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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-15 17:30 | 2009-05-13 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | Baker Leanne M | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.00 | 18,000 | $36,000 | 30,000 | +150.0% |
| 2009-05-15 22:33 | 2009-05-13 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Baldwin Cynthia A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $21.94 | 1,000 | $21,940 | 6,500 | -13.3% |
| 2009-05-15 17:50 | 2009-05-14 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $6.50 | 2,500 | $16,250 | 24,453 | +11.4% |
| 2009-05-15 21:08 | 2009-05-15 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $43.11 | 58,200 | $2,509,124 | 89,839,490 | -0.1% |
| 2009-05-16 02:15 | 2009-05-13 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President & Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $42.98 | 7,063 | $303,556 | 1,874 | -79.0% |
| 2009-05-15 00:43 | 2009-05-13 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $41.65 | 6,000 | $249,900 | 52,418 | -10.3% |
| 2009-05-14 20:45 | 2009-05-13 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.20 | 25,000 | $5,000 | 1,693,000 | +1.5% |
| 2009-05-14 20:52 | 2009-05-12 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Collord James Ellis | Director, Officer; President | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.20 | 50,000 | $10,000 | 1,573,200 | +3.3% |
| 2009-05-15 00:28 | 2009-05-13 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | Ashby Michele L | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.04 | 10,000 | $20,400 | 25,000 | +66.7% |
| 2009-05-15 01:44 | 2009-05-14 | CE | Celanese Corp | SANDERS DANIEL S | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $19.37 | 10,000 | $193,700 | 25,547 | +64.3% |
| 2009-05-14 13:25 | 2009-05-13 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | JENNINGS PAUL WILLIS | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $7.53 | 7,300 | $54,970 | 90,277 | -7.5% |
| 2009-05-14 23:33 | 2009-05-12 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | MARTIN J LANDIS | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $26.69 | 800,000 | $21,352,640 | 5,021 | -99.4% |
| 2009-05-14 03:09 | 2009-05-13 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Thorley Trevor | Officer; COO & EVP of Amvac Chemical | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $10.00 | 10,000 | $100,000 | 18,347 | +119.8% |
| 2009-05-13 23:56 | 2009-05-11 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | KNOOP STEPHEN J | Officer; Sr. VP-Corporate Development | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $14.24 | 26,150 | $372,313 | 91,141 | -22.3% |
| 2009-05-13 13:03 | 2009-05-12 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | JENNINGS PAUL WILLIS | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $8.12 | 20,681 | $167,835 | 97,577 | -17.5% |
| 2009-05-13 01:53 | 2009-05-07 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.25 | 1,000 | $245 | 1,668,000 | +0.1% |
| 2009-05-12 21:17 | 2009-05-08 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | Corrigan Fredric W | Director | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $22.00 | 5,000 | $110,000 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-05-13 01:19 | 2009-05-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $43.27 | 70,800 | $3,063,240 | 89,897,690 | -0.1% |
| 2009-05-13 01:17 | 2009-05-12 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $43.00 | 24,900 | $1,070,715 | 89,968,490 | 0.0% |
| 2009-05-12 22:22 | 2009-05-11 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | JONES MARK E III | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $1.28 | 45,300 | $57,984 | 258,000 | -14.9% |
| 2009-05-13 00:41 | 2009-05-08 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $10.09 | 5,000 | $50,450 | 166,138 | +3.1% |
| 2009-05-11 18:48 | 2009-05-07 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | JONES MARK E III | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $1.35 | 4,700 | $6,359 | 303,300 | -1.5% |
| 2009-05-09 00:18 | 2009-05-07 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $34.44 | 6,000 | $206,640 | 38,870 | -13.4% |
| 2009-05-08 20:07 | 2009-05-07 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Powell William Howard | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $3.18 | 50,000 | $158,940 | 60,000 | +500.0% |
| 2009-05-08 02:35 | 2009-05-07 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | GIMBEL THOMAS W | Director | Steel | SALE | $38.20 | 10,000 | $382,000 | 630,736 | -1.6% |
| 2009-05-07 22:54 | 2009-05-06 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $34.99 | 4,100 | $143,459 | 44,870 | -8.4% |
| 2009-05-06 21:35 | 2009-05-05 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP - MIS | Chemicals | OPT+S | $12.05 | 1,042 | $12,556 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-05-06 21:33 | 2009-05-04 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $6.70 | 2,500 | $16,750 | 8,105 | +44.6% |
| 2009-05-06 22:50 | 2009-05-06 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $44.70 | 30,000 | $1,340,895 | 89,993,390 | 0.0% |
| 2009-05-06 17:22 | 2009-05-05 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | HAGENLOCKER EDWARD E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $65.38 | 2,000 | $130,761 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-05-06 22:43 | 2009-05-06 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | MENAKER FRANK H JR | Director | Building Materials | OPT+S | $94.67 | 1,500 | $142,004 | 5,129 | -22.6% |
| 2009-05-07 01:42 | 2009-05-04 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $11.09 | 500 | $5,544 | 161,138 | +0.3% |
| 2009-05-06 20:32 | 2009-05-04 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $13.95 | 244,132 | $3,406,056 | 1,000,000 | -19.6% |
| 2009-05-06 00:40 | 2009-05-04 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP - MIS | Chemicals | OPT+S | $12.20 | 1,000 | $12,200 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-05-05 18:48 | 2009-05-05 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $44.06 | 216,100 | $9,520,674 | 90,023,390 | -0.2% |
| 2009-05-05 16:52 | 2009-05-01 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $13.07 | 246,800 | $3,225,232 | 1,244,636 | -16.5% |
| 2009-05-04 22:47 | 2009-05-01 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP - MIS | Chemicals | OPT+S | $12.13 | 2,000 | $24,252 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-05-05 00:16 | 2009-05-01 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $39.22 | 9,140 | $358,514 | 181,888 | -4.8% |
| 2009-05-04 23:45 | 2009-05-01 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | FELDMAN MOSES | Director | Steel | SALE | $15.33 | 10,000 | $153,250 | 150,000 | -6.3% |
| 2009-05-04 23:45 | 2009-05-01 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | FELDMAN MOSES | Director | Steel | SALE | $15.19 | 90,000 | $1,367,163 | 160,000 | -36.0% |
| 2009-05-01 23:15 | 2009-04-14 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.23 | 11,350 | $59,398 | 3,380,992 | +0.3% |
| 2009-05-01 21:10 | 2009-04-30 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP-MIS | Chemicals | OPT+S | $12.01 | 5,440 | $65,333 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-05-02 00:04 | 2009-04-30 | CAPS | Capstone Holding Corp. | WARDELL WILLIAM M | Director | Building Materials | BUY | $0.72 | 7,000 | $5,040 | 84,542 | +9.0% |
| 2009-05-01 16:41 | 2009-04-30 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | HOPKINS THOMAS E | Officer; Sr. VP-Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.01 | 17,785 | $1,013,923 | 46,963 | -27.5% |
| 2009-05-01 22:11 | 2009-04-30 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | BATES JOHN C | Director | Steel | SALE | $12.53 | 200,000 | $2,506,520 | 1,491,436 | -11.8% |
| 2009-04-30 16:44 | 2009-04-28 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Dixon Robert D | Officer; Sr.V.P. and G.M. | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.21 | 1,750 | $112,362 | 21,077 | -7.7% |
| 2009-04-30 20:53 | 2009-04-29 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP-MIS | Chemicals | OPT+S | $12.41 | 2,100 | $26,066 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-04-30 17:40 | 2009-04-28 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HARRIS LEONARD | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $1.10 | 1,500 | $1,646 | 43,667 | -3.3% |
| 2009-04-30 02:07 | 2009-04-24 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.24 | 1,000 | $240 | 1,667,000 | +0.1% |
| 2009-04-29 22:21 | 2009-04-28 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Fuchs David | Officer; VP-MIS | Chemicals | SALE | $12.37 | 300 | $3,710 | 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.