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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-01 00:09 | 2014-02-27 | K | KELLANOVA | PILNICK GARY H | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $60.03 | 20,000 | $1,200,534 | 50,029 | -28.6% |
| 2014-02-28 21:29 | 2014-02-26 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | CONNORS MICHAEL P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.79 | 8,000 | $686,320 | 8,088 | -49.7% |
| 2014-02-28 23:55 | 2014-02-27 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CROFT JAMES AD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $52.36 | 3,300 | $172,788 | 21,395 | -13.4% |
| 2014-02-28 21:48 | 2014-02-27 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Connor Christopher M | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $198.38 | 93,924 | $18,632,981 | 495,950 | -15.9% |
| 2014-03-01 04:06 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Dorward-King Elaine J | Officer; EVP, Sustainability | Gold | SALE | $23.93 | 1,116 | $26,706 | 8,485 | -11.6% |
| 2014-03-01 04:03 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Robison Chris J | Officer; EVP, Operations and Projects | Gold | SALE | $23.75 | 15,927 | $378,332 | 20,010 | -44.3% |
| 2014-03-01 04:00 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, HR & Communications | Gold | SALE | $23.59 | 2,104 | $49,629 | 46,600 | -4.3% |
| 2014-03-01 03:56 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $23.57 | 2,916 | $68,737 | 80,831 | -3.5% |
| 2014-03-01 03:51 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gottesfeld Stephen P | Officer; EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Gold | SALE | $23.43 | 3,784 | $88,657 | 39,734 | -8.7% |
| 2014-03-01 03:49 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $23.67 | 6,842 | $161,939 | 72,441 | -8.6% |
| 2014-03-01 03:47 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Howson Christopher S | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Gold | SALE | $23.48 | 1,297 | $30,449 | 22,877 | -5.4% |
| 2014-03-01 03:44 | 2014-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $23.57 | 1,321 | $31,132 | 69,885 | -1.9% |
| 2014-03-01 00:06 | 2014-02-27 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; VP, GC, Corp & Gov Aff | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.26 | 124 | $8,092 | 15,264 | -0.8% |
| 2014-02-27 23:43 | 2014-02-25 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | COX MARK K | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.52 | 2,100 | $177,492 | 1,959 | -51.7% |
| 2014-02-27 22:56 | 2014-02-25 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LICH BRAD A | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.50 | 7,500 | $641,250 | 10,963 | -40.6% |
| 2014-02-27 20:07 | 2014-02-26 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BOST GLENN E II | Officer; Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $193.25 | 8,889 | $1,717,792 | 16,468 | -35.1% |
| 2014-02-28 01:31 | 2014-02-25 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.32 | 472 | $623 | 255,911 | -0.2% |
| 2014-02-28 01:31 | 2014-02-25 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.32 | 515 | $680 | 113,217 | -0.5% |
| 2014-02-27 17:39 | 2014-02-25 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Wells Robert J | Officer; Sr VP-Corp Com & Public Affair | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $198.58 | 7,576 | $1,504,477 | 16,374 | -31.6% |
| 2014-02-27 23:19 | 2014-02-13 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | Bhullar Baljinder | Officer; CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 200,000 | $20,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-02-28 00:11 | 2014-02-26 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $133.01 | 354 | $47,086 | 12,238 | -2.8% |
| 2014-02-28 00:09 | 2014-02-26 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; Sr. Vice President, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $132.95 | 2,361 | $313,904 | 3,836 | -38.1% |
| 2014-02-28 00:14 | 2014-02-25 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ROGERS JAMES P | Director, Officer; Exec Chrmn of Board | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.49 | 80,000 | $6,839,200 | 454,313 | -15.0% |
| 2014-02-27 17:28 | 2014-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.67 | 4,800 | $209,607 | 178,934 | -2.6% |
| 2014-02-27 17:28 | 2014-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | HESSNER CATHERINE | Officer; Senior VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.67 | 678 | $29,607 | 33,237 | -2.0% |
| 2014-02-27 17:27 | 2014-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; Exec VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.67 | 942 | $41,135 | 25,818 | -3.5% |
| 2014-02-27 17:27 | 2014-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BOON PHILIP JOHN | Officer; Exec VP, Business Operations | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.67 | 415 | $18,122 | 43,552 | -0.9% |
| 2014-02-27 17:15 | 2014-02-25 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Watt Brian | Officer; VP, Strategic Planning | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.67 | 322 | $14,061 | 37,837 | -0.8% |
| 2014-02-27 02:44 | 2014-02-25 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Kelliher Susan M. | Officer; VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.41 | 500 | $32,205 | 4,497 | -10.0% |
| 2014-02-27 02:42 | 2014-02-25 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Tozier Scott | Officer; Sr VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.44 | 3,509 | $226,120 | 28,473 | -11.0% |
| 2014-02-26 23:43 | 2014-02-25 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Oberfeld Steven J | Officer; Sr. VP-Corp Plan & Develop | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $197.82 | 34,419 | $6,808,653 | 94,954 | -26.6% |
| 2014-02-26 22:06 | 2014-02-24 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Curley Stephen C | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.14 | 4,750 | $124,165 | 14,920 | -24.1% |
| 2014-02-27 00:43 | 2014-02-24 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 1,000,000 | $30,000 | 1,834,000 | +119.9% |
| 2014-02-27 00:17 | 2014-02-24 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.06 | 500 | $30,032 | 21,445 | -2.3% |
| 2014-02-27 00:08 | 2014-02-24 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $132.27 | 2,985 | $394,834 | 12,592 | -19.2% |
| 2014-02-27 01:24 | 2014-02-25 | K | KELLANOVA | BRYANT JOHN A | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $60.75 | 90,070 | $5,471,996 | 129,847 | -41.0% |
| 2014-02-27 02:50 | 2014-02-24 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $14.85 | 33 | $490 | 131,639 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-27 01:37 | 2014-02-24 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Nikrant Craig M | Officer; SVP, President of Global SEM | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.71 | 20,000 | $734,256 | 23,471 | -46.0% |
| 2014-02-27 00:26 | 2014-02-24 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $59.73 | 9,979 | $596,088 | 364,133 | -2.7% |
| 2014-02-27 02:44 | 2014-02-25 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NARWOLD KAREN G | Officer; VP, GC, Corp & Gov Aff | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.41 | 2,200 | $141,702 | 15,388 | -12.5% |
| 2014-02-25 22:48 | 2014-02-24 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LICH BRAD A | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $84.54 | 7,500 | $634,050 | 10,963 | -40.6% |
| 2014-02-25 22:44 | 2014-02-21 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Golden David A. | Officer; SVP, CLO, Corp Sec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $83.85 | 3,067 | $257,164 | 5,492 | -35.8% |
| 2014-02-26 01:06 | 2014-02-21 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Motte Godefroy AFE | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.13 | 5,694 | $479,036 | 47,932 | -10.6% |
| 2014-02-25 21:52 | 2014-02-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Davisson Robert J | Officer; President, Paint Stores Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $197.01 | 6,293 | $1,239,784 | 18,400 | -25.5% |
| 2014-02-25 21:53 | 2014-02-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Mistysyn Allen J | Officer; VP-Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $196.25 | 1,792 | $351,680 | 18,009 | -9.1% |
| 2014-02-25 23:19 | 2014-02-24 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Lindsay Ronald Carter | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.67 | 30,000 | $2,540,100 | 83,675 | -26.4% |
| 2014-02-26 04:46 | 2014-02-21 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | OPT+S | $66.91 | 14,875 | $995,319 | 73,399 | -16.9% |
| 2014-02-22 00:58 | 2014-02-19 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.27 | 4,718 | $5,992 | 113,732 | -4.0% |
| 2014-02-22 00:57 | 2014-02-19 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.27 | 7,308 | $9,281 | 263,783 | -2.7% |
| 2014-02-22 00:56 | 2014-02-19 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.27 | 3,600 | $4,572 | 256,383 | -1.4% |
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.