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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-13 20:54 | 2012-12-13 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Thomson Michael J | Other | Coking Coal | BUY | $15.40 | 6,500 | $100,100 | 91,440 | +7.7% |
| 2012-12-14 01:35 | 2012-12-11 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | Pepski Kathleen P. | Officer; VP, CFO, & Treas | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.00 | 3,426 | $137,040 | 14,119 | -19.5% |
| 2012-12-14 02:51 | 2012-12-10 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $48.28 | 21,000,000 | $1,013,880,000 | 112,695,326 | -15.7% |
| 2012-12-13 22:46 | 2012-12-11 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | Vaio Bruce A | Officer; Executive VP | Building Materials | SALE | $92.12 | 25,000 | $2,303,075 | 22,301 | -52.9% |
| 2012-12-13 21:00 | 2012-12-11 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.17 | 30,000 | $5,010 | 75,000 | +66.7% |
| 2012-12-13 20:58 | 2012-12-11 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.16 | 5,000 | $775 | 269,000 | +1.9% |
| 2012-12-14 02:12 | 2012-12-11 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | OPT+S | $54.14 | 24,665 | $1,335,260 | 111,113 | -18.2% |
| 2012-12-14 01:57 | 2012-12-10 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | JOHNSON GLEN D | Officer; Sr. VP AMVAC Chemical Corp. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $31.77 | 5,000 | $158,850 | 54,983 | -8.3% |
| 2012-12-13 16:13 | 2012-12-11 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Exec Vice Pres Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $36.83 | 2,500 | $92,065 | 58,619 | -4.1% |
| 2012-12-14 02:21 | 2012-12-13 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | COMPOFELICE JOSEPH S | Director | Gold | BUY | $9.65 | 2,000 | $19,300 | 13,738 | +17.0% |
| 2012-12-14 01:59 | 2012-12-13 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.86 | 739 | $8,765 | 1,750,563 | +0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 02:41 | 2012-12-12 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.99 | 1,000 | $6,990 | 44,500 | +2.3% |
| 2012-12-13 03:49 | 2012-12-10 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Van Leeuwen Thomas Melton | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $60.95 | 4,000 | $243,790 | 9,791 | -29.0% |
| 2012-12-13 01:03 | 2012-12-10 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; Sr. Vice President, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.68 | 922 | $69,778 | 4,345 | -17.5% |
| 2012-12-13 01:02 | 2012-12-10 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $76.84 | 972 | $74,690 | 14,894 | -6.1% |
| 2012-12-12 17:01 | 2012-12-11 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | HOPKINS THOMAS E | Officer; Sr. VP-Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $150.53 | 8,859 | $1,333,545 | 26,529 | -25.0% |
| 2012-12-12 19:11 | 2012-12-11 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $56.60 | 100,000 | $5,660,290 | 75,474,190 | -0.1% |
| 2012-12-12 22:50 | 2012-12-11 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.00 | 2,500 | $105,000 | 24,148 | -9.4% |
| 2012-12-13 01:35 | 2012-12-10 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.59 | 19,977 | $411,253 | 436,004 | -4.4% |
| 2012-12-13 02:13 | 2012-12-12 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.96 | 2,000 | $23,929 | 1,749,824 | +0.1% |
| 2012-12-11 21:53 | 2012-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.12 | 59,312 | $2,438,909 | 17,947,413 | -0.3% |
| 2012-12-11 19:33 | 2012-12-10 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | van Niekerk Willem Hendrik | Officer; SVP & Strat. Plan. & Bus. Dev. | Chemicals | BUY | $14.91 | 1,000 | $14,910 | 21,495 | +4.9% |
| 2012-12-12 02:55 | 2012-12-07 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | YELLOWJACKET, LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.20 | 78,000 | $561,600 | 1,769,805 | -4.2% |
| 2012-12-12 01:32 | 2012-12-07 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Hansen David R | Officer; Sr VP Adminstration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.65 | 5,000 | $368,250 | 6,156 | -44.8% |
| 2012-12-12 01:08 | 2012-12-07 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Kenner Andrew | Officer; VP - Manufacturing | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.84 | 6,428 | $474,658 | 12,145 | -34.6% |
| 2012-12-12 01:00 | 2012-12-07 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $73.75 | 3,608 | $266,107 | 146,432 | -2.4% |
| 2012-12-12 00:58 | 2012-12-07 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.16 | 30,193 | $2,269,233 | 115,842 | -20.7% |
| 2012-12-11 22:08 | 2012-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.25 | 7,600 | $313,535 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-12-11 22:08 | 2012-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $41.07 | 6,673 | $274,046 | 7,600 | -46.8% |
| 2012-12-11 21:54 | 2012-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.12 | 59,312 | $2,438,909 | 3,039,435 | -1.9% |
| 2012-12-12 02:13 | 2012-12-11 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.92 | 6,000 | $71,502 | 1,747,824 | +0.3% |
| 2012-12-10 20:44 | 2012-12-07 | CAPS | Capstone Holding Corp. | MILLER LLOYD I III | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.16 | 97,250 | $15,823 | 4,237,468 | +2.3% |
| 2012-12-11 01:55 | 2012-12-06 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.00 | 1,400 | $102,200 | 115,842 | -1.2% |
| 2012-12-11 01:48 | 2012-12-06 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.55 | 34,262 | $2,485,554 | 150,040 | -18.6% |
| 2012-12-10 23:51 | 2012-12-06 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | RAISBECK DAVID W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.48 | 4,000 | $241,900 | 8,038 | -33.2% |
| 2012-12-10 20:15 | 2012-12-07 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HAMMOND JOHN L | Officer; Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.44 | 15,000 | $531,567 | 70,918 | -17.5% |
| 2012-12-10 20:13 | 2012-12-07 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; Senior VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.44 | 20,000 | $708,756 | 94,998 | -17.4% |
| 2012-12-10 20:13 | 2012-12-07 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.44 | 45,000 | $1,594,701 | 254,000 | -15.1% |
| 2012-12-10 20:24 | 2012-12-07 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $55.82 | 43,900 | $2,450,472 | 75,574,190 | -0.1% |
| 2012-12-10 23:19 | 2012-12-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SHERN STEPHANIE M | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $41.35 | 15,470 | $639,615 | 2,000 | -88.6% |
| 2012-12-11 02:46 | 2012-12-10 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.28 | 10,000 | $462,792 | 638,169 | -1.5% |
| 2012-12-07 20:50 | 2012-12-06 | CAPS | Capstone Holding Corp. | MILLER LLOYD I III | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.16 | 19,750 | $3,249 | 4,140,218 | +0.5% |
| 2012-12-08 01:07 | 2012-04-16 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Faust William Alexander | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $3.48 | 200 | $696 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2012-12-07 20:28 | 2012-12-03 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Tumazos John | Director, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.23 | 25,000 | $5,750 | 1,452,875 | +1.8% |
| 2012-12-08 02:46 | 2012-12-05 | CE | Celanese Corp | MADDEN DOUG | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.94 | 181,087 | $7,594,753 | 58,791 | -75.5% |
| 2012-12-08 01:37 | 2012-12-05 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | SEVENICH JOHN R | Officer; VP, Industrial Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.00 | 2,355 | $91,845 | 8,561 | -21.6% |
| 2012-12-07 18:08 | 2012-12-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $55.75 | 19,900 | $1,109,425 | 75,618,090 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-08 02:10 | 2012-12-07 | POL | AVIENT CORP | SMITH KENNETH M | Officer; Sr VP, CIO & CHRO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.16 | 50,000 | $1,008,000 | 104,516 | -32.4% |
| 2012-12-08 02:10 | 2012-12-05 | POL | AVIENT CORP | NEWLIN STEPHEN D | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.21 | 31,564 | $637,886 | 455,981 | -6.5% |
| 2012-12-07 03:58 | 2012-12-04 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Van Leeuwen Thomas Melton | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $60.91 | 5,645 | $343,844 | 8,146 | -40.9% |
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.