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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-15 01:19 | 2012-11-14 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.90 | 4,303 | $51,191 | 1,714,724 | +0.3% |
| 2012-11-13 21:41 | 2012-11-12 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.08 | 12,300 | $1,039 | 2,084,308 | +0.6% |
| 2012-11-13 19:54 | 2012-11-09 | REE | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | Pickarts Jaye Thomas | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.92 | 1,000 | $3,920 | 2,000 | -33.3% |
| 2012-11-13 21:15 | 2012-11-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.57 | 10,000 | $15,700 | 96,265 | +11.6% |
| 2012-11-13 20:59 | 2012-11-13 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | DeMuth Brant | Officer; EVP, Strategy and Corp. Dev. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.57 | 6,500 | $10,205 | 34,269 | +23.4% |
| 2012-11-14 00:28 | 2012-11-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Turner Simon | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | SALE | $16.96 | 40,000 | $678,300 | 92,091 | -30.3% |
| 2012-11-14 00:27 | 2012-11-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Stolle Russell R | Officer; Sr. VP & Deputy GC | Chemicals | OPT+S | $17.00 | 15,429 | $262,313 | 56,648 | -21.4% |
| 2012-11-14 00:21 | 2012-11-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Moore James Richard | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | OPT+S | $16.95 | 17,857 | $302,760 | 73,285 | -19.6% |
| 2012-11-13 18:40 | 2012-11-09 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | CLARK KEITH E | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $78.78 | 6,000 | $472,680 | 16,467 | -26.7% |
| 2012-11-13 23:01 | 2012-11-12 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | ARZBAECHER ROBERT C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $197.29 | 563 | $111,075 | 11,324 | -4.7% |
| 2012-11-14 00:40 | 2012-11-13 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.93 | 6,000 | $71,560 | 1,710,421 | +0.4% |
| 2012-11-13 18:56 | 2012-11-12 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.98 | 10,758 | $128,830 | 1,704,421 | +0.6% |
| 2012-11-10 00:31 | 2012-11-07 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Tumazos John | Director, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.32 | 3,000 | $960 | 1,393,400 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-10 01:57 | 2012-11-07 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $53.30 | 20,000,000 | $1,066,000,000 | 133,694,780 | -13.0% |
| 2012-11-09 18:29 | 2012-11-07 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Greer GBruce | Officer; VP,Strategic Plan.&Info. Tech. | Chemicals | SALE | $21.05 | 1,875 | $39,461 | 4,918 | -27.6% |
| 2012-11-10 00:26 | 2012-11-08 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COFSKY THOMAS F | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.05 | 4,785 | $100,724 | 74 | -98.5% |
| 2012-11-09 21:45 | 2012-11-07 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | COOMBS PAUL D | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $32.41 | 6,000 | $194,480 | 11,494 | +109.2% |
| 2012-11-10 01:45 | 2012-11-08 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Van Hulle John V | Officer; SVP, President of Global Color | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.00 | 20,000 | $400,000 | 68,293 | -22.7% |
| 2012-11-10 01:45 | 2012-11-09 | POL | AVIENT CORP | CARTWRIGHT CAROL A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $19.55 | 4,187 | $81,860 | 120,050 | -3.4% |
| 2012-11-10 01:26 | 2012-11-09 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.73 | 4,000 | $46,900 | 1,693,663 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-09 03:15 | 2012-11-06 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Coben Jerome L | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $31.43 | 1,000 | $31,430 | 2,148 | +87.1% |
| 2012-11-08 20:03 | 2012-11-06 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ESPELAND CURTIS E | Officer; SVP, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.37 | 44,254 | $2,671,570 | 35,347 | -55.6% |
| 2012-11-08 22:38 | 2012-11-06 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $98.87 | 1,000 | $98,871 | 26,371 | -3.7% |
| 2012-11-08 20:05 | 2012-11-06 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, Chf Lgl & Admin Ofcr | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.45 | 52,432 | $3,169,514 | 34,859 | -60.1% |
| 2012-11-09 02:11 | 2012-11-08 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | HUSPENI JEFFREY R | Officer; SVP, Asia Pacific Operations | Gold | OPT+S | $48.56 | 6,250 | $303,500 | 40,420 | -13.4% |
| 2012-11-09 01:50 | 2012-11-08 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.76 | 6,000 | $70,556 | 1,689,663 | +0.4% |
| 2012-11-08 22:55 | 2012-11-08 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MARTINEZ ARTHUR C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $63.29 | 6,000 | $379,740 | 3,750 | -61.5% |
| 2012-11-08 02:47 | 2012-11-05 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Brockman Vincent C | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.27 | 3,185 | $137,809 | 26,161 | -10.9% |
| 2012-11-08 03:08 | 2012-11-05 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.30 | 9,714 | $420,647 | 19,632 | -33.1% |
| 2012-11-08 02:48 | 2012-11-05 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Evans David C | Officer; CFO EVP Strategy Bus Dev | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.27 | 3,961 | $171,388 | 37,427 | -9.6% |
| 2012-11-07 21:52 | 2012-11-07 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | SCHLANGER MARVIN O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $53.04 | 20 | $1,061 | 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2012-11-08 03:07 | 2012-11-05 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.27 | 3,145 | $136,079 | 26,648 | -10.6% |
| 2012-11-08 02:14 | 2012-11-07 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS GLENN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.29 | 5,000 | $66,450 | 43,362 | +13.0% |
| 2012-11-07 19:20 | 2012-11-05 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | Mitchell Maria | Officer; VP, Corporate Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $46.94 | 639 | $29,995 | 14,187 | +4.7% |
| 2012-11-06 17:18 | 2012-11-02 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Greer GBruce | Officer; VP,Strategic Plan.&Info. Tech. | Chemicals | SALE | $21.06 | 2,500 | $52,640 | 6,793 | -26.9% |
| 2012-11-07 03:05 | 2012-11-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | OPT+S | $55.89 | 92,500 | $5,169,964 | 175,327 | -34.5% |
| 2012-11-07 00:16 | 2012-11-06 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BENOLIEL D JEFFRY | Officer; VP-Global MW&FP and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.19 | 2,000 | $104,375 | 59,240 | -3.3% |
| 2012-11-07 01:31 | 2012-11-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.05 | 6,000 | $72,297 | 1,683,663 | +0.4% |
| 2012-11-05 23:37 | 2012-11-01 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COFSKY THOMAS F | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.93 | 2,200 | $50,443 | 74 | -96.7% |
| 2012-11-06 00:18 | 2012-11-01 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | CLARK KEITH E | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.49 | 23,500 | $1,891,426 | 16,467 | -58.8% |
| 2012-11-06 00:27 | 2012-11-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $35.05 | 1,000 | $35,050 | 51,028 | -1.9% |
| 2012-11-05 17:35 | 2012-11-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | WOOD GRAHAM R | Officer; VP and Controller | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.17 | 11,612 | $629,070 | 61,786 | -15.8% |
| 2012-11-05 22:46 | 2012-11-02 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CLYDESDALE FERGUS M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.16 | 2,000 | $74,321 | 15,830 | -11.2% |
| 2012-11-06 00:37 | 2012-11-05 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.00 | 4,000 | $48,000 | 1,677,663 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-03 03:40 | 2012-11-01 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Bunin Pete | Officer; SVP - Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $60.32 | 1,500 | $90,480 | 38,512 | -3.7% |
| 2012-11-02 22:26 | 2012-11-02 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.04 | 9,600 | $19,584 | 66,627 | +16.8% |
| 2012-11-02 17:51 | 2012-11-02 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.03 | 24,200 | $49,126 | 86,265 | +39.0% |
| 2012-11-02 22:13 | 2012-11-01 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | FIORENZA DAVID A | Officer; VP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $277.36 | 1,000 | $277,360 | 3,523 | -22.1% |
| 2012-11-03 01:06 | 2012-11-02 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | GOADBY DAVID J | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $79.97 | 14,000 | $1,119,580 | 28,166 | -33.2% |
| 2012-11-03 03:39 | 2012-10-31 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $60.02 | 1,300 | $78,029 | 145,408 | -0.9% |
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.