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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 21:12 | 2013-09-04 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | WILLIAMS JOE L | Director | Steel | BUY | $10.00 | 2,000 | $20,000 | 5,570 | +56.0% |
| 2013-09-06 02:15 | 2013-09-03 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $70.23 | 5,000 | $351,160 | 116,420 | -4.1% |
| 2013-09-06 02:17 | 2013-09-04 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | OSBORNE ALFRED E JR | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $70.01 | 7,505 | $525,391 | 9,478 | -44.2% |
| 2013-09-05 23:22 | 2013-09-03 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.77 | 13,500 | $644,861 | 55,902 | -19.5% |
| 2013-09-06 00:27 | 2013-09-03 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | LEVIN JERRY W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $92.63 | 1,075 | $99,578 | 28,577 | -3.6% |
| 2013-09-04 15:44 | 2013-09-03 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Jauchius Matthew | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.37 | 6,500 | $60,905 | 8,211 | +379.9% |
| 2013-09-03 23:15 | 2013-08-30 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President, Sec.-Treas. | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.01 | 400,000 | $2,600 | 3,212,913 | -11.1% |
| 2013-09-03 13:52 | 2013-08-29 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BOON PHILIP JOHN | Officer; Exec VP, Business Operations | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.22 | 1,923 | $79,267 | 34,541 | -5.3% |
| 2013-08-30 21:29 | 2013-08-29 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Vasnetsov Sergey | Officer; SVP Strategic Planning | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.45 | 36,271 | $2,555,368 | 55,171 | -39.7% |
| 2013-08-30 23:22 | 2013-08-30 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | LEVIN JERRY W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $91.39 | 1,000 | $91,390 | 29,652 | -3.3% |
| 2013-08-30 17:40 | 2013-08-29 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.00 | 2,000 | $29,990 | 140,402 | +1.4% |
| 2013-08-30 20:59 | 2013-08-29 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.99 | 1,000 | $14,990 | 139,402 | +0.7% |
| 2013-08-30 17:03 | 2013-08-28 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | KLESTINEC STEPHEN J | Officer; Vice President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.35 | 1,334 | $12,473 | 91,338 | -1.4% |
| 2013-08-29 22:13 | 2013-08-27 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.07 | 50,000 | $3,275 | 2,311,043 | +2.2% |
| 2013-08-30 02:31 | 2013-08-28 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | WALL CECIL C | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.24 | 22,000 | $5,370 | 426,923 | +5.4% |
| 2013-08-30 02:03 | 2013-08-28 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | BUNKA CHRISTOPHER | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.02 | 274,000 | $6,192 | 1,373,500 | +24.9% |
| 2013-08-30 00:03 | 2013-08-28 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | Reed Kenneth M | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.07 | 4,700 | $5,029 | 2,420,682 | +0.2% |
| 2013-08-28 22:12 | 2013-08-28 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.98 | 3,250 | $48,685 | 138,402 | +2.4% |
| 2013-08-27 18:39 | 2013-06-12 | MAGE | MAGELLAN COPPER & GOLD Corp | POWER JOHN C /CA/ | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | SALE | $0.07 | 90,000 | $6,696 | 10,372,300 | -0.9% |
| 2013-08-27 23:46 | 2013-08-26 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.96 | 472 | $925 | 280,911 | -0.2% |
| 2013-08-27 23:45 | 2013-08-26 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.96 | 515 | $1,009 | 152,959 | -0.3% |
| 2013-08-27 23:32 | 2013-08-27 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.03 | 2,500 | $37,565 | 135,152 | +1.9% |
| 2013-08-27 23:55 | 2013-08-27 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $91.61 | 2,000 | $183,213 | 5,245 | +61.6% |
| 2013-08-27 16:51 | 2013-08-26 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | HAYNES VICTORIA F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $161.58 | 1,250 | $201,972 | 324 | -79.4% |
| 2013-08-26 18:57 | 2013-08-23 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.93 | 3,500 | $52,265 | 132,652 | +2.7% |
| 2013-08-26 22:01 | 2013-08-22 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | KLESTINEC STEPHEN J | Officer; Vice President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.35 | 2,166 | $20,252 | 91,338 | -2.3% |
| 2013-08-23 23:07 | 2013-08-22 | GURE | GULF RESOURCES, INC. | Miao Naihui | Director, Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $1.64 | 14,831 | $24,366 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-08-23 23:06 | 2013-08-22 | GURE | GULF RESOURCES, INC. | Li Min | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $1.64 | 14,831 | $24,367 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-08-23 23:10 | 2013-08-23 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.95 | 3,000 | $44,845 | 132,152 | +2.3% |
| 2013-08-23 23:59 | 2013-08-21 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $34.89 | 119,328 | $4,162,924 | 957,872 | -11.1% |
| 2013-08-23 23:58 | 2013-08-21 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Moore Edward W. | Officer; VP, GC & Chief Compliance Off. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $34.88 | 3,962 | $138,198 | 66,678 | -5.6% |
| 2013-08-23 23:57 | 2013-08-21 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Gordon Russell L | Officer; VP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $34.97 | 5,000 | $174,850 | 73,002 | -6.4% |
| 2013-08-22 17:38 | 2013-08-21 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Selvidge Jeff R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $55.14 | 3,111 | $171,544 | 16,000 | -16.3% |
| 2013-08-22 18:33 | 2013-08-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | KLESTINEC STEPHEN J | Officer; Vice President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.39 | 3,000 | $28,172 | 91,338 | -3.2% |
| 2013-08-22 00:10 | 2013-08-19 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.18 | 15,000 | $752,700 | 136,727 | -9.9% |
| 2013-08-21 01:23 | 2013-08-19 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Newman Mark | Officer; Senior Vice President & CFO | Coking Coal | BUY | $16.17 | 425 | $6,873 | 4,050 | +11.7% |
| 2013-08-20 22:58 | 2013-08-16 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | BLAKE DAVID B | Officer; SVP, NAIO Operations | Steel | SALE | $23.03 | 3,000 | $69,075 | 28,375 | -9.6% |
| 2013-08-20 02:12 | 2013-08-16 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | BOONE DONALD M | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President/CEO/Treasurer | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $12.27 | 30,000 | $367,953 | 902,362 | -3.2% |
| 2013-08-19 18:04 | 2013-08-15 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | BENHAM WEBSTER L III | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $30.70 | 200 | $6,140 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2013-08-19 23:40 | 2013-08-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.75 | 2,558 | $4,477 | 281,383 | -0.9% |
| 2013-08-19 23:40 | 2013-08-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.75 | 3,290 | $5,758 | 307,636 | -1.1% |
| 2013-08-19 23:39 | 2013-08-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.77 | 6,718 | $11,863 | 153,474 | -4.2% |
| 2013-08-19 21:33 | 2013-08-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Vaisman Hernan | Officer; Group President, Flavors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.40 | 5,460 | $449,911 | 28,237 | -16.2% |
| 2013-08-20 03:33 | 2013-08-19 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $67.92 | 5,000 | $339,581 | 121,420 | -4.0% |
| 2013-08-19 23:39 | 2013-08-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | SMITH MARK L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.75 | 2,470 | $4,322 | 160,910 | -1.5% |
| 2013-08-16 16:19 | 2013-08-14 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $53.95 | 22,685 | $1,223,856 | 16,655,833 | -0.1% |
| 2013-08-16 17:34 | 2013-08-14 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | JENSEN TRACI L | Officer; Senior VP, Americas Adhesives | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.97 | 7,680 | $306,994 | 26,122 | -22.7% |
| 2013-08-16 16:20 | 2013-08-14 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN PETER | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $53.95 | 22,685 | $1,223,856 | 2,310,698 | -1.0% |
| 2013-08-16 22:55 | 2013-08-14 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DICK HERMAN F JR | Officer; VP, Secretary, Treasurer & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.10 | 19,900 | $181,090 | 75,607 | -20.8% |
| 2013-08-16 00:11 | 2013-08-08 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Lukemire Michael C | Officer; EVP, Business Execution | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $52.94 | 9,500 | $502,895 | 24,442 | -28.0% |
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.