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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-06 20:36 | 2014-01-03 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Leathley Gillyeard J. | Director | Gold | SALE | $2.94 | 10,000 | $29,400 | 56,276 | -15.1% |
| 2014-01-06 20:32 | 2012-01-02 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Nauman Clynton R. | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $3.04 | 24,662 | $74,972 | 139,566 | -15.0% |
| 2014-01-04 04:18 | 2014-01-02 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Levental Igor | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $2.97 | 25,666 | $76,195 | 20,870 | -55.2% |
| 2014-01-04 01:51 | 2014-01-02 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | MADHAVPEDDI KALIDAS V | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $2.96 | 27 | $80 | 33,600 | -0.1% |
| 2014-01-02 18:28 | 2013-12-31 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $45.16 | 1,780 | $80,376 | 19,920 | -8.2% |
| 2014-01-03 02:30 | 2013-12-30 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Piekenbrock Joseph R. | Officer; Sr. VP, Exploration | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $1.61 | 1,594 | $2,566 | 107,191 | -1.5% |
| 2014-01-03 02:28 | 2014-01-02 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Nauman Clynton R. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $1.63 | 3,020 | $4,923 | 22,264 | -11.9% |
| 2014-01-02 23:38 | 2013-12-30 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Clements David P | Officer; Senior Vice President, Central | Building Materials | OPT+S | $59.00 | 1,400 | $82,600 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014-01-02 23:38 | 2013-12-30 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Hill J Thomas | Officer; Executive VP & COO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $59.52 | 5,000 | $297,608 | 5,952 | -45.7% |
| 2014-01-03 00:37 | 2014-01-02 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Fievez Michel | Officer; EVP, Recon Tobacco Bus | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.49 | 20,000 | $1,009,858 | 91,394 | -18.0% |
| 2014-01-01 01:24 | 2013-12-27 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; SVP, Controller | Building Materials | OPT+S | $75.57 | 2,012 | $152,047 | 38,486 | -5.0% |
| 2013-12-31 02:37 | 2013-12-30 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | ADAMS MICHAEL G | Officer; VP/Corporate Controller | Chemicals | SALE | $40.00 | 5,000 | $200,000 | 16,425 | -23.3% |
| 2013-12-27 18:20 | 2013-12-26 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $45.67 | 35,000 | $1,598,562 | 1,569,758 | -2.2% |
| 2013-12-28 01:21 | 2013-12-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.30 | 471 | $612 | 264,055 | -0.2% |
| 2013-12-28 01:20 | 2013-12-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.30 | 515 | $670 | 123,682 | -0.4% |
| 2013-12-26 18:30 | 2013-12-24 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $48.00 | 300 | $14,400 | 21,700 | -1.4% |
| 2013-12-26 17:39 | 2013-12-23 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | ROSE STUART A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB; CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $47.80 | 30,000 | $1,434,126 | 1,604,758 | -1.8% |
| 2013-12-26 23:55 | 2013-12-19 | REE | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | Shonk Lowell A | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.27 | 10,000 | $12,700 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-12-27 02:48 | 2013-12-23 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.80 | 15,000 | $866,982 | 131,457 | -10.2% |
| 2013-12-26 21:10 | 2013-12-23 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.05 | 26,423 | $926,240 | 206,180 | -11.4% |
| 2013-12-24 21:32 | 2013-12-18 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | WEDRAL ELAINE R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $57.48 | 6,000 | $344,880 | 29,697 | -16.8% |
| 2013-12-23 22:27 | 2013-12-19 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP of Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $9.92 | 10,000 | $99,202 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-12-24 00:19 | 2013-12-19 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 20,000 | $1,000 | 987,075 | +2.1% |
| 2013-12-24 02:54 | 2013-12-19 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | VOGELS ROBERT P | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.46 | 5,000 | $2,300 | 281,813 | -1.7% |
| 2013-12-21 00:12 | 2013-12-18 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.45 | 536 | $35,081 | 13,428 | -3.8% |
| 2013-12-21 01:58 | 2013-12-18 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.09 | 100,000 | $9,000 | 9,264,286 | +1.1% |
| 2013-12-20 16:42 | 2013-12-18 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Fievez Michel | Officer; EVP, Recon Tobacco Bus | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.00 | 20,000 | $1,000,000 | 111,394 | -15.2% |
| 2013-12-20 02:12 | 2013-12-17 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.19 | 3,600 | $4,269 | 264,526 | -1.3% |
| 2013-12-20 04:24 | 2013-12-17 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | WEDRAL ELAINE R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $57.13 | 8,243 | $470,895 | 31,197 | -20.9% |
| 2013-12-19 03:02 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; Interim CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 14,815 | $0 | 21,815 | +211.6% |
| 2013-12-19 03:02 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 18,519 | $0 | 18,519 | +100.0% |
| 2013-12-19 03:02 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Smith Stacy J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 18,519 | $0 | 65,777 | +39.2% |
| 2013-12-19 03:02 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Mize Gary W. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 18,519 | $0 | 64,371 | +40.4% |
| 2013-12-19 03:01 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Dreessen Ruth | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 18,519 | $0 | 57,212 | +47.9% |
| 2013-12-19 03:00 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Weiss Shai | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 388,889 | $0 | 3,124,288 | +14.2% |
| 2013-12-19 02:59 | 2013-12-17 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.18 | 4,718 | $5,567 | 124,197 | -3.7% |
| 2013-12-19 02:58 | 2013-12-17 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.18 | 7,308 | $8,623 | 278,401 | -2.6% |
| 2013-12-19 00:50 | 2013-12-12 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MONETTA DOMINIC J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.19 | 20,000 | $63,800 | 100,100 | -16.7% |
| 2013-12-18 19:28 | 2013-12-17 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO; VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.39 | 3,000 | $139,156 | 49,587 | -5.7% |
| 2013-12-19 03:00 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | SMITH BRUCE A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 37,037 | $0 | 94,295 | +64.7% |
| 2013-12-19 02:59 | 2013-12-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | KISHORE GANESH | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 407,407 | $0 | 2,041,795 | +24.9% |
| 2013-12-17 17:34 | 2013-12-16 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $45.26 | 9,972 | $451,287 | 22,000 | -31.2% |
| 2013-12-18 01:20 | 2013-12-16 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Layne Larry D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.01 | 10,000 | $40,103 | 15,636 | -39.0% |
| 2013-12-18 02:21 | 2013-12-16 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP of Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $9.77 | 5,600 | $54,725 | 10,000 | -35.9% |
| 2013-12-18 01:12 | 2013-12-13 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | WEDRAL ELAINE R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $56.23 | 5,000 | $281,150 | 39,440 | -11.3% |
| 2013-12-18 01:14 | 2013-12-16 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MCMILLAN EDWARD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $58.40 | 8,000 | $467,200 | 29,662 | -21.2% |
| 2013-12-18 03:17 | 2013-12-17 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Leathley Gillyeard J. | Director | Gold | SALE | $2.44 | 30,000 | $73,200 | 66,276 | -31.2% |
| 2013-12-16 23:15 | 2013-12-13 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $5.97 | 2,954 | $17,623 | 86,830 | +3.5% |
| 2013-12-17 00:17 | 2013-12-12 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP of Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $9.79 | 4,400 | $43,086 | 15,600 | -22.0% |
| 2013-12-16 17:53 | 2013-12-13 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO; VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $42.97 | 4,200 | $180,462 | 49,587 | -7.8% |
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.