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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-11 00:31 | 2012-08-10 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Kerr Keagan J. | Officer; VP - Human Resources | Gold | BUY | $19.60 | 1,000 | $19,598 | 2,761 | +56.8% |
| 2012-08-11 00:35 | 2012-08-09 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Nault Casey M. | Officer; VP & General Counsel | Gold | BUY | $19.25 | 600 | $11,547 | 6,350 | +10.4% |
| 2012-08-11 03:03 | 2012-08-09 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Tenenbaum Sheldon U. | Officer; Sr. VP, Supplier Development | Steel | SALE | $53.29 | 322 | $17,159 | 13,625 | -2.3% |
| 2012-08-11 03:01 | 2012-08-09 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $53.11 | 313 | $16,623 | 13,811 | -2.2% |
| 2012-08-11 02:59 | 2012-08-09 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Exec VP, CFO and Asst Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $53.25 | 696 | $37,062 | 48,048 | -1.4% |
| 2012-08-11 02:57 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | SALE | $53.15 | 1,392 | $73,985 | 175,327 | -0.8% |
| 2012-08-11 02:55 | 2012-08-09 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman | Steel | SALE | $53.15 | 8,000 | $425,200 | 250,073 | -3.1% |
| 2012-08-10 19:40 | 2012-08-10 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | MCCREARY JAMES C | Officer; VP and Corp. Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.06 | 1,000 | $30,061 | 25,329 | -3.8% |
| 2012-08-10 17:57 | 2012-08-09 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.70 | 250,000 | $12,675,000 | 77,518,790 | -0.3% |
| 2012-08-10 22:46 | 2012-08-09 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Van Hulle John V | Officer; SVP, President of Global Color | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $15.94 | 9,700 | $154,618 | 88,293 | -9.9% |
| 2012-08-10 23:13 | 2012-08-09 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN THOMAS C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.90 | 19,000 | $511,028 | 119,088 | -13.8% |
| 2012-08-11 01:14 | 2012-08-10 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.24 | 5,173 | $63,338 | 1,494,175 | +0.3% |
| 2012-08-10 00:17 | 2012-08-08 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | DeVleming Robert P | Officer; Sr. V.P., Pres, CPD | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $35.09 | 2,267 | $79,549 | 150,310 | +1.5% |
| 2012-08-09 22:45 | 2012-08-07 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | ALLEN WILLIAM B JR | Officer; VP, CAO and Corp Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.01 | 5,000 | $300,050 | 18,055 | -21.7% |
| 2012-08-10 00:09 | 2012-08-09 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | KREBS MITCHELL J | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | BUY | $19.26 | 5,000 | $96,299 | 61,050 | +8.9% |
| 2012-08-09 22:08 | 2012-08-08 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | STELLATO LOUIS E | Officer; Sr VP, General Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $140.75 | 10,000 | $1,407,500 | 18,316 | -35.3% |
| 2012-08-10 00:06 | 2012-08-09 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.23 | 6,000 | $73,404 | 1,489,002 | +0.4% |
| 2012-08-09 00:18 | 2012-08-07 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 25,000 | $2,375 | 3,107,000 | +0.8% |
| 2012-08-08 23:47 | 2012-08-06 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | Erstad Richard G | Officer; VP, General Counsel & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $38.05 | 9,333 | $355,148 | 11,220 | -45.4% |
| 2012-08-09 01:59 | 2012-08-06 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.62 | 33,996 | $2,298,864 | 14,894 | -69.5% |
| 2012-08-09 01:58 | 2012-08-06 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Hansen David R | Officer; Sr VP Adminstration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.46 | 34,187 | $2,511,391 | 6,156 | -84.7% |
| 2012-08-09 01:55 | 2012-08-06 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; Sr. Vice President, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.16 | 1,478 | $99,263 | 4,345 | -25.4% |
| 2012-08-08 22:03 | 2012-08-06 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, Chf Lgl & Admin Ofcr | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $53.76 | 92,800 | $4,988,909 | 44,859 | -67.4% |
| 2012-08-08 18:30 | 2012-08-07 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.24 | 200,000 | $10,047,660 | 77,768,790 | -0.3% |
| 2012-08-09 00:14 | 2012-08-07 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Nikrant Craig M | Officer; SVP, President of Global SEM | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $16.01 | 8,000 | $128,060 | 48,841 | -14.1% |
| 2012-08-08 23:31 | 2012-08-07 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | SANDFORT GREGORY A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $49.03 | 5,100 | $250,033 | 8,553 | +147.7% |
| 2012-08-09 00:49 | 2012-08-08 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.50 | 8,000 | $92,030 | 1,483,002 | +0.5% |
| 2012-08-08 23:20 | 2012-08-06 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRON PATRICIA C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $44.50 | 2,200 | $97,902 | 8,640 | +34.2% |
| 2012-08-08 23:20 | 2012-08-06 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BARRON PATRICIA C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.29 | 2,200 | $97,435 | 17,019 | -11.4% |
| 2012-08-07 22:20 | 2012-08-06 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MAYGER DOUGLAS W | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 1,533 | 0.0% |
| 2012-08-07 22:55 | 2012-08-03 | FMC | FMC CORP | DEAS THOMAS C JR | Officer; VP and Treasurer | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $53.58 | 18,016 | $965,297 | 46,072 | -28.1% |
| 2012-08-07 18:59 | 2012-08-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.21 | 300,000 | $15,063,330 | 77,968,790 | -0.4% |
| 2012-08-07 17:36 | 2012-08-06 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | DALEY CLAYTON C JR | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $40.10 | 2,074 | $83,167 | 23,951 | -8.0% |
| 2012-08-08 00:38 | 2012-08-07 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.42 | 4,200 | $47,960 | 1,475,002 | +0.3% |
| 2012-08-07 01:42 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Tenenbaum Sheldon U. | Officer; Sr. VP, Supplier Development | Steel | SALE | $50.05 | 335 | $16,767 | 13,947 | -2.3% |
| 2012-08-07 01:39 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $50.01 | 324 | $16,203 | 14,124 | -2.2% |
| 2012-08-07 02:06 | 2012-08-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | King Scott V. | Officer; VP, Controller, CAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.65 | 21,758 | $1,145,611 | 7,438 | -74.5% |
| 2012-08-07 01:40 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | SALES WILLIAM K JR | Officer; Sr. VP, Operations | Steel | SALE | $50.00 | 378 | $18,900 | 57,380 | -0.7% |
| 2012-08-07 01:37 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Lewis Karla R | Officer; Exec VP, CFO and Asst Corp Sec | Steel | SALE | $50.04 | 568 | $28,423 | 48,744 | -1.2% |
| 2012-08-07 01:36 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MOLLINS GREGG J | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | SALE | $49.95 | 963 | $48,102 | 176,719 | -0.5% |
| 2012-08-07 01:34 | 2012-08-02 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HANNAH DAVID H | Director, Officer; CEO and Chairman | Steel | SALE | $50.05 | 1,927 | $96,446 | 258,073 | -0.7% |
| 2012-08-07 01:25 | 2012-08-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ROGERS JAMES P | Director, Officer; Chrm of the Board, CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.50 | 77,510 | $4,069,608 | 190,735 | -28.9% |
| 2012-08-07 01:33 | 2012-08-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.59 | 2,000 | $23,180 | 1,470,802 | +0.1% |
| 2012-08-04 03:07 | 2012-08-01 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Bunin Pete | Officer; SVP - Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $54.83 | 1,500 | $82,250 | 43,012 | -3.4% |
| 2012-08-03 23:44 | 2012-08-01 | CE | Celanese Corp | Wolf Jacquelyn H | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Chemicals | SALE | $38.07 | 4,000 | $152,299 | 18,977 | -17.4% |
| 2012-08-04 03:05 | 2012-08-01 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $54.95 | 1,000 | $54,948 | 151,408 | -0.7% |
| 2012-08-04 03:04 | 2012-06-02 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $47.14 | 500 | $23,571 | 157,408 | -0.3% |
| 2012-08-04 00:53 | 2012-08-01 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | SMITH MARK L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.88 | 3,513 | $13,643 | 28,102 | -11.1% |
| 2012-08-02 23:59 | 2012-08-02 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Barbara | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $61.88 | 100 | $6,188 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-02 23:22 | 2012-08-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BRIGGS JEFFREY S. | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $4.42 | 3,000 | $13,250 | 124,641 | +2.5% |
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.