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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-03 18:03 | 2015-09-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | Kempthorne Dirk A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $40.98 | 485 | $19,873 | 22,391 | +2.2% |
| 2015-09-03 18:23 | 2015-09-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | Volpe Vincent R JR | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $40.94 | 12,200 | $499,505 | 42,784 | +39.9% |
| 2015-09-03 18:10 | 2015-09-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | Pallash Robert C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $41.52 | 3,680 | $152,794 | 33,173 | +12.5% |
| 2015-09-04 00:29 | 2015-09-01 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.37 | 38,000 | $1,078,060 | 384,615 | -9.0% |
| 2015-09-03 18:38 | 2015-09-02 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | TERRY JAMES W JR | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $9.65 | 1,000 | $9,649 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2015-09-03 17:54 | 2015-09-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | NORRIS PAUL J | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $41.02 | 7,000 | $287,140 | 50,780 | +16.0% |
| 2015-09-03 18:17 | 2015-09-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | DALOIA G PETER | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $40.95 | 15,000 | $614,250 | 46,771 | +47.2% |
| 2015-09-03 23:12 | 2015-09-03 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | CARROLL MILTON | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.00 | 3,000 | $252,000 | 1,901 | -61.2% |
| 2015-09-03 20:01 | 2015-09-02 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.60 | 26,000 | $171,501 | 281,352 | +10.2% |
| 2015-09-03 17:55 | 2015-09-02 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | PALUMBO LISA M | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $5.94 | 5,000 | $29,694 | 27,025 | +22.7% |
| 2015-09-03 00:17 | 2015-08-31 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | CARROLL MILTON | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $85.20 | 1,500 | $127,806 | 4,901 | -23.4% |
| 2015-09-02 20:51 | 2015-09-01 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.97 | 20,000 | $139,300 | 255,352 | +8.5% |
| 2015-09-02 21:48 | 2015-08-31 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | HELLMOLD RALPH O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.90 | 5,957 | $130,458 | 10,604 | -36.0% |
| 2015-09-02 23:17 | 2015-09-01 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Clevenger Jeffrey G | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $0.32 | 60,000 | $19,002 | 364,806 | -14.1% |
| 2015-09-02 00:02 | 2015-08-31 | CE | Celanese Corp | Jensen Christopher W | Officer; SVP, Finance and CFO | Chemicals | SALE | $60.86 | 5,100 | $310,366 | 15,579 | -24.7% |
| 2015-09-01 20:53 | 2015-09-01 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $44.01 | 4,533 | $199,478 | 170,777 | +2.7% |
| 2015-09-01 23:19 | 2015-08-31 | K | KELLANOVA | KOROLOGOS ANN MCLAUGHLIN | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $66.20 | 4,895 | $324,033 | 4,985 | -49.5% |
| 2015-09-01 00:06 | 2015-08-28 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Beckman Paul Albert | Other | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 85,000 | $3,978 | 3,433,495 | +2.5% |
| 2015-09-01 00:22 | 2015-08-28 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $10.57 | 100,000 | $1,057,280 | 107,552 | +1,324.2% |
| 2015-08-28 20:14 | 2015-08-26 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Anderson Gary E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $70.09 | 1,000 | $70,090 | 15,385 | +7.0% |
| 2015-08-28 15:32 | 2015-08-27 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $9.53 | 2,079 | $19,813 | 16,584 | +14.3% |
| 2015-08-28 20:20 | 2015-08-27 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.23 | 2,450 | $17,704 | 235,352 | +1.1% |
| 2015-08-28 19:39 | 2015-08-28 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Leathley Gillyeard J. | Director | Gold | SALE | $4.90 | 15,000 | $73,482 | 93,855 | -13.8% |
| 2015-08-28 17:06 | 2015-08-24 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | TEETS RICHARD P JR | Director, Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | BUY | $18.75 | 6,000 | $112,500 | 10,676 | +128.3% |
| 2015-08-27 14:02 | 2015-08-25 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.81 | 224,100 | $3,990,571 | 863,949 | +35.0% |
| 2015-08-27 15:25 | 2015-08-25 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | J. Kyle Pennington | Officer; President of subsidiary | Chemicals | BUY | $9.85 | 3,500 | $34,465 | 5,878 | +147.2% |
| 2015-08-27 19:34 | 2015-06-16 | MAGE | MAGELLAN COPPER & GOLD Corp | Gibbs John D | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.05 | 132,668 | $6,832 | 36,277,123 | -0.4% |
| 2015-08-27 23:11 | 2015-08-26 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BRIGGS JEFFREY S. | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $18.01 | 500 | $9,005 | 166,411 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-28 00:06 | 2015-08-26 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.99 | 4,000 | $27,940 | 232,902 | +1.7% |
| 2015-08-27 23:12 | 2015-08-27 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $63.00 | 13,518 | $851,681 | 2,681 | -83.4% |
| 2015-08-27 22:27 | 2015-08-25 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 76,600 | $2,183 | 4,091,440 | +1.9% |
| 2015-08-28 04:12 | 2015-08-26 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $24.10 | 50,000 | $1,204,945 | 1,920,567 | +2.7% |
| 2015-08-26 15:20 | 2015-08-25 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Cogut Charles I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $137.17 | 400 | $54,868 | 1,000 | +66.7% |
| 2015-08-27 00:02 | 2015-08-26 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | Ruperto Frank A | Officer; CFO, SVP Finance & Strategy | Chemicals | BUY | $6.61 | 5,000 | $33,051 | 35,297 | +16.5% |
| 2015-08-26 19:02 | 2015-08-25 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Stanley John D. | Officer; SR VP and General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $134.81 | 223 | $30,001 | 263 | +556.9% |
| 2015-08-26 15:27 | 2015-08-25 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Teter Jason P | Officer; President, S&GC Division | Building Materials | BUY | $89.48 | 560 | $50,106 | 560 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-26 22:07 | 2015-08-25 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | BOYNTON PAUL G | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $6.47 | 15,000 | $97,094 | 132,558 | +12.8% |
| 2015-08-26 23:50 | 2015-08-25 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.10 | 9,000 | $63,860 | 228,902 | +4.1% |
| 2015-08-26 21:50 | 2015-08-26 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $9.48 | 8,718 | $82,648 | 30,000 | +41.0% |
| 2015-08-26 14:59 | 2015-08-25 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $9.79 | 1,282 | $12,549 | 21,282 | +6.4% |
| 2015-08-26 19:06 | 2015-08-24 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $63.00 | 1,500 | $94,503 | 2,681 | -35.9% |
| 2015-08-26 17:19 | 2015-08-24 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | PALUMBO LISA M | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $6.90 | 5,000 | $34,500 | 22,025 | +29.4% |
| 2015-08-27 04:48 | 2015-08-24 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $25.07 | 250,000 | $6,268,250 | 1,870,567 | +15.4% |
| 2015-08-25 21:20 | 2015-08-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $64.91 | 200 | $12,982 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-08-25 21:19 | 2015-08-25 | TMST | Metallus Inc. | Edwards Randall H | Director | Steel | BUY | $16.64 | 3,650 | $60,722 | 7,530 | +94.1% |
| 2015-08-26 03:04 | 2015-07-09 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | JENSEN TRACI L | Officer; Senior VP, Americas Adhesives | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $40.07 | 11,600 | $464,848 | 26,133 | -30.7% |
| 2015-08-25 15:17 | 2015-08-24 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Painter Corning F. | Officer; Executive V.P. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $132.84 | 1,000 | $132,840 | 21,892 | +4.8% |
| 2015-08-26 04:50 | 2015-08-25 | PZG | Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. | Buffone Carlo | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | BUY | $1.18 | 5,000 | $5,900 | 20,840 | +31.6% |
| 2015-08-25 15:18 | 2015-08-24 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer; Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $134.71 | 20,000 | $2,694,280 | 229,171 | +9.6% |
| 2015-08-25 17:07 | 2015-08-24 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Chemicals | BUY | $10.64 | 3,060 | $32,565 | 16,084 | +23.5% |
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.