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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 20:07 | 2011-03-04 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.30 | 101,600 | $5,517,093 | 81,549,190 | -0.1% |
| 2011-03-07 16:38 | 2011-03-04 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Wright Murray H | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $14.32 | 16,000 | $229,179 | 139,233 | -10.3% |
| 2011-03-08 00:20 | 2011-03-07 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | ADAME MARGARET HAYES | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.18 | 3,000 | $171,536 | 4,500 | -40.0% |
| 2011-03-08 03:21 | 2011-03-07 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | ROWLEY STEVE | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $31.72 | 71,316 | $2,262,144 | 320,598 | -18.2% |
| 2011-03-07 18:46 | 2011-03-03 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | HESSNER CATHERINE | Officer; Senior VP - Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.60 | 515 | $13,700 | 23,823 | -2.1% |
| 2011-03-04 18:34 | 2011-03-03 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director, Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $36.26 | 10,000 | $362,600 | 22,280 | -31.0% |
| 2011-03-04 22:05 | 2011-03-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Johnson Richard L | Officer; SVP, Fibers & Global Sply Chn | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $94.42 | 15,000 | $1,416,300 | 14,367 | -51.1% |
| 2011-03-05 00:25 | 2011-03-03 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $72.17 | 300 | $21,651 | 6,152 | -4.6% |
| 2011-03-04 21:55 | 2011-03-02 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP of Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $14.06 | 38,386 | $539,807 | 20,000 | -65.7% |
| 2011-03-04 21:39 | 2011-03-02 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Nossol Leonhard | Officer; Group Controller for Europe | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $13.32 | 18,000 | $239,771 | 16,600 | -52.0% |
| 2011-03-05 00:25 | 2011-02-28 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Goetz Frederick J Jr | Director, Officer; Chief Science Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.35 | 5,265 | $7,132 | 3,294,917 | -0.2% |
| 2011-03-05 01:41 | 2011-03-03 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Moore James Richard | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | OPT+S | $17.27 | 1,843 | $31,829 | 100,830 | -1.8% |
| 2011-03-05 00:10 | 2011-03-03 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Taylor Jeffrey L | Officer; Sr VP, Polyethylene | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $49.38 | 2,922 | $144,277 | 23,196 | -11.2% |
| 2011-03-05 00:09 | 2011-03-02 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Hansen David R | Officer; Sr VP Administration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $48.00 | 12,627 | $606,096 | 27,679 | -31.3% |
| 2011-03-04 22:07 | 2011-03-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | RAISBECK DAVID W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $92.67 | 2,000 | $185,340 | 3,053 | -39.6% |
| 2011-03-05 00:08 | 2011-03-02 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | BLAKELY ROBERT T | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $48.05 | 8,343 | $400,921 | 8,225 | -50.4% |
| 2011-03-05 01:30 | 2011-03-03 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | RANKIN B M JR | Director | Copper | BUY | $0.00 | 200,000 | $0 | 585,360 | +51.9% |
| 2011-03-04 18:49 | 2011-03-03 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CROFT JAMES AD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $33.78 | 4,000 | $135,106 | 20,465 | -16.3% |
| 2011-03-04 20:11 | 2011-03-03 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.00 | 83,400 | $4,503,600 | 81,650,790 | -0.1% |
| 2011-03-05 00:09 | 2011-03-03 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | LUKENS MAX L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $48.41 | 2,759 | $133,563 | 8,225 | -25.1% |
| 2011-03-03 18:34 | 2011-03-01 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President,Sec/Trea. | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.06 | 100,000 | $5,750 | 4,045,593 | -2.4% |
| 2011-03-03 19:44 | 2011-03-01 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | BEUG NORMAN B | Officer; Senior Vice President | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $86.45 | 3,280 | $283,556 | 90,094 | -3.5% |
| 2011-03-03 20:15 | 2011-03-01 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $70.50 | 6,697 | $472,139 | 500 | -93.1% |
| 2011-03-03 22:26 | 2011-03-02 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | CALFEE WILLIAM R | Officer; Exec. V.P. Commercial Projects | Steel | SALE | $95.51 | 9,673 | $923,885 | 32,753 | -22.8% |
| 2011-03-04 03:37 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Gold | SALE | $55.38 | 1,719 | $95,193 | 14,188 | -10.8% |
| 2011-03-04 03:35 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $54.94 | 5,588 | $306,986 | 44,201 | -11.2% |
| 2011-03-04 03:34 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Director, Officer; Director, President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $54.85 | 15,277 | $838,009 | 250,187 | -5.8% |
| 2011-03-04 03:32 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Lansdown Guy L P | Officer; EVP, Discovery and Development | Gold | SALE | $55.00 | 5,925 | $325,857 | 49,381 | -10.7% |
| 2011-03-04 03:32 | 2001-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $55.40 | 1,006 | $55,736 | 13,902 | -6.7% |
| 2011-03-04 03:30 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $54.99 | 5,171 | $284,368 | 38,698 | -11.8% |
| 2011-03-04 03:27 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hill Brian A | Officer; EVP, Operations | Gold | SALE | $54.98 | 6,215 | $341,708 | 48,887 | -11.3% |
| 2011-03-04 03:04 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $55.36 | 494 | $27,348 | 19,767 | -2.4% |
| 2011-03-04 03:03 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gutierrez David V | Officer; VP, Planning & Tax | Gold | SALE | $55.37 | 588 | $32,558 | 21,128 | -2.7% |
| 2011-03-04 03:01 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Johnson Roger | Officer; VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Gold | SALE | $55.34 | 390 | $21,583 | 11,535 | -3.3% |
| 2011-03-04 03:29 | 2011-03-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | HUSPENI JEFFREY R | Officer; SVP, African Operations | Gold | SALE | $55.40 | 1,406 | $77,889 | 33,907 | -4.0% |
| 2011-03-04 02:21 | 2011-03-03 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $24.20 | 6,000 | $145,200 | 373,716 | +1.6% |
| 2011-03-03 17:23 | 2011-03-01 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | THOMPSON PETER J | Officer; EVP, Fin & Strat Planning | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $55.00 | 342 | $18,810 | 59,461 | -0.6% |
| 2011-03-02 16:37 | 2011-03-01 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Kadien Thomas G | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $81.52 | 1,000 | $81,520 | 6,310 | +18.8% |
| 2011-03-03 00:09 | 2011-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Mangieri George J | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $48.00 | 2,241 | $107,575 | 25,755 | -8.0% |
| 2011-03-03 00:08 | 2011-02-28 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Hansen David R | Officer; Sr VP Adminstration | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.43 | 8,896 | $421,962 | 27,679 | -24.3% |
| 2011-03-03 02:38 | 2011-03-02 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | SABALA JAMES A | Officer; Sr. Vice President & CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $10.29 | 45,872 | $472,174 | 38,494 | -54.4% |
| 2011-03-03 02:45 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $55.91 | 1,257 | $70,278 | 37,999 | -3.2% |
| 2011-03-03 02:38 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Lansdown Guy L P | Officer; EVP, Discovery and Development | Gold | SALE | $55.88 | 1,396 | $78,007 | 48,790 | -2.8% |
| 2011-03-03 02:36 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MacGowan William N | Officer; EVP, Human Resources | Gold | SALE | $56.00 | 903 | $50,568 | 11,796 | -7.1% |
| 2011-03-03 02:31 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $55.94 | 460 | $25,732 | 12,494 | -3.6% |
| 2011-03-03 02:29 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hill Brian A | Officer; EVP, Operations | Gold | SALE | $56.01 | 1,393 | $78,026 | 48,586 | -2.8% |
| 2011-03-03 02:25 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Director, Officer; Director, President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $56.15 | 5,603 | $314,608 | 245,801 | -2.2% |
| 2011-03-03 02:21 | 2011-02-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $55.94 | 1,302 | $72,838 | 43,704 | -2.9% |
| 2011-03-03 01:46 | 2011-02-28 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | Korner Lisa J | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $60.27 | 3,328 | $200,589 | 25,000 | -11.7% |
| 2011-03-02 19:12 | 2011-03-02 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | MCROBBIE IAN MALCOLM | Officer; Snr VP Research & Technology | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.82 | 1,990 | $51,379 | 57,870 | -3.3% |
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.