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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 03:52 | 2010-10-21 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | MILNER GRAHAM P | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.91 | 10,000 | $379,130 | 24,713 | -28.8% |
| 2010-10-26 02:18 | 2010-10-21 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | IRWIN MICHAEL J | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.02 | 3,300 | $128,767 | 21,907 | -13.1% |
| 2010-10-22 22:35 | 2010-10-20 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; EVP, North America | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.00 | 26,893 | $1,452,222 | 49,059 | -35.4% |
| 2010-10-22 23:35 | 2010-10-22 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Evans David C | Officer; EVP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.50 | 18,801 | $1,024,655 | 50,159 | -27.3% |
| 2010-10-22 23:18 | 2010-10-14 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.50 | 1,400 | $10,500 | 6,340,244 | +0.0% |
| 2010-10-22 23:34 | 2010-10-22 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | BAKER MARK R | Director, Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.69 | 16,683 | $912,393 | 12,000 | -58.2% |
| 2010-10-22 17:04 | 2010-10-20 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.30 | 33,570 | $1,252,091 | 151,896 | -18.1% |
| 2010-10-22 23:06 | 2010-10-20 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | HOOGENBOOM PAUL G | Officer; Sr. VP- Mfg & Operations & CIO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.62 | 6,250 | $128,875 | 178,633 | -3.4% |
| 2010-10-23 01:28 | 2010-10-20 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | MILNER GRAHAM P | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.72 | 13,200 | $524,304 | 25,549 | -34.1% |
| 2010-10-22 19:56 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Watkins David | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 2,000 | $37,000 | 12,600 | +18.9% |
| 2010-10-22 19:55 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | VOGELS ROBERT P | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 2,000 | $37,000 | 45,039 | +4.6% |
| 2010-10-22 19:55 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | PALMER TERRY M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 3,000 | $55,500 | 8,000 | +60.0% |
| 2010-10-22 19:54 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | MORANO KEVIN R | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 2,000 | $37,000 | 7,000 | +40.0% |
| 2010-10-22 19:53 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Friedman Deborah J | Officer; Sr VP, Gen. Coun. & Corp. Secy | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 500 | $9,250 | 31,500 | +1.6% |
| 2010-10-22 19:52 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Eppler William Durand | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 5,000 | $92,500 | 18,000 | +38.5% |
| 2010-10-22 19:50 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Danni Jerry W | Officer; Senior VP, Corporate Affairs | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 1,500 | $27,750 | 48,613 | +3.2% |
| 2010-10-22 19:49 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Clevenger Jeffrey G | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 5,500 | $101,750 | 185,737 | +3.1% |
| 2010-10-22 19:48 | 2010-10-22 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Blakestad Robert B. | Officer; Sr VP, Explor./Chief Geologist | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $18.50 | 1,000 | $18,500 | 49,539 | +2.1% |
| 2010-10-21 19:37 | 2010-10-19 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COLE J STEVEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.32 | 3,955 | $80,374 | 21,386 | -15.6% |
| 2010-10-21 19:38 | 2010-10-19 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | SELIG ALLAN H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.46 | 5,000 | $102,308 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-10-20 20:19 | 2010-10-20 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Giordano Rose Ann | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.32 | 500 | $1,160 | 2,361 | +26.9% |
| 2010-10-19 16:41 | 2010-10-15 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Evans David C | Officer; EVP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $52.84 | 3,000 | $158,520 | 50,159 | -5.6% |
| 2010-10-19 21:19 | 2010-10-15 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $37.00 | 1,430 | $52,910 | 171,896 | -0.8% |
| 2010-10-15 23:45 | 2010-10-13 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Other | Gold | SALE | $50.74 | 6,000 | $304,440 | 14,293 | -29.6% |
| 2010-10-15 23:58 | 2010-10-13 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.34 | 300 | $19,302 | 2,148 | -12.3% |
| 2010-10-15 17:22 | 2010-10-14 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $51.03 | 22,500 | $1,148,128 | 83,001,690 | 0.0% |
| 2010-10-16 00:12 | 2010-10-14 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Hahn Gregory A | Director, Officer; Interim CEO & President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.64 | 9,100 | $5,824 | 125,500 | +7.8% |
| 2010-10-15 00:39 | 2010-10-13 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Brockman Vincent C | Officer; EVP, GC and Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $52.00 | 1,195 | $62,140 | 44,859 | -2.6% |
| 2010-10-14 23:12 | 2010-10-14 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Rich Luke | Director, Officer; VP, Expl. & Bus.Dev. | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.07 | 25,000 | $1,625 | 635,140 | -3.8% |
| 2010-10-15 00:59 | 2010-10-13 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.50 | 15,000 | $547,500 | 171,896 | -8.0% |
| 2010-10-15 01:27 | 2010-10-13 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | BUNKA CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.30 | 15,000 | $4,479 | 765,000 | +2.0% |
| 2010-10-14 00:19 | 2010-10-11 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $49.75 | 12,000 | $597,000 | 183,988 | -6.1% |
| 2010-10-13 23:27 | 2010-10-13 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL | Officer; Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $20.95 | 5,000 | $104,750 | 70,581 | -6.6% |
| 2010-10-13 20:33 | 2010-10-11 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | GOSS DAVID R | Director, Officer; Ex VP-Operations/Asst Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $20.38 | 25,000 | $509,500 | 197,321 | -11.2% |
| 2010-10-13 20:10 | 2010-10-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.06 | 185,600 | $9,290,542 | 83,024,190 | -0.2% |
| 2010-10-13 23:48 | 2010-10-12 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $35.71 | 22,620 | $807,704 | 186,896 | -10.8% |
| 2010-10-13 19:45 | 2010-10-11 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | FREEMAN MICHAEL L | Officer; Division President, Americas | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.50 | 4,299 | $169,811 | 23,411 | -15.5% |
| 2010-10-12 18:00 | 2010-10-07 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $34.98 | 17,971 | $628,649 | 200,129 | -8.2% |
| 2010-10-12 23:54 | 2010-10-08 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | MATEJKA ROBERT L | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.72 | 10,000 | $207,160 | 19,000 | -34.5% |
| 2010-10-12 18:55 | 2010-10-08 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | NOBLE WILLIAM B | Officer; Managing Director, Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.50 | 1,000 | $39,500 | 14,567 | -6.4% |
| 2010-10-12 18:53 | 2010-10-08 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | FREEMAN MICHAEL L | Officer; Division President, Americas | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $39.54 | 4,701 | $185,878 | 23,411 | -16.7% |
| 2010-10-12 18:29 | 2010-10-08 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | THOMPSON PETER J | Officer; EVP Finance & Strat Plan | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.00 | 2,980 | $181,780 | 67,664 | -4.2% |
| 2010-10-08 23:30 | 2010-10-08 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Rich Luke | Director, Officer; VP, Expl. & Bus.Dev. | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.06 | 30,000 | $1,809 | 660,140 | -4.3% |
| 2010-10-08 23:48 | 2010-10-07 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.03 | 75,000 | $77,378 | 658,699 | -10.2% |
| 2010-10-08 23:39 | 2010-10-06 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Becker Todd A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Chemicals | SALE | $12.09 | 6,000 | $72,520 | 221,236 | -2.6% |
| 2010-10-08 15:47 | 2010-10-06 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $34.50 | 10,796 | $372,462 | 206,100 | -5.0% |
| 2010-10-08 01:54 | 2010-10-05 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | NOBLE WILLIAM B | Officer; Managing Director, Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $38.50 | 1,422 | $54,747 | 14,567 | -8.9% |
| 2010-10-06 23:59 | 2010-08-19 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Wright Christopher W | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.62 | 19,803 | $12,298 | 80,946 | -19.7% |
| 2010-10-06 23:00 | 2010-10-04 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.25 | 800 | $200 | 6,611,318 | 0.0% |
| 2010-10-06 13:13 | 2010-10-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | SODERLIND CARL R | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $6.30 | 1,000 | $6,300 | 72,791 | -1.4% |
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.