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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-03 15:15 | 2015-07-31 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer; Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $143.26 | 20,000 | $2,865,144 | 209,171 | +10.6% |
| 2015-07-31 15:57 | 2015-07-29 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | White Vincent W | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.78 | 2,000 | $23,560 | 6,000 | +50.0% |
| 2015-08-01 00:07 | 2015-07-30 | CE | Celanese Corp | BLACKWELL JEAN S | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $65.60 | 1,000 | $65,600 | 2,848 | +54.1% |
| 2015-07-31 16:20 | 2015-07-29 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $20.58 | 63,888 | $1,314,706 | 251,027 | -20.3% |
| 2015-07-31 16:19 | 2015-07-29 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $20.40 | 116,223 | $2,371,461 | 314,915 | -27.0% |
| 2015-07-31 16:16 | 2015-07-29 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $20.15 | 39,265 | $791,154 | 431,138 | -8.3% |
| 2015-07-30 22:30 | 2015-07-29 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | TERRY JAMES W JR | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.99 | 1,000 | $11,985 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2015-07-30 17:41 | 2015-07-29 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Midea M. John Jr. | Officer; SVP, Glbl Ops & Process Imprv | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $33.41 | 450 | $15,035 | 450 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-29 18:20 | 2015-07-28 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Manning Paul | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $65.90 | 1,000 | $65,900 | 82,388 | +1.2% |
| 2015-07-29 21:48 | 2015-07-29 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Patterson Robert M | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $33.45 | 3,000 | $100,335 | 202,405 | +1.5% |
| 2015-07-28 23:25 | 2015-07-24 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | von Falkenhausen Konstantin | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.02 | 600 | $10,212 | 600 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-29 00:09 | 2015-07-24 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.11 | 20,000 | $602,200 | 434,615 | -4.4% |
| 2015-07-28 23:29 | 2015-07-24 | BCC | BOISE CASCADE Co | HOGANS MACK L | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | BUY | $33.57 | 75 | $2,518 | 3,827 | +2.0% |
| 2015-07-27 22:50 | 2015-06-12 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.78 | 88,700 | $69,399 | 2,437,300 | -3.5% |
| 2015-07-27 23:22 | 2015-07-24 | BMIX | Atlas Lithium Corp | GOLDY PETER KRISTOFER | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 25,116,666 | $10,047 | 115,449,085 | +27.8% |
| 2015-07-24 15:39 | 2015-07-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; Exec. VP Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $62.14 | 1,500 | $93,206 | 20,726 | -6.7% |
| 2015-07-24 00:08 | 2015-07-23 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Davis Gary N. | Officer; Sr VP - Phosphate Operations | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $44.21 | 5,298 | $234,225 | 27,047 | -16.4% |
| 2015-07-23 01:40 | 2015-07-22 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Henderson Frederick A. | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Coking Coal | BUY | $12.20 | 6,150 | $75,022 | 158,609 | +4.0% |
| 2015-07-23 01:42 | 2015-07-22 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | DARNALL ROBERT J | Director | Coking Coal | BUY | $12.26 | 8,200 | $100,540 | 27,655 | +42.1% |
| 2015-07-21 17:49 | 2015-07-20 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.11 | 70 | $148 | 29,254 | -0.2% |
| 2015-07-22 00:46 | 2015-07-17 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.18 | 70,000 | $2,182,845 | 434,615 | -13.9% |
| 2015-07-21 23:05 | 2015-07-20 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | REMBOLT JAY | Officer; Vice President Finance & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $89.80 | 570 | $51,186 | 30,576 | -1.8% |
| 2015-07-20 19:19 | 2015-07-17 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Lang Gregory A. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.41 | 73,314 | $30,059 | 33,896 | -68.4% |
| 2015-07-21 00:18 | 2015-07-15 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 25,000 | $1,215 | 2,525,000 | +1.0% |
| 2015-07-20 17:09 | 2015-07-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $58.50 | 2,500 | $146,250 | 39,512 | -6.0% |
| 2015-07-20 21:54 | 2015-07-17 | PGOL | PATRIOT GOLD CORP | COALE ROBERT | Director, Officer; CEO President Treasurer Secy | Gold | BUY | $0.05 | 100,000 | $5,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-18 01:49 | 2015-06-24 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Levental Igor | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.49 | 60,000 | $29,400 | 28,480 | -67.8% |
| 2015-07-17 23:27 | 2015-07-15 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.46 | 60,000 | $1,947,498 | 434,615 | -12.1% |
| 2015-07-17 01:40 | 2015-07-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Harvey Keith | Officer; EVP - Fabricated Products | Aluminum | SALE | $82.25 | 1,000 | $82,250 | 44,984 | -2.2% |
| 2015-07-17 01:26 | 2015-07-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM | Officer; EVP - Legal, Compliance & HR | Aluminum | SALE | $81.47 | 1,500 | $122,210 | 23,077 | -6.1% |
| 2015-07-16 00:00 | 2015-07-13 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 15,000 | $600 | 741,819 | +2.1% |
| 2015-07-16 00:28 | 2015-07-14 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.31 | 14,600 | $807,520 | 146,195 | -9.1% |
| 2015-07-14 23:19 | 2015-07-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.70 | 16 | $43 | 6,364 | -0.3% |
| 2015-07-14 23:17 | 2015-07-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.67 | 42 | $112 | 3,365 | -1.2% |
| 2015-07-14 23:16 | 2015-07-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.68 | 121 | $324 | 29,324 | -0.4% |
| 2015-07-14 23:14 | 2015-07-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.70 | 21 | $57 | 17,773 | -0.1% |
| 2015-07-14 23:12 | 2015-07-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.59 | 108 | $280 | 33,263 | -0.3% |
| 2015-07-14 23:59 | 2015-07-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | MCILROY W HAYDEN | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $4.88 | 1,000 | $4,880 | 26,500 | +3.9% |
| 2015-07-13 21:35 | 2015-07-08 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | SEGELOV DAVID | Director, Officer; President | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.12 | 1,000 | $120 | 203,398 | +0.5% |
| 2015-07-13 23:52 | 2015-07-13 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | LUDWIG DAVID F | Officer; VP/Gen Mgr/ARC Spec Prods | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.05 | 15,000 | $825,734 | 32,968 | -31.3% |
| 2015-07-10 23:29 | 2015-07-08 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.29 | 50,001 | $114,502 | 17,794 | -73.8% |
| 2015-07-10 23:28 | 2015-07-08 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.46 | 46,865 | $115,288 | 6,830 | -87.3% |
| 2015-07-10 23:27 | 2015-07-08 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.34 | 55,329 | $129,470 | 29,445 | -65.3% |
| 2015-07-10 23:26 | 2015-07-08 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.33 | 96,982 | $225,968 | 33,371 | -74.4% |
| 2015-07-10 23:25 | 2015-07-08 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.33 | 62,574 | $145,797 | 3,407 | -94.8% |
| 2015-07-09 00:59 | 2015-07-08 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Markevich Steven R. | Officer; SVP & President, OEM | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.49 | 51,582 | $1,675,920 | 191,581 | -21.2% |
| 2015-07-09 00:54 | 2015-07-06 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bryant Robert W. | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.77 | 151,770 | $4,973,199 | 173,076 | -46.7% |
| 2015-07-09 00:57 | 2015-07-06 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bustos Orlando Antonio | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.80 | 81,541 | $2,674,186 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-07-09 02:14 | 2015-07-07 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Brown Kevin W. | Officer; EVP - Manufacturing & Refining | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $96.43 | 25,000 | $2,410,815 | 137,870 | -15.3% |
| 2015-07-09 01:01 | 2015-07-06 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.53 | 50,000 | $1,626,500 | 434,615 | -10.3% |
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.