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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-14 15:55 | 2014-08-12 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $93.18 | 699 | $65,129 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-08-15 00:02 | 2014-08-12 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $68.09 | 470 | $32,002 | 12,239 | -3.7% |
| 2014-08-15 00:02 | 2014-08-12 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Exec VP, CFO and Asst Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $68.13 | 571 | $38,902 | 45,349 | -1.2% |
| 2014-08-15 00:02 | 2014-08-12 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | SALE | $68.09 | 1,586 | $107,991 | 167,695 | -0.9% |
| 2014-08-15 00:01 | 2014-08-12 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman | Steel | SALE | $68.12 | 9,907 | $674,839 | 200,000 | -4.7% |
| 2014-08-14 23:47 | 2014-08-12 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | CALDWELL DONALD R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $73.59 | 2,330 | $171,465 | 13,297 | -14.9% |
| 2014-08-14 21:05 | 2014-08-12 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BUSSE KEITH E | Director | Steel | SALE | $21.63 | 6,022 | $130,256 | 1,094,632 | -0.5% |
| 2014-08-13 21:54 | 2014-08-11 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $93.00 | 5,301 | $493,011 | 177,980 | -2.9% |
| 2014-08-13 18:29 | 2014-08-11 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $92.81 | 18,000 | $1,670,598 | 746,758 | -2.4% |
| 2014-08-14 00:39 | 2014-08-12 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Elinesky Andrew Louis | Officer; Vice President - Argentina | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $3.18 | 22,500 | $71,550 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-08-14 01:06 | 2014-08-13 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Kieta Douglas L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.59 | 615 | $12,049 | 29,719 | -2.0% |
| 2014-08-14 00:52 | 2014-08-13 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | STONE TERRY L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.98 | 10,000 | $199,825 | 17,745 | -36.0% |
| 2014-08-13 23:13 | 2014-08-11 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | CROWLEY JAMES F | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $42.22 | 5,000 | $211,100 | 17,919 | -21.8% |
| 2014-08-13 23:13 | 2014-08-11 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.25 | 19,800 | $1,054,330 | 137,565 | -12.6% |
| 2014-08-12 23:07 | 2014-08-11 | K | KELLANOVA | CARSON BENJAMIN SR | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $63.96 | 4,910 | $314,046 | 2,075 | -70.3% |
| 2014-08-12 23:44 | 2014-08-11 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | O'Leary Richard | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.84 | 1,523 | $150,533 | 21,556 | -6.6% |
| 2014-08-12 22:14 | 2014-08-11 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | WHITELAW ESSIE | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $53.12 | 3,576 | $189,965 | 15,590 | -18.7% |
| 2014-08-12 21:46 | 2014-08-11 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | BAR ROSELYN R | Officer; SVP, General Counsel and Secy | Building Materials | OPT+S | $126.30 | 7,730 | $976,308 | 31,181 | -19.9% |
| 2014-08-12 01:10 | 2014-08-11 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Miller David A | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $53.67 | 3,493 | $187,469 | 28,609 | -10.9% |
| 2014-08-11 23:23 | 2014-08-07 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | WHYTE JAMES N | Officer; EVP of HR & Risk Mgmt | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $15.50 | 230 | $3,565 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-08-12 02:49 | 2014-07-24 | LEXG | Lithium Corp | WALSH ALEXANDER RICHARD | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President / CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.04 | 39,020 | $1,405 | 10,680,000 | -0.4% |
| 2014-08-11 15:15 | 2014-08-07 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.31 | 15,413 | $205,176 | 126,039 | -10.9% |
| 2014-08-08 18:06 | 2014-08-06 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $91.60 | 18,000 | $1,648,800 | 764,758 | -2.3% |
| 2014-08-08 22:49 | 2014-08-08 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Mitchell Peter C. | Officer; SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Gold | BUY | $7.81 | 2,000 | $15,618 | 61,523 | +3.4% |
| 2014-08-08 22:48 | 2014-08-08 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Kerr Keagan J. | Officer; VP, HR and Communication | Gold | BUY | $7.98 | 750 | $5,985 | 46,209 | +1.6% |
| 2014-08-08 22:46 | 2014-08-08 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Nault Casey M. | Officer; VP & General Counsel | Gold | BUY | $7.66 | 2,000 | $15,320 | 56,090 | +3.7% |
| 2014-08-08 18:16 | 2014-08-06 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Curley Stephen C | Officer; VP & Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.56 | 6,000 | $159,353 | 13,420 | -30.9% |
| 2014-08-08 22:51 | 2014-08-08 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | KREBS MITCHELL J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | BUY | $7.74 | 10,000 | $77,396 | 160,657 | +6.6% |
| 2014-08-08 23:17 | 2014-08-07 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; CFO & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $86.90 | 8,453 | $734,566 | 31,429 | -21.2% |
| 2014-08-08 04:28 | 2014-08-05 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | McNaney Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.14 | 500 | $570 | 1,207,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014-08-08 01:11 | 2014-08-06 | K | KELLANOVA | Dissinger Ronald L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Gold | OPT+S | $62.76 | 21,470 | $1,347,391 | 29,592 | -42.0% |
| 2014-08-08 00:28 | 2014-08-05 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.11 | 100,000 | $10,620 | 1,800,000 | +5.9% |
| 2014-08-08 01:58 | 2014-08-07 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Turner Simon | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.71 | 63,500 | $1,695,825 | 73,683 | -46.3% |
| 2014-08-08 01:11 | 2014-08-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KOROLOGOS ANN MCLAUGHLIN | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $62.72 | 4,915 | $308,282 | 4,822 | -50.5% |
| 2014-08-08 00:33 | 2014-08-06 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.02 | 600 | $7,811 | 141,449 | -0.4% |
| 2014-08-06 23:20 | 2014-08-04 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Ederington L. Benjamin | Director, Officer; VP, General Counsel | Chemicals | BUY | $24.00 | 10,000 | $240,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-06 23:08 | 2014-08-04 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Adams Gary Kramer | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $24.00 | 5,000 | $120,000 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-06 23:29 | 2014-08-04 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Teel Lawrence E. | Officer; SVP, Olefins | Chemicals | BUY | $24.00 | 2,500 | $60,000 | 2,500 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-07 03:03 | 2014-08-05 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Koch Stephen Paul | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $67.44 | 316 | $21,311 | 10,684 | -2.9% |
| 2014-08-07 03:00 | 2014-08-05 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Tenenbaum Sheldon U. | Officer; Sr. VP, Supplier Development | Steel | SALE | $67.44 | 334 | $22,525 | 14,625 | -2.2% |
| 2014-08-07 03:05 | 2014-08-05 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $67.41 | 466 | $31,413 | 12,709 | -3.5% |
| 2014-08-07 03:44 | 2014-08-05 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.07 | 186 | $3,547 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-08-07 03:44 | 2014-08-05 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.10 | 3,451 | $65,904 | 186 | -94.9% |
| 2014-08-07 03:44 | 2014-08-05 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.14 | 3,763 | $72,020 | 1,970 | -65.6% |
| 2014-08-07 03:43 | 2014-08-05 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.26 | 3,700 | $71,271 | 5,733 | -39.2% |
| 2014-08-07 03:43 | 2014-08-05 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.27 | 3,900 | $75,164 | 9,433 | -29.3% |
| 2014-08-07 02:41 | 2014-06-10 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.83 | 3,030 | $41,898 | 3,637 | -45.4% |
| 2014-08-07 02:40 | 2014-06-10 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.88 | 2,303 | $31,961 | 13,333 | -14.7% |
| 2014-08-06 23:11 | 2014-08-04 | WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Bender Mark Steven | Director, Officer; Sr VP, CFO | Chemicals | BUY | $24.00 | 10,000 | $240,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-06 23:29 | 2014-08-04 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Bleyl Carl S | Officer; EVP of Ethanol Marketing | Chemicals | SALE | $40.11 | 46,307 | $1,857,452 | 60,821 | -43.2% |
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.