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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-18 17:42 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Ladd Benjamin M. | Officer; CFO & Treasurer FFCC | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 10,000 | $51,500 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2008-07-18 17:42 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | Lorenzini Paul G. | Director, Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 150,000 | $772,500 | 150,000 | +100.0% |
| 2008-07-18 17:43 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | KNOWLTON RICHARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 150,000 | $772,500 | 150,000 | +100.0% |
| 2008-07-18 17:40 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | NOVELLY PAUL A | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair. of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 862,000 | $4,439,300 | 9,168,350 | +10.4% |
| 2008-07-18 17:41 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | MIKLES LEE E | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 100,000 | $515,000 | 2,100,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008-07-19 03:59 | 2008-07-16 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | GLENCORE INVESTMENT PTY LTD. | 10% owner | Aluminum | BUY | $60.89 | 2,669,000 | $162,509,538 | 14,795,293 | +22.0% |
| 2008-07-18 17:43 | 2008-07-16 | FTFL-OB | FutureFuel Corp. | HOMMERT DOUGLAS D | Officer; Exec. VP, Secy., Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.15 | 10,000 | $51,500 | 260,000 | +4.0% |
| 2008-07-17 22:30 | 2008-07-15 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Fir Tree, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $5.15 | 1,600,000 | $8,244,640 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-07-18 00:37 | 2008-07-15 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ZUGIBE KEVIN J | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.61 | 67,200 | $175,412 | 6,118,750 | -1.1% |
| 2008-07-17 01:20 | 2008-07-15 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Wilson Stephen R | Director, Officer; Chairman, President, CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $160.77 | 30,000 | $4,823,169 | 110,400 | -21.4% |
| 2008-07-16 17:25 | 2008-07-15 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $51.04 | 200,000 | $10,208,600 | 90,474,190 | -0.2% |
| 2008-07-17 00:34 | 2008-07-16 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | RABIN STANLEY A | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $31.38 | 30,000 | $941,529 | 1,774,483 | -1.7% |
| 2008-07-17 01:10 | 2008-07-14 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.17 | 35,000 | $5,800 | 2,590,209 | -1.3% |
| 2008-07-16 18:50 | 2008-07-15 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | CADY ROGER C | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.47 | 4,000 | $9,866 | 88,700 | +4.7% |
| 2008-07-12 02:30 | 2008-07-10 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Gold | SALE | $31.10 | 8,500 | $264,350 | 402,289 | -2.1% |
| 2008-07-12 00:35 | 2008-07-11 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $50.91 | 192,700 | $9,809,933 | 90,674,190 | -0.2% |
| 2008-07-11 02:10 | 2008-07-07 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.20 | 5,000 | $1,000 | 2,625,209 | -0.2% |
| 2008-07-09 22:51 | 2008-07-08 | CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | UNDERDOWN RODNEY L | Officer; Vice President & CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $69.27 | 1,000 | $69,270 | 54,929 | -1.8% |
| 2008-07-08 22:04 | 2008-07-07 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER WARREN F | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.20 | 5,000 | $1,000 | 6,880,233 | +0.1% |
| 2008-07-08 19:36 | 2008-07-03 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | MADDOCKS MARK E | Officer; Vice President, Finance & CFO | Gold | SALE | $2.58 | 2,000 | $5,161 | 45,741 | -4.2% |
| 2008-07-07 23:58 | 2008-06-30 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.30 | 2,900 | $878 | 5,739,916 | +0.1% |
| 2008-07-04 00:48 | 2008-07-01 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.20 | 52,500 | $10,495 | 2,630,209 | -2.0% |
| 2008-07-02 20:44 | 2008-07-01 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Fitzgerald Kevin J | Officer; Senior VP, Global CM&C | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $41.54 | 2,000 | $83,078 | 50,621 | -3.8% |
| 2008-07-02 23:37 | 2008-06-30 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ZUGIBE KEVIN J | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.60 | 17,150 | $44,592 | 6,185,950 | -0.3% |
| 2008-07-02 19:09 | 2008-06-30 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | MADDOCKS MARK E | Officer; Vice President, Finance & CFO | Gold | SALE | $2.62 | 1,000 | $2,620 | 47,741 | -2.1% |
| 2008-07-02 20:40 | 2008-07-01 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | THOMPSON PETER J | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $15.79 | 2,000 | $31,572 | 26,562 | -7.0% |
| 2008-07-01 22:05 | 2008-06-20 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | FEINSTEIN MICHAEL | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.28 | 26,000 | $7,379 | 656,000 | +4.1% |
| 2008-07-01 23:58 | 2008-06-26 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.38 | 300 | $114 | 327,016 | +0.1% |
| 2008-07-02 00:45 | 2008-06-27 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.82 | 3,289 | $147,422 | 6,262 | -34.4% |
| 2008-07-01 18:46 | 2008-06-27 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $16.60 | 4,700 | $78,009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-06-30 15:59 | 2008-06-27 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAM CRAIG C | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $14.21 | 1,500 | $21,315 | 19,421 | +8.4% |
| 2008-06-27 23:59 | 2008-06-26 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Devlin William R | Officer; Vice President & Controller | Building Materials | BUY | $27.53 | 500 | $13,763 | 2,505 | +24.9% |
| 2008-06-28 00:04 | 2008-06-25 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Steel | BUY | $110.52 | 500,000 | $55,257,500 | 7,616,472 | +7.0% |
| 2008-06-28 00:09 | 2008-06-26 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $17.40 | 6,800 | $118,343 | 4,700 | -59.1% |
| 2008-06-26 00:02 | 2008-06-23 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Steel | BUY | $112.27 | 500,000 | $56,135,000 | 7,116,472 | +7.6% |
| 2008-06-25 20:38 | 2008-06-24 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COLE J STEVEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $18.17 | 6,857 | $124,585 | 12,841 | -34.8% |
| 2008-06-25 20:33 | 2008-06-23 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | COLE J STEVEN | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $18.00 | 643 | $11,575 | 19,698 | -3.2% |
| 2008-06-25 17:29 | 2008-06-23 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.80 | 2,600 | $80,080 | 413,603 | -0.6% |
| 2008-06-25 16:53 | 2008-06-23 | NASDQ | U.S. GOLD CORP. | CADY ROGER C | Director | Gold | BUY | $2.48 | 6,000 | $14,855 | 84,700 | +7.6% |
| 2008-06-25 00:18 | 2008-06-02 | URST | NextSource Materials Inc. | McKinnon Kirk J A | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.13 | 145,000 | $18,125 | 5,777,219 | +2.6% |
| 2008-06-24 21:23 | 2008-06-20 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $44.18 | 2,600 | $114,874 | 9,551 | -21.4% |
| 2008-06-25 01:03 | 2008-06-24 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.23 | 6,000 | $1,380 | 2,682,709 | -0.2% |
| 2008-06-23 18:34 | 2008-06-19 | FMC | FMC CORP | WILSON D MICHAEL | Officer; VP, Group Manager | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $79.38 | 39,820 | $3,160,800 | 51,946 | -43.4% |
| 2008-06-20 17:10 | 2008-06-18 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.78 | 11,999 | $369,365 | 413,603 | -2.8% |
| 2008-06-20 23:10 | 2008-06-19 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | DONALD ARNOLD W | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $19.15 | 1,000 | $19,145 | 11,500 | -8.0% |
| 2008-06-20 01:50 | 2008-06-17 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | THAU IRVING J | Director | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $13.07 | 1,700 | $22,219 | 14,342 | -10.6% |
| 2008-06-19 23:08 | 2008-06-17 | SCL | STEPAN CO | ZOGLIO ANTHONY J | Officer; Vice President - Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.75 | 4,920 | $215,250 | 9,743 | -33.6% |
| 2008-06-20 01:48 | 2008-06-17 | SCL | STEPAN CO | ZOGLIO ANTHONY J | Officer; Vice President - Supply Chain | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $43.75 | 4,920 | $215,250 | 9,609 | -33.9% |
| 2008-06-19 23:52 | 2008-06-18 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | OSBORNE ALFRED E JR | Director | Aluminum | BUY | $61.25 | 1,000 | $61,251 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2008-06-19 23:02 | 2008-06-16 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.27 | 2,000 | $540 | 2,688,709 | -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.