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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-05 01:31 | 2012-06-04 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Glassner David | Officer; EVP, Technology | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.36 | 329 | $1,763 | 70,259 | -0.5% |
| 2012-06-04 23:47 | 2012-06-01 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $47.14 | 500 | $23,571 | 132,966 | -0.4% |
| 2012-06-04 22:02 | 2012-06-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $25.72 | 1,000 | $25,720 | 55,011 | -1.8% |
| 2012-06-04 21:29 | 2012-05-18 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.57 | 3,000 | $46,710 | 128,152 | +2.4% |
| 2012-06-05 01:21 | 2012-06-04 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $13.60 | 397 | $5,399 | 1,415,587 | +0.0% |
| 2012-06-01 20:51 | 2012-06-01 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | ROBINSON MARC E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $62.10 | 100 | $6,210 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2012-06-01 17:19 | 2012-05-30 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Mistysyn Allen J | Officer; VP-Corporate Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $127.13 | 6,480 | $823,798 | 19,448 | -25.0% |
| 2012-06-02 00:23 | 2012-05-31 | MAGE | MAGELLAN COPPER & GOLD Corp | Gibbs John D | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.01 | 2,500,000 | $25,000 | 30,145,950 | +9.0% |
| 2012-06-02 01:21 | 2012-06-01 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $13.57 | 6,000 | $81,444 | 1,415,190 | +0.4% |
| 2012-05-31 23:29 | 2012-05-29 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | ETTINGER RONALD S | Officer; VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $42.00 | 549 | $23,058 | 4,614 | -10.6% |
| 2012-05-31 16:24 | 2012-05-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $91.92 | 700 | $64,344 | 6,562 | -9.6% |
| 2012-05-31 15:53 | 2012-05-29 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Parnell Anthony Stephen | Officer; VP - Global Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $63.11 | 6,000 | $378,660 | 4,435 | -57.5% |
| 2012-06-01 00:03 | 2012-05-29 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Taylor Jeffrey L | Officer; Sr VP, Polyethylene | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $56.80 | 10,579 | $600,835 | 17,146 | -38.2% |
| 2012-06-01 00:02 | 2012-05-29 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner, Other; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $57.07 | 24,934 | $1,422,973 | 90,908 | -21.5% |
| 2012-06-01 00:01 | 2012-05-29 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner, Other; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $56.83 | 45,260 | $2,572,090 | 115,842 | -28.1% |
| 2012-05-31 23:36 | 2012-05-29 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Condon Donald Marion Jr | Officer; Sr VP, Olefins & Corp Bus Dev | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.24 | 18,578 | $1,063,403 | 21,120 | -46.8% |
| 2012-06-01 02:21 | 2012-05-31 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.15 | 2,000 | $28,300 | 1,409,190 | +0.1% |
| 2012-05-30 18:39 | 2012-05-25 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | SEGELOV DAVID | Director, 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.40 | 7,000 | $2,800 | 38,984 | +21.9% |
| 2012-05-31 01:19 | 2012-05-29 | EMC | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | DICKINSON EDWARD H | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.08 | 30,000 | $2,280 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-31 00:46 | 2012-05-25 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $90.91 | 500 | $45,455 | 26,287 | -1.9% |
| 2012-05-31 00:16 | 2012-05-30 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.25 | 18,000 | $256,505 | 1,407,190 | +1.3% |
| 2012-05-29 22:26 | 2012-05-25 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $5.40 | 500 | $2,700 | 41,500 | +1.2% |
| 2012-05-30 02:41 | 2012-05-29 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Glassner David | Officer; EVP, Technology | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.63 | 421 | $2,370 | 70,588 | -0.6% |
| 2012-05-29 23:05 | 2012-05-24 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Anton Arthur F | Director | Steel | BUY | $16.70 | 11,963 | $199,788 | 15,463 | +341.8% |
| 2012-05-29 23:03 | 2012-05-25 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner, Other; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $55.16 | 35,300 | $1,947,173 | 90,908 | -28.0% |
| 2012-05-29 21:04 | 2012-05-25 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS GLENN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.39 | 6,900 | $120,021 | 38,362 | +21.9% |
| 2012-05-29 19:37 | 2012-05-29 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.11 | 10,000 | $1,050 | 6,355,316 | +0.2% |
| 2012-05-29 19:31 | 2012-05-08 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.10 | 17,500 | $1,663 | 6,345,316 | +0.3% |
| 2012-05-29 21:38 | 2012-05-24 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | Mitchell Maria | Officer; VP, Corporate Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.00 | 5,311 | $249,617 | 11,948 | -30.8% |
| 2012-05-30 00:05 | 2012-05-29 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.88 | 2,111 | $31,411 | 1,389,190 | +0.2% |
| 2012-05-25 17:29 | 2012-05-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Davisson Robert J | Officer; President, Paint Stores Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $124.44 | 3,742 | $465,666 | 24,045 | -13.5% |
| 2012-05-26 00:27 | 2012-05-24 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.07 | 22,931 | $1,626 | 2,021,008 | +1.1% |
| 2012-05-25 17:06 | 2012-05-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.68 | 515 | $2,927 | 79,356 | -0.6% |
| 2012-05-26 00:35 | 2012-05-24 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | McAllister Robert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 10,000 | $1,000 | 2,867,000 | +0.4% |
| 2012-05-25 21:00 | 2012-05-23 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Della Ratta Ralph M Jr | Director | Steel | BUY | $16.52 | 1,198 | $19,791 | 4,988 | +31.6% |
| 2012-05-25 21:01 | 2012-05-23 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MARABITO RICHARD T | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Steel | BUY | $16.54 | 1,000 | $16,539 | 2,650 | +60.6% |
| 2012-05-25 19:54 | 2012-05-23 | REE | RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD | BYERS GEORGE G | Officer; VP Gov't./Community Relations | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $4.15 | 10,000 | $41,497 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 2012-05-26 00:12 | 2012-05-25 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $16.24 | 2,000 | $32,475 | 1,387,079 | +0.1% |
| 2012-05-24 23:30 | 2012-05-21 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | ETTINGER RONALD S | Officer; VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $40.70 | 500 | $20,350 | 5,163 | -8.8% |
| 2012-05-25 01:44 | 2012-05-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Huttner Jack | Officer; EVP, Commercial&Public Affairs | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.68 | 515 | $2,924 | 30,659 | -1.7% |
| 2012-05-24 20:40 | 2012-05-22 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $88.52 | 1,050 | $92,946 | 57,790 | -1.8% |
| 2012-05-24 18:52 | 2012-05-23 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BEW ROBERT ERNEST | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.59 | 8,000 | $212,720 | 66,569 | -10.7% |
| 2012-05-25 00:42 | 2012-05-24 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $16.31 | 3,000 | $48,936 | 1,385,079 | +0.2% |
| 2012-05-24 00:35 | 2012-05-23 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $5.49 | 6,000 | $32,946 | 41,000 | +17.1% |
| 2012-05-23 19:04 | 2012-05-22 | FF | FutureFuel Corp. | Dortch Samuel | Officer; Exec. VP & Gen. Manager FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.75 | 800 | $7,800 | 42,342 | +1.9% |
| 2012-05-23 23:01 | 2012-05-22 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | BUY | $17.00 | 1,654 | $28,118 | 10,000 | +19.8% |
| 2012-05-24 00:52 | 2012-05-23 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.99 | 2,100 | $31,476 | 1,382,079 | +0.2% |
| 2012-05-23 17:19 | 2012-05-22 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.96 | 3,300 | $49,367 | 1,379,979 | +0.2% |
| 2012-05-22 23:54 | 2012-05-21 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Michaud James R | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Steel | BUY | $49.33 | 500 | $24,665 | 4,797 | +11.6% |
| 2012-05-22 23:01 | 2012-05-18 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | BUY | $17.26 | 2,346 | $40,482 | 8,346 | +39.1% |
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.