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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-05 02:54 | 2009-03-03 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp | DeVleming Robert P | Officer; Vice President | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $7.45 | 5,800 | $43,210 | 57,942 | +11.1% |
| 2009-03-05 04:18 | 2009-03-03 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | LICHTENBERGER H WILLIAM | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $2.58 | 75,000 | $193,388 | 115,280 | +186.2% |
| 2009-03-05 01:26 | 2009-03-02 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | RANKIN B M JR | Director | Copper | BUY | $0.00 | 250,000 | $0 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-04 17:26 | 2009-03-03 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Kahler Michael E | Officer; Sr. VP Commercial Development | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.48 | 25,000 | $37,020 | 63,592 | +64.8% |
| 2009-03-04 22:07 | 2009-03-03 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.46 | 205,116 | $2,760,861 | 679,000,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009-03-03 22:36 | 2009-03-02 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BENOLIEL D JEFFRY | Officer; VP-Global Strategy, GC & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.74 | 5,000 | $28,718 | 51,882 | +10.7% |
| 2009-03-03 18:46 | 2009-02-27 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Patterson Robert M | Officer; SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.66 | 100,000 | $166,350 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-03-04 00:03 | 2009-03-02 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $12.86 | 955,350 | $12,285,801 | 678,794,884 | +0.1% |
| 2009-03-03 00:28 | 2009-02-26 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Anderson Gary E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $22.26 | 2,000 | $44,518 | 6,216 | +47.4% |
| 2009-03-02 21:51 | 2009-02-27 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | GANDOSSI DAVID M | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.58 | 10,000 | $5,800 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 2009-03-03 00:26 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hinze Brant | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $40.00 | 288 | $11,520 | 16,407 | -1.7% |
| 2009-03-03 00:25 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Johnson Roger | Officer; Vice President & CAO | Gold | SALE | $40.13 | 185 | $7,424 | 8,937 | -2.0% |
| 2009-03-03 00:25 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Lansdown Guy L P | Officer; EVP, Development | Gold | SALE | $39.89 | 360 | $14,360 | 22,570 | -1.6% |
| 2009-03-03 00:24 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gutierrez David V | Officer; VP, Accounting & Tax | Gold | SALE | $39.99 | 300 | $11,997 | 13,793 | -2.1% |
| 2009-03-03 00:24 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $40.01 | 1,601 | $64,050 | 191,028 | -0.8% |
| 2009-03-02 23:51 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President & Treasurer | Gold | SALE | $40.11 | 253 | $10,148 | 19,768 | -1.3% |
| 2009-03-02 23:45 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; EVP, Strategic Development | Gold | SALE | $39.83 | 302 | $12,029 | 12,480 | -2.4% |
| 2009-03-02 23:10 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; Executive Vice President & CFO | Gold | SALE | $39.84 | 384 | $15,299 | 18,255 | -2.1% |
| 2009-03-03 00:23 | 2009-02-26 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | HUSPENI JEFFREY R | Officer; Senior VP, African Operations | Gold | SALE | $39.77 | 200 | $7,954 | 21,700 | -0.9% |
| 2009-03-03 02:53 | 2009-02-26 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $13.03 | 2,000 | $26,050 | 154,838 | +1.3% |
| 2009-02-27 16:30 | 2009-02-25 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Knight Timothy A | Officer; Sr. VP - Corp. Plan. & Devel. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $46.38 | 2,500 | $115,956 | 53,045 | -4.5% |
| 2009-02-28 01:30 | 2009-02-26 | FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | RICH HERSHEL M | Director | Steel | BUY | $4.26 | 10,000 | $42,600 | 67,177 | +17.5% |
| 2009-02-28 00:58 | 2009-02-26 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $27.95 | 29,460 | $823,457 | 87,705 | -25.1% |
| 2009-02-28 00:58 | 2009-02-25 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $28.16 | 53,814 | $1,515,418 | 87,705 | -38.0% |
| 2009-02-27 17:55 | 2009-02-26 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Williams Patrick | Officer; Exec VP & President, Fuel Spec | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.36 | 5,675 | $24,731 | 24,375 | +30.3% |
| 2009-02-26 21:16 | 2009-02-24 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Jones Eric T | Director, Officer; CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.28 | 500 | $140 | 1,662,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009-02-27 02:33 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; EVP & CFO | Gold | SALE | $40.45 | 1,312 | $53,070 | 18,639 | -6.6% |
| 2009-02-27 02:20 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | OBRIEN RICHARD T | Officer; President & CEO | Gold | SALE | $40.26 | 4,092 | $164,759 | 192,629 | -2.1% |
| 2009-02-27 02:17 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Lansdown Guy L P | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | SALE | $40.48 | 1,070 | $43,310 | 22,930 | -4.5% |
| 2009-02-27 02:11 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Blank Alan R | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | SALE | $39.91 | 647 | $25,822 | 8,517 | -7.1% |
| 2009-02-27 02:08 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hinze Brant | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $40.61 | 783 | $31,799 | 16,695 | -4.5% |
| 2009-02-27 02:04 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | SALE | $40.30 | 1,126 | $45,372 | 12,782 | -8.1% |
| 2009-02-27 01:52 | 2009-02-25 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President | Gold | SALE | $41.38 | 207 | $8,566 | 20,021 | -1.0% |
| 2009-02-27 01:49 | 2009-02-25 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Johnson Roger | Officer; Vice President | Gold | SALE | $41.36 | 114 | $4,715 | 9,122 | -1.2% |
| 2009-02-27 01:43 | 2009-02-25 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gutierrez David V | Officer; Vice President | Gold | SALE | $41.41 | 10 | $414 | 14,093 | -0.1% |
| 2009-02-27 04:18 | 2009-02-25 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.60 | 91,096 | $54,658 | 1,524,779 | +6.4% |
| 2009-02-27 02:21 | 2009-02-24 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | HUSPENI JEFFREY R | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $40.54 | 730 | $29,592 | 21,900 | -3.2% |
| 2009-02-26 23:25 | 2009-02-25 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.42 | 350,000 | $4,697,000 | 677,839,534 | +0.1% |
| 2009-02-25 21:27 | 2009-02-23 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | LEE JIMMY S H | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Paper & Paper Products | BUY | $0.60 | 8,904 | $5,342 | 1,433,683 | +0.6% |
| 2009-02-26 02:34 | 2009-02-23 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board | Chemicals | BUY | $12.43 | 9,200 | $114,375 | 152,838 | +6.4% |
| 2009-02-25 22:13 | 2009-02-24 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.02 | 200,000 | $2,604,000 | 677,489,534 | +0.0% |
| 2009-02-24 22:53 | 2009-02-23 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | FEINSTEIN MICHAEL | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.09 | 10,000 | $900 | 2,171,281 | +0.5% |
| 2009-02-24 22:14 | 2009-02-20 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Hyde Leslie S | Officer; Vice President, Safety and Env | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $14.50 | 2,000 | $29,000 | 12,520 | +19.0% |
| 2009-02-25 01:11 | 2009-02-20 | K | KELLANOVA | MACKAY A D DAVID | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $40.05 | 46,200 | $1,850,504 | 255,694 | -15.3% |
| 2009-02-24 19:06 | 2009-02-23 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.08 | 750,000 | $9,810,000 | 677,289,534 | +0.1% |
| 2009-02-24 18:47 | 2009-02-20 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 10% owner | Copper | BUY | $13.46 | 400,000 | $5,384,000 | 676,539,534 | +0.1% |
| 2009-02-23 17:25 | 2009-02-19 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $30.15 | 1,200 | $36,180 | 20,145,971 | 0.0% |
| 2009-02-23 17:44 | 2009-02-19 | CE | Celanese Corp | Weidman David N | Officer; Chairman and CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $9.77 | 10,250 | $100,143 | 387,914 | +2.7% |
| 2009-02-24 00:18 | 2008-08-01 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | Della Ratta Ralph M Jr | Director | Steel | BUY | $52.00 | 190 | $9,880 | 2,190 | +9.5% |
| 2009-02-24 00:22 | 2009-02-19 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | GOLDSTEIN HOWARD | Director | Steel | BUY | $15.57 | 1,400 | $21,796 | 3,000 | +87.5% |
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.