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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 23:32 | 2014-09-11 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; CFO & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $90.06 | 5,524 | $497,491 | 31,429 | -14.9% |
| 2014-09-12 23:35 | 2014-09-12 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | STEINER GERALD A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $64.21 | 1,000 | $64,205 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-09-12 23:30 | 2014-09-11 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | Reed Kenneth M | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.16 | 11,057 | $12,847 | 2,430,909 | +0.5% |
| 2014-09-12 22:51 | 2014-09-10 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.82 | 5,800,000 | $4,738,600 | 10,283,944 | +129.4% |
| 2014-09-12 01:13 | 2014-09-10 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Quick Donald R. M. | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $2.66 | 45,000 | $119,849 | 123,750 | -26.7% |
| 2014-09-11 21:19 | 2014-09-09 | RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | Kriesel Jack M. | Officer; SVP, Advanced Materials | Chemicals | OPT+S | $33.13 | 22,875 | $757,791 | 14,490 | -61.2% |
| 2014-09-11 03:39 | 2014-09-10 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $31.53 | 50,000 | $1,576,365 | 1,019,367 | +5.2% |
| 2014-09-10 22:34 | 2014-09-09 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $31.89 | 100,000 | $3,188,870 | 969,367 | +11.5% |
| 2014-09-09 19:39 | 2014-09-08 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Stoliar Gabriel | Director | Steel | BUY | $13.76 | 7,246 | $99,695 | 7,246 | +100.0% |
| 2014-09-08 16:51 | 2014-09-05 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $105.25 | 2,000 | $210,502 | 160,154 | -1.2% |
| 2014-09-05 16:35 | 2014-09-04 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $109.07 | 1,200 | $130,880 | 162,154 | -0.7% |
| 2014-09-05 19:54 | 2013-10-11 | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | KUKULCAN DIVERSIFIED CORP. | Other | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $10,000.00 | 500,000 | $5,000,000,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-09-05 21:07 | 2014-09-04 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.49 | 713 | $349 | 119,623 | -0.6% |
| 2014-09-04 20:02 | 2013-10-11 | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | STIEGE MICHAEL | Other | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $10,000.00 | 500,000 | $5,000,000,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-09-04 19:39 | 2013-10-11 | VRDR | VERDE RESOURCES, INC. | SPALDING STEPHEN | Other | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $25,000.00 | 2,000,000 | $50,000,000,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-09-05 02:06 | 2014-09-03 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Koch Stephen Paul | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | OPT+S | $71.14 | 11,684 | $831,200 | 11,500 | -50.4% |
| 2014-09-04 20:50 | 2014-09-02 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Owens James | Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $47.36 | 1,800 | $85,248 | 166,616 | -1.1% |
| 2014-09-04 23:20 | 2014-09-02 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $81.08 | 5,000 | $405,420 | 113,987 | -4.2% |
| 2014-09-04 21:53 | 2014-09-02 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | BELL BRADLEY J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $89.38 | 302 | $26,993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-09-05 00:29 | 2014-09-02 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Kedrowski Thomas J | Officer; EVP, Glbl Ops & Process Imprv | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.21 | 190,000 | $7,449,966 | 31,669 | -85.7% |
| 2014-09-03 18:14 | 2014-08-29 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $107.31 | 18,000 | $1,931,560 | 668,758 | -2.6% |
| 2014-09-04 01:32 | 2014-09-02 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Glidden Craig B. | Officer; EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $114.19 | 13,004 | $1,484,984 | 209,118 | -5.9% |
| 2014-09-03 17:34 | 2014-09-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Cantlon Angelica T. | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $101.60 | 1,200 | $121,920 | 40,199 | -2.9% |
| 2014-09-04 01:14 | 2014-09-02 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Owens James | Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $47.34 | 1,800 | $85,212 | 166,616 | -1.1% |
| 2014-09-03 17:48 | 2014-09-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | O'Leary Richard | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $101.60 | 1,523 | $154,737 | 20,033 | -7.1% |
| 2014-09-04 01:32 | 2014-09-02 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Gallogly James L | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $114.19 | 83,333 | $9,516,020 | 1,128,616 | -6.9% |
| 2014-09-04 01:22 | 2014-08-29 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Monteith Stewart Alan | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $27.01 | 31,958 | $863,307 | 76,851 | -29.4% |
| 2014-09-04 01:32 | 2014-09-02 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | CARROLL MILTON | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.34 | 1,567 | $179,173 | 7,619 | -17.1% |
| 2014-09-02 22:24 | 2014-08-29 | REE | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | BYERS GEORGE G | Officer; VP Gov't./Community Relations | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.06 | 10,000 | $10,630 | 80,000 | +14.3% |
| 2014-09-03 02:09 | 2014-09-02 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $32.56 | 50,000 | $1,628,000 | 869,367 | +6.1% |
| 2014-08-29 21:05 | 2014-08-28 | TMST | Metallus Inc. | Walker Donald L | Officer; See Remarks | Steel | OPT+S | $47.14 | 4,119 | $194,182 | 16,794 | -19.7% |
| 2014-08-30 00:28 | 2014-08-29 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | VanDerSnick Michael D | Officer; SVP, Manufacturing EAI | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $114.00 | 7,270 | $828,780 | 15,113 | -32.5% |
| 2014-08-30 00:38 | 2014-08-27 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Kesler Dale Craig | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $100.96 | 15,000 | $1,514,447 | 57,471 | -20.7% |
| 2014-08-29 22:18 | 2014-08-28 | REE | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | Zink Paul H | Officer; SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.05 | 10,000 | $10,499 | 25,000 | +66.7% |
| 2014-08-29 23:36 | 2014-08-29 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | LEVIN JERRY W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.68 | 855 | $98,049 | 29,560 | -2.8% |
| 2014-08-29 23:02 | 2014-08-27 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Nikrant Craig M | Officer; SVP President Global SEM | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.37 | 6,400 | $251,968 | 17,071 | -27.3% |
| 2014-08-30 00:38 | 2014-08-28 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | STEWART ROBERT S | Officer; EVP-Strategy & Corp. Develop. | Building Materials | OPT+S | $100.08 | 8,241 | $824,768 | 47,934 | -14.7% |
| 2014-08-29 15:26 | 2014-08-28 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | KROPF SUSAN J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $217.16 | 1,000 | $217,164 | 12,259 | -7.5% |
| 2014-08-28 20:12 | 2014-08-26 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Davis Warren K. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.09 | 1,283,529 | $109,100 | 1,283,529 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-28 20:01 | 2014-08-26 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Rothwell James Richard | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.09 | 450,882 | $38,325 | 1,102,882 | +69.2% |
| 2014-08-29 00:20 | 2014-08-28 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Poirier Don | Officer; VP - Corporate Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.23 | 55,000 | $177,650 | 161,025 | -25.5% |
| 2014-08-29 00:02 | 2014-08-26 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD THOMAS E | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $406.83 | 10,000 | $4,068,288 | 328,179 | -3.0% |
| 2014-08-29 00:02 | 2014-08-26 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | SABALA JAMES A | Officer; Sr. Vice President & CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.19 | 100,000 | $319,200 | 162,841 | -38.0% |
| 2014-08-29 02:54 | 2014-08-28 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $32.46 | 155,000 | $5,031,672 | 819,367 | +23.3% |
| 2014-08-28 02:07 | 2014-08-27 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Wolfe Dr. James R. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.39 | 5,000 | $1,925 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-28 00:15 | 2014-08-25 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.09 | 225,000 | $21,353 | 2,425,000 | +10.2% |
| 2014-08-27 23:03 | 2014-08-25 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $95.00 | 30,559 | $2,903,203 | 100,126 | -23.4% |
| 2014-08-28 00:12 | 2014-08-26 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman | Steel | OPT+S | $70.16 | 25,000 | $1,754,000 | 200,000 | -11.1% |
| 2014-08-28 02:46 | 2014-08-26 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $32.49 | 45,000 | $1,462,050 | 664,367 | +7.3% |
| 2014-08-27 00:31 | 2014-08-25 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Hughes Bryan L | Officer; Sr. VP & Corporate Controler | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $114.34 | 3,075 | $351,604 | 3,583 | -46.2% |
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.