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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-19 20:56 | 2013-01-15 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.22 | 200,000 | $44,000 | 6,605,316 | +3.1% |
| 2013-06-18 15:38 | 2013-06-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | LEES ROBERT W | Officer; President, UFP Eastern Div | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $42.26 | 2,308 | $97,542 | 161,581 | -1.4% |
| 2013-06-18 21:19 | 2013-06-05 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Lynch Laura | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.28 | 2,000 | $560 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-06-18 19:21 | 2013-06-17 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $65.01 | 58,200 | $3,783,826 | 74,115,990 | -0.1% |
| 2013-06-18 02:05 | 2013-06-17 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | YELLOWJACKET, LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $8.47 | 130,000 | $1,101,100 | 1,139,605 | -10.2% |
| 2013-06-17 21:31 | 2013-06-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $78.78 | 3,000 | $236,354 | 73,439 | -3.9% |
| 2013-06-17 15:51 | 2013-06-13 | POL | AVIENT CORP | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $25.42 | 2,000 | $50,838 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-06-14 22:24 | 2013-06-13 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | WEDRAL ELAINE R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $45.96 | 4,000 | $183,824 | 48,757 | -7.6% |
| 2013-06-13 22:49 | 2013-06-11 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Casey Thomas | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $21.24 | 20,000 | $424,850 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-06-14 02:10 | 2013-06-10 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 20,000 | $1,400 | 827,075 | +2.5% |
| 2013-06-13 19:07 | 2013-06-10 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | BARNESON JOHN | Officer; Sr. VP - Corporate Development | Aluminum | SALE | $63.25 | 6,000 | $379,507 | 49,511 | -10.8% |
| 2013-06-13 01:18 | 2013-06-10 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | JOHNSON GLEN D | Officer; Sr. VP AMVAC Chemical Corp. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.52 | 5,000 | $152,600 | 34,049 | -12.8% |
| 2013-06-12 21:22 | 2013-06-10 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | NOBLE WILLIAM B | Officer; Managing Director, Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.00 | 2,440 | $139,080 | 16,251 | -13.1% |
| 2013-06-11 21:39 | 2013-06-10 | CAPS | Capstone Holding Corp. | MILLER LLOYD I III | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.18 | 300,000 | $54,000 | 4,712,468 | +6.8% |
| 2013-06-12 01:30 | 2013-06-07 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $64.50 | 17,000,000 | $1,096,500,000 | 70,695,463 | -19.4% |
| 2013-06-11 21:44 | 2013-06-10 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Hoovestol Wayne | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $14.25 | 385,550 | $5,494,396 | 440,699 | -46.7% |
| 2013-06-12 01:55 | 2013-06-07 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 50,000 | $3,710 | 457,129 | +12.3% |
| 2013-06-11 18:03 | 2013-06-07 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | FLEMING MICK | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $8.31 | 1,000 | $8,310 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-06-11 16:14 | 2013-06-10 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO; VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $30.82 | 7,000 | $215,718 | 51,487 | -12.0% |
| 2013-06-11 23:29 | 2013-06-07 | POL | AVIENT CORP | SMITH KENNETH M | Officer; Sr VP, CIO & CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $25.15 | 20,000 | $502,912 | 98,003 | -16.9% |
| 2013-06-11 15:23 | 2013-06-10 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $106.01 | 5,620 | $595,784 | 9,937 | -36.1% |
| 2013-06-10 16:36 | 2013-06-07 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $30.00 | 3,000 | $90,000 | 12,069 | -19.9% |
| 2013-06-10 20:34 | 2013-06-10 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | LLOYD ANNE H | Officer; EVP and CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $106.57 | 2,347 | $250,120 | 38,132 | -5.8% |
| 2013-06-10 23:09 | 2013-06-07 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $63.27 | 100,000 | $6,327,480 | 74,174,190 | -0.1% |
| 2013-06-10 17:02 | 2013-06-06 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $105.74 | 15,000 | $1,586,169 | 15,557 | -49.1% |
| 2013-06-07 23:54 | 2013-06-06 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | PUTNAM DANA E. | Officer; V P & General Manger | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.25 | 36,645 | $1,731,432 | 44,716 | -45.0% |
| 2013-06-07 21:41 | 2013-06-05 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | van Niekerk Willem Hendrik | Officer; SVP & Strat. Plan. & Bus. Dev. | Chemicals | BUY | $20.95 | 1,000 | $20,950 | 50,187 | +2.0% |
| 2013-06-08 00:32 | 2013-06-04 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 10,000 | $500 | 807,075 | +1.3% |
| 2013-06-06 16:51 | 2013-06-03 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Gallogly James L | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $66.29 | 83,335 | $5,523,952 | 1,468,199 | -5.4% |
| 2013-06-07 00:55 | 2013-06-04 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.06 | 85,000 | $5,279 | 407,129 | +26.4% |
| 2013-06-06 00:55 | 2013-06-03 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | FLORES JAMES C | Director, Officer; Vice Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $31.17 | 1,100,000 | $34,290,850 | 1,050,458 | +100.0% |
| 2013-06-06 00:50 | 2013-06-04 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Pingitore Nicholas | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.27 | 50,000 | $13,500 | 126,440 | +65.4% |
| 2013-06-05 20:35 | 2013-06-04 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Marchese Anthony G. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.26 | 65,000 | $17,199 | 427,500 | +17.9% |
| 2013-06-05 16:13 | 2013-06-03 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Lacy Steven R | Officer; Sr. VP, Admin., GC & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.90 | 2,250 | $89,775 | 47,181 | -4.6% |
| 2013-06-06 00:33 | 2013-06-03 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $63.54 | 5,000 | $317,676 | 131,420 | -3.7% |
| 2013-06-06 02:37 | 2013-06-03 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.50 | 1,000 | $30,500 | 44,028 | -2.2% |
| 2013-06-06 00:46 | 2013-06-04 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | COOK J MICHAEL | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $80.00 | 1,753 | $140,240 | 100 | -94.6% |
| 2013-06-05 23:55 | 2013-06-05 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Nikrant Craig M | Officer; SVP, President of Global SEM | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $24.55 | 20,000 | $490,974 | 37,318 | -34.9% |
| 2013-06-05 23:17 | 2013-06-04 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $106.26 | 15,000 | $1,593,930 | 30,557 | -32.9% |
| 2013-06-05 17:01 | 2013-06-03 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | KLESTINEC STEPHEN J | Officer; Vice President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.36 | 8,500 | $79,555 | 91,338 | -8.5% |
| 2013-06-04 18:13 | 2013-06-04 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Cantlon Angelica T. | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $80.33 | 4,500 | $361,496 | 40,714 | -10.0% |
| 2013-06-04 23:08 | 2013-05-31 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Foster Michael J. | Officer; SVP, Gen Counsel, Secretary | Chemicals | SALE | $23.10 | 24,875 | $574,553 | 68,495 | -26.6% |
| 2013-06-05 03:47 | 2013-06-03 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | WALL CECIL C | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.29 | 20,000 | $5,850 | 396,923 | +5.3% |
| 2013-06-04 23:14 | 2013-05-31 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.56 | 1,464 | $79,876 | 3,397 | -30.1% |
| 2013-06-04 23:09 | 2013-06-03 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.90 | 13,500 | $646,610 | 55,902 | -19.5% |
| 2013-06-03 23:20 | 2013-05-31 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.75 | 1,535 | $1,151 | 2,261,043 | +0.1% |
| 2013-06-04 01:38 | 2013-05-30 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.77 | 2,995 | $5,301 | 181,128 | -1.6% |
| 2013-06-03 23:11 | 2013-05-31 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Earnest Frederick Hume | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | BUY | $1.44 | 10,000 | $14,400 | 566,325 | +1.8% |
| 2013-06-04 00:33 | 2013-05-30 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Stolle Russell R | Officer; Sr. VP & Deputy GC | Chemicals | OPT+S | $19.41 | 30,685 | $595,599 | 60,041 | -33.8% |
| 2013-06-03 22:18 | 2013-05-30 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | KLESTINEC STEPHEN J | Officer; Vice President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $9.40 | 1,000 | $9,400 | 91,338 | -1.1% |
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.