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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-22 01:25 | 2014-02-20 | CE | Celanese Corp | Jensen Christopher W | Officer; SVP, Finance | Chemicals | SALE | $52.41 | 1,330 | $69,706 | 16,089 | -7.6% |
| 2014-02-21 23:12 | 2014-02-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Vaisman Hernan | Officer; Group President, Flavors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $91.78 | 8,000 | $734,270 | 20,237 | -28.3% |
| 2014-02-22 01:05 | 2014-02-20 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | WALL CECIL C | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.40 | 200,000 | $80,000 | 373,000 | +115.6% |
| 2014-02-22 01:50 | 2014-02-20 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.17 | 41,268 | $1,492,626 | 187,704 | -18.0% |
| 2014-02-21 22:43 | 2014-02-20 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MCDONALD WILLIAM E | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $116.15 | 3,000 | $348,461 | 13,566 | -18.1% |
| 2014-02-21 01:47 | 2014-02-18 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | VanDerSnick Michael D | Officer; SVP, Manufacturing EAI | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $84.11 | 57 | $4,794 | 16,991 | -0.3% |
| 2014-02-21 00:48 | 2014-02-18 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $57.49 | 8,974 | $515,936 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-02-21 00:47 | 2014-02-18 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $57.30 | 21,870 | $1,253,182 | 8,974 | -70.9% |
| 2014-02-21 00:34 | 2014-02-19 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.11 | 41,554 | $1,666,731 | 957,872 | -4.2% |
| 2014-02-20 18:05 | 2014-02-18 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; Exec VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $44.26 | 4,819 | $213,267 | 25,818 | -15.7% |
| 2014-02-20 00:02 | 2014-02-14 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | NAVIKAS DAVID B | Officer; Sr. VP Strat Plan & Corp Dev | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $188.05 | 2,500 | $470,126 | 15,800 | -13.7% |
| 2014-02-19 17:23 | 2014-02-18 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Stanley John D. | Officer; SR VP and General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $118.62 | 1,144 | $135,701 | 21,464 | -5.1% |
| 2014-02-20 01:20 | 2014-02-14 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | OPT+S | $84.73 | 3,354 | $284,185 | 56,998 | -5.6% |
| 2014-02-20 00:05 | 2014-02-14 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BUNCH CHARLES E | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $184.95 | 140,000 | $25,892,636 | 336,893 | -29.4% |
| 2014-02-20 01:19 | 2014-02-14 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | SALE | $84.76 | 7,518 | $637,242 | 7,000 | -51.8% |
| 2014-02-20 03:37 | 2014-02-14 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $36.05 | 66,194 | $2,385,996 | 10,000 | -86.9% |
| 2014-02-18 23:17 | 2014-02-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Berryman Kevin C | Officer; EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $91.48 | 2,817 | $257,696 | 48,676 | -5.5% |
| 2014-02-19 00:52 | 2014-02-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; SVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $91.38 | 2,669 | $243,883 | 22,120 | -10.8% |
| 2014-02-18 21:23 | 2014-02-14 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Knight Timothy A | Officer; President, LACG | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $191.26 | 28,950 | $5,536,977 | 14,310 | -66.9% |
| 2014-02-18 19:09 | 2014-02-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | BOTTOLI MARCELLO | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.26 | 1,100 | $100,390 | 1,100 | +100.0% |
| 2014-02-19 02:57 | 2014-02-18 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $51.48 | 14,000 | $720,724 | 52,964 | -20.9% |
| 2014-02-18 21:25 | 2014-02-14 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $191.27 | 38,623 | $7,387,421 | 91,057 | -29.8% |
| 2014-02-15 01:12 | 2014-02-12 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Miller David A | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $49.88 | 3,494 | $174,281 | 35,596 | -8.9% |
| 2014-02-15 01:12 | 2014-02-13 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Prevost Patrick M. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.16 | 15,000 | $752,406 | 256,023 | -5.5% |
| 2014-02-14 21:23 | 2014-02-13 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | HOPKINS THOMAS E | Officer; Sr. VP-Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $188.28 | 15,373 | $2,894,428 | 26,717 | -36.5% |
| 2014-02-14 21:22 | 2014-02-13 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | HENNESSY SEAN P | Officer; Sr. VP-Finance and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $189.07 | 30,623 | $5,789,857 | 73,919 | -29.3% |
| 2014-02-14 01:23 | 2014-02-11 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $81.82 | 11,598 | $948,901 | 35,770 | -24.5% |
| 2014-02-14 02:34 | 2014-02-13 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | MASSARO ANTHONY A | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $19.75 | 6,024 | $118,989 | 39,503 | -13.2% |
| 2014-02-14 00:47 | 2014-02-11 | CE | Celanese Corp | MCGUINN MARTIN G | Director | Chemicals | OPT+S | $51.08 | 8,950 | $457,200 | 86,422 | -9.4% |
| 2014-02-12 22:09 | 2014-02-12 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Stanley John D. | Officer; SR VP and General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.84 | 3,431 | $383,723 | 21,464 | -13.8% |
| 2014-02-13 01:30 | 2014-02-10 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $80.68 | 9,523 | $768,330 | 43,556 | -17.9% |
| 2014-02-13 00:38 | 2014-02-11 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Bleyl Carl S | Officer; EVP of Ethanol Marketing | Chemicals | SALE | $23.87 | 24,375 | $581,848 | 109,150 | -18.3% |
| 2014-02-13 03:20 | 2014-02-11 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | NOBLE WILLIAM B | Officer; Managing Director, Europe | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $69.04 | 4,325 | $298,619 | 12,205 | -26.2% |
| 2014-02-10 21:12 | 2014-02-07 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Hill J Thomas | Officer; Executive VP & COO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $65.99 | 5,000 | $329,950 | 5,952 | -45.7% |
| 2014-02-11 01:58 | 2014-02-06 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 200,000 | $7,500 | 1,207,075 | +19.9% |
| 2014-02-11 02:15 | 2014-02-10 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | LUDWIG DAVID F | Officer; VP/Gen Mgr/ARC Spec Prods | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.74 | 13,500 | $684,974 | 31,025 | -30.3% |
| 2014-02-07 23:19 | 2014-02-07 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Guzzo Dana F. | Officer; SVP/Controller/CAO & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $111.54 | 965 | $107,637 | 5,615 | -14.7% |
| 2014-02-08 01:42 | 2014-02-06 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | TOWNSEND FRANCES F | Director | Copper | BUY | $31.50 | 320 | $10,080 | 4,120 | +8.4% |
| 2014-02-07 22:47 | 2014-02-06 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MAFFUCCI DAVID G | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $112.18 | 3,000 | $336,541 | 14,812 | -16.8% |
| 2014-02-07 23:42 | 2014-02-07 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | MCILROY W HAYDEN | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $12.15 | 1,000 | $12,150 | 22,500 | +4.7% |
| 2014-02-06 02:15 | 2014-02-03 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 20,000 | $1,000 | 1,007,075 | +2.0% |
| 2014-02-06 00:18 | 2014-02-04 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Moore Edward W. | Officer; VP, GC & Chief Compliance Off. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.89 | 3,197 | $121,149 | 66,678 | -4.6% |
| 2014-02-04 20:16 | 2014-01-31 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Pingitore Nicholas | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.40 | 60,000 | $23,730 | 218,940 | +37.8% |
| 2014-02-05 01:27 | 2014-01-31 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN ROBERT | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $0.00 | 234,855 | $0 | 2,044,599 | -10.3% |
| 2014-02-03 18:59 | 2014-01-30 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Greer GBruce | Officer; VP,Strategic Plan.&Info. Tech. | Chemicals | SALE | $25.53 | 1,918 | $48,965 | 4,252 | -31.1% |
| 2014-02-04 00:20 | 2014-01-31 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | VINROOT RICHARD A | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $108.47 | 3,000 | $325,419 | 12,899 | -18.9% |
| 2014-02-01 01:54 | 2014-01-30 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Juneau Matthew | Officer; Sr VP, Pres, Performance Chem | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $64.84 | 5,000 | $324,200 | 6,519 | -43.4% |
| 2014-02-01 01:51 | 2014-01-30 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | WILSON D MICHAEL | Officer; Sr VP,Pres, Catalyst Solutions | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $64.84 | 5,000 | $324,200 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-02-01 01:52 | 2014-01-30 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | ZUMSTEIN RONALD C | Officer; Sr VP, Mfg & Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $64.67 | 5,291 | $342,169 | 3,302 | -61.6% |
| 2014-02-01 01:51 | 2014-01-30 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | SHERMAN JOHN JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.27 | 1,000 | $65,270 | 1,600 | -38.5% |
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.