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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-02 03:01 | 2010-06-29 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.40 | 7,000 | $2,800 | 7,191,290 | -0.1% |
| 2010-07-02 02:58 | 2010-06-25 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.38 | 15,000 | $5,750 | 7,198,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-30 22:05 | 2010-06-30 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | BEST RHYS J | Director | Steel | BUY | $13.62 | 5,000 | $68,121 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-06-30 16:36 | 2010-06-28 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.50 | 7,500 | $228,750 | 346,896 | -2.1% |
| 2010-07-01 00:32 | 2010-06-28 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $13.26 | 2,000 | $26,523 | 185,082 | +1.1% |
| 2010-06-29 20:42 | 2010-06-25 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WICKERSHAM GROVER T | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $3.52 | 1,000 | $3,520 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 2010-06-25 23:21 | 2010-06-23 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.40 | 15,000 | $6,050 | 7,213,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-26 00:49 | 2010-06-23 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.00 | 2,000 | $40,000 | 244,409 | +0.8% |
| 2010-06-25 20:01 | 2010-06-24 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | BINGHAM MERLIN | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.65 | 30,000 | $19,500 | 1,420,639 | +2.2% |
| 2010-06-24 18:32 | 2010-06-23 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | KHAN EJAZ A | Officer; VP, Controller & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $46.72 | 750 | $35,040 | 3,730 | -16.7% |
| 2010-06-23 22:03 | 2010-06-21 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.36 | 15,000 | $5,420 | 7,228,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-23 17:04 | 2010-06-22 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUFFLER PATRICIA A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $62.55 | 1,200 | $75,060 | 12,540 | -8.7% |
| 2010-06-23 01:31 | 2010-06-18 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.71 | 700 | $13,096 | 242,409 | +0.3% |
| 2010-06-22 00:30 | 2010-06-18 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.28 | 15,000 | $4,200 | 7,243,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-22 02:23 | 2010-06-17 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $14.10 | 2,650 | $37,365 | 183,082 | +1.5% |
| 2010-06-18 22:51 | 2010-06-16 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.18 | 25,000 | $4,500 | 4,275,000 | -0.6% |
| 2010-06-18 19:22 | 2010-06-16 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $39.50 | 202 | $7,979 | 3,708,922 | 0.0% |
| 2010-06-18 23:51 | 2010-06-17 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.28 | 5,000 | $1,400 | 7,258,290 | -0.1% |
| 2010-06-19 00:31 | 2010-06-17 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COFSKY THOMAS F | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.95 | 6,250 | $143,438 | 512 | -92.4% |
| 2010-06-19 00:35 | 2010-06-18 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.60 | 4,000 | $90,400 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-06-19 02:14 | 2010-06-18 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Kramer Robert K | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.60 | 7,500 | $4,500 | 7,500 | +100.0% |
| 2010-06-19 00:43 | 2010-06-17 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | BINGHAM MERLIN | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.60 | 60,000 | $36,000 | 1,390,639 | +4.5% |
| 2010-06-18 22:43 | 2010-06-17 | MMG | SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. | Devers Robert J | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.60 | 10,000 | $6,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-06-17 22:59 | 2010-06-16 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | KHAN EJAZ A | Officer; VP, Controller & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $47.32 | 750 | $35,490 | 3,730 | -16.7% |
| 2010-06-16 17:23 | 2010-06-14 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $39.41 | 36,714 | $1,446,987 | 3,709,124 | -1.0% |
| 2010-06-16 21:59 | 2010-06-14 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.28 | 20,000 | $5,600 | 7,263,290 | -0.3% |
| 2010-06-17 03:01 | 2010-06-15 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.82 | 9,656 | $7,890 | 1,018,184 | -0.9% |
| 2010-06-17 03:00 | 2010-06-15 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.80 | 49,632 | $39,805 | 1,027,840 | -4.6% |
| 2010-06-17 02:59 | 2010-06-14 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Jones William L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.80 | 58,028 | $46,161 | 1,077,472 | -5.1% |
| 2010-06-15 19:15 | 2010-06-11 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ELIAS RICHARD C | Officer; Sr. VP, Optical & SpecMatls | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $64.78 | 61 | $3,977 | 7,402 | +0.8% |
| 2010-06-15 23:32 | 2010-06-14 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | HARVEY HUGH E JR | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $22.25 | 500,000 | $11,125,000 | 14,636,000 | -3.3% |
| 2010-06-15 23:30 | 2010-06-14 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Executive Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $22.25 | 500,000 | $11,125,000 | 14,236,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010-06-15 23:20 | 2010-06-11 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Gorrill Lindsay Edward | Director, Officer; CEO, CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.25 | 8,000 | $2,000 | 36,018,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010-06-16 00:35 | 2010-06-11 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.83 | 1,200 | $22,590 | 241,709 | +0.5% |
| 2010-06-15 00:17 | 2010-06-11 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $51.17 | 6,000 | $307,020 | 38,293 | -13.5% |
| 2010-06-14 22:58 | 2010-06-10 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.29 | 15,000 | $4,350 | 7,283,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-14 23:00 | 2010-06-11 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | HARKINS CHARLES F | Officer; Vice President Sales | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $2.30 | 6,000 | $13,800 | 280,052 | -2.1% |
| 2010-06-11 18:12 | 2010-06-09 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | HAWKINS JOHN R | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $23.96 | 7,000 | $167,696 | 74,529 | -8.6% |
| 2010-06-12 01:05 | 2010-06-09 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | FURBACHER STEPHEN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $60.65 | 1,646 | $99,830 | 5,551 | +42.2% |
| 2010-06-11 16:31 | 2010-06-09 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | KHAN EJAZ A | Officer; VP, Controller & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $46.71 | 750 | $35,033 | 3,730 | -16.7% |
| 2010-06-12 00:38 | 2010-06-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | TOWNSEND LONNY E | Officer; Senior VP and General Counsel | Aluminum | SALE | $41.42 | 15,420 | $638,696 | 34,209 | -31.1% |
| 2010-06-12 00:36 | 2010-06-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | RILEY BRETT C | Officer; Senior Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $41.42 | 59,911 | $2,481,514 | 26,699 | -69.2% |
| 2010-06-12 00:36 | 2010-06-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | MEARS MICHAEL N | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Aluminum | SALE | $41.42 | 59,911 | $2,481,514 | 36,015 | -62.5% |
| 2010-06-12 00:35 | 2010-06-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | CHANDLER JOHN D | Officer; Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer | Aluminum | SALE | $41.42 | 59,911 | $2,481,514 | 49,202 | -54.9% |
| 2010-06-12 00:34 | 2010-06-10 | MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | WELLENDORF DON R | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Aluminum | SALE | $41.42 | 42,936 | $1,778,409 | 148,461 | -22.4% |
| 2010-06-11 01:13 | 2010-06-08 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.29 | 10,000 | $2,850 | 7,298,290 | -0.1% |
| 2010-06-09 22:36 | 2010-06-08 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MOLL CURTIS E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.06 | 753 | $55,014 | 10,623 | -6.6% |
| 2010-06-10 00:26 | 2010-06-09 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $51.28 | 10,000 | $512,800 | 231,537 | -4.1% |
| 2010-06-09 23:23 | 2010-06-07 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BRIGGS JEFFREY S. | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $11.20 | 2,000 | $22,400 | 35,750 | +5.9% |
| 2010-06-08 23:31 | 2010-06-07 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.27 | 5,000 | $1,350 | 7,308,290 | -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.