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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-07 18:17 | 2010-04-06 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | THOMPSON PETER J | Officer; EVP Finance & Strategy | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $50.00 | 5,075 | $253,750 | 69,261 | -6.8% |
| 2010-04-06 17:57 | 2010-04-01 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $61.15 | 40,000 | $2,445,936 | 70,751 | -36.1% |
| 2010-04-07 00:56 | 2010-04-06 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $1.11 | 20,000 | $22,130 | 314,155 | -6.0% |
| 2010-04-05 22:14 | 2010-04-05 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director, Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.00 | 5,539 | $221,560 | 208,444 | -2.6% |
| 2010-04-05 23:28 | 2010-04-01 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | BEUG NORMAN B | Officer; Senior Vice President | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $59.80 | 17,445 | $1,043,211 | 92,108 | -15.9% |
| 2010-04-06 01:05 | 2010-04-01 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | SHOEMAKER ALVIN V | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $12.18 | 111 | $1,352 | 21,231 | +0.5% |
| 2010-04-05 18:35 | 2010-03-25 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Watkins David | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $7.83 | 600 | $4,697 | 7,600 | +8.6% |
| 2010-04-02 22:52 | 2010-04-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $8.21 | 10,500 | $86,205 | 1,112,959 | -0.9% |
| 2010-04-01 20:16 | 2010-03-31 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $56.49 | 1,191 | $67,280 | 24,229 | -4.7% |
| 2010-04-02 00:21 | 2010-03-31 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | OWEN DOROTHY G | Director | Steel | SALE | $15.13 | 20,000 | $302,578 | 623,717 | -3.1% |
| 2010-04-01 21:51 | 2010-04-01 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Connor Christopher M | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $68.55 | 50,000 | $3,427,500 | 518,547 | -8.8% |
| 2010-04-01 18:31 | 2010-03-31 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | PALLER Robert I | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.56 | 2,000 | $23,117 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-04-01 18:30 | 2010-03-30 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | BEW ROBERT ERNEST | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.85 | 6,323 | $74,904 | 66,784 | +10.5% |
| 2010-04-01 00:37 | 2010-03-31 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $46.30 | 500 | $23,150 | 5,350 | -8.5% |
| 2010-04-01 04:48 | 2010-03-30 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD | Officer; Sr. VP Operations | Steel | SALE | $49.31 | 2,676 | $131,954 | 2,123 | -55.8% |
| 2010-03-31 20:07 | 2010-03-24 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.18 | 4,000 | $720 | 1,835,577 | +0.2% |
| 2010-04-01 00:17 | 2010-03-30 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $19.52 | 4,000 | $78,067 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-04-01 04:52 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Blakestad Robert B. | Officer; Sr VP, Explor./Chief Geologist | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 2,000 | $17,000 | 29,000 | +7.4% |
| 2010-04-01 04:40 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Friedman Deborah J | Officer; Sr VP, Gen. Coun. & Corp. Secy | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 2,000 | $17,000 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2010-04-01 04:37 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | VOGELS ROBERT P | Officer; Sr VP and CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 2,500 | $21,250 | 22,500 | +12.5% |
| 2010-04-01 04:35 | 2009-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Danni Jerry W | Officer; Senior VP, Corporate Affairs | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 2,000 | $17,000 | 25,500 | +8.5% |
| 2010-04-01 04:33 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Masterton-Hume Ian | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-04-01 04:31 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | MORANO KEVIN R | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-04-01 04:28 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Eppler William Durand | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-04-01 04:26 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Clevenger Jeffrey G | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 115,000 | +4.5% |
| 2010-03-31 19:41 | 2010-03-25 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Watkins David | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 7,000 | +250.0% |
| 2010-03-31 19:34 | 2010-03-24 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | PALMER TERRY M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $8.50 | 5,000 | $42,500 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-03-30 17:17 | 2010-03-26 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $38.37 | 96,000 | $3,683,693 | 4,392,265 | -2.1% |
| 2010-03-30 16:04 | 2009-06-19 | ETCK-OB | EnerTeck Corporation | Donino Thomas | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 500,000 | $0 | 2,113,404 | +31.0% |
| 2010-03-31 01:03 | 2010-03-26 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | CONTRAN CORP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.20 | 285 | $4,332 | 2,686 | +11.9% |
| 2010-03-29 20:12 | 2010-02-26 | WOLV | Wolverine Resources Corp. | Costerd Lee | Director, Officer; President/Secretary/Treasurer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.03 | 300,000 | $9,000 | 4,300,000 | +7.5% |
| 2010-03-30 01:40 | 2010-03-29 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | MACBETH JAMES P | Officer; Sr. V.P. Carbon Steel Ops | Steel | OPT+S | $50.00 | 25,000 | $1,250,000 | 58,079 | -30.1% |
| 2010-03-29 23:34 | 2010-03-25 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | CLAYTON RONALD W | Officer; Sr. V.P. - Operations | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $5.43 | 112,699 | $612,023 | 49,860 | -69.3% |
| 2010-03-29 23:27 | 2010-03-25 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | MIKLES LEE E | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $6.77 | 5,000 | $33,865 | 88,750 | -5.3% |
| 2010-03-26 18:13 | 2010-03-24 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | RYDLUND PAUL | Officer; Senior Vice President | Chemicals | SALE | $15.54 | 3,630 | $56,410 | 2,870 | -55.8% |
| 2010-03-26 17:54 | 2010-03-25 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $38.35 | 99,000 | $3,796,650 | 4,488,265 | -2.2% |
| 2010-03-26 23:29 | 2010-03-24 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Turner Simon | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $13.16 | 76,531 | $1,006,911 | 127,026 | -37.6% |
| 2010-03-26 21:03 | 2010-03-25 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | RUSTAND KAY | Officer; VP and General Counsel | Steel | OPT+S | $48.57 | 35,000 | $1,699,950 | 23,014 | -60.3% |
| 2010-03-26 00:48 | 2010-03-24 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Evans David C | Officer; EVP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $45.95 | 6,395 | $293,850 | 55,871 | -10.3% |
| 2010-03-26 00:42 | 2010-03-23 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $38.17 | 258,200 | $9,856,140 | 4,587,265 | -5.3% |
| 2010-03-26 00:07 | 2010-03-24 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.75 | 10,300 | $563,915 | 84,483,890 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-26 02:17 | 2010-03-23 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | CONTRAN CORP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.29 | 2,401 | $36,704 | 2,401 | +100.0% |
| 2010-03-26 02:09 | 2010-03-23 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | CONTRAN CORP | 10% owner | Chemicals | BUY | $18.91 | 4,000 | $75,624 | 15,000 | +36.4% |
| 2010-03-24 17:50 | 2010-03-22 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $45.26 | 36,000 | $1,629,479 | 19,835,051 | -0.2% |
| 2010-03-24 22:04 | 2010-03-24 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Loadman Thomas D | Officer; VP & Gen Mgr, RP&S Div | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $28.17 | 4,200 | $118,314 | 21,845 | -16.1% |
| 2010-03-24 22:40 | 2010-03-23 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.67 | 150,000 | $8,200,485 | 84,494,190 | -0.2% |
| 2010-03-24 17:52 | 2010-03-22 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $45.26 | 36,000 | $1,629,479 | 3,435,162 | -1.0% |
| 2010-03-25 01:09 | 2010-03-23 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.03 | 10,000 | $10,310 | 223,132 | -4.3% |
| 2010-03-23 16:37 | 2010-03-22 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUFFLER PATRICIA A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $59.49 | 1,200 | $71,388 | 13,936 | -7.9% |
| 2010-03-23 16:37 | 2010-03-19 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $60.17 | 43,500 | $2,617,243 | 0 | -100.0% |
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.