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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-23 17:06 | 2014-07-22 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $87.88 | 10,446 | $918,039 | 182,980 | -5.4% |
| 2014-07-23 23:09 | 2014-07-22 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Patel Bhavesh V. | Officer; EVP O & P - EAI and Technology | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $102.00 | 20,486 | $2,089,572 | 103,644 | -16.5% |
| 2014-07-24 01:55 | 2014-07-21 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | FABRE FRED G | Officer; VP of Sales and Marketing | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $6.10 | 5,000 | $30,500 | 210,000 | -2.3% |
| 2014-07-23 20:24 | 2014-07-21 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BUNCH CHARLES E | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $209.46 | 95,400 | $19,982,465 | 374,178 | -20.3% |
| 2014-07-23 20:10 | 2014-07-22 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $66.50 | 1,162 | $77,273 | 72,264,928 | 0.0% |
| 2014-07-23 19:26 | 2014-07-21 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Hochschild Mining PLC | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $4.96 | 177,979 | $882,616 | 5,755,327 | -3.0% |
| 2014-07-22 18:28 | 2014-07-18 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $84.70 | 24,200 | $2,049,740 | 886,758 | -2.7% |
| 2014-07-22 19:46 | 2014-07-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Baydar Ahmet | Officer; SVP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $103.98 | 700 | $72,786 | 27,293 | -2.5% |
| 2014-07-23 01:36 | 2014-07-21 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.10 | 25,000 | $2,500 | 1,660,278 | +1.5% |
| 2014-07-23 01:57 | 2014-07-18 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.11 | 4,100 | $53,740 | 165,668 | -2.4% |
| 2014-07-22 01:53 | 2014-07-21 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.74 | 1,042 | $771 | 367,527 | -0.3% |
| 2014-07-22 00:14 | 2014-07-17 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Hochschild Mining PLC | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.02 | 114,682 | $576,243 | 5,933,306 | -1.9% |
| 2014-07-18 23:19 | 2014-07-11 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | McNaney Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.22 | 22,500 | $27,450 | 1,206,500 | +1.9% |
| 2014-07-17 17:52 | 2014-07-15 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $84.44 | 15,800 | $1,334,150 | 910,958 | -1.7% |
| 2014-07-17 19:36 | 2014-07-09 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.97 | 1,400 | $1,355 | 4,506,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014-07-17 22:02 | 2014-07-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Cantlon Angelica T. | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $104.59 | 1,500 | $156,885 | 42,899 | -3.4% |
| 2014-07-17 22:07 | 2014-07-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.78 | 4,238 | $3,306 | 110,137 | -3.7% |
| 2014-07-18 01:40 | 2014-07-17 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Turner Simon | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $27.24 | 54,852 | $1,493,905 | 73,683 | -42.7% |
| 2014-07-17 23:35 | 2014-07-11 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Hochschild Mining PLC | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.03 | 228,886 | $1,152,304 | 6,047,988 | -3.6% |
| 2014-07-17 23:52 | 2014-07-17 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.30 | 2,000 | $2,600 | 1,458,662 | +0.1% |
| 2014-07-18 00:47 | 2014-07-15 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.06 | 2,186 | $28,543 | 169,768 | -1.3% |
| 2014-07-16 17:50 | 2014-07-14 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $82.28 | 50,000 | $4,113,890 | 926,758 | -5.1% |
| 2014-07-17 01:18 | 2014-07-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.80 | 238 | $190 | 35,998 | -0.7% |
| 2014-07-17 01:18 | 2014-07-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.80 | 4,367 | $3,474 | 368,568 | -1.2% |
| 2014-07-17 01:17 | 2014-07-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.79 | 11,355 | $8,963 | 366,717 | -3.0% |
| 2014-07-16 20:03 | 2014-07-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.81 | 1,098 | $889 | 114,375 | -1.0% |
| 2014-07-16 20:03 | 2014-07-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.80 | 306 | $245 | 121,355 | -0.3% |
| 2014-07-16 16:42 | 2014-07-14 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Rizvi Zafar A | Officer; COO; President | Chemicals | SALE | $83.00 | 10,000 | $830,000 | 50,860 | -16.4% |
| 2014-07-16 15:40 | 2014-07-15 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Lacy Steven R | Officer; Sr. VP, Admin., GC & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.00 | 2,500 | $95,000 | 44,377 | -5.3% |
| 2014-07-17 00:23 | 2014-07-11 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | Hochschild Mining PLC | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.05 | 187,086 | $944,485 | 6,089,788 | -3.0% |
| 2014-07-16 04:56 | 2014-07-11 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.97 | 1,400 | $1,358 | 4,506,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014-07-15 21:11 | 2014-07-07 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.88 | 713 | $627 | 121,661 | -0.6% |
| 2014-07-15 21:45 | 2014-07-11 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Marcelli James S. | Director, Officer; President, COO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.75 | 6,700 | $4,998 | 246,700 | +2.8% |
| 2014-07-15 17:24 | 2014-07-14 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO; VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $80.91 | 2,000 | $161,821 | 35,000 | -5.4% |
| 2014-07-16 00:51 | 2014-07-15 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; Vice President Administration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.68 | 14,000 | $695,492 | 72,798 | -16.1% |
| 2014-07-14 17:53 | 2014-07-10 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $78.24 | 50,000 | $3,911,755 | 976,758 | -4.9% |
| 2014-07-15 00:27 | 2014-07-10 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.10 | 4,736 | $62,039 | 171,954 | -2.7% |
| 2014-07-15 00:13 | 2014-07-08 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Castelazo Morales Luis | Director | Copper | SALE | $33.80 | 1,000 | $33,800 | 2,025 | -33.1% |
| 2014-07-15 00:05 | 2014-07-02 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Castelazo Morales Luis | Director | Copper | SALE | $31.61 | 3,000 | $94,830 | 3,025 | -49.8% |
| 2014-07-11 18:46 | 2014-07-09 | MAGE | MAGELLAN COPPER & GOLD Corp | POWER JOHN C /CA/ | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | SALE | $0.05 | 488,900 | $22,001 | 9,394,710 | -4.9% |
| 2014-07-11 16:28 | 2014-07-10 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | O'Leary Richard | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $103.51 | 1,523 | $157,646 | 23,079 | -6.2% |
| 2014-07-12 00:44 | 2012-01-20 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.10 | 226,225 | $23,731 | 1,600,000 | +16.5% |
| 2014-07-10 23:48 | 2014-07-08 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.48 | 17,000 | $909,186 | 137,565 | -11.0% |
| 2014-07-09 23:40 | 2014-07-07 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Electrum Strategic Resources L.P. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 2,760,870 | $0 | 16,022,449 | +20.8% |
| 2014-07-09 23:30 | 2014-07-07 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $11.23 | 31,700 | $355,991 | 2,069,431 | +1.6% |
| 2014-07-09 20:46 | 2014-07-07 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | MILLER JOSEPH A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.75 | 13,400 | $9,996 | 13,400 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-10 01:46 | 2014-07-07 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | PAULSON & CO INC | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 2,760,870 | $0 | 8,673,579 | +46.7% |
| 2014-07-08 17:24 | 2014-07-07 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Baydar Ahmet | Officer; SVP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $105.59 | 700 | $73,913 | 27,993 | -2.4% |
| 2014-07-07 23:30 | 2014-07-02 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $11.01 | 31,300 | $344,726 | 2,037,731 | +1.6% |
| 2014-07-08 00:10 | 2014-07-07 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | TAYLOR ANTHONY P | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.34 | 9,099 | $30,427 | 35,000 | -20.6% |
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.