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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-22 23:48 | 2012-05-21 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Diemer Richard J JR | Officer; SVP, and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.83 | 15,000 | $192,411 | 50,000 | +42.9% |
| 2012-05-21 23:27 | 2012-05-21 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Bindra Jagjeet S. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $38.23 | 1,500 | $57,341 | 9,200 | +19.5% |
| 2012-05-22 00:41 | 2012-05-18 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.73 | 1,989 | $11,389 | 79,871 | -2.4% |
| 2012-05-21 18:02 | 2012-05-18 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.63 | 2,000 | $33,250 | 125,152 | +1.6% |
| 2012-05-21 18:57 | 2012-05-16 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.74 | 3,964 | $113,925 | 126,373 | -3.0% |
| 2012-05-21 18:57 | 2012-05-14 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $29.24 | 35,913 | $1,050,233 | 126,373 | -22.1% |
| 2012-05-21 18:56 | 2012-05-10 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.58 | 28,747 | $879,046 | 126,373 | -18.5% |
| 2012-05-18 23:40 | 2012-05-16 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | BUY | $18.05 | 4,000 | $72,199 | 6,000 | +200.0% |
| 2012-05-19 00:42 | 2012-05-18 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.79 | 6,000 | $88,742 | 1,376,679 | +0.4% |
| 2012-05-18 03:05 | 2012-05-17 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | ROBINSON MARC E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $62.83 | 100 | $6,283 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-18 00:49 | 2012-05-16 | K | KELLANOVA | PILNICK GARY H | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $50.93 | 80,975 | $4,124,105 | 73,456 | -52.4% |
| 2012-05-17 20:05 | 2012-05-15 | FMC | FMC CORP | STEELE MILTON | Officer; Pres., Agricultural Chem. Gp. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $104.25 | 21,150 | $2,204,888 | 79,239 | -21.1% |
| 2012-05-17 23:40 | 2012-05-17 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.63 | 11,000 | $193,881 | 123,152 | +9.8% |
| 2012-05-17 23:18 | 2012-05-17 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS GLENN R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.37 | 650 | $11,291 | 31,462 | +2.1% |
| 2012-05-17 23:01 | 2012-05-15 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; President and COO | Steel | BUY | $18.40 | 2,000 | $36,800 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-17 16:38 | 2012-05-16 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.74 | 3,964 | $113,925 | 99,138 | -3.8% |
| 2012-05-16 23:15 | 2012-05-14 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | CLARK ROBERT L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $64.21 | 200 | $12,842 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-16 23:08 | 2012-05-14 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | NORDSTROM MICHAEL N. | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $5.61 | 6,000 | $33,631 | 6,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-16 18:47 | 2012-05-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Cantlon Angelica T. | Officer; SVP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $57.37 | 1,717 | $98,504 | 38,787 | -4.2% |
| 2012-05-16 22:56 | 2012-05-16 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | DeMuth Brant | Officer; EVP, Strategy and Corp. Dev. | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.95 | 1,000 | $5,945 | 28,769 | +3.6% |
| 2012-05-16 21:10 | 2012-05-15 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Wilson Stephen R | Director, Officer; Chairman, President, CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $166.39 | 25,000 | $4,159,833 | 139,886 | -15.2% |
| 2012-05-16 21:11 | 2012-05-15 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Vaisman Hernan | Officer; Group President, Flavors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $57.59 | 12,000 | $691,070 | 31,649 | -27.5% |
| 2012-05-16 23:06 | 2012-05-14 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Taylor Jeffrey L | Officer; Sr VP, Polyethylene | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $56.60 | 6,028 | $341,164 | 20,047 | -23.1% |
| 2012-05-16 23:04 | 2012-05-14 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | BLAKELY ROBERT T | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.10 | 2,324 | $132,700 | 10,029 | -18.8% |
| 2012-05-16 18:47 | 2012-05-15 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.19 | 4,000 | $4,760 | 826,962 | +0.5% |
| 2012-05-16 17:43 | 2012-05-14 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $29.24 | 35,913 | $1,050,233 | 99,138 | -26.6% |
| 2012-05-16 00:59 | 2012-05-11 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Executive Chairman of Board | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $21.15 | 200,000 | $4,230,000 | 10,896,000 | -1.8% |
| 2012-05-16 01:09 | 2012-05-11 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Gluski Andres | Director | Steel | BUY | $55.79 | 1,290 | $71,972 | 5,622 | +29.8% |
| 2012-05-15 17:36 | 2012-05-11 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | McCormack Mark R | Officer; VP, Australian Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.93 | 5,702 | $216,277 | 39,093 | -12.7% |
| 2012-05-15 23:34 | 2012-05-11 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | CRIVELLO MARIO L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.51 | 2,000 | $93,020 | 108,670 | -1.8% |
| 2012-05-15 23:19 | 2012-05-14 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | REMBOLT JAY | Officer; Vice President Finance & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.00 | 3,842 | $176,732 | 22,377 | -14.7% |
| 2012-05-16 00:44 | 2012-05-11 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | TAYLOR ANTHONY P | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $4.12 | 2,500 | $10,293 | 2,500 | +100.0% |
| 2012-05-16 00:44 | 2012-05-11 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | TAYLOR ANTHONY P | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $4.11 | 1,292 | $5,313 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-05-14 14:22 | 2012-05-11 | REX | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | TOMCHIN LAWRENCE | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $22.50 | 1,000 | $22,500 | 280,967 | -0.4% |
| 2012-05-14 23:11 | 2012-05-10 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | McNeeley Donald R. Jr. | Director | Steel | BUY | $19.08 | 10,500 | $200,358 | 60,750 | +20.9% |
| 2012-05-14 23:33 | 2012-05-10 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | BUSCEMI JAMES R | Officer; VP, Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $4.14 | 30,000 | $124,200 | 262,300 | -10.3% |
| 2012-05-14 23:10 | 2012-05-10 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $45.54 | 18,816 | $856,879 | 23,599 | -44.4% |
| 2012-05-14 21:59 | 2012-05-14 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | SHERMAN JOHN JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $62.15 | 1,757 | $109,198 | 1,350 | -56.5% |
| 2012-05-15 00:24 | 2012-05-11 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | POSTON GEORGE E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.49 | 6,500 | $133,185 | 20,000 | +48.1% |
| 2012-05-14 21:46 | 2012-05-10 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.58 | 28,747 | $879,046 | 99,138 | -22.5% |
| 2012-05-14 19:18 | 2012-05-10 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; Exec VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.93 | 15,389 | $475,982 | 11,620 | -57.0% |
| 2012-05-14 23:04 | 2012-05-10 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | LUKENS MAX L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.35 | 5,765 | $330,623 | 6,588 | -46.7% |
| 2012-05-14 17:13 | 2012-05-11 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Spears Mark A | Officer; Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $70.19 | 4,277 | $300,198 | 6,462 | -39.8% |
| 2012-05-14 17:12 | 2012-05-11 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | HERBST OTTO R | Officer; COO & EVP Global Paper Bus. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $70.16 | 5,000 | $350,811 | 88,712 | -5.3% |
| 2012-05-11 23:45 | 2012-05-09 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $57.63 | 5,000 | $288,150 | 92,488 | -5.1% |
| 2012-05-11 23:16 | 2012-05-09 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | FEATHERSTONE MARK A | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $45.00 | 3,069 | $138,105 | 15,635 | -16.4% |
| 2012-05-11 23:17 | 2012-05-10 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | DELATTRE EDWIN J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $45.27 | 2,000 | $90,540 | 13,183 | -13.2% |
| 2012-05-11 22:47 | 2012-05-10 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | TOMPKINS P KELLY | Officer; EVP Legal Govt. Aff.& Sustain. | Steel | BUY | $57.18 | 1,500 | $85,772 | 19,920 | +8.1% |
| 2012-05-11 23:48 | 2012-05-10 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | BRISIMITZAKIS ANGELO C | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $76.35 | 24,000 | $1,832,400 | 48,477 | -33.1% |
| 2012-05-11 20:49 | 2012-05-11 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Vice Chair. of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.26 | 8,000 | $162,060 | 112,152 | +7.7% |
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.