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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-18 23:45 | 2009-11-16 | K | KELLANOVA | BRYANT JOHN A | Officer; EVP - COO & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $53.75 | 6,045 | $324,922 | 156,744 | -3.7% |
| 2009-11-19 01:15 | 2009-11-17 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $41.48 | 18,576 | $770,443 | 75,491 | -19.7% |
| 2009-11-19 02:06 | 2009-11-16 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Lansdown Guy L P | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $51.97 | 11,250 | $584,663 | 22,570 | -33.3% |
| 2009-11-19 00:20 | 2009-11-16 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | RICE RONALD A | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $20.06 | 10,000 | $200,600 | 202,890 | -4.7% |
| 2009-11-19 03:04 | 2009-11-16 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.68 | 4,600 | $62,929 | 225,416 | +2.1% |
| 2009-11-18 00:34 | 2009-11-16 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $41.47 | 7,000 | $290,312 | 75,491 | -8.5% |
| 2009-11-18 00:39 | 2009-11-13 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hinze Brant | Officer; Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $51.02 | 5,875 | $299,743 | 16,407 | -26.4% |
| 2009-11-18 03:00 | 2009-11-16 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.31 | 25,300 | $184,938 | 1,248,459 | -2.0% |
| 2009-11-16 23:34 | 2009-11-13 | URRE | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Kaiser Marvin K | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.07 | 10,000 | $10,700 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-11-17 02:07 | 2009-11-13 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | BLEYL STEPHEN | Officer; Exe VP of Ethanol Marketing | Chemicals | BUY | $9.77 | 272 | $2,657 | 53,540 | +0.5% |
| 2009-11-16 18:50 | 2009-11-13 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $53.26 | 193,900 | $10,327,327 | 85,674,190 | -0.2% |
| 2009-11-14 01:51 | 2009-11-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $50.68 | 6,000 | $304,080 | 8,293 | -42.0% |
| 2009-11-13 17:50 | 2009-11-10 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | King Scott V. | Officer; VP, Controller & CAO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $58.12 | 3,200 | $185,996 | 124 | -96.3% |
| 2009-11-14 02:22 | 2009-11-12 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Wright Christopher W | Officer; VP/Gen. Counsel/Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.37 | 13,566 | $4,952 | 39,872 | -25.4% |
| 2009-11-14 00:14 | 2009-11-13 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.19 | 7,350 | $52,847 | 3,413,142 | +0.2% |
| 2009-11-13 20:20 | 2009-11-11 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $60.05 | 1,500 | $90,079 | 15,718 | -8.7% |
| 2009-11-13 20:53 | 2009-11-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $53.00 | 56,100 | $2,973,485 | 85,868,090 | -0.1% |
| 2009-11-14 02:07 | 2009-11-12 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $42.72 | 16,466 | $703,421 | 75,491 | -17.9% |
| 2009-11-14 03:01 | 2009-11-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.25 | 14,700 | $106,622 | 1,273,759 | -1.1% |
| 2009-11-14 02:48 | 2009-11-11 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.42 | 1,504 | $20,182 | 220,816 | +0.7% |
| 2009-11-13 00:20 | 2009-11-09 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $25.89 | 175,000 | $4,530,383 | 15,661,000 | -1.1% |
| 2009-11-13 00:16 | 2009-11-09 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | HARVEY HUGH E JR | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Technology Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $25.89 | 175,000 | $4,530,138 | 15,961,000 | -1.1% |
| 2009-11-13 01:36 | 2009-11-11 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; EVP, North America | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.94 | 1,500 | $64,407 | 48,533 | -3.0% |
| 2009-11-13 01:35 | 2009-11-11 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | SANDERS BARRY W | Officer; EVP, North America | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.90 | 8,500 | $364,667 | 50,033 | -14.5% |
| 2009-11-12 23:44 | 2009-11-12 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HAINEY JOHN | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $2.02 | 33,900 | $68,478 | 1,100 | -96.9% |
| 2009-11-13 00:00 | 2009-11-12 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HAINEY JOHN | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $2.02 | 33,700 | $68,074 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-11-13 00:41 | 2009-11-11 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | BAKER MARK R | Director, Officer; President and COO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $42.90 | 5,000 | $214,515 | 26,000 | -16.1% |
| 2009-11-12 22:32 | 2009-11-09 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Taylor Jeffrey L | Officer; Sr VP, Polyethylene | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.14 | 4,484 | $117,216 | 20,730 | -17.8% |
| 2009-11-12 19:45 | 2009-11-10 | FMC | FMC CORP | WILSON D MICHAEL | Officer; VP, Group Manager | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $54.14 | 20,000 | $1,082,898 | 55,624 | -26.4% |
| 2009-11-13 01:16 | 2009-11-10 | SCL | STEPAN CO | ZOGLIO ANTHONY J | Officer; Vice President - Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $59.99 | 6,591 | $395,394 | 5,717 | -53.6% |
| 2009-11-12 14:38 | 2009-11-09 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LEE THERESA K | Officer; SVP, CLO and Corp Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $56.61 | 9,000 | $509,490 | 21,682 | -29.3% |
| 2009-11-12 21:37 | 2009-11-11 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | MEHRABIAN ROBERT | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $61.04 | 5,000 | $305,177 | 2,000 | -71.4% |
| 2009-11-12 20:23 | 2009-11-10 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $7.55 | 20,000 | $150,900 | 1,288,459 | -1.5% |
| 2009-11-11 01:44 | 2009-11-10 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $51.05 | 10,000 | $510,500 | 384,659 | -2.5% |
| 2009-11-10 17:28 | 2009-11-06 | FMC | FMC CORP | FOSTER W KIM | Officer; Senior VP and CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $52.08 | 40,025 | $2,084,514 | 52,632 | -43.2% |
| 2009-11-11 01:54 | 2009-11-09 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | WHITMIRE C DONALD JR | Officer; VP & Controller Financial Rptg | Copper | OPT+S | $82.50 | 30,000 | $2,475,000 | 32,347 | -48.1% |
| 2009-11-10 18:53 | 2009-11-09 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $52.63 | 129,300 | $6,804,981 | 85,924,190 | -0.2% |
| 2009-11-10 17:19 | 2009-11-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $52.24 | 27,900 | $1,457,384 | 86,053,490 | 0.0% |
| 2009-11-09 22:31 | 2009-11-05 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Glencore AG | 10% owner | Aluminum | BUY | $8.70 | 29,000 | $252,300 | 36,152,412 | +0.1% |
| 2009-11-07 01:14 | 2009-11-04 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | SEVENICH JOHN R | Officer; VP, Industrial Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.95 | 1,316 | $28,889 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-11-06 20:25 | 2009-11-04 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | FERGUSON J BRIAN | Director, Officer; Exec Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $55.30 | 117,533 | $6,499,963 | 44,467 | -72.6% |
| 2009-11-07 01:28 | 2009-11-05 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | RANKIN B M JR | Director | Copper | SALE | $79.20 | 50,000 | $3,960,125 | 450,000 | -10.0% |
| 2009-11-07 00:39 | 2009-11-05 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $52.18 | 110,000 | $5,739,976 | 86,081,390 | -0.1% |
| 2009-11-06 22:09 | 2009-11-05 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | WEYERHAEUSER WILLIAM T | Director | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $48.39 | 19,024 | $920,571 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-11-07 01:18 | 2009-11-04 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.34 | 2,729 | $36,418 | 219,312 | +1.3% |
| 2009-11-06 00:52 | 2009-11-04 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $52.00 | 4,700 | $244,400 | 86,191,390 | 0.0% |
| 2009-11-05 00:18 | 2009-11-04 | K | KELLANOVA | Wilson-Thompson Kathleen | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $51.18 | 7,635 | $390,759 | 25,930 | -22.7% |
| 2009-11-05 00:18 | 2009-11-04 | K | KELLANOVA | CLARK CLESTEEN A | Officer; SVP - Corporate Affairs | Gold | SALE | $51.89 | 4,358 | $226,145 | 51,284 | -7.8% |
| 2009-11-04 18:27 | 2009-11-02 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $51.05 | 40,000 | $2,042,104 | 61,964 | -39.2% |
| 2009-11-04 00:14 | 2009-10-16 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.34 | 4,200 | $30,845 | 3,405,792 | +0.1% |
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.