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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-07 23:17 | 2013-11-05 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GALLAGHER DONALD J | Officer; EVP, Pres. Global Commercial | Steel | SALE | $27.90 | 15,000 | $418,517 | 32,840 | -31.4% |
| 2013-11-08 00:06 | 2013-11-05 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman | Steel | SALE | $74.56 | 20,000 | $1,491,200 | 212,000 | -8.6% |
| 2013-11-08 01:41 | 2013-11-05 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | STEWART RICHARD ROSS | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $78.31 | 8,308 | $650,560 | 1,392 | -85.6% |
| 2013-11-07 22:20 | 2013-11-05 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | BAEZA MARIO | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $108.75 | 1,380 | $150,075 | 620 | -69.0% |
| 2013-11-06 23:06 | 2013-11-04 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Lukemire Michael C | Officer; EVP, Business Execution | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $58.70 | 8,131 | $477,294 | 16,471 | -33.1% |
| 2013-11-06 23:05 | 2013-11-04 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $58.70 | 8,131 | $477,294 | 12,089 | -40.2% |
| 2013-11-07 01:48 | 2013-11-04 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $78.47 | 9,219 | $723,417 | 43,556 | -17.5% |
| 2013-11-06 21:45 | 2013-11-06 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $85.00 | 3,000 | $255,000 | 70,439 | -4.1% |
| 2013-11-06 23:06 | 2013-11-04 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $58.70 | 8,131 | $477,294 | 16,618 | -32.9% |
| 2013-11-06 22:50 | 2013-07-26 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $41.03 | 1,000 | $41,026 | 55,849 | -1.8% |
| 2013-11-06 22:45 | 2013-07-25 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.35 | 1,000 | $40,350 | 56,849 | -1.7% |
| 2013-11-06 22:42 | 2013-07-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.22 | 1,000 | $40,220 | 57,849 | -1.7% |
| 2013-11-06 22:40 | 2013-07-19 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.15 | 1,000 | $40,150 | 58,849 | -1.7% |
| 2013-11-07 01:22 | 2013-11-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $17.41 | 6,000 | $104,439 | 1,865,880 | +0.3% |
| 2013-11-06 02:01 | 2013-11-01 | CE | Celanese Corp | Nivica Gjon N Jr | Officer; SVP, General Counsel and Sec. | Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.74 | 21,502 | $1,198,470 | 32,513 | -39.8% |
| 2013-11-06 00:19 | 2013-11-01 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - EMEA | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $74.50 | 5,892 | $438,966 | 13,395 | -30.5% |
| 2013-11-06 00:23 | 2013-11-05 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | COOK WILLIAM ROLAND | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $74.13 | 3,000 | $222,383 | 18,747 | -13.8% |
| 2013-11-06 00:43 | 2013-11-01 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.90 | 13,500 | $754,650 | 55,902 | -19.5% |
| 2013-11-06 00:20 | 2013-11-01 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | ROCK ROBERT H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $74.50 | 2,000 | $149,000 | 15,282 | -11.6% |
| 2013-11-05 01:09 | 2013-11-01 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Kelly James Patrick | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.58 | 7,500 | $349,321 | 25,761 | -22.5% |
| 2013-11-04 19:13 | 2013-11-01 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Carrabba Joseph A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $26.94 | 50,000 | $1,347,000 | 224,688 | -18.2% |
| 2013-11-04 23:32 | 2013-11-01 | OLN | OLIN Corp | BUNCH C ROBERT | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $22.47 | 12,500 | $280,925 | 12,500 | +100.0% |
| 2013-11-05 01:35 | 2013-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | JOHNSTON J BENNETT | Other | Copper | BUY | $37.13 | 18,900 | $701,725 | 120,085 | +18.7% |
| 2013-11-05 00:52 | 2013-11-04 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $18.02 | 2,000 | $36,040 | 1,859,880 | +0.1% |
| 2013-11-01 21:18 | 2013-10-30 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | BRUDER ANN J. | Officer; SR VP LAW, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | Steel | SALE | $18.49 | 12,590 | $232,789 | 20,087 | -38.5% |
| 2013-11-02 00:32 | 2013-10-31 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Hickey Michael A | Officer; EVP & Pres. Global Inst. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $106.37 | 30,300 | $3,223,011 | 27,712 | -52.2% |
| 2013-11-02 00:17 | 2013-10-31 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman James H | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | SALE | $23.08 | 300,000 | $6,924,840 | 13,829,412 | -2.1% |
| 2013-11-01 21:52 | 2013-10-31 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | MCGLADE JOHN E | Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $109.09 | 74,000 | $8,072,660 | 155,469 | -32.2% |
| 2013-11-01 21:08 | 2013-10-30 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GALLAGHER DONALD J | Officer; EVP, Pres. Global Commercial | Steel | SALE | $25.11 | 13,640 | $342,500 | 47,840 | -22.2% |
| 2013-11-02 01:27 | 2013-10-30 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; CFO & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $75.23 | 17,829 | $1,341,269 | 32,929 | -35.1% |
| 2013-11-01 18:40 | 2013-10-30 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.00 | 4,000 | $240,000 | 433,301 | -0.9% |
| 2013-10-31 20:06 | 2013-10-30 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $108.09 | 15,000 | $1,621,332 | 15,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-11-01 01:26 | 2013-10-29 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 30,000 | $1,359 | 957,075 | +3.2% |
| 2013-10-31 20:06 | 2013-10-30 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | FORD W DOUGLAS | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $107.94 | 4,000 | $431,760 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-10-30 16:58 | 2013-10-29 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | MORDELL MICHAEL F | Officer; Exec VP Purchasing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $53.00 | 3,325 | $176,225 | 4,535 | -42.3% |
| 2013-10-30 23:20 | 2013-10-28 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.03 | 1,400 | $84,045 | 437,301 | -0.3% |
| 2013-10-31 01:59 | 2013-10-30 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | IRWIN MICHAEL J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.18 | 12,176 | $878,803 | 9,551 | -56.0% |
| 2013-10-31 01:48 | 2013-10-28 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | RIDGE GARRY O | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $69.21 | 10,000 | $692,090 | 70,412 | -12.4% |
| 2013-10-29 23:36 | 2013-10-28 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CLYDESDALE FERGUS M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.89 | 2,000 | $105,779 | 17,353 | -10.3% |
| 2013-10-29 22:26 | 2013-10-28 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $63.42 | 200,000 | $12,684,340 | 73,524,190 | -0.3% |
| 2013-10-29 00:49 | 2013-10-24 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | FLORES JAMES C | Director, Officer; Vice Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $37.45 | 1,500,000 | $56,171,250 | 1,386,041 | +100.0% |
| 2013-10-29 00:25 | 2013-10-25 | NAN | NexMetals Mining Corp. | Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 3,298,500 | $0 | 58,127,098 | +6.0% |
| 2013-10-28 23:58 | 2013-10-25 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | Hunter Johnathan D | Officer; Vice President, Controller | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $52.03 | 2,101 | $109,315 | 1,788 | -54.0% |
| 2013-10-29 04:02 | 2013-10-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.75 | 515 | $901 | 134,148 | -0.4% |
| 2013-10-29 03:59 | 2013-10-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.74 | 472 | $821 | 271,726 | -0.2% |
| 2013-10-29 01:09 | 2013-10-24 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.67 | 17,899 | $1,085,923 | 438,701 | -3.9% |
| 2013-10-25 20:23 | 2013-10-23 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.51 | 699 | $42,995 | 14,728 | -4.5% |
| 2013-10-26 01:02 | 2013-10-24 | CE | Celanese Corp | Sterin Steven | Officer; SVP & CFO | Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.66 | 65,240 | $3,761,738 | 63,549 | -50.7% |
| 2013-10-26 00:42 | 2013-10-23 | CE | Celanese Corp | Jensen Christopher W | Officer; SVP, Finance | Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.47 | 20,630 | $1,185,583 | 18,319 | -53.0% |
| 2013-10-25 21:04 | 2013-10-23 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | TERRY JAMES W JR | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $15.75 | 2,000 | $31,492 | 7,400 | +37.0% |
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.