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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-01 18:24 | 2016-02-01 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer; Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $126.35 | 50,000 | $6,317,670 | 314,865 | +18.9% |
| 2016-02-02 02:34 | 2016-01-29 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | REMBOLT JAY | Officer; Vice President Finance & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.02 | 637 | $63,713 | 32,710 | -1.9% |
| 2016-01-28 17:34 | 2016-01-27 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.35 | 262,712 | $617,005 | 7,627,496 | +3.6% |
| 2016-01-29 00:51 | 2016-01-26 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.05 | 6,000 | $24,280 | 667,881 | +0.9% |
| 2016-01-27 23:08 | 2016-01-27 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $50.25 | 1,000 | $50,250 | 151,515 | -0.7% |
| 2016-01-28 02:49 | 2016-01-25 | SMPR | American Clean Resources Group Inc. | Ullman Sharon | Director, Officer; See Remarks | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.05 | 500,000 | $25,000 | 18,400,000 | -2.6% |
| 2016-01-27 02:56 | 2016-01-08 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Gorrill Lindsay Edward | Director, 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 40,000 | $3,960 | 9,587,058 | +0.4% |
| 2016-01-26 19:24 | 2016-01-22 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.09 | 34,134 | $139,465 | 661,881 | +5.4% |
| 2016-01-26 23:20 | 2016-01-22 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $65.33 | 5,767 | $376,754 | 2,681 | -68.3% |
| 2016-01-27 01:13 | 2015-09-17 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | STAFFORD THOMAS P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.17 | 378 | $2,335 | 19,078 | +2.0% |
| 2016-01-25 18:20 | 2016-01-22 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.30 | 2,400 | $5,513 | 7,364,784 | +0.0% |
| 2016-01-22 20:50 | 2015-10-29 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.36 | 188,850 | $67,514 | 1,789,448 | -9.5% |
| 2016-01-22 20:50 | 2015-12-02 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.36 | 500 | $178 | 4,438,815 | +0.0% |
| 2016-01-23 00:47 | 2015-11-24 | MAGE | MAGELLAN COPPER & GOLD Corp | POWER JOHN C /CA/ | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | SALE | $0.05 | 360,000 | $17,892 | 8,546,020 | -4.0% |
| 2016-01-22 17:37 | 2015-12-24 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.01 | 100,000 | $1,300 | 6,530,213 | +1.6% |
| 2016-01-22 23:46 | 2015-11-25 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 1,783 | $46 | 4,093,223 | +0.0% |
| 2016-01-22 23:40 | 2015-11-20 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.02 | 96,490 | $2,210 | 5,128,930 | +1.9% |
| 2016-01-22 23:35 | 2015-08-13 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.01 | 28,650 | $350 | 3,650,063 | +0.8% |
| 2016-01-21 18:32 | 2016-01-20 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.13 | 245,563 | $521,969 | 7,362,384 | +3.5% |
| 2016-01-22 02:40 | 2016-01-21 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 162 | $60 | 37,763 | -0.4% |
| 2016-01-22 02:37 | 2016-01-21 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 212 | $78 | 32,681 | -0.6% |
| 2016-01-21 21:30 | 2016-01-19 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SCHLUTER KLEMENS | Officer; COO - Global Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.37 | 10,000 | $43,700 | 16,378 | +156.8% |
| 2016-01-22 00:32 | 2016-01-19 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Ratajczak Matthew T | Officer; VP-Global Tax and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.03 | 5,114 | $199,594 | 42,579 | -10.7% |
| 2016-01-21 00:58 | 2016-01-19 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.20 | 91,580 | $201,613 | 7,116,821 | +1.3% |
| 2016-01-21 00:23 | 2016-01-19 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.18 | 35,000 | $146,391 | 627,747 | +5.9% |
| 2016-01-19 19:17 | 2016-01-15 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.34 | 243,259 | $570,199 | 7,025,241 | +3.6% |
| 2016-01-20 00:42 | 2016-01-15 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Kastner Janeen B. | Officer; VP Corp. Benefits/Risk Mgmt. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $39.47 | 1,000 | $39,467 | 79,579 | +1.3% |
| 2016-01-15 21:13 | 2016-01-13 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.47 | 111,242 | $274,912 | 6,781,982 | +1.7% |
| 2016-01-16 02:16 | 2015-11-27 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | ROCHA OSCAR GONZALEZ | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Copper | BUY | $25.91 | 8,000 | $207,280 | 134,539 | +6.3% |
| 2016-01-15 02:00 | 2016-01-12 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Candlewood Investment Group, LP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.39 | 1,824,544 | $6,185,022 | 738,306 | +100.0% |
| 2016-01-15 01:37 | 2016-01-13 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.40 | 10,995 | $48,429 | 592,747 | +1.9% |
| 2016-01-15 01:53 | 2016-01-13 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | MCILROY W HAYDEN | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $1.41 | 10,000 | $14,137 | 36,500 | +37.7% |
| 2016-01-13 19:37 | 2016-01-12 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.39 | 45,100 | $107,586 | 6,670,740 | +0.7% |
| 2016-01-14 02:58 | 2016-01-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 21 | $9 | 22,754 | -0.1% |
| 2016-01-14 02:54 | 2016-01-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 141 | $58 | 32,893 | -0.4% |
| 2016-01-14 02:30 | 2016-01-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 16 | $7 | 7,348 | -0.2% |
| 2016-01-14 02:21 | 2016-01-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 108 | $44 | 37,925 | -0.3% |
| 2016-01-13 23:12 | 2016-01-12 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.43 | 15,000 | $66,401 | 581,752 | +2.6% |
| 2016-01-12 18:33 | 2016-01-11 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.59 | 25,100 | $115,299 | 566,752 | +4.6% |
| 2016-01-13 00:11 | 2016-01-08 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Moore Edward W. | Officer; SVP, GC & CCO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.69 | 18,119 | $755,301 | 99,052 | -15.5% |
| 2016-01-09 01:04 | 2016-01-07 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.89 | 50,000 | $244,650 | 541,652 | +10.2% |
| 2016-01-08 01:01 | 2016-01-06 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; Sr VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $52.55 | 190 | $9,985 | 26,998 | -0.7% |
| 2016-01-08 00:54 | 2016-01-06 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; Sr VP, GC, Corp & Gov Aff | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $52.57 | 138 | $7,255 | 19,893 | -0.7% |
| 2016-01-07 00:19 | 2016-01-04 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Matrange Joseph F | Officer; VP - Global Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $74.69 | 2,000 | $149,380 | 8,015 | -20.0% |
| 2016-01-06 18:32 | 2016-01-04 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.61 | 48 | $29 | 22,775 | -0.2% |
| 2016-01-06 19:28 | 2015-12-31 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Ashby Michele L | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.06 | 10,000 | $10,600 | 52,500 | +23.5% |
| 2016-01-07 02:07 | 2015-03-23 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | LAWRENCE JOHN C | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.70 | 36,765 | $25,736 | 3,931,107 | +0.9% |
| 2016-01-06 04:41 | 2016-01-04 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $4.20 | 1,181 | $4,960 | 97,573 | -1.2% |
| 2016-01-06 04:23 | 2016-01-04 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Szot Matthew K | Officer; Exec VP Fin & Admin and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $4.20 | 1,100 | $4,620 | 42,704 | -2.5% |
| 2016-01-06 00:42 | 2015-12-31 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.01 | 200,000 | $2,440 | 6,630,213 | +3.1% |
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.