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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-20 00:33 | 2009-03-19 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Collord James Ellis | Director, Officer; President | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.20 | 25,000 | $5,000 | 1,498,200 | +1.7% |
| 2009-03-19 23:27 | 2009-03-05 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.21 | 542,072 | $2,282,774 | 3,114,872 | +21.1% |
| 2009-03-19 21:36 | 2009-03-19 | NUE | NUCOR CORP | KEARNEY CHRISTOPHER J | Director | Steel | BUY | $36.60 | 1,000 | $36,600 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-19 18:04 | 2009-03-17 | PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | DIGGS JAMES C | Officer; Sr. VP , Gen. Counsel & Sec. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $33.77 | 3,500 | $118,194 | 19,609 | -15.1% |
| 2009-03-20 00:22 | 2009-03-18 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $15.79 | 100,000 | $1,579,000 | 679,300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009-03-18 19:49 | 2009-03-17 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MITCHELL KENNETH P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.87 | 18,748 | $391,271 | 31,018 | -37.7% |
| 2009-03-18 20:12 | 2009-03-17 | POL | AVIENT CORP | ROSENAU ROBERT M | Officer; Sr VP & GM - Vinyl Compounds | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.85 | 4,000 | $7,402 | 47,280 | +9.2% |
| 2009-03-18 23:11 | 2009-03-17 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $15.76 | 62,700 | $988,152 | 679,200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009-03-17 17:52 | 2009-03-13 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | MITCHELL KENNETH P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.59 | 19,263 | $396,695 | 31,018 | -38.3% |
| 2009-03-16 21:22 | 2009-03-12 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | FEINSTEIN MICHAEL | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.07 | 10,000 | $700 | 2,181,281 | +0.5% |
| 2009-03-16 20:23 | 2009-03-12 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Cooper David Michael | Officer; VP Sales & Marketing, Europe | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.55 | 9,090 | $5,000 | 39,090 | +30.3% |
| 2009-03-17 02:17 | 2009-03-12 | CBT | CABOT CORP | SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS II LP | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $8.97 | 89,500 | $802,815 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-03-14 01:24 | 2009-03-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $38.40 | 6,000 | $230,400 | 64,418 | -8.5% |
| 2009-03-14 00:34 | 2009-03-12 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.19 | 33,620 | $1,014,988 | 20,112,973 | -0.2% |
| 2009-03-13 19:59 | 2009-03-11 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Malpass George Levar | Director | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.29 | 30,000 | $8,700 | 36,000 | +500.0% |
| 2009-03-14 00:37 | 2009-03-12 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN PAUL | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.19 | 33,620 | $1,014,988 | 3,392,166 | -1.0% |
| 2009-03-13 20:05 | 2009-03-11 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.25 | 4,900 | $1,225 | 1,679,679 | +0.3% |
| 2009-03-12 15:30 | 2009-03-10 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | CLARKE ROBERT L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $19.34 | 5,200 | $100,544 | 54,292 | -8.7% |
| 2009-03-12 21:27 | 2009-03-11 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | GREENE CHARLES SCOTT | Officer; President, UFP Eastern Div. | Lumber & Wood Production | BUY | $19.14 | 8,828 | $168,968 | 13,641 | +183.4% |
| 2009-03-13 00:57 | 2009-03-11 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | DAY ROBERT | Director | Copper | BUY | $35.36 | 621,000 | $21,955,517 | 21,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-12 02:35 | 2009-03-11 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | GLOSS RODNEY D | Officer; Vice President - Controller | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $17.68 | 6,155 | $108,840 | 12,044 | -33.8% |
| 2009-03-11 22:53 | 2009-03-10 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.30 | 10,000 | $2,951 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2009-03-11 04:24 | 2009-03-06 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | CLARKE ROBERT L | Director | Building Materials | SALE | $17.36 | 42,960 | $745,945 | 59,492 | -41.9% |
| 2009-03-11 02:35 | 2009-03-06 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.26 | 1,000 | $260 | 1,663,000 | +0.1% |
| 2009-03-11 00:07 | 2009-03-09 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Heine Eric Xavier | Officer; VP Sales & Marketing | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.29 | 35,000 | $10,206 | 45,000 | +350.0% |
| 2009-03-10 23:29 | 2009-03-06 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Ridd Brian V | Officer; Sr. VP, Purchasing | Chemicals | BUY | $2.10 | 3,000 | $6,300 | 152,753 | +2.0% |
| 2009-03-10 17:30 | 2009-03-09 | FMC | FMC CORP | BUFFLER PATRICIA A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $36.29 | 25,206 | $914,771 | 14,386 | -63.7% |
| 2009-03-11 03:39 | 2009-03-09 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.88 | 37,300 | $517,724 | 679,137,300 | +0.0% |
| 2009-03-10 00:23 | 2009-03-06 | CBT | CABOT CORP | Prevost Patrick M. | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.57 | 10,000 | $85,700 | 108,000 | +10.2% |
| 2009-03-09 23:15 | 2009-03-06 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ure David Kent | Officer; Vice President, Controller | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.30 | 10,000 | $2,994 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-09 20:59 | 2009-03-05 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Ridder Wolfram | Officer; VP of Business Development | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.36 | 20,000 | $7,200 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-10 00:11 | 2009-03-05 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | WOOD PETER M | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.98 | 2,000 | $35,954 | 5,996 | +50.1% |
| 2009-03-09 16:49 | 2009-01-16 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | SMITH LAWRENCE S | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $55.92 | 350 | $19,573 | 4,850 | +7.8% |
| 2009-03-09 20:50 | 2009-03-05 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.30 | 50,000 | $15,000 | 1,674,779 | +3.1% |
| 2009-03-09 22:17 | 2009-03-06 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $14.35 | 100,000 | $1,435,000 | 679,100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009-03-06 18:17 | 2008-02-20 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Anton Arthur F | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $53.00 | 1,900 | $100,700 | 8,053 | +30.9% |
| 2009-03-07 00:36 | 2009-03-05 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Peter R | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President, CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $2.37 | 100,000 | $236,970 | 1,463,328 | +7.3% |
| 2009-03-07 01:13 | 2008-07-30 | OLN | OLIN Corp | MCINTOSH JOHN L | Officer; Vice President | Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.39 | 35,250 | $1,000,748 | 9,275 | -79.2% |
| 2009-03-06 23:23 | 2009-03-04 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | COLEMAN ROBERT D | Officer; Executive VP of Manufacturing | Lumber & Wood Production | BUY | $21.19 | 6,957 | $147,419 | 29,690 | +30.6% |
| 2009-03-07 01:51 | 2009-03-04 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | DICKEY BOH A | Director | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $7.43 | 2,429 | $18,054 | 4,000 | +154.6% |
| 2009-03-07 01:51 | 2009-03-04 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | JONES GORDON L | Director, Officer; Director, President and CEO | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $7.79 | 16,000 | $124,605 | 64,501 | +33.0% |
| 2009-03-05 23:07 | 2009-03-04 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.40 | 50,000 | $20,000 | 110,000 | +83.3% |
| 2009-03-05 19:52 | 2009-03-02 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | SEITZ THOMAS W | Officer; Sr. VP-Strat. Excell. Init. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $45.79 | 5,000 | $228,969 | 65,900 | -7.1% |
| 2009-03-05 18:40 | 2009-03-04 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.11 | 22,500 | $2,475 | 6,940,233 | +0.3% |
| 2009-03-05 22:58 | 2009-03-03 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.35 | 100,000 | $35,000 | 1,624,779 | +6.6% |
| 2009-03-05 02:53 | 2009-03-04 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | Carter Thomas H | Officer; Vice President | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $7.98 | 3,000 | $23,952 | 25,478 | +13.3% |
| 2009-03-05 02:51 | 2009-03-04 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | Massman Linda K | Officer; Vice President | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $6.50 | 10,000 | $65,020 | 43,813 | +29.6% |
| 2009-03-05 02:58 | 2009-01-20 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.69 | 300,900 | $1,410,409 | 2,572,800 | +13.2% |
| 2009-03-04 20:48 | 2009-03-02 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Nieman Jan | Officer; VP & Managing Director - A/P | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.70 | 6,100 | $34,770 | 19,128 | +46.8% |
| 2009-03-05 04:13 | 2009-03-04 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Ridd Brian V | Officer; Sr. VP, Purchasing | Chemicals | BUY | $2.40 | 5,000 | $12,000 | 149,753 | +3.5% |
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.