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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-07 20:26 | 2015-07-06 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.02 | 48 | $145 | 7,342 | -0.6% |
| 2015-07-07 23:39 | 2015-07-06 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | SELIG ALLAN H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $30.18 | 1,000 | $30,180 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2015-07-06 23:32 | 2015-07-01 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Finn Michael F. | Officer; SVP & General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.81 | 48,678 | $1,596,921 | 115,234 | -29.7% |
| 2015-07-06 23:31 | 2015-07-01 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Bustos Orlando Antonio | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.69 | 40,000 | $1,307,600 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-07-06 17:00 | 2014-12-31 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Isaac Jon | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $1.75 | 42,000 | $73,500 | 335,184 | +14.3% |
| 2015-07-06 23:21 | 2015-07-01 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Szot Matthew K | Officer; VP Finance & Admin; CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $4.82 | 1,100 | $5,297 | 35,346 | -3.0% |
| 2015-07-06 23:36 | 2015-07-01 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.78 | 250,000 | $8,195,400 | 434,615 | -36.5% |
| 2015-07-06 21:32 | 2015-07-02 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 80,000 | $2,744 | 3,590,549 | +2.3% |
| 2015-07-02 23:13 | 2015-07-01 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $83.30 | 5,000 | $416,485 | 89,381 | -5.3% |
| 2015-07-03 00:03 | 2015-07-01 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $25.58 | 1,475,358 | $37,739,658 | 42,737,394 | +3.6% |
| 2015-07-03 00:03 | 2015-07-01 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $25.58 | 1,475,358 | $37,739,658 | 42,737,394 | -3.3% |
| 2015-06-30 18:05 | 2015-06-26 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON SHARON H | 10% owner | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $34.30 | 60,000 | $2,057,778 | 1,893,000 | -3.1% |
| 2015-06-30 17:25 | 2015-06-29 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Gorrill Lindsay Edward | Director, 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 300,000 | $30,000 | 8,152,134 | +3.8% |
| 2015-06-30 18:03 | 2015-06-26 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $34.30 | 60,000 | $2,057,778 | 1,893,000 | -3.1% |
| 2015-06-27 02:02 | 2015-06-24 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Levental Igor | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.49 | 60,000 | $29,400 | 28,840 | -67.5% |
| 2015-06-25 23:04 | 2015-06-24 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Baker Leanne M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.95 | 10,740 | $10,203 | 45,500 | +30.9% |
| 2015-06-24 20:10 | 2015-05-20 | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | WU MING DING | Director, Officer, Other; President | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $5,731.00 | 5,731,708 | $32,848,418,548 | 6,406,910 | -47.2% |
| 2015-06-24 20:07 | 2015-05-20 | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | All Fine Holdings Ltd | Other | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $10,162.00 | 10,162,602 | $103,272,361,524 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015-06-23 22:02 | 2015-06-22 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Smolik Samuel L. | Officer; SVP, Am Mfg & Refining Ops | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $105.00 | 20,000 | $2,100,000 | 7,499 | -72.7% |
| 2015-06-23 21:07 | 2015-06-22 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Lindsay Ronald Carter | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.17 | 11,000 | $903,870 | 95,534 | -10.3% |
| 2015-06-23 23:30 | 2015-06-19 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $14.03 | 150,000 | $2,104,500 | 2,415,531 | +6.6% |
| 2015-06-24 01:08 | 2015-06-19 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | KAPLAN THOMAS SCOTT | Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 5,618,352 | $0 | 5,608,532 | +100.0% |
| 2015-06-22 23:57 | 2015-06-18 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.66 | 70 | $256 | 20,807 | -0.3% |
| 2015-06-22 23:57 | 2015-06-18 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.66 | 162 | $593 | 18,563 | -0.9% |
| 2015-06-22 23:21 | 2015-06-18 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Nieman Jan | Officer; VP/GL - Grease, FP, GS, Mktg. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $88.00 | 2,000 | $176,000 | 15,264 | -11.6% |
| 2015-06-22 22:37 | 2015-06-22 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | Murdy William F | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $41.20 | 500 | $20,600 | 1,500 | +50.0% |
| 2015-06-22 23:10 | 2015-06-18 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Powell William Howard | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.72 | 7,900 | $313,764 | 11,888 | -39.9% |
| 2015-06-22 20:47 | 2015-06-18 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | COLLATO RICHARD A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.00 | 3,500 | $304,500 | 13,438 | -20.7% |
| 2015-06-22 16:31 | 2015-06-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Zimmer John P | Officer; VP, Treasurer, Secretary & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $22.43 | 750 | $16,825 | 25,262 | +3.1% |
| 2015-06-19 22:52 | 2015-06-18 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Lindsay Ronald Carter | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.10 | 11,000 | $870,100 | 106,534 | -9.4% |
| 2015-06-20 00:24 | 2015-06-18 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; SVP, Controller | Building Materials | SALE | $78.68 | 924 | $72,700 | 41,740 | -2.2% |
| 2015-06-19 00:14 | 2015-06-08 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Moylan David Alan | Director, Officer; CEO | Gold | BUY | $2.00 | 50,000 | $100,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-06-18 23:28 | 2015-06-17 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Mulhere Timothy P | Officer; EVP & Regions President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $115.00 | 4,290 | $493,350 | 13,046 | -24.7% |
| 2015-06-19 00:26 | 2015-06-16 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Isaac Jon | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $2.00 | 118,000 | $236,000 | 217,184 | +119.0% |
| 2015-06-18 23:26 | 2015-06-17 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Aronson Martha Goldberg | Officer; EVP & Pres.-Global Healthcare | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $115.00 | 1,000 | $115,000 | 2,292 | -30.4% |
| 2015-06-18 01:27 | 2015-06-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.72 | 69 | $257 | 7,390 | -0.9% |
| 2015-06-18 01:26 | 2015-06-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.72 | 263 | $978 | 20,877 | -1.2% |
| 2015-06-18 01:22 | 2015-06-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.72 | 16 | $60 | 2,474 | -0.6% |
| 2015-06-18 01:17 | 2015-06-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.72 | 325 | $1,209 | 3,407 | -8.7% |
| 2015-06-18 01:03 | 2015-06-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.72 | 270 | $1,004 | 18,725 | -1.4% |
| 2015-06-17 15:22 | 2015-06-15 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Lindsay Ronald Carter | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.69 | 11,000 | $843,590 | 117,534 | -8.6% |
| 2015-06-17 21:34 | 2015-06-16 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | RIDGE GARRY O | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $86.03 | 10,270 | $883,528 | 78,012 | -11.6% |
| 2015-06-17 00:05 | 2015-06-12 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRY MICHAEL F | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.50 | 14,286 | $1,250,025 | 128,793 | -10.0% |
| 2015-06-16 03:26 | 2015-06-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Harvey Keith | Officer; EVP - Fabricated Products | Aluminum | SALE | $83.17 | 1,500 | $124,755 | 45,984 | -3.2% |
| 2015-06-16 03:11 | 2015-06-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM | Officer; EVP - Legal, Compliance & HR | Aluminum | SALE | $83.88 | 1,500 | $125,813 | 24,577 | -5.8% |
| 2015-06-16 00:04 | 2015-06-12 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; Vice President Administration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.20 | 14,935 | $913,970 | 73,191 | -16.9% |
| 2015-06-12 23:17 | 2015-06-10 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.45 | 14,600 | $882,538 | 146,195 | -9.1% |
| 2015-06-11 18:21 | 2015-06-10 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 38,800 | $1,358 | 3,598,349 | +1.1% |
| 2015-06-10 19:30 | 2015-06-08 | N-A | Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. | HENRY GWEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.00 | 278 | $2,500 | 847 | +48.8% |
| 2015-06-11 00:36 | 2015-06-10 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | LUDWIG DAVID F | Officer; VP/Gen Mgr/ARC Spec Prods | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $59.66 | 15,000 | $894,839 | 32,968 | -31.3% |
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.