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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-05 16:24 | 2010-05-03 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.05 | 10,327 | $413,583 | 3,839,640 | -0.3% |
| 2010-05-05 23:57 | 2010-05-03 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Greer GBruce | Officer; Vice President | Chemicals | SALE | $21.34 | 3,400 | $72,556 | 3,526 | -49.1% |
| 2010-05-05 18:23 | 2010-05-03 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Anderson James D | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $14.70 | 1,000 | $14,700 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 2010-05-06 00:19 | 2010-05-04 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $53.23 | 25 | $1,331 | 8,087 | -0.3% |
| 2010-05-06 00:16 | 2010-05-04 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Blank Alan R | Officer; EVP, Legal & External Affairs | Gold | OPT+S | $53.94 | 7,762 | $418,655 | 26,381 | -22.7% |
| 2010-05-06 02:49 | 2010-05-03 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $8.35 | 10,500 | $87,675 | 1,102,459 | -0.9% |
| 2010-05-05 22:41 | 2010-05-04 | BW | MATERION Corp | Hipple Richard J | Officer; Chairman, President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $28.29 | 23,800 | $673,185 | 78,652 | -23.2% |
| 2010-05-05 19:07 | 2010-05-03 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $64.03 | 40,000 | $2,561,376 | 70,751 | -36.1% |
| 2010-05-04 21:02 | 2010-05-03 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Matrange Joseph F | Officer; VP - Global Coatings | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $33.00 | 1,800 | $59,400 | 12,179 | -12.9% |
| 2010-05-04 15:59 | 2010-04-30 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Knight Timothy A | Officer; Sr. VP - Corp. Plan. & Devel. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $78.22 | 13,500 | $1,055,970 | 51,705 | -20.7% |
| 2010-05-04 21:06 | 2010-04-30 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Nieman Jan | Officer; VP & Managing Director - A/P | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.91 | 20,579 | $677,282 | 15,845 | -56.5% |
| 2010-05-05 00:18 | 2010-04-30 | OLN | OLIN Corp | Fischer John E. | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.05 | 38,000 | $799,900 | 26,942 | -58.5% |
| 2010-05-04 16:45 | 2010-05-03 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL | Officer; Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $18.50 | 7,500 | $138,750 | 83,081 | -8.3% |
| 2010-05-04 21:04 | 2010-04-30 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BREGOLATO JOSE LUIZ | Officer; VP-Managing Director -SA | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.67 | 29,492 | $963,495 | 11,840 | -71.4% |
| 2010-05-05 00:19 | 2010-04-30 | OLN | OLIN Corp | PAIN GEORGE H | Officer; Vice President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.44 | 40,584 | $870,121 | 12,453 | -76.5% |
| 2010-05-05 00:35 | 2010-04-30 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $54.68 | 4,807 | $262,870 | 215,047 | -2.2% |
| 2010-05-05 00:01 | 2010-04-30 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $55.15 | 55 | $3,033 | 8,112 | -0.7% |
| 2010-05-05 02:10 | 2010-04-30 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.97 | 1,000 | $16,971 | 236,509 | +0.4% |
| 2010-05-05 00:22 | 2010-05-04 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $1.11 | 12,000 | $13,284 | 302,155 | -3.8% |
| 2010-05-03 23:22 | 2010-04-29 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Johnson Richard L | Officer; SVP, Fibers & Global Sply Chn | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.66 | 2,883 | $197,947 | 10,222 | -22.0% |
| 2010-05-03 18:04 | 2010-04-29 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.18 | 150,405 | $6,043,318 | 3,849,967 | -3.8% |
| 2010-05-04 00:06 | 2010-04-29 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Diemer Richard J JR | Officer; Senior Vice President, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.09 | 30,000 | $1,382,700 | 161,504 | -15.7% |
| 2010-05-04 00:01 | 2010-04-30 | CE | Celanese Corp | Weidman David N | Officer; Chairman and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $32.38 | 3,100 | $100,378 | 391,014 | +0.8% |
| 2010-05-04 00:07 | 2010-04-29 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | NICOLS JOHN J | Officer; VP Catalysts | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.48 | 15,651 | $727,479 | 15,171 | -50.8% |
| 2010-05-04 00:43 | 2010-04-29 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | PRITCHARD BETH M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $47.85 | 500 | $23,924 | 14,272 | +3.6% |
| 2010-05-03 23:57 | 2010-04-30 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | MORRILL RICHARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.57 | 500 | $23,285 | 14,526 | -3.3% |
| 2010-05-04 02:08 | 2010-04-29 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $55.83 | 3,750 | $209,363 | 35,085 | -9.7% |
| 2010-05-01 03:22 | 2010-04-23 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.20 | 3,000 | $600 | 1,840,577 | +0.2% |
| 2010-04-30 22:28 | 2010-04-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.24 | 1,050 | $83,203 | 550 | -65.6% |
| 2010-04-30 23:19 | 2010-04-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $79.04 | 2,000 | $158,079 | 24,229 | -7.6% |
| 2010-04-30 23:05 | 2010-04-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $77.48 | 1,500 | $116,220 | 19,768 | -7.1% |
| 2010-05-01 00:06 | 2010-04-29 | SCL | STEPAN CO | HURLBUTT JAMES E | Officer; V.P. & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $79.50 | 2,398 | $190,649 | 4,862 | -33.0% |
| 2010-04-30 21:44 | 2010-04-28 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, CLO and Corp Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.01 | 4,524 | $307,677 | 24,281 | -15.7% |
| 2010-04-30 16:19 | 2010-04-29 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | DIGGS JAMES C | Officer; Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $70.27 | 8,000 | $562,160 | 8,009 | -50.0% |
| 2010-04-30 21:23 | 2010-04-28 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | KERR THOMAS R. | Officer; SVP, North American Operations | Gold | SALE | $55.24 | 60 | $3,314 | 8,167 | -0.7% |
| 2010-04-29 15:11 | 2010-04-28 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Heath George E | Officer; President, Global Finishes Grp | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $79.14 | 14,000 | $1,107,960 | 26,413 | -34.6% |
| 2010-04-30 00:01 | 2010-04-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.86 | 200 | $15,372 | 2,273 | -8.1% |
| 2010-04-29 18:20 | 2010-04-27 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $39.83 | 3,807 | $151,618 | 4,000,372 | -0.1% |
| 2010-04-29 16:26 | 2010-04-28 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | KASRIEL BERNARD | Director | Steel | BUY | $44.90 | 1,500 | $67,350 | 6,593 | +29.5% |
| 2010-04-28 20:37 | 2010-04-27 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | MORIKIS JOHN G | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $79.40 | 17,707 | $1,405,936 | 142,158 | -11.1% |
| 2010-04-27 20:46 | 2010-04-26 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.04 | 1,968 | $90,605 | 196,381 | -1.0% |
| 2010-04-27 20:30 | 2010-04-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $46.12 | 3,407 | $157,126 | 198,349 | -1.7% |
| 2010-04-28 01:18 | 2010-04-26 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Tenenbaum Sheldon U. | Officer; Sr. VP, Supplier Development | Steel | OPT+S | $52.35 | 10,000 | $523,500 | 2,000 | -83.3% |
| 2010-04-27 21:44 | 2010-04-26 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | WEBSTER PATRICK M | Officer; President and COO | Lumber & Wood Production | OPT+S | $45.50 | 3,139 | $142,825 | 22,137 | -12.4% |
| 2010-04-27 20:02 | 2010-04-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GRANGER JOSEPH F | Officer; Executive VP Sales & Marketing | Lumber & Wood Production | OPT+S | $44.68 | 5,000 | $223,420 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-04-27 18:25 | 2010-04-23 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $41.17 | 42,440 | $1,747,297 | 4,004,179 | -1.0% |
| 2010-04-27 19:46 | 2010-04-23 | SCL | STEPAN CO | GROJEAN THOMAS F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $74.65 | 1,793 | $133,847 | 10,133 | -15.0% |
| 2010-04-27 16:24 | 2010-04-26 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | DIGGS JAMES C | Officer; Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.96 | 20,000 | $1,419,104 | 16,009 | -55.5% |
| 2010-04-27 21:34 | 2010-04-26 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | ROLFS STEPHEN J | Officer; VP, Controller and CAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $32.02 | 15,000 | $480,279 | 52,800 | -22.1% |
| 2010-04-28 00:57 | 2010-04-26 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | JOHNSTON J BENNETT | Director | Copper | BUY | $80.90 | 12,000 | $970,800 | 87,647 | +15.9% |
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.