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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-24 01:30 | 2010-03-19 | GDMN | Golden Minerals Co | HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $8.50 | 347,766 | $2,956,011 | 45,075 | -88.5% |
| 2010-03-23 00:05 | 2010-03-18 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.93 | 24,000 | $1,030,320 | 19,871,051 | -0.1% |
| 2010-03-22 22:29 | 2010-03-19 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | WAITE LESLIE A | Director | Steel | SALE | $46.26 | 5,000 | $231,300 | 113,812 | -4.2% |
| 2010-03-19 21:48 | 2010-03-17 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | Houston Matthew David | Officer; General Counsel/Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $24.81 | 1,500 | $37,215 | 9,024 | -14.3% |
| 2010-03-20 01:42 | 2010-03-17 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Ferrari Daniele | Officer; Division President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $13.50 | 38,663 | $521,769 | 100 | -99.7% |
| 2010-03-19 21:29 | 2010-03-18 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $43.00 | 24,000 | $1,032,000 | 3,471,162 | -0.7% |
| 2010-03-19 16:38 | 2010-03-17 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $60.21 | 11,213 | $675,135 | 70,751 | -13.7% |
| 2010-03-20 01:01 | 2010-03-17 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.04 | 2,000 | $28,081 | 235,509 | +0.9% |
| 2010-03-18 16:12 | 2010-03-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Director, Other | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.00 | 1,049 | $41,960 | 213,983 | -0.5% |
| 2010-03-18 19:39 | 2010-03-17 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | MCGUINNESS ROBERT A | Officer; VP Finance and CFO | Gold | SALE | $1.06 | 15,000 | $15,971 | 233,132 | -6.0% |
| 2010-03-18 04:13 | 2010-03-17 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | GIMBEL THOMAS W | Director | Steel | SALE | $48.56 | 50,000 | $2,428,000 | 1,700,736 | -2.9% |
| 2010-03-17 19:20 | 2010-03-15 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.15 | 25,000 | $3,750 | 6,194,233 | +0.4% |
| 2010-03-16 18:42 | 2010-03-12 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.76 | 73,645 | $3,075,415 | 19,895,048 | -0.4% |
| 2010-03-16 18:17 | 2010-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Mehan Richard R. | Officer; SVP, Pres. & CEO Cliffs Asia-P | Steel | SALE | $61.35 | 2,000 | $122,700 | 16,604 | -10.8% |
| 2010-03-16 21:13 | 2010-03-15 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ELIAS RICHARD C | Officer; Sr. VP, Optical & SpecMatls | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $64.36 | 40 | $2,594 | 7,340 | +0.6% |
| 2010-03-16 18:15 | 2010-03-15 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Boor William C | Officer; Sr. Vice Pres., Bus. Devel. | Steel | SALE | $57.85 | 8,677 | $501,971 | 16,979 | -33.8% |
| 2010-03-16 23:49 | 2010-03-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Wynn H Edward | Officer; VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $54.05 | 727 | $39,296 | 3,973 | -15.5% |
| 2010-03-16 17:32 | 2010-03-12 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Oberfeld Steven J | Officer; President, Paint Stores Group | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $65.18 | 11,104 | $723,759 | 100,910 | -9.9% |
| 2010-03-17 01:06 | 2010-03-16 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BRIGGS JEFFREY S. | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Chemicals | BUY | $13.65 | 1,215 | $16,585 | 33,750 | +3.7% |
| 2010-03-16 20:21 | 2010-03-15 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | BRISSMAN CHARLES P | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $18.00 | 16,500 | $297,000 | 16,760 | -49.6% |
| 2010-03-17 02:05 | 2010-03-15 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | Bryan Ronald | Officer; VP and General Manager | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.48 | 1,070 | $86,114 | 5,693 | -15.8% |
| 2010-03-17 01:26 | 2010-03-15 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | GOADBY DAVID J | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.48 | 3,000 | $241,440 | 31,666 | -8.7% |
| 2010-03-17 01:06 | 2010-03-15 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | CLARK KEITH E | Officer; Vice President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.48 | 1,070 | $86,114 | 37,967 | -2.7% |
| 2010-03-17 00:37 | 2010-03-15 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.48 | 3,300 | $265,584 | 49,429 | -6.3% |
| 2010-03-17 01:28 | 2010-03-15 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | BRISIMITZAKIS ANGELO C | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $80.48 | 6,064 | $488,031 | 34,360 | -15.0% |
| 2010-03-16 23:50 | 2010-03-12 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | OWENS M MICHAEL | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $38.62 | 300 | $11,585 | 9,737 | -3.0% |
| 2010-03-16 23:15 | 2010-03-12 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $40.49 | 4,000 | $161,974 | 27,673 | -12.6% |
| 2010-03-17 03:22 | 2010-03-16 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | BLESS MICHAEL A | Officer; Exec. VP and CFO | Aluminum | SALE | $14.76 | 6,468 | $95,468 | 83,661 | -7.2% |
| 2010-03-16 18:44 | 2010-03-12 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN PAUL | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $41.76 | 73,645 | $3,075,415 | 3,319,880 | -2.2% |
| 2010-03-16 21:43 | 2010-03-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.69 | 35,000 | $269,252 | 1,123,459 | -3.0% |
| 2010-03-17 00:48 | 2010-02-22 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | JONES GORDON L | Director, Officer; CEO & President | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $49.13 | 4,200 | $206,346 | 4,200 | +100.0% |
| 2010-03-16 15:47 | 2010-03-15 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | THOMPSON PETER J | Officer; EVP Finance & Strat Plan | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $45.88 | 4,500 | $206,455 | 74,336 | -5.7% |
| 2010-03-15 20:42 | 2010-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Vetor Duke D | Officer; SVP - N. American Coal | Steel | SALE | $63.23 | 6,200 | $392,014 | 23,303 | -21.0% |
| 2010-03-15 22:47 | 2010-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Paradie Terrance M | Officer; VP-Corp.Controller/CAO | Steel | SALE | $61.35 | 1,300 | $79,755 | 6,843 | -16.0% |
| 2010-03-15 17:02 | 2010-03-11 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Morse Wayne D | Officer; Sr VP, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $22.50 | 5,445 | $122,513 | 26,009 | -17.3% |
| 2010-03-15 17:03 | 2010-03-02 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Morse Wayne D | Officer; Sr VP, Vinyls | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $22.80 | 1,571 | $35,823 | 22,347 | -6.6% |
| 2010-03-15 19:37 | 2010-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GALLAGHER DONALD J | Officer; Pres. N. Am. Iron Ore | Steel | SALE | $62.96 | 10,000 | $629,621 | 61,212 | -14.0% |
| 2010-03-16 01:12 | 2010-03-11 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | SEVENICH JOHN R | Officer; VP, Industrial Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.71 | 2,786 | $60,475 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-03-15 15:52 | 2010-03-11 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | CALDWELL DONALD R | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $25.74 | 300 | $7,722 | 11,444 | +2.7% |
| 2010-03-15 19:30 | 2010-03-12 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | CALFEE WILLIAM R | Officer; Exec. V.P. Comm. N.Amer. Iron | Steel | SALE | $63.97 | 10,779 | $689,514 | 44,488 | -19.5% |
| 2010-03-13 01:59 | 2010-03-11 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $44.68 | 6,000 | $268,080 | 62,178 | -8.8% |
| 2010-03-13 00:40 | 2010-03-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Thorley Trevor | Officer; COO & EVP of Amvac Chemical | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.60 | 10,000 | $76,000 | 8,347 | -54.5% |
| 2010-03-13 00:40 | 2010-03-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | THAU IRVING J | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.60 | 3,400 | $25,840 | 5,842 | -36.8% |
| 2010-03-12 22:22 | 2010-03-10 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $18.05 | 16,490 | $297,682 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-03-12 18:01 | 2010-03-11 | FMC | FMC CORP | MOONEY EDWARD J | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $59.14 | 14,000 | $827,960 | 9,558 | -59.4% |
| 2010-03-12 00:08 | 2010-03-10 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | CURRIE WILLIAM G | Officer; Chairman of the Board | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $40.00 | 100 | $4,000 | 215,032 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-12 01:35 | 2010-03-09 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $45.74 | 10,000 | $457,400 | 260,652 | -3.7% |
| 2010-03-12 03:05 | 2010-03-10 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.98 | 15,000 | $14,709 | 334,155 | -4.3% |
| 2010-03-11 02:14 | 2010-03-10 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Kruger Logan W | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Aluminum | SALE | $14.91 | 4,837 | $72,120 | 205,162 | -2.3% |
| 2010-03-10 20:04 | 2010-03-09 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Mangum Michelle (Mitsy) Y. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.55 | 2,000 | $3,100 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
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.