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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-10 22:26 | 2014-03-06 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $62.21 | 1,400 | $87,094 | 56,307 | -2.4% |
| 2014-03-08 05:47 | 2014-01-27 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Standhope Investments | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.58 | 4,806,288 | $79,694,023 | 18,527,045 | -20.6% |
| 2014-03-08 02:56 | 2014-03-07 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Kesler Dale Craig | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $90.47 | 5,000 | $452,345 | 57,629 | -8.0% |
| 2014-03-08 00:10 | 2014-03-06 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Koch Philipp P | Officer; Sr. VP, Manufacturing | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $262.04 | 6,400 | $1,677,056 | 13,276 | -32.5% |
| 2014-03-08 02:55 | 2014-03-06 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $90.37 | 14,218 | $1,284,949 | 43,556 | -24.6% |
| 2014-03-08 02:08 | 2014-03-06 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Hoovestol Wayne | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $28.00 | 13,000 | $364,000 | 17,000 | -43.3% |
| 2014-03-07 23:49 | 2014-03-05 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | GOLDSTEIN HOWARD | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $27.45 | 2,000 | $54,891 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-03-08 01:40 | 2014-03-06 | CBT | CABOT CORP | BERUBE BRIAN A | Officer; SVP, General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.17 | 12,500 | $689,650 | 31,333 | -28.5% |
| 2014-03-08 01:41 | 2014-03-05 | CBT | CABOT CORP | CORDEIRO EDUARDO E | Officer; Executive Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.04 | 33,622 | $1,850,407 | 36,221 | -48.1% |
| 2014-03-07 23:27 | 2014-03-06 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Korner Lisa J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $69.21 | 20,000 | $1,384,228 | 63,683 | -23.9% |
| 2014-03-07 23:26 | 2014-03-05 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Selvidge Jeff R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $69.25 | 8,897 | $616,116 | 23,000 | -27.9% |
| 2014-03-08 02:55 | 2014-03-06 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | HIRSCH LAURENCE E | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $90.62 | 60,000 | $5,436,948 | 1,153,121 | -4.9% |
| 2014-03-06 18:21 | 2014-03-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | Smith Michael P. | Officer; VP Bus. Dir. Health Nutrition | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $77.56 | 12,376 | $959,933 | 8,794 | -58.5% |
| 2014-03-07 00:18 | 2014-03-05 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Feist Kelvin G | Officer; SVP of Sales & Marketing | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $15.93 | 10,086 | $160,650 | 26,110 | -27.9% |
| 2014-03-07 00:17 | 2014-03-06 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | LITT MARTIN D | Officer; EVP and General Counsel | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $16.75 | 6,000 | $100,512 | 55,491 | -9.8% |
| 2014-03-07 00:53 | 2014-03-04 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Jon M | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Executive Chairman | Chemicals | SALE | $24.53 | 500,000 | $12,263,100 | 13,300,816 | -3.6% |
| 2014-03-06 19:09 | 2014-03-04 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $61.03 | 3,100 | $189,200 | 10,964 | -22.0% |
| 2014-03-06 21:56 | 2014-03-04 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WICKERSHAM GROVER T | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.58 | 50,000 | $329,000 | 150,000 | +50.0% |
| 2014-03-06 22:52 | 2014-03-04 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WICKERSHAM GROVER T | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.58 | 75,000 | $493,500 | 175,000 | +75.0% |
| 2014-03-06 18:05 | 2014-03-04 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.71 | 2,000 | $121,420 | 56,307 | -3.4% |
| 2014-03-06 00:53 | 2014-03-03 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Prevost Patrick M. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.60 | 15,000 | $803,966 | 256,023 | -5.5% |
| 2014-03-06 03:24 | 2014-03-03 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 262,500 | $9,608 | 75,500 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-05 18:02 | 2014-03-03 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | BROWNING PETER C | Director | Steel | SALE | $49.66 | 5,674 | $281,771 | 30,845 | -15.5% |
| 2014-03-06 00:09 | 2014-03-03 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | HERNANDEZ ROBERT M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.78 | 8,000 | $702,240 | 3,068 | -72.3% |
| 2014-03-05 00:14 | 2014-02-28 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Motte Godefroy AFE | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $87.13 | 5,500 | $479,215 | 42,432 | -11.5% |
| 2014-03-04 23:52 | 2014-03-04 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Chung Michael HK | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $88.16 | 8,000 | $705,280 | 13,825 | -36.7% |
| 2014-03-04 23:10 | 2014-03-03 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | King Scott V. | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $86.99 | 8,853 | $770,122 | 11,859 | -42.7% |
| 2014-03-04 23:40 | 2014-03-03 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Costa Mark J | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.04 | 70,000 | $6,092,870 | 135,024 | -34.1% |
| 2014-03-05 00:04 | 2014-03-03 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Officer; Sr VP, CFO and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $133.60 | 17,721 | $2,367,526 | 21,495 | -45.2% |
| 2014-03-04 23:09 | 2014-02-28 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | KELLY THOMAS N JR | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $57.23 | 4,065 | $232,653 | 2,955 | -57.9% |
| 2014-03-05 02:52 | 2014-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, HR & Communications | Gold | SALE | $24.09 | 2,695 | $64,920 | 50,281 | -5.1% |
| 2014-03-05 02:50 | 2014-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $24.07 | 3,826 | $92,097 | 86,057 | -4.3% |
| 2014-03-05 02:48 | 2014-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $24.05 | 867 | $20,848 | 69,018 | -1.2% |
| 2014-03-05 02:45 | 2014-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Gold | SALE | $24.05 | 986 | $23,712 | 38,748 | -2.5% |
| 2014-03-05 02:43 | 2014-03-03 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Howson Christopher S | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Gold | SALE | $23.92 | 97 | $2,320 | 22,780 | -0.4% |
| 2014-03-04 23:56 | 2014-02-28 | SVBL | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | LAZARUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLLP | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.38 | 160,365 | $60,329 | 16,544,055 | +1.0% |
| 2014-03-04 00:34 | 2014-02-27 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Golden David A. | Officer; SVP,CLO,Corp. Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $86.33 | 1,800 | $155,394 | 3,692 | -32.8% |
| 2014-03-03 19:06 | 2014-02-27 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Palker Marc P. | Officer; CFO | Gold | BUY | $2.74 | 1,000 | $2,740 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-04 02:11 | 2014-02-27 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Lukemire Michael C | Officer; EVP, Business Execution | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $57.14 | 21,183 | $1,210,431 | 16,471 | -56.3% |
| 2014-03-04 03:17 | 2014-02-28 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Van Leeuwen Thomas Melton | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $70.27 | 8,500 | $597,295 | 6,769 | -55.7% |
| 2014-03-04 00:34 | 2014-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Teel Lawrence E. | Officer; Vice President, Olefins | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $134.70 | 1,107 | $149,118 | 618 | -64.2% |
| 2014-03-04 00:28 | 2014-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Hansen David R | Officer; Sr VP Adminstration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $134.50 | 4,232 | $569,188 | 13,440 | -23.9% |
| 2014-03-04 00:01 | 2014-02-27 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ESPELAND CURTIS E | Officer; EVP & CTO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $86.13 | 32,382 | $2,789,062 | 52,762 | -38.0% |
| 2014-03-04 00:30 | 2014-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | RILEY H JOHN JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $134.70 | 7,375 | $993,447 | 8,806 | -45.6% |
| 2014-02-28 22:18 | 2014-02-26 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | CRAWFORD STEPHEN GLENN | Officer; SVP & CTO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $86.25 | 8,200 | $707,281 | 1,061 | -88.5% |
| 2014-03-01 00:06 | 2014-02-27 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; Senior Vice Presdient & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.22 | 116 | $7,566 | 28,357 | -0.4% |
| 2014-03-01 02:22 | 2014-02-27 | TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Byorum Martha L | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $0.00 | 20,000 | $0 | 80,000 | +33.3% |
| 2014-03-01 01:00 | 2014-02-26 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.01 | 7,381 | $442,923 | 14,064 | -34.4% |
| 2014-03-01 00:06 | 2014-02-27 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.26 | 628 | $40,985 | 162,567 | -0.4% |
| 2014-03-01 00:11 | 2014-02-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Taylor Jeffrey L | Officer; Sr VP, Polyethylene | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $132.62 | 4,314 | $572,114 | 11,270 | -27.7% |
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.