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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-14 23:49 | 2016-03-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 16 | $6 | 7,733 | -0.2% |
| 2016-03-14 23:49 | 2016-03-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 121 | $45 | 34,316 | -0.4% |
| 2016-03-14 23:47 | 2016-03-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 108 | $40 | 36,933 | -0.3% |
| 2016-03-14 23:46 | 2016-03-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 21 | $8 | 24,705 | -0.1% |
| 2016-03-15 00:28 | 2016-03-14 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | BUSCEMI JAMES R | Officer; Vice President Chief Financial | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $3.52 | 6,250 | $22,000 | 360,525 | -1.7% |
| 2016-03-15 01:06 | 2016-03-10 | UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | ECTON DONNA R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $7.20 | 2,000 | $14,400 | 28,469 | +7.6% |
| 2016-03-14 23:44 | 2016-03-11 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $73.27 | 8,812 | $645,624 | 14,134 | -38.4% |
| 2016-03-15 01:09 | 2016-03-14 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; Sr VP, GC, Corp & Gov Aff | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.38 | 405 | $24,454 | 21,108 | -1.9% |
| 2016-03-12 00:49 | 2016-03-11 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | SEIFERT JAMES J | Officer; Ex.VP, Gen. Counsel & Secy. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $106.59 | 3,330 | $354,941 | 21,279 | -13.5% |
| 2016-03-11 02:19 | 2016-03-08 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | VIGIL JEFFREY L. | Officer; Vice President-Finance and CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.25 | 8 | $2 | 48,624 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-11 02:29 | 2016-03-08 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Jones Christopher Murrel | Officer; President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.25 | 11 | $3 | 205,260 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-11 02:13 | 2016-03-08 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | McCoig Dain A | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.25 | 9 | $2 | 36,384 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-11 02:17 | 2016-03-08 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Wilton Dean Theodore | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.25 | 2 | $1 | 13,176 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-11 00:57 | 2016-01-04 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.31 | 73,306 | $22,564 | 1,716,142 | -4.1% |
| 2016-03-11 00:55 | 2016-01-05 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.19 | 3,600 | $691 | 4,442,415 | +0.1% |
| 2016-03-10 22:50 | 2015-05-25 | IMAHF | I-Minerals Inc | GIRLING WALTER BARRY | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 14,000 | $2,540 | 669,903 | +2.1% |
| 2016-03-11 00:38 | 2016-03-08 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS S.A.R.L. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.30 | 2,100,000 | $172,829,160 | 77,354 | -96.4% |
| 2016-03-09 20:17 | 2016-03-08 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | MELLOR ROBERT E | Director, Officer; Chairman (non-executive) | Gold | BUY | $4.69 | 2,000 | $9,378 | 99,354 | +2.1% |
| 2016-03-09 18:08 | 2016-03-07 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $153.66 | 10,000 | $1,536,611 | 36,058 | -21.7% |
| 2016-03-08 22:53 | 2016-03-08 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | White Vincent W | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $8.40 | 4,000 | $33,600 | 10,204 | +64.5% |
| 2016-03-08 16:27 | 2016-03-07 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | Tutas David A. | Officer; VP Legal, Gen Csl, Secty | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $79.50 | 265 | $21,068 | 250 | -51.5% |
| 2016-03-09 03:28 | 2016-03-08 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; Sr VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $58.89 | 556 | $32,743 | 28,665 | -1.9% |
| 2016-03-09 00:41 | 2016-03-04 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | GIMBEL THOMAS W | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $65.30 | 6,000 | $391,800 | 1,740,420 | -0.3% |
| 2016-03-09 00:22 | 2016-03-07 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRY MICHAEL F | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $83.01 | 14,000 | $1,162,116 | 119,102 | -10.5% |
| 2016-03-08 18:50 | 2016-03-04 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $75.16 | 100,000 | $7,515,740 | 69,653,690 | -0.1% |
| 2016-03-07 23:37 | 2016-03-04 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Stefaniak Debra | Officer; VP, Business Transformation | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $54.05 | 500 | $27,025 | 5,497 | +10.0% |
| 2016-03-08 01:25 | 2016-03-04 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | J. Kyle Pennington | Officer; President of subsidiary | Chemicals | BUY | $8.61 | 4,700 | $40,445 | 22,388 | +26.6% |
| 2016-03-07 18:52 | 2016-03-03 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.40 | 48 | $19 | 24,726 | -0.2% |
| 2016-03-07 19:53 | 2016-03-03 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Kelly James Patrick | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.05 | 12,225 | $575,205 | 29,585 | -29.2% |
| 2016-03-08 01:40 | 2016-03-04 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | MAPES MICHELLE | Officer; EVP - Gen Counsel Corp Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $15.19 | 3,000 | $45,570 | 59,114 | -4.8% |
| 2016-03-07 15:45 | 2016-03-04 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $8.57 | 4,000 | $34,280 | 28,763 | +16.2% |
| 2016-03-07 22:36 | 2016-03-04 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $75.16 | 75 | $5,649 | 69,653,690 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-08 00:20 | 2016-03-04 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | MEARS MICHAEL N | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $70.71 | 20,000 | $1,414,260 | 203,679 | -8.9% |
| 2016-03-04 21:54 | 2016-03-02 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | White Vincent W | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $8.10 | 204 | $1,652 | 6,204 | +3.4% |
| 2016-03-05 03:52 | 2016-03-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Shanley Michael Patrick | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | OPT+S | $63.25 | 4,000 | $253,000 | 11,309 | -26.1% |
| 2016-03-04 19:16 | 2016-03-02 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Beamer Scott D | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $51.16 | 2,000 | $102,324 | 7,432 | +36.8% |
| 2016-03-05 03:53 | 2016-03-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Tenenbaum Sheldon U. | Officer; Sr. VP, Supplier Development | Steel | OPT+S | $65.00 | 7,500 | $487,500 | 17,431 | -30.1% |
| 2016-03-05 03:47 | 2016-03-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Steel | OPT+S | $65.23 | 12,500 | $815,375 | 24,115 | -34.1% |
| 2016-03-05 00:25 | 2016-03-02 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Matrange Joseph F | Officer; VP - Global Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $80.00 | 2,000 | $160,000 | 6,033 | -24.9% |
| 2016-03-04 20:44 | 2016-03-03 | FMC | FMC CORP | DOUGLAS MARK | Officer; Pres. Agricultural Solutions | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $38.22 | 10,480 | $400,588 | 63,523 | -14.2% |
| 2016-03-05 01:20 | 2016-03-02 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $0.93 | 461,614 | $428,239 | 11,348,151 | +4.2% |
| 2016-03-05 00:32 | 2016-03-02 | CE | Celanese Corp | Johnston Lori A | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Chemicals | SALE | $61.65 | 29,063 | $1,791,705 | 52,560 | -35.6% |
| 2016-03-05 03:50 | 2016-03-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | SALES WILLIAM K JR | Officer; EVP, Operations | Steel | OPT+S | $64.33 | 25,000 | $1,608,250 | 69,297 | -26.5% |
| 2016-03-05 03:49 | 2016-03-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Sr. EVP & CFO | Steel | OPT+S | $65.44 | 40,000 | $2,617,756 | 59,905 | -40.0% |
| 2016-03-05 03:46 | 2016-03-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Steel | OPT+S | $65.20 | 80,000 | $5,216,368 | 198,000 | -28.8% |
| 2016-03-05 03:30 | 2016-03-04 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Deisley David | Officer; Exec. VP & General Counsel | Gold | OPT+S | $6.95 | 106,582 | $740,745 | 806,748 | -11.7% |
| 2016-03-05 00:07 | 2015-12-18 | LODE | Comstock Inc. | WINFIELD JOHN V | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.48 | 80,000 | $38,352 | 14,037,922 | -0.6% |
| 2016-03-04 20:01 | 2016-03-03 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MCDONALD WILLIAM E | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $148.04 | 3,000 | $444,116 | 16,703 | -15.2% |
| 2016-03-05 00:30 | 2016-03-02 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $4.15 | 12,300 | $51,045 | 99,235 | +14.1% |
| 2016-03-04 01:32 | 2016-03-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $14.13 | 26,287 | $371,446 | 642,056 | -3.9% |
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.