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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-27 01:13 | 2012-12-24 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.15 | 1,025 | $154 | 270,025 | +0.4% |
| 2012-12-26 17:43 | 2012-12-20 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.17 | 10,000 | $201,725 | 40,000 | -20.0% |
| 2012-12-26 22:08 | 2012-12-19 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.24 | 3,000 | $720 | 6,379,948 | +0.0% |
| 2012-12-27 00:49 | 2012-12-26 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.90 | 4,000 | $51,580 | 1,760,563 | +0.2% |
| 2012-12-22 00:28 | 2012-12-18 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President, Sec.-Treas. | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.01 | 225,403 | $1,127 | 3,620,190 | -5.9% |
| 2012-12-21 22:13 | 2012-12-21 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | SUN VALLEY GOLD MASTER FUND, LTD | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.00 | 1,272,000 | $0 | 8,122,584 | +18.6% |
| 2012-12-21 18:46 | 2012-12-20 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.20 | 5,000 | $1,000 | 85,000 | +6.3% |
| 2012-12-22 01:21 | 2012-12-21 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ESSL GERALD J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $57.55 | 5,000 | $287,744 | 38,365 | -11.5% |
| 2012-12-22 00:07 | 2012-12-19 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Kahler Michael E | Officer; SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.09 | 20,000 | $401,732 | 60,559 | -24.8% |
| 2012-12-22 03:37 | 2012-12-21 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.57 | 2,000 | $25,134 | 1,756,563 | +0.1% |
| 2012-12-22 01:27 | 2012-12-19 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | BOWMAN ED H JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $57.85 | 25,404 | $1,469,555 | 2,523 | -91.0% |
| 2012-12-21 01:57 | 2012-12-20 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Glidden Craig B. | Officer; EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $54.65 | 118,890 | $6,497,208 | 213,815 | -35.7% |
| 2012-12-20 23:39 | 2012-12-20 | PROF | Rise Gold Corp. | HOFER MICHAEL | Director | Gold | SALE | $0.16 | 40,000 | $6,400 | 500,000 | -7.4% |
| 2012-12-21 02:59 | 2012-12-18 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; SVP, Controller | Building Materials | SALE | $57.31 | 500 | $28,655 | 36,563 | -1.3% |
| 2012-12-21 02:58 | 2012-12-18 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Powers David B | Officer; Executive Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $57.05 | 38,719 | $2,208,783 | 38,365 | -50.2% |
| 2012-12-21 00:11 | 2012-12-18 | CBT | CABOT CORP | BERUBE BRIAN A | Officer; SVP, General Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.00 | 28,620 | $1,144,800 | 42,687 | -40.1% |
| 2012-12-21 00:39 | 2012-12-20 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COLE J STEVEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.31 | 4,400 | $115,764 | 24,466 | -15.2% |
| 2012-12-21 00:37 | 2012-12-18 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $35.37 | 36,185 | $1,280,041 | 130,733 | -21.7% |
| 2012-12-21 00:12 | 2012-12-18 | CBT | CABOT CORP | CORDEIRO EDUARDO E | Officer; Executive Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.00 | 28,000 | $1,120,000 | 72,954 | -27.7% |
| 2012-12-21 02:57 | 2012-12-18 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | STEWART ROBERT S | Officer; EVP-Strategy & Corp. Develop. | Building Materials | SALE | $57.50 | 14,445 | $830,642 | 39,641 | -26.7% |
| 2012-12-21 01:39 | 2012-12-20 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.35 | 2,000 | $24,700 | 1,754,563 | +0.1% |
| 2012-12-21 00:13 | 2012-12-19 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BUSSE KEITH E | Director | Steel | SALE | $13.93 | 155,981 | $2,173,314 | 1,126,197 | -12.2% |
| 2012-12-19 21:28 | 2012-12-18 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.09 | 7,500 | $675 | 2,091,808 | +0.4% |
| 2012-12-19 23:53 | 2012-12-18 | PROF | Rise Gold Corp. | HOFER MICHAEL | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.16 | 40,000 | $6,200 | 540,000 | +8.0% |
| 2012-12-19 19:39 | 2012-12-17 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.19 | 5,000 | $950 | 80,000 | +6.7% |
| 2012-12-20 00:26 | 2012-12-14 | ENZR | NextSource Materials Inc. | McKinnon Jacob | Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.32 | 2,000 | $640 | 1,627,000 | +0.1% |
| 2012-12-20 01:19 | 2012-12-17 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | HOWELL S ODEN JR | Director | Gold | SALE | $80.77 | 5,000 | $403,850 | 425,405 | -1.2% |
| 2012-12-18 23:47 | 2012-12-17 | CAPS | Capstone Holding Corp. | MILLER LLOYD I III | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.16 | 175,000 | $28,123 | 4,412,468 | +4.1% |
| 2012-12-18 22:11 | 2012-12-17 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Wilson Stephen R | Director, Officer; Chair of the Board, CEO & Pres | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $203.50 | 50,000 | $10,174,940 | 142,986 | -25.9% |
| 2012-12-19 02:15 | 2012-12-17 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | SALE | $55.84 | 6,752 | $377,032 | 88,404 | -7.1% |
| 2012-12-18 21:58 | 2012-12-17 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MCMILLAN EDWARD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.50 | 13,000 | $461,500 | 35,705 | -26.7% |
| 2012-12-18 18:13 | 2012-12-17 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $57.00 | 20,600 | $1,174,200 | 75,439,290 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-18 17:25 | 2012-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.12 | 59,312 | $2,438,909 | 3,041,553 | -1.9% |
| 2012-12-19 03:08 | 2012-12-17 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.63 | 10,000 | $466,281 | 628,169 | -1.6% |
| 2012-12-19 02:37 | 2012-12-18 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.35 | 2,000 | $24,700 | 1,752,563 | +0.1% |
| 2012-12-18 00:03 | 2012-12-13 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.00 | 4,402 | $184,884 | 17,943,011 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-17 18:45 | 2012-12-14 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $57.09 | 14,300 | $816,443 | 75,459,890 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-18 00:04 | 2012-12-13 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.00 | 4,402 | $184,884 | 3,037,441 | -0.1% |
| 2012-12-14 22:23 | 2012-12-13 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | FITZMYERS THOMAS J | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $31.97 | 50,000 | $1,598,570 | 100,004 | -33.3% |
| 2012-12-15 02:03 | 2012-12-12 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | SALE | $55.61 | 15,957 | $887,401 | 95,156 | -14.4% |
| 2012-12-15 02:00 | 2012-12-12 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | SKAAR DARYL I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $40.57 | 3,125 | $126,786 | 7,893 | -28.4% |
| 2012-12-14 21:53 | 2012-12-12 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COFSKY THOMAS F | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.40 | 3,550 | $90,170 | 512 | -87.4% |
| 2012-12-14 18:10 | 2012-12-12 | FMC | FMC CORP | WOOD GRAHAM R | Officer; VP and Controller | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $56.95 | 35,000 | $1,993,250 | 26,786 | -56.6% |
| 2012-12-15 03:35 | 2012-12-12 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $44.01 | 10,000 | $440,110 | 22,564 | -30.7% |
| 2012-12-14 21:55 | 2012-12-12 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.06 | 5,000 | $125,300 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-12-15 01:53 | 2012-12-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Director, Officer; Chief Executve Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $33.00 | 1,468 | $48,444 | 1,414,098 | -0.1% |
| 2012-12-14 18:59 | 2012-12-12 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | JAMES DONALD L | Officer; Exec VP National Sales | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $37.27 | 1,000 | $37,267 | 12,501 | -7.4% |
| 2012-12-14 17:58 | 2012-12-13 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $92.63 | 2,602 | $241,019 | 27,615 | -8.6% |
| 2012-12-15 02:02 | 2012-12-12 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | QUINN DAVID W | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $55.26 | 10,000 | $552,616 | 28,078 | -26.3% |
| 2012-12-14 02:15 | 2012-12-13 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.99 | 1,000 | $6,990 | 45,500 | +2.2% |
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.