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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-20 23:47 | 2010-12-17 | POL | AVIENT CORP | ROSENAU ROBERT M | Officer; SVP, President of PP&S | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $13.13 | 12,272 | $161,183 | 47,280 | -20.6% |
| 2010-12-17 22:55 | 2010-12-16 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUTZ THEODORE H | Officer; VP, Group Manager | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $80.05 | 21,212 | $1,697,915 | 39,127 | -35.2% |
| 2010-12-17 23:30 | 2010-12-16 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | LIBERT JEFFREY M | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.00 | 5,000 | $110,000 | 10,010 | -33.3% |
| 2010-12-17 23:48 | 2010-12-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $74.99 | 2,000 | $149,980 | 20,015 | -9.1% |
| 2010-12-17 20:23 | 2010-12-16 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | WASON ROBERT A IV | Officer; Sr. VP, General Counsel | Building Materials | SALE | $42.42 | 900 | $38,175 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-12-17 20:23 | 2010-12-16 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | JAMES DONALD M | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $47.04 | 20,000 | $940,814 | 23,397 | -46.1% |
| 2010-12-16 23:29 | 2010-12-14 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Sansone Daniel F | Officer; Sr. VP & CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $0.00 | 4,500 | $0 | 12,031 | -27.2% |
| 2010-12-16 23:47 | 2010-12-15 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Wilson Stephen R | Director, Officer; Chairman, President, CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $117.30 | 10,000 | $1,172,969 | 130,596 | -7.1% |
| 2010-12-16 18:15 | 2010-12-14 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUTZ THEODORE H | Officer; VP, Group Manager | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $80.01 | 43,248 | $3,460,463 | 39,127 | -52.5% |
| 2010-12-17 00:27 | 2010-12-14 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $42.00 | 8,825 | $370,650 | 23,814 | -27.0% |
| 2010-12-17 01:56 | 2010-12-15 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HAMMOND JOHN L | Officer; Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.10 | 28,522 | $1,029,539 | 90,748 | -23.9% |
| 2010-12-17 01:56 | 2010-12-15 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; Senior VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.10 | 23,128 | $834,835 | 144,472 | -13.8% |
| 2010-12-16 22:54 | 2010-12-15 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $51.01 | 50,000 | $2,550,260 | 82,501,690 | -0.1% |
| 2010-12-16 22:57 | 2010-12-14 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | JAMES DONALD M | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $47.54 | 106,650 | $5,070,301 | 23,397 | -82.0% |
| 2010-12-17 03:19 | 2010-12-15 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | RIDGE GARRY O | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.39 | 2,400 | $99,336 | 62,625 | -3.7% |
| 2010-12-16 00:51 | 2010-12-13 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $54.33 | 6,000 | $325,980 | 2,293 | -72.4% |
| 2010-12-16 02:53 | 2010-12-13 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Atkinson David | Director, 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 6,402,765 | +0.3% |
| 2010-12-16 02:44 | 2010-12-13 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Schara William V | Director, Officer; CEO | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 1,220,833 | +1.7% |
| 2010-12-15 23:18 | 2010-12-14 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Dortch Samuel | Officer; Exec. VP & Gen. Manager FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.94 | 8,400 | $83,496 | 23,116 | +57.1% |
| 2010-12-15 22:19 | 2010-12-06 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.23 | 6,406,639 | $1,473,527 | 34,979 | -99.5% |
| 2010-12-16 01:56 | 2010-12-13 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | OPT+S | $27.00 | 2,000 | $54,000 | 37,158 | -5.1% |
| 2010-12-16 02:38 | 2010-12-08 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Orchow William | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 203,333 | +11.4% |
| 2010-12-16 03:07 | 2010-12-13 | GMRC | Goldrich Mining Company | Orchow William | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 203,333 | +11.4% |
| 2010-12-16 02:29 | 2010-12-08 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | EICKERMAN KENNETH S | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 70,833 | +41.7% |
| 2010-12-16 03:02 | 2010-12-13 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | EICKERMAN KENNETH S | Director | Gold | BUY | $0.23 | 20,833 | $4,792 | 70,833 | +41.7% |
| 2010-12-16 03:06 | 2010-12-14 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | WHEELER DENNIS E | Director, Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $27.27 | 20,000 | $545,400 | 74,341 | -21.2% |
| 2010-12-16 03:46 | 2010-12-13 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID WILLIAM W | Director, Officer; Chairman, CEO and Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $27.93 | 4,331 | $120,968 | 1,455,535 | -0.3% |
| 2010-12-16 01:00 | 2010-12-14 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $41.79 | 13,900 | $580,855 | 99,996 | -12.2% |
| 2010-12-16 03:09 | 2010-12-13 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | RIDGE GARRY O | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.96 | 4,600 | $188,404 | 62,625 | -6.8% |
| 2010-12-15 00:14 | 2010-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $50.51 | 85,729 | $4,330,172 | 19,807,487 | -0.4% |
| 2010-12-14 21:10 | 2010-12-13 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ELIAS RICHARD C | Officer; Sr. VP, Optical & SpecMatls | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $81.04 | 33 | $2,707 | 7,492 | +0.4% |
| 2010-12-15 00:36 | 2010-12-10 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.07 | 129,407 | $8,606 | 4,145,593 | -3.0% |
| 2010-12-15 01:22 | 2010-12-10 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.99 | 3,191 | $236,102 | 12,343 | -20.5% |
| 2010-12-15 01:17 | 2010-12-13 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COLE J STEVEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.95 | 1,000 | $20,950 | 20,386 | -4.7% |
| 2010-12-15 00:34 | 2010-12-10 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MCMILLAN EDWARD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.74 | 5,063 | $165,747 | 40,464 | -11.1% |
| 2010-12-15 00:52 | 2010-12-14 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.85 | 200,000 | $10,170,900 | 82,551,690 | -0.2% |
| 2010-12-14 20:05 | 2010-12-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.09 | 250,000 | $12,522,650 | 82,751,690 | -0.3% |
| 2010-12-15 00:11 | 2010-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $50.51 | 85,729 | $4,330,172 | 3,059,685 | -2.7% |
| 2010-12-14 16:06 | 2010-12-10 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $40.95 | 5,000 | $204,750 | 108,896 | -4.4% |
| 2010-12-15 00:06 | 2010-12-14 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $93.08 | 5,880 | $547,296 | 78,561 | -7.0% |
| 2010-12-14 02:34 | 2010-12-09 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $52.91 | 12,000 | $634,920 | 161,988 | -6.9% |
| 2010-12-13 17:55 | 2010-12-10 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Vetor Duke D | Officer; SVP - N. American Coal | Steel | SALE | $74.22 | 600 | $44,532 | 20,703 | -2.8% |
| 2010-12-13 22:55 | 2010-12-10 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Dortch Samuel | Officer; Exec. VP & Gen. Manager FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.55 | 1,000 | $9,550 | 14,716 | +7.3% |
| 2010-12-14 01:10 | 2010-12-09 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Prince John L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.79 | 28,900 | $22,921 | 147,142 | -16.4% |
| 2010-12-14 01:35 | 2010-12-09 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | ACKERMAN RAYMOND BASIL | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $24.29 | 1,000 | $24,290 | 8,600 | -10.4% |
| 2010-12-13 23:08 | 2010-12-09 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | PETERS JERRY L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $11.25 | 2,000 | $22,502 | 42,690 | -4.5% |
| 2010-12-14 03:00 | 2010-12-13 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $40.20 | 2,000 | $80,400 | 22,182 | -8.3% |
| 2010-12-14 01:24 | 2010-12-10 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.95 | 44,000 | $1,581,892 | 228,673 | -16.1% |
| 2010-12-13 23:14 | 2010-12-10 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | JURGENSEN WILLIAM G | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $50.58 | 10,000 | $505,750 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-12-14 02:21 | 2010-12-09 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID DAVID C | Officer; VP of Exploration, Secy/Treas | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $26.81 | 30,155 | $808,356 | 2,973,257 | -1.0% |
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.