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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-01 23:43 | 2012-02-01 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | WHITWAM DAVID R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $91.21 | 2,500 | $228,025 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-02-01 23:58 | 2012-01-31 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $96.80 | 48,318 | $4,677,298 | 144,806 | -25.0% |
| 2012-02-01 23:15 | 2012-01-30 | SVBL | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Hsia Duncan | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.47 | 128,241 | $60,171 | 225,909 | -36.2% |
| 2012-02-01 01:37 | 2012-01-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $86.92 | 1,000 | $86,920 | 4,041 | -19.8% |
| 2012-02-01 00:23 | 2012-01-27 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $12.25 | 800 | $9,802 | 5,235,137 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 22:34 | 2012-01-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.49 | 1,750 | $149,608 | 4,223 | -29.3% |
| 2012-02-01 01:39 | 2012-01-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $86.01 | 4,223 | $363,232 | 12,211 | -25.7% |
| 2012-02-01 01:28 | 2011-12-19 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $82.96 | 809 | $67,115 | 16,434 | -4.7% |
| 2012-02-01 02:55 | 2012-01-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | HURLBUTT JAMES E | Officer; V.P. & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $85.00 | 2,500 | $212,500 | 6,133 | -29.0% |
| 2012-02-01 02:40 | 2012-01-30 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.23 | 5,625 | $119,391 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-01-31 21:27 | 2012-01-30 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | DIMICCO DANIEL R | Director, Officer; CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Steel | OPT+S | $44.53 | 19,524 | $869,337 | 509,891 | -3.7% |
| 2012-01-31 21:26 | 2012-01-30 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | LOTT HAMILTON JR | Officer; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Steel | OPT+S | $44.34 | 8,134 | $360,663 | 166,660 | -4.7% |
| 2012-01-31 21:31 | 2012-01-30 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | BROWNING PETER C | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $43.60 | 3,112 | $135,683 | 29,596 | -9.5% |
| 2012-01-31 03:09 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Meek Thomas J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 402 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:08 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MAYGER DOUGLAS W | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 1,389 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:09 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MONAGLE DJ III | Officer; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 704 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:08 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | Officer; Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 834 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 02:44 | 2012-01-27 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Doyle William R. | Director, Officer; Chairman, President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.26 | 11,209 | $2,914 | 31,209 | +56.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:09 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MUSCARI JOSEPH C | Officer; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 934 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:08 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | HONEY RICK | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 2,844 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:09 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | HARRISON DENNIS R | Officer; Former Senior Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 03:08 | 2012-01-26 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | CIPOLLA MICHAEL | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 3,389 | 0.0% |
| 2012-01-31 01:52 | 2012-01-26 | SVBL | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Hsia Duncan | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.49 | 35,850 | $17,498 | 54,150 | -39.8% |
| 2012-01-28 04:55 | 2008-10-23 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HAYES DOUGLAS M | Director | Steel | BUY | $19.89 | 2,000 | $39,780 | 21,195 | +10.4% |
| 2012-01-27 16:12 | 2012-01-26 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | HOOPER MICHELE J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $89.69 | 5,000 | $448,451 | 1,600 | -75.8% |
| 2012-01-26 20:17 | 2012-01-24 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | Smith Barbara | Officer; SrVP & CFO | Steel | BUY | $12.74 | 2,000 | $25,474 | 6,000 | +50.0% |
| 2012-01-27 03:31 | 2012-01-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Huttner Jack | Officer; EVP, Commercial&Public Affairs | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $7.09 | 515 | $3,651 | 15,450 | -3.2% |
| 2012-01-27 03:31 | 2012-01-24 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Lund Brett | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $7.08 | 515 | $3,646 | 50,760 | -1.0% |
| 2012-01-27 00:38 | 2012-01-24 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $12.28 | 7,677 | $94,243 | 5,235,937 | -0.1% |
| 2012-01-26 22:38 | 2012-01-25 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | MORRILL RICHARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $62.24 | 700 | $43,568 | 13,337 | -5.0% |
| 2012-01-27 01:08 | 2012-01-26 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $55.25 | 2,524 | $139,451 | 400,010 | +0.6% |
| 2012-01-26 02:01 | 2012-01-24 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $83.92 | 500 | $41,960 | 4,041 | -11.0% |
| 2012-01-25 20:38 | 2012-01-23 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Wilson Stephen R | Director, Officer; Chairman, President, CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $175.39 | 50,000 | $8,769,725 | 139,886 | -26.3% |
| 2012-01-25 20:32 | 2012-01-23 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | MCCREARY JAMES C | Officer; VP and Corp. Controller | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $27.30 | 3,742 | $102,157 | 26,329 | -12.4% |
| 2012-01-25 21:18 | 2012-01-25 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | HAGENLOCKER EDWARD E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $86.80 | 8,000 | $694,430 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-01-24 23:44 | 2012-01-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | De Leener Pierre-Marie | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $88.85 | 10,000 | $888,500 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-01-25 04:33 | 2012-01-20 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | GILLIGAN KEVIN M | Officer; VP, Global Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.97 | 5,695 | $153,600 | 15,484 | -26.9% |
| 2012-01-24 23:35 | 2012-01-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Alexander J Rich | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $88.62 | 12,296 | $1,089,643 | 38,825 | -24.1% |
| 2012-01-24 23:41 | 2012-01-23 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | MEHRABIAN ROBERT | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $88.17 | 10,000 | $881,726 | 2,000 | -83.3% |
| 2012-01-24 23:49 | 2012-01-24 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | BERGES JAMES G | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $87.44 | 2,500 | $218,598 | 5,816 | -30.1% |
| 2012-01-24 21:14 | 2012-01-23 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | JONES MARK E III | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $1.75 | 10,000 | $17,500 | 248,000 | -3.9% |
| 2012-01-25 01:42 | 2012-01-24 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $21.04 | 81,000 | $1,704,491 | 636,276 | +14.6% |
| 2012-01-25 03:18 | 2012-01-24 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCCHESNEY PATRICK D | Director | Gold | SALE | $2.91 | 2,550 | $7,421 | 104,157 | -2.4% |
| 2012-01-24 01:23 | 2012-01-20 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | MACKAY HAROLD H | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $53.99 | 13,950 | $753,161 | 11,916 | -53.9% |
| 2012-01-24 00:08 | 2012-01-20 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Slifstein Barry | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $24.88 | 1,957 | $48,690 | 26,843 | -6.8% |
| 2012-01-24 03:40 | 2012-01-19 | SVBL | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Hsia Duncan | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.50 | 212,466 | $106,063 | 90,000 | -70.2% |
| 2012-01-21 02:05 | 2012-01-18 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | RICE RONALD A | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $24.41 | 68,185 | $1,664,150 | 289,501 | -19.1% |
| 2012-01-20 00:03 | 2012-01-17 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | MILLS RICK J | Director | Steel | BUY | $13.25 | 5,000 | $66,250 | 6,000 | +500.0% |
| 2012-01-20 03:39 | 2012-01-17 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | BRLAS LAURIE | Officer; Executive VP and CFO | Steel | SALE | $71.69 | 1,000 | $71,690 | 42,035 | -2.3% |
| 2012-01-20 01:04 | 2012-01-19 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $59.90 | 2,000 | $119,800 | 397,486 | +0.5% |
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.