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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-11 00:58 | 2007-12-07 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Parnell Anthony Stephen | Officer; VP-Global Sales,Svce&Ops Plnng | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $44.20 | 10,000 | $442,048 | 5,000 | -66.7% |
| 2007-12-11 01:12 | 2007-12-06 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | BOURUET AUBERTOT ALAIN | Other | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.93 | 3,321 | $228,900 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-12-10 21:19 | 2007-12-07 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Baert Bernard | Officer; SVP/GM Color/EM- Europe & Asia | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.40 | 1,100 | $7,040 | 22,100 | +5.2% |
| 2007-12-10 20:34 | 2007-12-06 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MURDY WAYNE W | Director, Officer; Chairman | Gold | OPT+S | $50.41 | 125,000 | $6,301,275 | 108,439 | -53.5% |
| 2007-12-11 01:38 | 2007-12-06 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | TAGMYER WILLIAM R | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $37.26 | 24,950 | $929,540 | 99,570 | -20.0% |
| 2007-12-11 01:26 | 2007-12-07 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | THORNTON NEIL R | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $37.64 | 4,000 | $150,544 | 7,095 | -36.1% |
| 2007-12-07 20:17 | 2007-12-06 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $72.64 | 28,131 | $2,043,318 | 5,011,084 | -0.6% |
| 2007-12-07 20:16 | 2007-12-05 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $71.46 | 32,216 | $2,302,033 | 5,039,215 | -0.6% |
| 2007-12-07 22:51 | 2007-12-05 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | THOMPSON JACK EDWARD | Director | Aluminum | OPT+S | $56.60 | 6,334 | $358,477 | 3,500 | -64.4% |
| 2007-12-08 01:27 | 2007-12-06 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $28.99 | 16,000 | $463,779 | 382,573 | -4.0% |
| 2007-12-08 03:22 | 2007-11-30 | GARA | Enertopia Corp. | BUNKA CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 1,700,000 | $0 | 400,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007-12-06 22:06 | 2007-12-04 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Fitzgerald Kevin J | Officer; Senior VP, Global CM&C | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $40.00 | 2,100 | $84,000 | 60,367 | -3.4% |
| 2007-12-06 23:04 | 2007-12-05 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | BORTECK GORDON | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $66.83 | 965 | $64,491 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-12-07 02:05 | 2007-12-04 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.75 | 3,000 | $47,245 | 114,467 | +2.7% |
| 2007-12-06 01:07 | 2007-12-03 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | McDonald Dean WA | Officer; VP - Exploration | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $11.93 | 10,000 | $119,300 | 12,200 | -45.0% |
| 2007-12-05 18:15 | 2007-12-03 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $71.01 | 128,800 | $9,146,268 | 5,071,431 | -2.5% |
| 2007-12-05 23:59 | 2007-12-03 | K | KELLANOVA | Andrews Alan R | Officer; VP-Corporate Controller | Gold | OPT+S | $53.51 | 9,078 | $485,742 | 25,375 | -26.3% |
| 2007-12-06 00:14 | 2007-12-04 | HWKN | HAWKINS INC | PAULSON KEENAN A | Officer; V.P., Water Treatment Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $15.00 | 4,405 | $66,075 | 12,093 | -26.7% |
| 2007-12-06 01:37 | 2007-12-05 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | CLAYTON RONALD W | Officer; Senior V.P. - Operations | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $11.79 | 70,000 | $825,580 | 30,074 | -69.9% |
| 2007-12-05 01:08 | 2007-11-30 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Hickey Michael A | Officer; SVP - Global Bus. Development | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $47.83 | 23,824 | $1,139,552 | 11,131 | -68.2% |
| 2007-12-04 21:30 | 2007-12-03 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Fitzgerald Kevin J | Officer; Senior VP, Global CM&C | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $38.52 | 2,900 | $111,703 | 62,467 | -4.4% |
| 2007-12-04 21:28 | 2007-12-03 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Lacy Steven R | Officer; Sr. VP, Admin., GC & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $39.44 | 2,500 | $98,598 | 47,739 | -5.0% |
| 2007-12-04 23:52 | 2007-12-03 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL | Officer; Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $23.25 | 500 | $11,625 | 60,777 | -0.8% |
| 2007-12-05 00:46 | 2007-12-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | STUMP DENISE | Officer; EVP, Global Human Resources | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $36.93 | 325 | $12,002 | 14,675 | -2.2% |
| 2007-12-05 00:46 | 2007-12-03 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $36.68 | 8,100 | $297,145 | 143,300 | -5.4% |
| 2007-12-05 04:37 | 2007-12-03 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $16.14 | 2,900 | $46,806 | 1,587,186 | -0.2% |
| 2007-12-03 18:39 | 2007-11-30 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $71.59 | 11,918 | $853,191 | 5,200,231 | -0.2% |
| 2007-12-03 18:39 | 2007-11-29 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $70.94 | 32,068 | $2,274,756 | 5,212,149 | -0.6% |
| 2007-12-03 20:44 | 2007-11-29 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Sansone Daniel F | Officer; Sr. VP & CFO | Building Materials | SALE | $86.67 | 9,192 | $796,639 | 53,682 | -14.6% |
| 2007-12-03 20:31 | 2007-11-29 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | Sansone Daniel F | Officer; Sr. VP & CFO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $86.60 | 3,833 | $331,932 | 62,874 | -5.7% |
| 2007-11-30 22:36 | 2007-11-29 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Barnard Douglas C | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $89.72 | 25,000 | $2,242,958 | 12,700 | -66.3% |
| 2007-11-30 22:36 | 2007-11-28 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Mugica Fernando A | Officer; VP, Supply and Logistics | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $88.33 | 10,834 | $956,939 | 6,200 | -63.6% |
| 2007-11-30 22:35 | 2007-11-28 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Pruett David J | Officer; Senior VP, Operations | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $85.54 | 60,000 | $5,132,562 | 17,900 | -77.0% |
| 2007-11-30 22:34 | 2007-11-28 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Koch Philipp P | Officer; VP, Raw Materials Procurement | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $88.47 | 3,000 | $265,398 | 6,300 | -32.3% |
| 2007-11-30 18:57 | 2007-11-29 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | CALFEE WILLIAM R | Officer; Exec. V.P. Comm. N.Amer. Iron | Steel | SALE | $88.38 | 750 | $66,286 | 34,951 | -2.1% |
| 2007-11-30 21:07 | 2007-11-28 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | DAVIS CRAIG A | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $55.00 | 10,000 | $550,000 | 66,457 | -13.1% |
| 2007-11-30 18:05 | 2007-11-28 | STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | CRAWFORD THOMAS J | Officer; Vice President | Steel | OPT+S | $50.30 | 4,255 | $214,027 | 38,990 | -9.8% |
| 2007-11-29 19:46 | 2007-11-28 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $70.82 | 20,065 | $1,420,973 | 5,244,217 | -0.4% |
| 2007-11-29 19:45 | 2007-11-27 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $70.16 | 36,878 | $2,587,294 | 5,264,282 | -0.7% |
| 2007-11-29 22:36 | 2007-11-27 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | BREGOLATO JOSE LUIZ | Officer; VP-Managing Director -SA | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.59 | 2,400 | $51,816 | 3,782 | -38.8% |
| 2007-11-29 21:37 | 2007-11-28 | POL | AVIENT CORP | Kahler Michael E | Officer; Sr. VP Commercial Development | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.26 | 10,000 | $62,600 | 33,592 | +42.4% |
| 2007-11-30 02:09 | 2007-11-27 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $15.90 | 7,000 | $111,288 | 111,467 | +6.7% |
| 2007-11-30 03:15 | 2007-11-27 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | GOLSEN STEVEN | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $22.07 | 15,000 | $331,007 | 233,915 | -6.0% |
| 2007-11-28 21:34 | 2007-11-26 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Davisson William | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $85.00 | 1,772 | $150,620 | 9,980 | -15.1% |
| 2007-11-28 21:34 | 2007-11-26 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Mugica Fernando A | Officer; VP, Supply and Logistics | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $84.02 | 15,000 | $1,260,242 | 6,200 | -70.8% |
| 2007-11-28 21:33 | 2007-11-26 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Koch Philipp P | Officer; VP, Raw Materials Procurement | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $84.26 | 50,000 | $4,213,000 | 9,300 | -84.3% |
| 2007-11-28 21:33 | 2007-11-26 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Barnard Douglas C | Officer; VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $84.16 | 50,000 | $4,208,205 | 12,700 | -79.7% |
| 2007-11-29 01:02 | 2007-05-03 | GARA | Enertopia Corp. | CARLSON GERALD G | Director, Officer; President | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.25 | 85,480 | $21,370 | 685,480 | +14.2% |
| 2007-11-29 00:36 | 2007-11-28 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | CLAYTON RONALD W | Officer; Sr. V.P. - Operations | Other Precious Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $12.28 | 68,500 | $840,851 | 22,574 | -75.2% |
| 2007-11-28 18:27 | 2007-11-27 | SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | BRAAM RONALD H | Director, Officer; CEO, President | Chemicals | BUY | $15.29 | 1,000 | $15,290 | 33,674 | +3.1% |
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.