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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-07 23:47 | 2016-09-07 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Beck Christophe | Officer; EVP & Pres-Global Water | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $122.70 | 5,789 | $710,336 | 17,675 | -24.7% |
| 2016-09-07 18:51 | 2016-09-06 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Loughran Dennis M | Officer; Sr. Vice President and CFO | Chemicals | BUY | $7.51 | 10,000 | $75,149 | 43,345 | +30.0% |
| 2016-09-08 01:59 | 2016-09-06 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 150,000 | $7,740 | 3,030,000 | +5.2% |
| 2016-09-07 18:21 | 2016-09-06 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $7.46 | 26,500 | $197,690 | 161,552 | +19.6% |
| 2016-09-07 15:56 | 2016-09-06 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $108.17 | 2,500 | $270,425 | 26,512 | -8.6% |
| 2016-09-07 23:02 | 2016-09-02 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $82.50 | 15,050 | $1,241,625 | 5,157 | -74.5% |
| 2016-09-07 17:34 | 2016-09-06 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | VOGELS ROBERT P | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.90 | 6,862 | $6,176 | 225,303 | -3.0% |
| 2016-09-06 15:22 | 2016-09-02 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Torres Julio A. | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $12.53 | 4,836 | $60,602 | 100,000 | -4.6% |
| 2016-09-06 23:14 | 2016-09-06 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.58 | 48 | $28 | 30,786 | -0.2% |
| 2016-09-06 22:38 | 2016-09-02 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Executive VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $109.99 | 4,639 | $510,244 | 4,639 | -50.0% |
| 2016-09-03 00:11 | 2016-09-01 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | HERTZ JOHN | Officer; Senior Vice President | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $62.52 | 4,725 | $295,407 | 30,972 | -13.2% |
| 2016-09-02 19:20 | 2016-08-31 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Hyde Leslie S | Officer; Vice President, Safety and Env | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.48 | 2,850 | $92,568 | 22,582 | -11.2% |
| 2016-09-03 00:08 | 2016-08-31 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 355,000 | $17,218 | 2,880,000 | +14.1% |
| 2016-09-03 01:55 | 2016-09-02 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MCMILLAN EDWARD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $69.75 | 1,500 | $104,619 | 28,558 | -5.0% |
| 2016-09-02 22:15 | 2016-09-02 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $108.53 | 7,500 | $813,959 | 29,012 | -20.5% |
| 2016-09-02 13:25 | 2016-08-30 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.24 | 249,000 | $59,760 | 8,455,097 | +3.0% |
| 2016-09-01 14:56 | 2016-08-31 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | Manzer William R | Officer; SVP, Manufacturing Operations | Chemicals | SALE | $12.08 | 3,184 | $38,461 | 39,000 | -7.5% |
| 2016-09-01 23:44 | 2016-09-01 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Mitchell Peter C. | Officer; SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Gold | SALE | $12.55 | 10,000 | $125,500 | 252,399 | -3.8% |
| 2016-09-01 20:40 | 2016-08-30 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Rizzi John | Officer; See Remarks | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $17.34 | 5,000 | $86,700 | 27,315 | -15.5% |
| 2016-09-01 16:17 | 2016-08-30 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Bindra Jagjeet S. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $80.01 | 3,750 | $300,020 | 8,876 | -29.7% |
| 2016-09-01 23:35 | 2016-08-31 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Earnest Frederick Hume | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $0.90 | 350,000 | $315,105 | 689,524 | -33.7% |
| 2016-09-02 00:43 | 2016-09-01 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | MEARS MICHAEL N | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $70.02 | 100 | $7,002 | 203,579 | 0.0% |
| 2016-08-31 21:50 | 2016-08-29 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Cross Nicholas S. | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.56 | 21,584 | $1,091,309 | 46,453 | -31.7% |
| 2016-08-31 22:36 | 2016-08-30 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Hastings Jonathan J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.85 | 7,606 | $538,851 | 16,149 | -32.0% |
| 2016-08-31 20:09 | 2016-05-16 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 1,000,000 | $50,000 | 6,848,609 | +17.1% |
| 2016-08-31 20:08 | 2016-05-16 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 1,000,000 | $50,000 | 6,524,798 | +18.1% |
| 2016-08-31 22:58 | 2016-08-30 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | ENGELE JOHN F | Officer; Senior VP - CFO | Gold | SALE | $0.93 | 175,000 | $163,468 | 225,900 | -43.7% |
| 2016-08-31 00:11 | 2016-08-26 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Sienko David C | Officer; VP & General Counsel | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.85 | 13,722 | $80,274 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-08-30 19:58 | 2016-08-26 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | CLARK JOHN M | Director | Gold | SALE | $1.02 | 25,000 | $25,500 | 82,067 | -23.3% |
| 2016-08-30 17:51 | 2016-08-29 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO-VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $81.40 | 2,000 | $162,800 | 35,151 | -5.4% |
| 2016-08-30 19:48 | 2016-08-09 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | BAR ROSELYN R | Officer; EVP, General Counsel and Secy | Building Materials | OPT+S | $199.98 | 5,830 | $1,165,910 | 44,152 | -11.7% |
| 2016-08-30 18:31 | 2016-08-26 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $120.06 | 9,000 | $1,080,540 | 45,785 | -16.4% |
| 2016-08-30 01:28 | 2016-08-29 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Hickey Michael A | Officer; EVP & Pres. Global Inst. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $123.90 | 17,761 | $2,200,659 | 39,865 | -30.8% |
| 2016-08-29 20:25 | 2016-08-25 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $81.72 | 4,500 | $367,740 | 9,682 | -31.7% |
| 2016-08-29 23:04 | 2016-08-26 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.18 | 2,000 | $4,350 | 50,909 | +4.1% |
| 2016-08-27 00:17 | 2016-08-26 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | Backus William A. | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.64 | 12,000 | $823,680 | 17,308 | -40.9% |
| 2016-08-26 16:34 | 2016-08-25 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Stanley John D. | Officer; SR VP and General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $155.39 | 17,247 | $2,680,011 | 18,882 | -47.7% |
| 2016-08-26 20:17 | 2016-08-24 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Prevost Patrick M. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.59 | 47,800 | $2,370,512 | 280,408 | -14.6% |
| 2016-08-26 23:35 | 2016-08-24 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $83.19 | 50,000 | $4,159,500 | 183,000 | -21.5% |
| 2016-08-26 20:01 | 2016-08-25 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $14.68 | 1,550 | $22,754 | 14,431 | -9.7% |
| 2016-08-25 23:29 | 2016-08-23 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.00 | 30,714 | $1,597,156 | 23,895 | -56.2% |
| 2016-08-26 00:38 | 2016-08-24 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $117.61 | 1,000 | $117,610 | 54,785 | -1.8% |
| 2016-08-24 23:19 | 2016-08-23 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $1.10 | 110,000 | $121,154 | 196,375 | -35.9% |
| 2016-08-24 20:50 | 2016-08-23 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Carpenter Patrick | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $70.77 | 3,648 | $258,169 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-08-24 23:03 | 2016-08-22 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Prevost Patrick M. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.21 | 2,200 | $110,468 | 280,408 | -0.8% |
| 2016-08-25 01:26 | 2016-08-23 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | SUN VALLEY GOLD MASTER FUND, LTD | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $1.07 | 138,177 | $148,499 | 11,906,937 | +1.2% |
| 2016-08-24 22:56 | 2016-08-23 | CBT | CABOT CORP | BERUBE BRIAN A | Officer; SVP, General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.90 | 16,489 | $822,765 | 42,622 | -27.9% |
| 2016-08-24 23:28 | 2016-08-23 | OLN | OLIN Corp | MCINTOSH JOHN L | Officer; EVP, Chemicals & Ammunition | Chemicals | SALE | $21.59 | 10,000 | $215,943 | 60,391 | -14.2% |
| 2016-08-25 00:55 | 2016-08-22 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HAYES DOUGLAS M | Director | Steel | SALE | $73.43 | 3,383 | $248,414 | 8,515 | -28.4% |
| 2016-08-24 22:57 | 2016-08-23 | CBT | CABOT CORP | CORDEIRO EDUARDO E | Officer; Executive Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.98 | 27,073 | $1,353,163 | 65,953 | -29.1% |
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.