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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-02 23:22 | 2012-08-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $4.35 | 5,000 | $21,750 | 445,672 | +1.1% |
| 2012-08-02 21:10 | 2012-08-01 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | NIEKAMP CYNTHIA A | Officer; Sr. VP, Automotive Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $108.86 | 9,900 | $1,077,681 | 9,358 | -51.4% |
| 2012-08-03 00:13 | 2012-08-02 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.01 | 4,600 | $50,661 | 1,468,802 | +0.3% |
| 2012-08-02 02:43 | 2012-07-31 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | Leymeister David | Officer; Vice President | Building Materials | SALE | $45.56 | 120 | $5,467 | 3,043 | -3.8% |
| 2012-08-01 17:55 | 2012-07-31 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | MILLS RICK J | Director | Steel | BUY | $12.87 | 100 | $1,287 | 10,200 | +1.0% |
| 2012-08-02 00:15 | 2011-08-09 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | SCHLANGER MARVIN O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $30.69 | 20 | $614 | 20 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-31 19:01 | 2012-07-30 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President, Secretary-Treasurer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.01 | 600,000 | $6,000 | 3,845,593 | +18.5% |
| 2012-07-31 23:07 | 2012-07-31 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Anderson James D | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $4.29 | 5,000 | $21,450 | 39,775 | +14.4% |
| 2012-07-31 23:07 | 2012-07-30 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | HENDERSON FREDERICK A | Other | Coking Coal | BUY | $16.09 | 3,000 | $48,267 | 31,000 | +10.7% |
| 2012-08-01 01:03 | 2012-07-31 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Goldberg Gary J | Officer; President & COO | Gold | BUY | $44.60 | 1,000 | $44,597 | 27,026 | +3.8% |
| 2012-08-01 00:52 | 2012-07-30 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Moore Edward W. | Officer; VP, GC & Chief Compliance Off. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.58 | 5,284 | $140,451 | 57,820 | -8.4% |
| 2012-08-01 00:09 | 2012-07-31 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.16 | 3,387 | $37,796 | 1,464,202 | +0.2% |
| 2012-07-31 04:00 | 2012-07-27 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 200,000 | $10,000 | 3,082,000 | +6.9% |
| 2012-07-30 22:45 | 2012-07-30 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BERGES JAMES G | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.46 | 2,500 | $278,650 | 5,816 | -30.1% |
| 2012-07-31 03:48 | 2012-07-27 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | BUNKA CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.05 | 100,000 | $5,000 | 1,099,500 | +10.0% |
| 2012-07-30 23:59 | 2012-07-30 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.34 | 4,000 | $45,360 | 1,460,815 | +0.3% |
| 2012-07-28 03:02 | 2012-07-26 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Bunin Pete | Officer; SVP - Operations | Aluminum | SALE | $55.00 | 500 | $27,500 | 44,512 | -1.1% |
| 2012-07-28 03:03 | 2012-07-26 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $55.08 | 4,500 | $247,856 | 127,966 | -3.4% |
| 2012-07-27 17:08 | 2012-07-26 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | HOPKINS THOMAS E | Officer; Sr. VP-Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $133.14 | 13,424 | $1,787,224 | 34,492 | -28.0% |
| 2012-07-27 23:10 | 2012-07-26 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | RIDGE GARRY O | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.72 | 10,823 | $516,474 | 63,885 | -14.5% |
| 2012-07-27 23:07 | 2012-07-26 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | Schmale Neal E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.51 | 4,495 | $213,559 | 18,397 | -19.6% |
| 2012-07-28 00:14 | 2012-07-27 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.23 | 2,100 | $23,590 | 1,456,815 | +0.1% |
| 2012-07-27 01:32 | 2012-07-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Glassner David | Officer; EVP, Technology | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.30 | 218 | $937 | 32,046 | -0.7% |
| 2012-07-27 01:31 | 2012-07-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.27 | 515 | $2,198 | 77,366 | -0.7% |
| 2012-07-26 20:32 | 2012-07-26 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Hodnik David F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $133.20 | 1,000 | $133,200 | 12,164 | -7.6% |
| 2012-07-26 20:24 | 2012-07-24 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | ROLFS STEPHEN J | Officer; VP Administration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $35.10 | 15,000 | $526,502 | 83,800 | -15.2% |
| 2012-07-26 22:55 | 2012-07-24 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | MACKAY HAROLD H | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $56.32 | 4,000 | $225,280 | 15,716 | -20.3% |
| 2012-07-26 18:08 | 2012-07-25 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | DIMICCO DANIEL R | Director, Officer; CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Steel | OPT+S | $37.14 | 20,790 | $772,184 | 570,540 | -3.5% |
| 2012-07-25 18:10 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | NAVIKAS DAVID B | Officer; Sr. VP Finance & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.91 | 12,075 | $1,351,369 | 18,376 | -39.7% |
| 2012-07-25 21:43 | 2012-07-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Heath George E | Officer; President, Global Finishes Grp | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $131.36 | 12,000 | $1,576,320 | 27,289 | -30.5% |
| 2012-07-25 18:06 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | MCGARRY MICHAEL H | Officer; Sr. VP, Commodity Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $110.83 | 24,600 | $2,726,482 | 23,973 | -50.6% |
| 2012-07-26 01:24 | 2012-07-24 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President, Secretary/Treasurer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.01 | 500,000 | $5,000 | 3,245,593 | -13.3% |
| 2012-07-25 18:03 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | De Leener Pierre-Marie | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $110.62 | 14,000 | $1,548,628 | 43,932 | -24.2% |
| 2012-07-25 21:43 | 2012-07-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Knight Timothy A | Officer; President, LACG | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $130.90 | 25,000 | $3,272,450 | 18,090 | -58.0% |
| 2012-07-25 17:59 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Alexander J Rich | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $112.05 | 13,000 | $1,456,699 | 49,930 | -20.7% |
| 2012-07-25 17:53 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BUNCH CHARLES E | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.59 | 160,000 | $17,854,272 | 285,465 | -35.9% |
| 2012-07-25 21:50 | 2012-07-23 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HAMMOND JOHN L | Officer; Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.88 | 4,600 | $165,048 | 62,918 | -6.8% |
| 2012-07-25 21:48 | 2012-07-23 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; Senior VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.88 | 5,600 | $200,929 | 150,872 | -3.6% |
| 2012-07-25 20:13 | 2012-07-23 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | HONEY RICK | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 2,921 | 0.0% |
| 2012-07-25 18:26 | 2012-07-24 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | LOTT HAMILTON JR | Officer; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Steel | OPT+S | $37.99 | 5,198 | $197,490 | 190,417 | -2.7% |
| 2012-07-25 18:28 | 2012-07-24 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | DARSEY JAMES R | Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | OPT+S | $37.05 | 6,496 | $240,677 | 199,824 | -3.1% |
| 2012-07-26 00:25 | 2012-06-14 | POL | AVIENT CORP | CAMPBELL J DOUGLAS | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.87 | 81,150 | $1,044,579 | 81,150 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-25 18:15 | 2012-07-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | RIPP ROBERT | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $111.67 | 5,000 | $558,358 | 1,249 | -80.0% |
| 2012-07-26 00:04 | 2012-07-25 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $10.97 | 2,800 | $30,714 | 1,454,715 | +0.2% |
| 2012-07-25 00:23 | 2012-07-20 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Thompson John D. | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.06 | 500,000 | $30,000 | 1,090,000 | +84.7% |
| 2012-07-25 00:15 | 2012-07-20 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Davies Barry T. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.06 | 3,000,000 | $180,000 | 3,970,000 | +309.3% |
| 2012-07-25 00:09 | 2012-07-20 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Duyvesteyn Willem P.C. | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.06 | 3,371,333 | $202,280 | 22,408,719 | +17.7% |
| 2012-07-24 23:54 | 2012-07-20 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Putnam George F. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.06 | 1,264,250 | $75,855 | 1,964,250 | +180.6% |
| 2012-07-24 23:41 | 2012-07-20 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | DICKINSON EDWARD H | Officer; CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.06 | 210,708 | $12,642 | 240,708 | +702.4% |
| 2012-07-24 21:18 | 2012-07-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $96.93 | 500 | $48,465 | 26,330 | -1.9% |
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.