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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-07 01:14 | 2010-12-03 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | ROGERS JAMES P | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $81.28 | 55,679 | $4,525,366 | 65,811 | -45.8% |
| 2010-12-07 02:48 | 2010-11-15 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $60.66 | 257 | $15,590 | 3,110 | -7.6% |
| 2010-12-07 01:16 | 2010-12-02 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | NICOLAIS MICHAEL R | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $27.00 | 3,000 | $81,000 | 8,388 | -26.3% |
| 2010-12-03 23:33 | 2010-12-03 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director, Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $35.00 | 6,688 | $234,080 | 144,893 | -4.4% |
| 2010-12-04 01:22 | 2010-12-01 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | INTER ALIA HOLDING CO | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.54 | 2,900 | $39,280 | 618,768 | -0.5% |
| 2010-12-04 00:38 | 2010-12-02 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | STONE TERRY L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.69 | 14,400 | $9,946 | 201,342 | -6.7% |
| 2010-12-04 00:52 | 2010-12-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $10.98 | 9,000 | $98,792 | 197,236 | -4.4% |
| 2010-12-04 01:25 | 2010-12-01 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Jon M | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Executive Chairman | Chemicals | SALE | $15.54 | 538,600 | $8,371,783 | 22,277,518 | -2.4% |
| 2010-12-04 00:34 | 2010-12-01 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | WEDRAL ELAINE R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.61 | 10,948 | $346,101 | 40,464 | -21.3% |
| 2010-12-04 01:05 | 2010-12-01 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | LYNCH G PATRICK | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $13.54 | 2,900 | $39,280 | 618,768 | -0.5% |
| 2010-12-04 00:37 | 2010-12-02 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $40.00 | 6,000 | $240,000 | 23,814 | -20.1% |
| 2010-12-04 01:25 | 2010-12-02 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | KREBS MITCHELL J | Officer; SVP and CFO | Gold | SALE | $25.00 | 5,000 | $125,000 | 8,543 | -36.9% |
| 2010-12-04 01:36 | 2010-12-01 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID DAVID C | Officer; VP of Exploration, Secy/Treas | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $26.11 | 31,100 | $812,139 | 3,022,157 | -1.0% |
| 2010-12-04 05:35 | 2010-12-01 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.75 | 11,000 | $239,289 | 3,008,651 | -0.4% |
| 2010-12-02 23:58 | 2010-11-30 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Prince John L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.73 | 20,400 | $14,947 | 186,142 | -9.9% |
| 2010-12-03 03:55 | 2010-11-30 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MCDERMOTT EDWARD H | 10% owner | Building Materials | BUY | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2010-12-02 20:54 | 2010-11-30 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, CLO and Corp Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $78.26 | 31,000 | $2,426,060 | 13,338 | -69.9% |
| 2010-12-03 03:56 | 2010-12-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $6.89 | 1,000 | $6,890 | 70,791 | -1.4% |
| 2010-12-02 18:07 | 2010-12-01 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | SEITZ THOMAS W | Officer; Sr. VP-Strat. Excell. Init. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.30 | 20,000 | $1,506,000 | 47,525 | -29.6% |
| 2010-12-03 03:51 | 2010-11-30 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | SCULLY JOHN H | 10% owner | Building Materials | SALE | $0.00 | 0 | $0 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2010-12-03 00:15 | 2010-11-30 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.76 | 800,000 | $3,008,400 | 10,000,000 | -7.4% |
| 2010-12-02 23:02 | 2010-11-30 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | SIMONTON JAMES L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.06 | 6,524 | $33,010 | 184,009 | -3.4% |
| 2010-12-02 00:21 | 2010-11-22 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Dortch Samuel | Officer; Exec. VP & Gen. Manager FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.50 | 5,100 | $48,440 | 13,200 | +63.0% |
| 2010-12-01 22:10 | 2010-11-30 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MEATHE JAMES | Director; Director | Steel | OPT+S | $21.09 | 4,000 | $84,360 | 11,200 | -26.3% |
| 2010-12-02 01:52 | 2010-11-29 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID DAVID C | Officer; VP of Exploration, Secy/Treas | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $25.42 | 27,762 | $705,699 | 3,053,257 | -0.9% |
| 2010-12-01 22:54 | 2010-11-29 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.09 | 25,000 | $2,125 | 6,226,755 | +0.4% |
| 2010-12-01 00:20 | 2010-11-24 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $3.27 | 318,826 | $1,041,031 | 10,800,000 | -2.9% |
| 2010-11-29 23:31 | 2010-11-24 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.99 | 4,009 | $288,608 | 12,343 | -24.5% |
| 2010-11-30 00:25 | 2010-11-23 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | TAYLOR WESLEY A | Director, Officer; Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $1.83 | 1,300 | $2,379 | 25,083 | -4.9% |
| 2010-11-30 00:36 | 2010-11-29 | NTIC | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP | STONE MARK J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $14.39 | 2,000 | $28,786 | 10,000 | -16.7% |
| 2010-11-30 03:07 | 2010-11-29 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $52.23 | 4,192 | $218,948 | 79,157 | -5.0% |
| 2010-11-30 01:04 | 2010-11-24 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID DAVID C | Officer; VP of Exploration, Secy/Treas | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $25.40 | 17,238 | $437,921 | 3,081,019 | -0.6% |
| 2010-11-26 20:55 | 2010-11-24 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | FITZPATRICK FRANK | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.12 | 60,750 | $1,951,211 | 49,820 | -54.9% |
| 2010-11-25 00:07 | 2010-11-24 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | GOADBY DAVID J | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $82.28 | 1,000 | $82,280 | 30,666 | -3.2% |
| 2010-11-24 22:19 | 2010-11-24 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MIRZAYANTZ NICOLAS | Officer; Group President Fragrance | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $52.21 | 8,630 | $450,572 | 79,157 | -9.8% |
| 2010-11-25 00:18 | 2010-11-22 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | CONRAD BILL M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $25.17 | 20,000 | $503,332 | 173,160 | -10.4% |
| 2010-11-25 01:47 | 2010-11-22 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | WELLENDORF DON R | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $55.98 | 16,052 | $898,536 | 105,524 | -13.2% |
| 2010-11-25 01:46 | 2010-11-22 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | WELLENDORF DON R | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $55.79 | 26,885 | $1,499,992 | 121,576 | -18.1% |
| 2010-11-23 20:58 | 2010-11-19 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Mancione Michael J | Officer; VP, CM&C - North America | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $30.00 | 2,000 | $60,000 | 7,568 | -20.9% |
| 2010-11-24 00:26 | 2010-11-22 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.88 | 16,000 | $622,000 | 128,896 | -11.0% |
| 2010-11-23 00:22 | 2010-11-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.78 | 19,726 | $15,400 | 523,699 | -3.6% |
| 2010-11-23 00:21 | 2010-11-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.76 | 15,834 | $12,056 | 543,425 | -2.8% |
| 2010-11-23 00:21 | 2010-11-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.75 | 16,120 | $12,101 | 559,259 | -2.8% |
| 2010-11-23 00:20 | 2010-11-18 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.74 | 23,320 | $17,334 | 575,379 | -3.9% |
| 2010-11-22 22:54 | 2010-11-18 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.99 | 1,000 | $68,990 | 12,343 | -7.5% |
| 2010-11-23 00:27 | 2010-11-18 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao James | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.50 | 32,399 | $1,214,963 | 87,937 | -26.9% |
| 2010-11-22 22:23 | 2010-11-18 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | FERGUSON J BRIAN | Director, Officer; Exec Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $78.83 | 83,085 | $6,549,591 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-11-23 00:27 | 2010-11-19 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | CARDIN RICHARD W | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $40.50 | 700 | $28,350 | 7,233 | -8.8% |
| 2010-11-20 01:44 | 2010-11-19 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Poirier Don | Officer; VP - Corporate Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $8.52 | 10,000 | $85,200 | 67,452 | -12.9% |
| 2010-11-19 23:58 | 2010-11-18 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Koch Philipp P | Officer; VP, Supply Chain | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $118.50 | 20,800 | $2,464,867 | 10,283 | -66.9% |
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.