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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-05 04:07 | 2010-11-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | FERGUSON J BRIAN | Director, Officer; Exec Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $79.88 | 111,674 | $8,920,687 | 83,217 | -57.3% |
| 2010-11-05 01:39 | 2010-11-02 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, CLO and Corp Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $80.33 | 24,169 | $1,941,452 | 13,338 | -64.4% |
| 2010-11-04 22:16 | 2010-11-04 | BW | MATERION Corp | Hipple Richard J | Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $34.56 | 5,187 | $179,263 | 78,652 | -6.2% |
| 2010-11-05 01:20 | 2010-11-04 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | SMITH MARY E | Officer; Vice President Administration/ | Gold | SALE | $1.44 | 17,000 | $24,480 | 151,888 | -10.1% |
| 2010-11-05 01:32 | 2010-11-04 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.44 | 30,000 | $43,200 | 143,132 | -17.3% |
| 2010-11-05 01:37 | 2010-11-04 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | BELANGER A DOUGLAS | Director, Officer; President | Gold | SALE | $1.44 | 45,000 | $64,800 | 1,527,256 | -2.9% |
| 2010-11-05 01:26 | 2010-11-04 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | TIMM ROCKNE J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Gold | SALE | $1.44 | 50,000 | $72,000 | 1,180,125 | -4.1% |
| 2010-11-03 18:56 | 2010-11-01 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MIXON AARON MALACHI III | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $72.15 | 26,719 | $1,927,776 | 6,672 | -80.0% |
| 2010-11-03 18:17 | 2010-11-02 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Carrabba Joseph A | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres. & CEO | Steel | SALE | $66.84 | 30,000 | $2,005,269 | 184,186 | -14.0% |
| 2010-11-04 00:23 | 2010-11-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $11.32 | 9,000 | $101,902 | 212,236 | -4.1% |
| 2010-11-03 23:25 | 2010-11-01 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | PETERS JERRY L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $11.25 | 2,000 | $22,500 | 44,690 | -4.3% |
| 2010-11-03 13:00 | 2010-11-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.28 | 1,000 | $7,280 | 71,791 | -1.4% |
| 2010-11-03 22:35 | 2010-11-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUFFLER PATRICIA A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $73.48 | 1,500 | $110,220 | 3,627 | -29.3% |
| 2010-11-03 17:55 | 2010-11-02 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | WHITELAW ESSIE | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.65 | 7,133 | $232,892 | 11,340 | -38.6% |
| 2010-11-03 17:18 | 2010-11-01 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | SHERMAN JOHN JR | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.67 | 7,000 | $354,690 | 10,000 | -41.2% |
| 2010-11-04 00:35 | 2010-11-02 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $97.61 | 191,326 | $18,675,101 | 1,384,115 | -12.1% |
| 2010-11-03 19:13 | 2010-11-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hill Brian A | Officer; EVP, Operations | Gold | SALE | $59.87 | 1,039 | $62,205 | 37,228 | -2.7% |
| 2010-11-03 22:55 | 2010-11-01 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.27 | 9,771 | $667,032 | 285,981 | -3.3% |
| 2010-11-02 21:18 | 2010-10-07 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.22 | 100,705 | $22,185 | 6,510,613 | -1.5% |
| 2010-11-03 00:25 | 2010-10-29 | CE | Celanese Corp | Townsend Jay | Officer; SVP, Business Strategy Dev. | Chemicals | OPT+S | $36.00 | 30,000 | $1,080,000 | 10,259 | -74.5% |
| 2010-11-02 19:21 | 2010-10-29 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL | Officer; Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $22.50 | 10,000 | $225,000 | 60,581 | -14.2% |
| 2010-11-02 18:33 | 2010-11-01 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CLYDESDALE FERGUS M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.55 | 2,000 | $65,100 | 12,298 | -14.0% |
| 2010-11-02 18:34 | 2010-11-01 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | WHITELAW ESSIE | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.56 | 4,200 | $136,743 | 11,340 | -27.0% |
| 2010-11-01 22:56 | 2010-10-29 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID WILLIAM W | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $20.47 | 32,000 | $654,960 | 786,600 | -3.9% |
| 2010-11-02 01:05 | 2010-10-28 | SCL | STEPAN CO | STEPAN F QUINN | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.00 | 2,368 | $161,024 | 285,981 | -0.8% |
| 2010-11-02 00:43 | 2010-11-01 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | TAYLOR ANTHONY P | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.84 | 9,724 | $66,554 | 3,000 | -76.4% |
| 2010-10-29 21:42 | 2010-10-28 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HAMMOND JOHN L | Officer; Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.97 | 3,750 | $119,874 | 94,270 | -3.8% |
| 2010-10-29 21:41 | 2010-10-28 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; Senior VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.96 | 19,250 | $615,299 | 130,600 | -12.8% |
| 2010-10-29 21:40 | 2010-10-28 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $31.97 | 21,575 | $689,690 | 184,673 | -10.5% |
| 2010-10-30 02:26 | 2010-10-27 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID WILLIAM W | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $20.36 | 30,982 | $630,831 | 818,600 | -3.6% |
| 2010-10-29 23:29 | 2010-10-28 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | RICE RONALD A | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.45 | 23,000 | $470,350 | 309,293 | -6.9% |
| 2010-10-28 16:01 | 2010-10-25 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ELIAS RICHARD C | Officer; Sr. VP, Optical & SpecMatls | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $77.40 | 200 | $15,506 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-10-28 18:38 | 2010-10-27 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | KISSAM LUTHER C IV | Officer; President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $49.32 | 10,000 | $493,200 | 127,110 | -7.3% |
| 2010-10-28 23:17 | 2010-10-26 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | PETERS JERRY L | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Chemicals | SALE | $13.51 | 4,800 | $64,856 | 46,690 | -9.3% |
| 2010-10-29 00:45 | 2010-10-26 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | ALLISON ROBERT J JR | Director | Copper | OPT+S | $97.87 | 16,951 | $1,658,944 | 30,419 | -35.8% |
| 2010-10-28 20:08 | 2010-10-27 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Hsia Duncan | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.61 | 20,000 | $12,200 | 647,550 | +3.2% |
| 2010-10-27 19:00 | 2010-10-26 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Juneau Matthew | Officer; VP Global Sales and Services | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.43 | 4,302 | $216,950 | 360 | -92.3% |
| 2010-10-27 23:38 | 2010-10-25 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.49 | 9,150 | $68,488 | 6,349,394 | +0.1% |
| 2010-10-27 22:12 | 2010-10-26 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | LIBERT JEFFREY M | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.77 | 5,000 | $108,846 | 10,010 | -33.3% |
| 2010-10-27 22:10 | 2010-10-25 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID WILLIAM W | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $20.42 | 36,000 | $735,224 | 849,582 | -4.1% |
| 2010-10-27 22:11 | 2010-10-25 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.89 | 1,350 | $29,558 | 3,150 | -30.0% |
| 2010-10-26 22:52 | 2010-10-25 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ELIAS RICHARD C | Officer; Sr. VP, Optical & SpecMatls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $77.71 | 11,420 | $887,473 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-10-26 23:07 | 2010-10-25 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Alexander J Rich | Officer; Exec. VP, Perform. Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $77.77 | 7,898 | $614,237 | 34,940 | -18.4% |
| 2010-10-26 19:57 | 2010-10-25 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | MORRILL RICHARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.17 | 500 | $25,085 | 14,737 | -3.3% |
| 2010-10-26 00:39 | 2010-10-21 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.38 | 300 | $20,214 | 2,148 | -12.3% |
| 2010-10-25 23:26 | 2010-10-21 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.95 | 15,185 | $14,499 | 673,699 | -2.2% |
| 2010-10-25 23:24 | 2010-10-21 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.93 | 20,226 | $18,788 | 688,884 | -2.9% |
| 2010-10-25 23:24 | 2010-10-21 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.91 | 17,952 | $16,379 | 709,110 | -2.5% |
| 2010-10-25 23:22 | 2010-10-21 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.90 | 21,637 | $19,508 | 727,062 | -2.9% |
| 2010-10-26 01:05 | 2010-10-21 | GORO | GOLD RESOURCE CORP | REID WILLIAM W | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $20.38 | 1,018 | $20,746 | 885,582 | -0.1% |
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.