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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-08 22:47 | 2010-06-08 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MEANY DENNIS M | Officer; SVP, Gen.Counsel & Sec'y | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $42.91 | 4,806 | $206,229 | 64,700 | -6.9% |
| 2010-06-09 02:48 | 2010-06-07 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $0.95 | 12,000 | $11,358 | 290,155 | -4.0% |
| 2010-06-09 02:56 | 2010-06-07 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $0.93 | 24,600 | $22,898 | 173,132 | -12.4% |
| 2010-06-08 00:25 | 2010-06-03 | SRGZ | Star Gold Corp. | Gorrill Lindsay Edward | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO, CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.28 | 10,000 | $2,800 | 36,010,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010-06-07 21:25 | 2010-06-03 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $55.10 | 75,000 | $4,132,410 | 83,874,190 | -0.1% |
| 2010-06-04 23:01 | 2010-05-27 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.49 | 15,200 | $98,653 | 4,922,200 | +0.3% |
| 2010-06-04 21:24 | 2010-06-03 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.29 | 15,000 | $4,400 | 7,313,290 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-04 19:01 | 2010-06-03 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $17.81 | 30,000 | $534,402 | 40,600 | -42.5% |
| 2010-06-04 20:28 | 2010-06-02 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL | Director | Copper | SALE | $29.00 | 400 | $11,600 | 1,800 | -18.2% |
| 2010-06-03 23:48 | 2010-06-02 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | HARKINS CHARLES F | Officer; Vice President Sales | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $2.14 | 15,400 | $32,951 | 286,052 | -5.1% |
| 2010-06-03 18:07 | 2010-06-02 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.45 | 200,300 | $10,907,296 | 83,949,190 | -0.2% |
| 2010-06-02 22:11 | 2010-05-31 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | Bhullar Baljinder | Officer; CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.15 | 1,000 | $150 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-06-03 00:14 | 2010-05-27 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | HARKINS CHARLES F | Officer; Vice President Sales | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $2.15 | 50,000 | $107,315 | 301,452 | -14.2% |
| 2010-06-02 15:35 | 2010-06-01 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $17.98 | 3,500 | $62,916 | 40,600 | -7.9% |
| 2010-06-02 17:37 | 2010-06-01 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.00 | 106,600 | $5,756,794 | 84,149,490 | -0.1% |
| 2010-06-02 22:44 | 2010-06-01 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | REDIKER DENNIS L | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $92.70 | 700 | $64,892 | 6,864 | -9.3% |
| 2010-06-03 00:46 | 2010-06-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.88 | 10,500 | $82,740 | 1,061,959 | -1.0% |
| 2010-06-02 22:27 | 2010-05-31 | ENRT | Enertopia Corp. | BUNKA CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.15 | 333,333 | $50,000 | 1,863,333 | +21.8% |
| 2010-06-02 18:17 | 2010-06-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $59.89 | 40,000 | $2,395,640 | 70,751 | -36.1% |
| 2010-06-01 23:02 | 2010-05-19 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Stalder James C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $29.70 | 1,500 | $44,550 | 8,750 | -14.6% |
| 2010-06-01 20:32 | 2010-06-01 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Vaisman Hernan | Officer; Group President, Flavors | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.22 | 7,180 | $317,529 | 42,680 | -14.4% |
| 2010-05-28 20:28 | 2010-05-27 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | Richardson Paul H | Officer; VP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $24.37 | 8,100 | $197,397 | 16,800 | -32.5% |
| 2010-05-28 22:00 | 2010-05-21 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LTD | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $0.31 | 30,000 | $9,189 | 7,328,290 | -0.4% |
| 2010-05-28 23:30 | 2010-05-26 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.68 | 2,000 | $35,350 | 240,509 | +0.8% |
| 2010-05-27 21:03 | 2008-09-05 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Lorenzini Paul G. | Director, Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.30 | 256,000 | $1,612,262 | 596,000 | +75.3% |
| 2010-05-27 18:02 | 2010-05-26 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | STEWART JONATHAN T | Officer; SVP Human Resources | Building Materials | OPT+S | $94.81 | 5,000 | $474,062 | 50,814 | -9.0% |
| 2010-05-27 22:18 | 2010-05-25 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | EDGERLEY PAUL B | Director | Steel | BUY | $14.01 | 300,000 | $4,202,040 | 335,836 | +837.1% |
| 2010-05-25 23:15 | 2010-05-21 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.33 | 50,000 | $2,166,500 | 20,140,580 | -0.2% |
| 2010-05-25 23:14 | 2010-05-21 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.33 | 50,000 | $2,166,500 | 3,225,000 | -1.5% |
| 2010-05-26 00:21 | 2010-05-21 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.60 | 1,000 | $17,600 | 238,509 | +0.4% |
| 2010-05-25 22:16 | 2010-05-21 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | TEETS RICHARD P JR | Director, Officer; Executive Vice President | Steel | BUY | $13.48 | 10,000 | $134,800 | 94,000 | +11.9% |
| 2010-05-24 21:05 | 2010-05-21 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Hoker Richard A | Officer; VP and Corporate Controller | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $67.52 | 400 | $27,008 | 3,910 | +11.4% |
| 2010-05-25 00:48 | 2010-05-24 | CE | Celanese Corp | Weidman David N | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $27.54 | 3,600 | $99,144 | 394,614 | +0.9% |
| 2010-05-21 23:51 | 2010-05-20 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.25 | 40,000 | $50,000 | 280,000 | +16.7% |
| 2010-05-22 00:52 | 2010-05-19 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Ridd Brian V | Officer; Sr. VP, Purchasing | Chemicals | BUY | $9.02 | 6,000 | $54,109 | 175,209 | +3.5% |
| 2010-05-19 20:06 | 2010-05-17 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Owens James | Officer; Senior VP, Americas | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $22.00 | 450 | $9,899 | 450 | +100.0% |
| 2010-05-19 21:23 | 2010-05-18 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $56.00 | 18,100 | $1,013,600 | 84,256,090 | 0.0% |
| 2010-05-18 23:36 | 2010-05-17 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Will W Anthony | Officer; VP, Manufacturing & Dist. | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $69.82 | 1,300 | $90,767 | 13,980 | +10.3% |
| 2010-05-19 00:30 | 2010-05-18 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | ARZBAECHER ROBERT C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $72.99 | 475 | $34,670 | 475 | +100.0% |
| 2010-05-19 03:44 | 2010-05-17 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | KRAFT HERBERT A | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $9.01 | 3,000 | $27,030 | 3,239,289 | -0.1% |
| 2010-05-18 20:33 | 2010-05-17 | BW | MATERION Corp | MADAR WILLIAM P | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $24.65 | 2,000 | $49,301 | 17,485 | -10.3% |
| 2010-05-19 01:23 | 2010-05-14 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Watkins David | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.74 | 2,000 | $17,480 | 9,600 | +26.3% |
| 2010-05-17 20:37 | 2010-05-14 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | GREWAL MARK S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $0.00 | 2,000 | $0 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-05-17 23:08 | 2010-05-12 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.50 | 700 | $4,550 | 4,907,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010-05-17 18:09 | 2010-05-13 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL | Officer; Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $19.65 | 7,500 | $147,375 | 75,581 | -9.0% |
| 2010-05-17 23:43 | 2010-05-13 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MORCH OTTO C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.11 | 8,709 | $18,351 | 11,300 | -43.5% |
| 2010-05-17 21:46 | 2010-05-13 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | ADAME MARGARET HAYES | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.32 | 3,000 | $141,960 | 4,500 | -40.0% |
| 2010-05-18 03:52 | 2010-05-14 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | KRAFT HERBERT A | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $9.20 | 15,539 | $142,959 | 3,242,289 | -0.5% |
| 2010-05-18 01:28 | 2010-05-14 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Eppler William Durand | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.77 | 3,000 | $26,304 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 2010-05-15 00:30 | 2010-05-13 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $52.28 | 6,000 | $313,680 | 50,178 | -10.7% |
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.