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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-27 23:39 | 2015-10-23 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Kramvis Andreas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.00 | 7,900 | $237,000 | 17,458 | -31.2% |
| 2015-10-28 00:29 | 2015-10-23 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Servatius Gregory | Officer; VP of Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.13 | 3,500 | $182,448 | 23,541 | -12.9% |
| 2015-10-27 23:03 | 2015-10-26 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BUNCH CHARLES E | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman of Board | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $103.75 | 12,000 | $1,244,952 | 736,356 | -1.6% |
| 2015-10-26 18:42 | 2015-10-22 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $37.35 | 136,000 | $5,079,056 | 1,757,000 | -7.2% |
| 2015-10-26 15:19 | 2015-10-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | SMITH LOUIS A | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $74.69 | 2,078 | $155,203 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-10-26 15:10 | 2015-10-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | SMITH LOUIS A | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $74.14 | 5,404 | $400,664 | 2,078 | -72.2% |
| 2015-10-27 02:39 | 2015-10-22 | LODE | Comstock Inc. | DEGASPERIS CORRADO F | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.59 | 45,500 | $26,845 | 1,045,500 | +4.6% |
| 2015-10-26 21:35 | 2015-10-22 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | COLLATO RICHARD A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $95.05 | 3,800 | $361,178 | 13,438 | -22.0% |
| 2015-10-26 18:40 | 2015-10-22 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $37.35 | 136,000 | $5,079,056 | 1,757,000 | -7.2% |
| 2015-10-26 15:07 | 2015-10-22 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | Reed Kenneth M | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.36 | 46,681 | $16,688 | 896,681 | +5.5% |
| 2015-10-23 22:26 | 2015-10-22 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $71.20 | 184,424 | $13,130,196 | 70,024,190 | -0.3% |
| 2015-10-23 23:45 | 2015-10-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | SMITH LOUIS A | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $73.56 | 4,518 | $332,323 | 7,482 | -37.7% |
| 2015-10-22 17:04 | 2015-10-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $113.42 | 1,150 | $130,433 | 24,328 | -4.5% |
| 2015-10-22 23:00 | 2015-10-20 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | BATEMAN GILES H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $92.65 | 1,076 | $99,691 | 14,325 | -7.0% |
| 2015-10-21 19:41 | 2015-10-19 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.07 | 5,000 | $350 | 2,622,043 | +0.2% |
| 2015-10-22 01:53 | 2015-10-19 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.17 | 70 | $152 | 30,483 | -0.2% |
| 2015-10-20 16:11 | 2015-10-19 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | SEKMAKAS VIKTORAS R | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.98 | 11,916 | $1,203,278 | 28,262 | -29.7% |
| 2015-10-21 02:29 | 2015-10-12 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Coombs Paul B | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 200,000 | $20,000 | 701,206 | +39.9% |
| 2015-10-20 17:39 | 2015-10-19 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $70.02 | 119,512 | $8,367,920 | 70,208,614 | -0.2% |
| 2015-10-20 01:00 | 2015-10-16 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Lannon Sean M. | Officer; Global Controller, PAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $29.00 | 43,410 | $1,258,890 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-10-20 00:57 | 2015-10-15 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Cash Michael A. | Officer; SVP & Pres., Indus. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.00 | 50,069 | $1,401,932 | 123,787 | -28.8% |
| 2015-10-20 00:55 | 2015-10-15 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bryant Robert W. | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.36 | 149,470 | $4,238,790 | 173,076 | -46.3% |
| 2015-10-20 00:59 | 2015-10-15 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Kramvis Andreas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $28.33 | 79,600 | $2,254,933 | 19,433 | -80.4% |
| 2015-10-19 22:22 | 2015-10-12 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | POWER THOMAS | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 1,000,000 | $100,000 | 1,925,000 | +108.1% |
| 2015-10-19 18:53 | 2015-10-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.14 | 162 | $347 | 34,885 | -0.5% |
| 2015-10-19 18:49 | 2015-10-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.14 | 142 | $304 | 30,553 | -0.5% |
| 2015-10-19 18:47 | 2015-10-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.14 | 283 | $606 | 2,528 | -10.1% |
| 2015-10-19 15:38 | 2015-10-16 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $71.00 | 2,500 | $177,500 | 37,012 | -6.3% |
| 2015-10-19 20:59 | 2015-10-19 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.50 | 5,000 | $2,500 | 1,505,000 | +0.3% |
| 2015-10-16 23:18 | 2015-10-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM | Officer; EVP - Legal, Compliance & HR | Aluminum | SALE | $83.46 | 950 | $79,288 | 19,127 | -4.7% |
| 2015-10-16 00:16 | 2015-01-26 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Marchese Anthony G. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.22 | 64,000 | $14,080 | 376,500 | +20.5% |
| 2015-10-15 23:15 | 2015-01-26 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Pingitore Nicholas | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.22 | 49,472 | $10,884 | 298,412 | +19.9% |
| 2015-10-15 15:39 | 2015-10-14 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Owens James | Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.24 | 6,500 | $242,060 | 151,367 | -4.1% |
| 2015-10-15 20:20 | 2015-02-11 | RYES | Rise Gold Corp. | TEJADA FRED | Director, Officer; President, CEO, Secretary | Gold | BUY | $0.02 | 701,759 | $14,035 | 709,259 | +9,356.8% |
| 2015-10-16 00:17 | 2015-10-12 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Gorrill Lindsay Edward | Director, 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 1,950,000 | $195,000 | 9,397,058 | +26.2% |
| 2015-10-15 20:07 | 2015-10-13 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.06 | 207,667 | $12,460 | 12,971,721 | +1.6% |
| 2015-10-14 20:55 | 2015-10-12 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Baydar Ahmet | Officer; EVP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $109.31 | 1,700 | $185,827 | 24,285 | -6.5% |
| 2015-10-15 01:01 | 2015-10-09 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Vasnetsov Sergey | Officer; SVP Strategic Planning | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $97.29 | 36,553 | $3,556,252 | 2,140 | -94.5% |
| 2015-10-15 00:00 | 2015-10-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.09 | 108 | $226 | 35,047 | -0.3% |
| 2015-10-14 23:59 | 2015-10-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.10 | 121 | $254 | 30,695 | -0.4% |
| 2015-10-14 23:57 | 2015-10-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.10 | 42 | $88 | 2,811 | -1.5% |
| 2015-10-14 23:55 | 2015-10-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.09 | 16 | $33 | 6,748 | -0.2% |
| 2015-10-13 23:06 | 2015-10-09 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bryant Robert W. | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.00 | 2,300 | $64,400 | 173,076 | -1.3% |
| 2015-10-13 23:08 | 2015-10-09 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Kramvis Andreas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $28.00 | 400 | $11,200 | 39,093 | -1.0% |
| 2015-10-14 00:06 | 2015-10-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.09 | 21 | $44 | 19,724 | -0.1% |
| 2015-10-13 22:24 | 2015-10-09 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $70.00 | 46,064 | $3,224,480 | 70,328,126 | -0.1% |
| 2015-10-14 00:30 | 2015-10-12 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.05 | 403,900 | $21,124 | 12,764,054 | +3.3% |
| 2015-10-08 20:27 | 2015-10-07 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $108.47 | 1,150 | $124,741 | 25,478 | -4.3% |
| 2015-10-08 00:23 | 2015-09-16 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.46 | 15,000 | $6,950 | 4,458,665 | -0.3% |
| 2015-10-08 00:23 | 2015-09-01 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.43 | 300 | $130 | 4,458,765 | +0.0% |
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.