.0% |
| 2016-09-16 21:01 | 2016-09-15 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $86.61 | 1,400 | $121,251 | 644,722 | -0.2% |
| 2016-09-16 19:07 | 2016-09-15 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | BUY | $86.27 | 200 | $17,254 | 647,522 | +0.0% |
| 2016-09-16 19:07 | 2016-09-15 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; Executive COB | Chemicals | SALE | $85.95 | 10,524 | $904,564 | 646,122 | -1.6% |
| 2016-09-16 22:18 | 2016-09-16 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Haderer Richard Dean | Director, Officer; CEO/CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 2,000,000 | $8,000 | 8,030,000 | +33.2% |
| 2016-09-16 23:49 | 2016-09-15 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | COLEMAN BRIAN F | Director, Officer; President, Chief Operating Off | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $5.80 | 1,800 | $10,440 | 953,083 | -0.2% |
| 2016-09-17 00:06 | 2016-09-15 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.65 | 700 | $10,258 | 8,408 | +9.1% |
| 2016-09-15 17:57 | 2016-09-14 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Arevalo Ricardo M | Officer; COO, Simpson Strong-Tie | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $44.40 | 3,437 | $152,588 | 2,415 | -58.7% |
| 2016-09-15 20:27 | 2016-09-13 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 40,000 | $2,600 | 3,195,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016-09-14 21:28 | 2016-09-12 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | LABATE JOHN A | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $6.09 | 50,000 | $304,500 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-09-13 22:07 | 2016-08-11 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | SCHARFE BRADLEY | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.19 | 13,000 | $2,510 | 6,643,574 | +0.2% |
| 2016-09-13 18:30 | 2016-09-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.50 | 21 | $11 | 30,765 | -0.1% |
| 2016-09-13 18:30 | 2016-09-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.50 | 108 | $54 | 43,503 | -0.2% |
| 2016-09-13 18:29 | 2016-09-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.50 | 16 | $8 | 8,941 | -0.2% |
| 2016-09-13 18:28 | 2016-09-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.50 | 141 | $71 | 39,532 | -0.4% |
| 2016-09-14 01:47 | 2016-09-12 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Irvine Richard M | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $5.90 | 34,666 | $204,529 | 14,000 | -71.2% |
| 2016-09-13 21:53 | 2016-09-12 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | PITTARD DANIEL E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $115.00 | 295 | $33,925 | 779 | +61.0% |
| 2016-09-12 20:06 | 2016-09-09 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Trogele Ulrich | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $15.91 | 5,000 | $79,550 | 72,604 | +7.4% |
| 2016-09-13 00:57 | 2016-09-08 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.06 | 125,000 | $7,438 | 3,155,000 | +4.1% |
| 2016-09-12 20:28 | 2016-09-09 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | OGRYZLO C THOMAS | Director | Gold | SALE | $1.01 | 38,000 | $38,562 | 113,374 | -25.1% |
| 2016-09-12 22:27 | 2016-09-09 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MISSAD MATTHEW J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $102.75 | 400 | $41,100 | 5,036 | -7.4% |
| 2016-09-13 01:46 | 2016-09-09 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Patterson Gregory A | Officer; VP Corporate Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $5.81 | 33,333 | $193,665 | 361,930 | -8.4% |
| 2016-09-09 19:00 | 2016-09-08 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Energy Holding Corp | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.00 | 315,632 | $0 | 22,382,773 | +1.4% |
| 2016-09-09 15:04 | 2016-09-08 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $85.00 | 1,500 | $127,500 | 33,651 | -4.3% |
| 2016-09-09 21:19 | 2016-09-07 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.00 | 1,500 | $108,000 | 51,489 | -2.8% |
| 2016-09-10 00:12 | 2016-09-08 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.26 | 16,400 | $1,119,464 | 31,448 | -34.3% |
| 2016-09-09 23:33 | 2016-09-09 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $13.67 | 1,000 | $13,673 | 103,354 | +1.0% |
| 2016-09-08 18:04 | 2016-09-07 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | White Vincent W | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $7.50 | 10,000 | $74,980 | 21,804 | +84.7% |
| 2016-09-08 17:27 | 2016-09-06 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 29,012 | 0.0% |
| 2016-09-07 21:30 | 2016-09-07 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Cunningham Sarah M | Officer; VP Corporate Administration | Chemicals | BUY | $7.32 | 4,000 | $29,280 | 11,458 | +53.6% |
| 2016-09-07 23:01 | 2016-09-02 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Smith Ivan C | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $82.92 | 1,394 | $115,590 | 6,944 | -16.7% |
| 2016-09-07 18:40 | 2016-09-06 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Guy Henry L | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $7.45 | 20,000 | $149,098 | 32,209 | +163.8% |
| 2016-09-08 00:57 | 2016-09-06 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | Krishnamurti Nat | Officer; VP, Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $6.07 | 5,218 | $31,673 | 8,782 | -37.3% |
| 2016-09-07 23:06 | 2016-09-06 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | J. Kyle Pennington | Officer; President of subsidiary | Chemicals | BUY | $7.47 | 3,800 | $28,376 | 33,315 | +12.9% |
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.