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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-15 00:00 | 2013-03-12 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $11.90 | 25,000 | $297,500 | 509,584 | -4.7% |
| 2013-03-14 23:20 | 2013-03-12 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Teel Lawrence E. | Officer; Vice President, Olefins | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $94.67 | 1,836 | $173,819 | 804 | -69.5% |
| 2013-03-14 19:09 | 2013-03-13 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CROFT JAMES AD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.02 | 616 | $23,423 | 22,711 | -2.6% |
| 2013-03-14 18:35 | 2013-03-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $61.82 | 94,700 | $5,854,600 | 74,774,190 | -0.1% |
| 2013-03-14 19:35 | 2013-03-13 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $42.75 | 513 | $21,931 | 178,934 | -0.3% |
| 2013-03-15 00:21 | 2013-03-12 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ZUGIBE KEVIN J | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, Chief Executive Off | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.28 | 371,627 | $1,590,861 | 3,726,128 | -9.1% |
| 2013-03-13 23:03 | 2013-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | ETTINGER RONALD S | Officer; VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $61.03 | 600 | $36,618 | 3,753 | -13.8% |
| 2013-03-14 01:02 | 2013-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Cheverine Carolyn | Officer; VP, GC & Secretary | Steel | BUY | $23.92 | 250 | $5,980 | 3,375 | +8.0% |
| 2013-03-14 01:02 | 2013-03-11 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Raguz Steven M | Officer; EVP Corp Strategy & Comm & CSO | Steel | SALE | $24.01 | 4,000 | $96,052 | 17,148 | -18.9% |
| 2013-03-13 21:18 | 2013-03-11 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | LEES ROBERT W | Officer; President, UFP Eastern Div | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $42.00 | 100 | $4,200 | 163,889 | -0.1% |
| 2013-03-14 01:03 | 2013-03-11 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Paradie Terrance M | Officer; EVP & CFO | Steel | SALE | $24.04 | 3,700 | $88,955 | 14,619 | -20.2% |
| 2013-03-14 00:45 | 2013-03-12 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | PERRY RONALD V | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $39.40 | 1,000 | $39,400 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-03-13 23:00 | 2013-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HILL GEORGE H | Other | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $61.75 | 949 | $58,601 | 2,669 | -26.2% |
| 2013-03-14 00:33 | 2013-03-11 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; Sr. Vice President, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $93.79 | 2,361 | $221,434 | 4,345 | -35.2% |
| 2013-03-13 23:14 | 2013-02-11 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | BUSCEMI JAMES R | Officer; Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.25 | 22,528 | $95,744 | 148,585 | -13.2% |
| 2013-03-13 23:05 | 2013-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $59.90 | 5,000 | $299,493 | 19,395 | -20.5% |
| 2013-03-13 23:13 | 2013-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BENOLIEL D JEFFRY | Officer; VP-Global MW&FP and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.00 | 5,705 | $342,300 | 39,954 | -12.5% |
| 2013-03-13 23:08 | 2013-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | ANDERSON JOSEPH B JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.16 | 3,503 | $210,733 | 5,181 | -40.3% |
| 2013-03-14 02:47 | 2013-03-11 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $32.87 | 35,000 | $1,150,349 | 1,230,272 | -2.8% |
| 2013-03-14 01:32 | 2013-03-11 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | JOHNSON GLEN D | Officer; Sr. VP AMVAC Chemical Corp. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $32.39 | 5,000 | $161,950 | 39,983 | -11.1% |
| 2013-03-13 18:13 | 2013-03-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $61.75 | 55,300 | $3,414,786 | 74,868,890 | -0.1% |
| 2013-03-13 23:09 | 2013-03-12 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | HONEY RICK | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.08 | 5,000 | $205,400 | 1,206 | -80.6% |
| 2013-03-13 19:10 | 2013-03-11 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Watt Brian | Officer; VP, Strategic Planning | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $42.53 | 680 | $28,920 | 13,667 | -4.7% |
| 2013-03-14 00:38 | 2013-03-11 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | LUKENS MAX L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $92.67 | 1,844 | $170,888 | 7,899 | -18.9% |
| 2013-03-12 23:56 | 2013-03-08 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Carrabba Joseph A | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres. & CEO | Steel | SALE | $24.85 | 10,000 | $248,500 | 259,628 | -3.7% |
| 2013-03-13 02:12 | 2013-03-11 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | CLARK KEITH E | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $76.70 | 2,481 | $190,301 | 16,467 | -13.1% |
| 2013-03-13 02:07 | 2013-03-11 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | GOADBY DAVID J | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $76.70 | 2,481 | $190,301 | 28,166 | -8.1% |
| 2013-03-13 01:57 | 2013-03-11 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $76.70 | 2,481 | $190,301 | 50,758 | -4.7% |
| 2013-03-13 00:59 | 2013-03-08 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $71.74 | 14,000 | $1,004,304 | 38,365 | -26.7% |
| 2013-03-11 21:11 | 2013-03-08 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | LEES ROBERT W | Officer; President, UFP Eastern Div | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $42.04 | 2,592 | $108,980 | 164,389 | -1.6% |
| 2013-03-11 18:45 | 2013-03-08 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $164.66 | 15,086 | $2,484,061 | 89,680 | -14.4% |
| 2013-03-11 23:37 | 2013-03-08 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | LAWRENCE WILLIAM B | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $28.82 | 1,250 | $36,025 | 7,868 | -13.7% |
| 2013-03-11 21:02 | 2013-03-07 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | MCROBBIE IAN MALCOLM | Officer; Snr VP Research & Technology | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $41.91 | 10,000 | $419,067 | 48,775 | -17.0% |
| 2013-03-09 00:37 | 2013-03-06 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | BUSCEMI JAMES R | Officer; Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.26 | 77,472 | $329,690 | 171,113 | -31.2% |
| 2013-03-08 23:27 | 2013-03-07 | OMEX | ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC | SAUL DAVID J | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.40 | 38,000 | $129,200 | 982,470 | +4.0% |
| 2013-03-09 04:48 | 2013-03-08 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $31.24 | 10,000 | $312,400 | 1,265,272 | -0.8% |
| 2013-03-08 18:15 | 2013-03-07 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; Chief Executve Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.88 | 10,000 | $308,800 | 1,275,272 | -0.8% |
| 2013-03-09 01:14 | 2013-03-07 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MANDRACCHIA STEPHEN P | Officer; Vice President Legal & Reg. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.26 | 88,458 | $376,743 | 423,000 | -17.3% |
| 2013-03-09 01:34 | 2013-03-07 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MANDRACCHIA STEPHEN P | Officer; Vice President Legal & Reg. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.26 | 88,458 | $376,743 | 443,000 | -16.6% |
| 2013-03-07 18:19 | 2013-03-06 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Guzzo Dana F. | Officer; SVP/Controller/CAO & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $102.06 | 803 | $81,954 | 4,546 | -15.0% |
| 2013-03-08 01:34 | 2013-03-05 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | SEGELOV DAVID | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.40 | 44,000 | $17,600 | 194,898 | +29.2% |
| 2013-03-08 00:35 | 2013-03-05 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Houston J Wayne | Officer; Senior VP-Human Resources | Building Materials | SALE | $53.80 | 1,600 | $86,080 | 1,870 | -46.1% |
| 2013-03-08 00:13 | 2013-03-05 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.19 | 15,000 | $2,801 | 311,629 | +5.1% |
| 2013-03-08 00:08 | 2013-03-05 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $63.00 | 10,500 | $661,503 | 14,427 | -42.1% |
| 2013-03-08 00:16 | 2013-03-05 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | MURRAY JAMES WILLIAM III | Officer; VP/Sr Assoc Gen Couns/Asst Sec | Chemicals | OPT+S | $38.90 | 1,650 | $64,185 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-03-08 00:32 | 2013-03-05 | SCL | STEPAN CO | HURLBUTT JAMES E | Officer; V.P. & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $62.81 | 8,000 | $502,512 | 2,009 | -79.9% |
| 2013-03-08 00:52 | 2013-03-05 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $31.07 | 20,000 | $621,300 | 1,285,272 | -1.5% |
| 2013-03-08 00:13 | 2013-03-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $61.40 | 150,000 | $9,210,045 | 74,924,190 | -0.2% |
| 2013-03-07 22:42 | 2013-03-06 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | BAR ROSELYN R | Officer; SVP, General Counsel and Secy | Building Materials | OPT+S | $102.00 | 4,063 | $414,417 | 28,514 | -12.5% |
| 2013-03-07 20:46 | 2013-03-06 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | MCROBBIE IAN MALCOLM | Officer; Snr VP Research & Technology | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.69 | 2,886 | $120,317 | 59,186 | -4.6% |
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.