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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-28 01:11 | 2010-04-27 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; V P Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.13 | 10,000 | $11,285 | 198,132 | -4.8% |
| 2010-04-27 00:43 | 2010-04-22 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Servatius Gregory | Officer; VP of Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $74.00 | 2,131 | $157,694 | 17,756 | -10.7% |
| 2010-04-26 19:45 | 2010-04-22 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | McAbee Ronald G | Officer; SVP, CMG-West | Building Materials | OPT+S | $55.00 | 7,500 | $412,500 | 8,526 | -46.8% |
| 2010-04-26 21:15 | 2010-04-22 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $72.99 | 1,701 | $124,156 | 14,252 | -10.7% |
| 2010-04-26 16:52 | 2010-04-22 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | FEATHERSTONE MARK A | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.97 | 4,700 | $150,259 | 14,702 | -24.2% |
| 2010-04-26 21:29 | 2010-04-22 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $73.48 | 1,500 | $110,220 | 19,768 | -7.1% |
| 2010-04-26 21:39 | 2010-04-23 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MALIN RICHARD | Officer; Assistant Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.93 | 12,000 | $383,166 | 4,621 | -72.2% |
| 2010-04-23 18:00 | 2010-04-23 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director, Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $45.00 | 6,688 | $300,960 | 201,756 | -3.2% |
| 2010-04-23 17:56 | 2010-04-22 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.50 | 10,000 | $405,000 | 4,046,619 | -0.2% |
| 2010-04-23 18:51 | 2010-04-21 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Mangum Michelle (Mitsy) Y. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.60 | 5,000 | $8,000 | 40,000 | +14.3% |
| 2010-04-23 18:51 | 2010-04-22 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUFFLER PATRICIA A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $63.54 | 1,200 | $76,248 | 12,740 | -8.6% |
| 2010-04-23 23:36 | 2010-04-22 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | MASSARO ANTHONY A | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $15.73 | 26,996 | $424,539 | 24,000 | -52.9% |
| 2010-04-23 16:00 | 2010-04-22 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | HOLT VICTORIA M | Officer; Sr. VP, Glass & Fiber Glass | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.02 | 15,000 | $1,050,291 | 16,047 | -48.3% |
| 2010-04-22 17:59 | 2010-04-20 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.45 | 53,527 | $2,165,429 | 4,056,619 | -1.3% |
| 2010-04-23 00:10 | 2010-04-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Servatius Gregory | Officer; VP of Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.00 | 2,132 | $149,240 | 14,902 | -12.5% |
| 2010-04-22 21:24 | 2010-04-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $71.32 | 4,800 | $342,354 | 14,252 | -25.2% |
| 2010-04-22 23:17 | 2010-04-21 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | SMITH DANIEL THOMAS | Officer; Vice President & Chief Accntg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.00 | 944 | $18,880 | 1,515 | -38.4% |
| 2010-04-22 19:13 | 2010-04-20 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | FEATHERSTONE MARK A | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.55 | 2,600 | $82,030 | 14,702 | -15.0% |
| 2010-04-22 23:05 | 2010-04-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $70.15 | 4,500 | $315,660 | 19,768 | -18.5% |
| 2010-04-22 00:09 | 2010-04-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.01 | 3,000 | $204,025 | 2,473 | -54.8% |
| 2010-04-21 21:36 | 2010-04-20 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | SMITH DANIEL THOMAS | Officer; Vice President & Chief Accntg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.00 | 4,706 | $94,120 | 1,515 | -75.6% |
| 2010-04-22 00:18 | 2010-04-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.63 | 14,000 | $960,849 | 24,229 | -36.6% |
| 2010-04-21 21:38 | 2010-04-20 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HAMMOND JOHN L | Officer; Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.15 | 21,500 | $669,817 | 101,770 | -17.4% |
| 2010-04-21 21:36 | 2010-04-20 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; Senior VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.15 | 25,750 | $802,236 | 137,100 | -15.8% |
| 2010-04-21 21:35 | 2010-04-20 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.15 | 81,575 | $2,541,461 | 227,823 | -26.4% |
| 2010-04-22 01:54 | 2010-04-19 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | MILNER GRAHAM P | Officer; Executive Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $35.14 | 4,000 | $140,560 | 21,532 | -15.7% |
| 2010-04-22 01:03 | 2010-04-21 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.12 | 15,000 | $16,751 | 208,132 | -6.7% |
| 2010-04-20 19:29 | 2010-04-16 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.22 | 29,372 | $1,181,445 | 4,110,146 | -0.7% |
| 2010-04-20 22:51 | 2010-04-16 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | SMITH DANIEL THOMAS | Officer; Vice President & Chief Accntg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.10 | 600 | $12,060 | 1,515 | -28.4% |
| 2010-04-16 22:12 | 2010-04-14 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | White Philip | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.04 | 148,912 | $6,507 | 221,745 | +204.5% |
| 2010-04-16 16:58 | 2010-04-14 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.10 | 149,121 | $5,979,051 | 4,139,518 | -3.5% |
| 2010-04-16 23:50 | 2010-04-14 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | TOMPKINS P KELLY | Officer; Executive VP and CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.14 | 128,239 | $2,711,357 | 192,542 | -40.0% |
| 2010-04-16 23:27 | 2010-04-14 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | PAPENBROCK WILLIAM A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.10 | 1,430 | $30,178 | 28,572 | -4.8% |
| 2010-04-16 00:00 | 2010-04-14 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $49.54 | 6,000 | $297,240 | 56,178 | -9.6% |
| 2010-04-15 23:28 | 2010-04-13 | APNT | Nano Magic Inc. | Everton Clinton J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.28 | 10,000 | $2,800 | 47,500 | +26.7% |
| 2010-04-15 23:26 | 2010-04-13 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.49 | 2,000 | $120,980 | 24,229 | -7.6% |
| 2010-04-14 23:16 | 2010-04-12 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Slifstein Barry | Officer; Vice President and Controller | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.26 | 8,500 | $180,728 | 15,118 | -36.0% |
| 2010-04-14 22:46 | 2010-04-13 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | HOLDSWORTH GEOFFREY | Officer; Managing Director AsiaPacific | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $34.22 | 1,426 | $48,801 | 11,436 | -11.1% |
| 2010-04-14 23:34 | 2010-04-13 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $1.14 | 15,000 | $17,039 | 314,155 | -4.6% |
| 2010-04-13 23:56 | 2010-04-12 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $60.12 | 500 | $30,060 | 3,473 | -12.6% |
| 2010-04-13 17:50 | 2010-04-09 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $39.78 | 20,721 | $824,362 | 4,288,639 | -0.5% |
| 2010-04-13 22:57 | 2010-04-12 | WDFC | WD 40 CO | HOLDSWORTH GEOFFREY | Officer; Managing Director AsiaPacific | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $34.07 | 17,000 | $579,139 | 12,862 | -56.9% |
| 2010-04-13 02:05 | 2010-04-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $51.31 | 10,000 | $513,100 | 250,652 | -3.8% |
| 2010-04-09 17:59 | 2010-04-07 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $39.59 | 21,789 | $862,729 | 4,309,360 | -0.5% |
| 2010-04-09 22:14 | 2010-04-09 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.12 | 10,000 | $1,200 | 209,750 | +5.0% |
| 2010-04-08 00:07 | 2010-03-31 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.19 | 2,000 | $374 | 1,837,577 | +0.1% |
| 2010-04-07 23:47 | 2010-04-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | McAuliffe James E | Officer; Sr. VP - Human Resources | Aluminum | SALE | $39.88 | 1,758 | $70,114 | 24,954 | -6.6% |
| 2010-04-07 16:17 | 2010-04-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $40.20 | 61,116 | $2,456,802 | 4,331,149 | -1.4% |
| 2010-04-07 23:46 | 2010-04-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM | Officer; Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | Aluminum | SALE | $39.84 | 1,770 | $70,512 | 50,820 | -3.4% |
| 2010-04-07 19:15 | 2010-04-06 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Aldous Hugh | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.05 | 3,000 | $36,140 | 12,307 | +32.2% |
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.