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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-08 17:34 | 2011-06-07 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Potter Clifford Kent | Officer; EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $39.08 | 2,000 | $78,160 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-08 23:57 | 2011-06-06 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | INTER ALIA HOLDING CO | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.27 | 1,100 | $17,902 | 607,358 | -0.2% |
| 2011-06-09 01:45 | 2011-06-07 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | WITTS GRAEME | Director | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $11.85 | 30,000 | $355,413 | 74,685 | +67.1% |
| 2011-06-09 00:10 | 2011-06-06 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | LYNCH G PATRICK | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.27 | 1,100 | $17,902 | 607,358 | -0.2% |
| 2011-06-08 23:10 | 2011-06-08 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $43.68 | 15,000 | $655,250 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-08 04:36 | 2011-06-03 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Gillen Donald | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $15.21 | 1,800 | $27,377 | 119,499 | +1.5% |
| 2011-06-08 00:11 | 2011-06-07 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $42.98 | 1,775 | $76,297 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-07 17:40 | 2011-06-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $43.24 | 10,000 | $432,364 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-06 23:21 | 2011-06-02 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.61 | 17,768 | $241,878 | 5,929,094 | -0.3% |
| 2011-06-04 00:43 | 2011-06-01 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | INTER ALIA HOLDING CO | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.35 | 3,210 | $52,478 | 608,458 | -0.5% |
| 2011-06-03 21:00 | 2011-06-01 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Koch Philipp P | Officer; VP, Supply Chain | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $151.89 | 8,000 | $1,215,125 | 10,283 | -43.8% |
| 2011-06-03 20:50 | 2011-06-01 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Turner Walter W | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.35 | 6,000 | $236,100 | 255,372 | -2.3% |
| 2011-06-04 00:58 | 2011-06-01 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | LYNCH G PATRICK | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.35 | 3,210 | $52,478 | 608,458 | -0.5% |
| 2011-06-03 22:40 | 2011-06-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $11.76 | 1,000 | $11,760 | 64,791 | -1.5% |
| 2011-06-04 00:42 | 2011-06-03 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $43.50 | 4,089 | $177,865 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-03 21:37 | 2011-06-02 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | SMITH MARY E | Officer; VP Administration & Secretary | Gold | SALE | $1.78 | 30,000 | $53,310 | 181,888 | -14.2% |
| 2011-06-03 21:32 | 2011-06-02 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance & CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.78 | 35,000 | $62,195 | 178,132 | -16.4% |
| 2011-06-03 21:25 | 2011-06-02 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | BELANGER A DOUGLAS | Director, Officer; President | Gold | SALE | $1.78 | 47,500 | $84,408 | 1,515,956 | -3.0% |
| 2011-06-03 21:16 | 2011-06-02 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | TIMM ROCKNE J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Gold | SALE | $1.78 | 50,000 | $88,850 | 1,210,125 | -4.0% |
| 2011-06-03 00:59 | 2011-06-01 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | MAYGER DOUGLAS W | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.26 | 3,386 | $227,751 | 3,262 | -50.9% |
| 2011-06-02 22:28 | 2011-06-01 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Gallogly James L | Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $42.85 | 93,984 | $4,027,102 | 1,771,794 | -5.0% |
| 2011-06-02 23:16 | 2011-05-27 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Sharp Ted Riley | Officer; CFO | Gold | BUY | $0.21 | 160,000 | $33,600 | 413,182 | +63.2% |
| 2011-06-03 00:03 | 2011-05-27 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Schara William V | Director, Officer; CEO | Gold | BUY | $0.21 | 510,000 | $107,100 | 880,833 | +137.5% |
| 2011-06-02 22:53 | 2011-05-27 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | DUFF JAMES K | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.21 | 25,000 | $5,250 | 237,903 | +11.7% |
| 2011-06-02 22:07 | 2011-05-31 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.02 | 898 | $60,182 | 24,186 | -3.6% |
| 2011-06-03 01:53 | 2011-06-01 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON PSB FUND | Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $27.60 | 125,000 | $3,450,000 | 475,000 | -20.8% |
| 2011-06-02 23:53 | 2011-06-02 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $43.80 | 1,199 | $52,516 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-03 01:52 | 2011-06-01 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | SIMPSON BARCLAY | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $27.60 | 125,000 | $3,450,000 | 475,000 | -20.8% |
| 2011-06-01 23:14 | 2011-05-27 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.50 | 17,576 | $237,207 | 5,946,862 | -0.3% |
| 2011-06-01 20:17 | 2011-05-27 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | HARRISON DENNIS R | Officer; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $66.50 | 498 | $33,118 | 16,307 | -3.0% |
| 2011-06-01 13:32 | 2011-05-31 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BOON PHILIP JOHN | Officer; Exec VP, Business Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $33.47 | 1,000 | $33,468 | 15,122 | -6.2% |
| 2011-05-31 23:30 | 2011-05-31 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAAM RONALD H | Other | Chemicals | SALE | $14.57 | 4,340 | $63,234 | 59,474 | -6.8% |
| 2011-06-01 01:33 | 2011-05-31 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $40.58 | 10,000 | $405,820 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-05-31 21:22 | 2011-05-26 | POL | AVIENT CORP | MOONEY EDWARD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $14.52 | 60,000 | $871,446 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011-05-27 00:24 | 2011-05-25 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | HARDY K. LEON | Officer; SVP of Operations | Gold | BUY | $26.29 | 3,000 | $78,870 | 42,262 | +7.6% |
| 2011-05-26 23:16 | 2011-05-24 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.28 | 10,676 | $141,761 | 5,964,438 | -0.2% |
| 2011-05-27 00:29 | 2011-05-25 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | KREBS MITCHELL J | Officer; SVP and CFO | Gold | BUY | $26.33 | 2,000 | $52,658 | 35,657 | +5.9% |
| 2011-05-26 20:40 | 2011-05-26 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $82.64 | 10,728 | $886,515 | 59,423 | -15.3% |
| 2011-05-26 00:09 | 2011-05-23 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Gillen Donald | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $16.00 | 3,791 | $60,656 | 117,699 | +3.3% |
| 2011-05-26 01:43 | 2011-05-24 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Davisson William | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $147.51 | 8,218 | $1,212,199 | 3,777 | -68.5% |
| 2011-05-25 15:27 | 2011-05-23 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAAM RONALD H | Other | Chemicals | SALE | $14.50 | 710 | $10,295 | 55,014 | -1.3% |
| 2011-05-25 19:26 | 2011-05-23 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | KRAFT HERBERT A | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $10.00 | 26,700 | $267,000 | 2,964,827 | -0.9% |
| 2011-05-25 19:17 | 2011-05-24 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | RHODES HORACE G | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $45.63 | 3,000 | $136,890 | 7,000 | -30.0% |
| 2011-05-26 00:21 | 2011-05-25 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCCHESNEY PATRICK D | Director | Gold | SALE | $1.79 | 3,843 | $6,879 | 124,157 | -3.0% |
| 2011-05-24 23:45 | 2011-05-20 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MORCH OTTO C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.90 | 1,500 | $2,850 | 6,300 | -19.2% |
| 2011-05-24 20:52 | 2011-05-20 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, Chief Legal & Admin Ofc | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $104.56 | 20,323 | $2,125,058 | 17,308 | -54.0% |
| 2011-05-25 01:11 | 2011-05-24 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $39.55 | 1,394 | $55,133 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-05-23 20:08 | 2011-05-18 | CTGO | Contango ORE, Inc. | Gillen Donald | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $15.52 | 2,332 | $36,202 | 113,908 | +2.1% |
| 2011-05-23 21:18 | 2011-05-19 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | Ing Perry | Officer; Vice President, CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $6.65 | 74,000 | $491,782 | 16,833 | -81.5% |
| 2011-05-23 23:10 | 2011-05-19 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.25 | 35,576 | $471,446 | 5,975,114 | -0.6% |
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.