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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-04 22:13 | 2008-06-02 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Fitzgerald Kevin J | Officer; Senior VP, Global CM&C | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $43.17 | 2,000 | $86,344 | 53,621 | -3.6% |
| 2008-06-04 23:38 | 2008-06-02 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ABBATECOLA VINCENT P | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.30 | 5,040 | $16,632 | 38,460 | -11.6% |
| 2008-06-04 23:38 | 2008-06-02 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.38 | 197,700 | $667,574 | 1,475,224 | -11.8% |
| 2008-06-04 23:37 | 2008-06-02 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.49 | 202,300 | $706,877 | 1,672,924 | -10.8% |
| 2008-06-04 18:33 | 2008-06-02 | SIL | Golden Minerals Co | Owen Terry L | Officer; Senior VP, Project Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $7.00 | 875 | $6,125 | 27,391 | -3.1% |
| 2008-06-04 23:44 | 2008-06-03 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ZUGIBE KEVIN J | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.33 | 221 | $736 | 6,203,100 | 0.0% |
| 2008-06-04 01:27 | 2008-06-03 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Peter R | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President, CEO | Chemicals | BUY | $21.13 | 20,000 | $422,684 | 744,258 | +2.8% |
| 2008-06-04 01:25 | 2008-06-03 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Jon M | Director, 10% owner | Chemicals | BUY | $21.18 | 40,000 | $847,156 | 636,700 | +6.7% |
| 2008-06-03 17:20 | 2008-05-30 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | FEATHERSTONE MARK A | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.80 | 1,400 | $44,520 | 5,075 | -21.6% |
| 2008-06-04 00:02 | 2008-05-30 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Steel | BUY | $104.75 | 167,000 | $17,493,250 | 6,616,472 | +2.6% |
| 2008-06-03 23:41 | 2008-06-02 | FMC | FMC CORP | UTECHT ANDREA E | Officer; VP, General Counsel | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $73.65 | 18,662 | $1,374,445 | 41,937 | -30.8% |
| 2008-06-03 23:42 | 2008-06-02 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | LACKEY BOBBY LEE | Director | Copper | OPT+S | $117.27 | 10,000 | $1,172,733 | 10,421 | -49.0% |
| 2008-06-03 17:41 | 2008-05-30 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $31.64 | 50,000 | $1,581,800 | 422,763 | -10.6% |
| 2008-06-04 00:27 | 2008-05-30 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.59 | 400,000 | $1,436,920 | 1,875,224 | -17.6% |
| 2008-06-02 21:58 | 2008-05-29 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Parnell Anthony Stephen | Officer; VP-Global Sales,Svce&Ops Plnng | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.48 | 6,000 | $266,890 | 7,250 | -45.3% |
| 2008-06-02 21:56 | 2008-05-29 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Gardner Ronald Roy | Officer; VP - Fine Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $44.00 | 8,250 | $363,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-06-02 19:39 | 2008-05-30 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $37.00 | 15,000 | $555,000 | 45,249 | -24.9% |
| 2008-06-02 21:37 | 2008-05-30 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $72.87 | 50,000 | $3,643,255 | 135,930 | -26.9% |
| 2008-06-03 00:00 | 2008-05-29 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.51 | 238,660 | $837,888 | 2,275,224 | -9.5% |
| 2008-06-02 23:37 | 2008-05-29 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.64 | 461,340 | $1,678,032 | 2,513,884 | -15.5% |
| 2008-05-31 02:49 | 2008-05-30 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Miyamoto Brenda Sumiye | Officer; V.P. and Corporate Controller | Steel | OPT+S | $68.63 | 2,500 | $171,568 | 500 | -83.3% |
| 2008-05-30 23:15 | 2008-05-27 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.51 | 2,500 | $1,275 | 326,716 | +0.8% |
| 2008-05-30 23:37 | 2008-05-29 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | FORMAN THOMAS | Director | Steel | SALE | $63.51 | 2,500 | $158,775 | 1,200 | -67.6% |
| 2008-05-30 23:00 | 2008-05-28 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MORCH OTTO C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $3.05 | 20,000 | $61,090 | 5,009 | -80.0% |
| 2008-05-30 17:42 | 2008-05-28 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | NAPLES RONALD J | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $30.68 | 62,962 | $1,931,473 | 420,244 | -13.0% |
| 2008-05-31 00:01 | 2008-05-28 | GLGI | GREYSTONE LOGISTICS, INC. | KRUGER PAUL | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.24 | 21,550 | $5,172 | 2,710,709 | -0.8% |
| 2008-05-31 00:29 | 2008-05-28 | PEIX | Alto Ingredients Inc. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.74 | 300,000 | $1,122,060 | 975,224 | -23.5% |
| 2008-05-30 23:22 | 2008-05-28 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | ZUGIBE KEVIN J | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.06 | 202,279 | $619,176 | 6,203,321 | -3.2% |
| 2008-05-30 23:40 | 2008-05-28 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MANDRACCHIA STEPHEN P | Officer, 10% owner; Vice President, Secretary | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.02 | 47,654 | $143,948 | 2,026,420 | -2.3% |
| 2008-05-30 20:00 | 2008-05-28 | PCU | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | Muniz Quintanilla Daniel | Director | Copper | BUY | $104.31 | 10 | $1,043 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2008-05-29 23:23 | 2008-05-27 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | GOLDSTEIN HOWARD | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $62.13 | 3,000 | $186,390 | 1,600 | -65.2% |
| 2008-05-30 01:34 | 2008-05-27 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Steel | BUY | $98.95 | 1,570,000 | $155,355,582 | 6,449,472 | +32.2% |
| 2008-05-30 02:11 | 2008-05-28 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | MARCUS MERRITT E | Director | Gold | SALE | $30.27 | 40,995 | $1,240,726 | 56,838 | -41.9% |
| 2008-05-28 19:08 | 2008-05-27 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Rowsell Lynton John | Officer; VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Aluminum | SALE | $63.81 | 151 | $9,635 | 905 | -14.3% |
| 2008-05-28 23:36 | 2008-05-28 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | FIORENZA DAVID A | Officer; Vice President and Treasurer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $75.69 | 8,000 | $605,487 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-05-28 16:51 | 2008-05-27 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HARRIS MARK A | Officer; Sr. VP -Global Strategy & Mktg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $29.13 | 9,650 | $281,105 | 16,999 | -36.2% |
| 2008-05-28 16:54 | 2008-05-27 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.50 | 1,283 | $36,566 | 16,225 | -7.3% |
| 2008-05-28 19:04 | 2008-05-23 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BOWERS JOHNNEY | Officer; Vice President | Building Materials | SALE | $39.00 | 2,377 | $92,703 | 12,015 | -16.5% |
| 2008-05-28 17:47 | 2008-05-27 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | TAGMYER WILLIAM R | Director | Steel | SALE | $48.29 | 817 | $39,456 | 78,499 | -1.0% |
| 2008-05-28 00:02 | 2008-05-22 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.51 | 10,000 | $5,100 | 324,216 | +3.2% |
| 2008-05-27 22:22 | 2008-05-23 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD BRUCE C | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $68.60 | 1,600 | $109,764 | 524,942 | +0.3% |
| 2008-05-27 22:22 | 2008-05-23 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD BRUCE C | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $68.19 | 10,150 | $692,105 | 523,342 | +2.0% |
| 2008-05-27 22:22 | 2008-05-23 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD BRUCE C | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $67.81 | 10,495 | $711,634 | 513,192 | +2.1% |
| 2008-05-27 22:22 | 2008-05-23 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD BRUCE C | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $67.60 | 23,953 | $1,619,292 | 502,697 | +5.0% |
| 2008-05-27 22:21 | 2008-05-23 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | GOTTWALD BRUCE C | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $67.39 | 13,083 | $881,653 | 478,744 | +2.8% |
| 2008-05-27 20:15 | 2008-05-22 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HARRIS MARK A | Officer; Sr. VP -Global Strategy & Mktg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $29.02 | 600 | $17,412 | 16,999 | -3.4% |
| 2008-05-27 20:13 | 2008-05-22 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; VP & Managing Dtr - Europe | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.90 | 867 | $25,056 | 16,225 | -5.1% |
| 2008-05-27 20:55 | 2008-05-22 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $42.01 | 200 | $8,402 | 10,551 | -1.9% |
| 2008-05-28 00:48 | 2008-05-22 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. | 10% owner, Other | Steel | BUY | $92.73 | 1,100,000 | $102,002,010 | 4,879,472 | +29.1% |
| 2008-05-28 02:12 | 2008-05-22 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | MARCUS MERRITT E | Director | Gold | SALE | $31.07 | 84,005 | $2,609,632 | 97,833 | -46.2% |
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.