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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-16 01:36 | 2007-11-14 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $74.50 | 1,100 | $81,950 | 5,412,665 | 0.0% |
| 2007-11-16 01:32 | 2007-11-14 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum | 10% owner | Aluminum | SALE | $73.19 | 58,900 | $4,310,844 | 5,413,765 | -1.1% |
| 2007-11-15 22:11 | 2007-11-14 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | JONES JOHN P III | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $98.03 | 7,830 | $767,575 | 151,072 | -4.9% |
| 2007-11-14 23:07 | 2007-11-13 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HARRIS LEONARD | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $5.67 | 1,500 | $8,505 | 78,500 | -1.9% |
| 2007-11-13 17:44 | 2007-11-08 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Anderson Gary E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $65.11 | 1,500 | $97,658 | 1,647 | +1,020.4% |
| 2007-11-13 17:25 | 2007-11-08 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | JONES JOHN P III | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $99.16 | 50,000 | $4,958,150 | 138,652 | -26.5% |
| 2007-11-13 17:28 | 2007-11-12 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | MCCLEAN MURRAY R | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Steel | BUY | $27.90 | 3,200 | $89,264 | 126,972 | +2.6% |
| 2007-11-13 18:23 | 2007-11-08 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.96 | 12,000 | $203,503 | 84,818 | +16.5% |
| 2007-11-10 03:17 | 2007-11-09 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director, Officer; Executive Director | Gold | SALE | $30.75 | 7,500 | $230,642 | 452,289 | -1.6% |
| 2007-11-10 00:39 | 2007-11-07 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Russell Luther | Officer; VP - Environmental Services | Gold | SALE | $4.45 | 1,094 | $4,868 | 21,074 | -4.9% |
| 2007-11-10 00:20 | 2007-11-09 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | RABIN STANLEY A | Director | Steel | SALE | $28.76 | 30,000 | $862,677 | 1,859,749 | -1.6% |
| 2007-11-10 01:24 | 2007-11-08 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Engel E Randall | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $54.02 | 2,750 | $148,564 | 2,953 | -48.2% |
| 2007-11-10 00:08 | 2007-11-09 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | SULLIVAN FRANK C | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.76 | 10,000 | $187,569 | 525,305 | +1.9% |
| 2007-11-10 00:07 | 2007-11-09 | RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | RICE RONALD A | Officer; Exec. VP and COO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.72 | 2,000 | $37,440 | 149,998 | +1.4% |
| 2007-11-08 23:46 | 2007-11-07 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | Guido Robert L | Director | Steel | BUY | $29.00 | 3,000 | $87,000 | 3,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007-11-08 19:33 | 2007-11-06 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; VP & GM Polymers | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $34.19 | 2,000 | $68,381 | 4,913 | -28.9% |
| 2007-11-09 01:58 | 2007-11-06 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHELBY ANTONIO M | Director, Officer; Executive VP-Finance/CFO | Chemicals | SALE | $24.40 | 10,000 | $244,030 | 155,110 | -6.1% |
| 2007-11-09 00:56 | 2007-11-07 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Ball Russell David | Officer; Senior Vice P resident & CFO | Gold | OPT+S | $54.56 | 4,350 | $237,356 | 7,209 | -37.6% |
| 2007-11-09 01:00 | 2007-11-06 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | BANKS BRITT D | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $54.05 | 6,666 | $360,269 | 20,920 | -24.2% |
| 2007-11-09 00:57 | 2007-11-06 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | BANKS BRITT D | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $54.03 | 14,999 | $810,354 | 20,920 | -41.8% |
| 2007-11-08 21:48 | 2007-11-05 | BW | MATERION Corp | Bersticker Albert C | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $47.32 | 4,700 | $222,414 | 9,428 | -33.3% |
| 2007-11-09 02:00 | 2007-11-07 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | MANSON RICHARD A | Officer; Treasurer | Steel | BUY | $24.21 | 300 | $7,263 | 540 | +125.0% |
| 2007-11-09 00:24 | 2007-11-06 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $58.18 | 70,000 | $4,072,838 | 147,970 | -32.1% |
| 2007-11-08 00:34 | 2007-11-06 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | BURTCH CHARLES A | Director | Chemicals | SALE | $25.00 | 6,000 | $150,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-11-07 20:27 | 2007-11-05 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | HARRIS MARK A | Officer; Sr. VP -Global Strategy & Mktg | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.25 | 8,500 | $180,625 | 14,325 | -37.2% |
| 2007-11-08 02:26 | 2007-11-07 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.90 | 27,500 | $464,808 | 72,818 | +60.7% |
| 2007-11-08 02:19 | 2007-11-06 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.20 | 6,200 | $106,656 | 45,318 | +15.8% |
| 2007-11-06 20:46 | 2007-11-02 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.99 | 13,500 | $13,339 | 49,400 | +37.6% |
| 2007-11-06 23:08 | 2007-11-02 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Gutierrez David V | Officer; Vice President, Tax | Gold | SALE | $51.02 | 871 | $44,440 | 7,587 | -10.3% |
| 2007-11-06 23:07 | 2007-11-02 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Johnson Roger | Officer; Controller | Gold | SALE | $51.45 | 1,028 | $52,895 | 3,581 | -22.3% |
| 2007-11-06 23:06 | 2007-11-02 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | MAHONEY THOMAS P | Officer; Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.00 | 14,084 | $0 | 13,508 | -51.0% |
| 2007-11-06 23:05 | 2007-11-02 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | HARQUAIL DAVID | Officer; Executive Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $5.50 | 52,366 | $287,851 | 51,893 | -50.2% |
| 2007-11-06 23:04 | 2007-11-05 | NEM | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ | Hinze Brant | Officer; Vice President | Gold | OPT+S | $0.00 | 7,500 | $0 | 8,536 | -46.8% |
| 2007-11-06 00:19 | 2007-11-01 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Lacy Steven R | Officer; Sr. VP, Admin., GC & Sec | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $42.70 | 2,500 | $106,751 | 50,239 | -4.7% |
| 2007-11-05 18:37 | 2007-11-01 | EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | LANCE HOWARD L | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $66.04 | 2,000 | $132,080 | 3,343 | +148.9% |
| 2007-11-02 23:17 | 2007-10-31 | OMEX | ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC | STEMM GREGORY P | Director, Officer; Executive VP & Co-Chairman | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.60 | 193,273 | $1,275,602 | 569,636 | -25.3% |
| 2007-11-03 02:17 | 2007-11-01 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | WINTEMUTE GLENN A | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $16.94 | 37,500 | $635,250 | 1,607,586 | -2.3% |
| 2007-11-03 01:43 | 2007-10-31 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman of the Board & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $18.15 | 4,300 | $78,056 | 39,118 | +12.3% |
| 2007-11-02 20:46 | 2007-10-31 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | TAGMYER WILLIAM R | Director | Steel | OPT+S | $37.64 | 2,100 | $79,052 | 112,453 | -1.8% |
| 2007-11-02 01:59 | 2007-10-30 | CE | Celanese Corp | ALDER JAMES | Officer; VP, Operations and Technical | Chemicals | OPT+S | $42.02 | 45,100 | $1,894,881 | 76,941 | -37.0% |
| 2007-11-01 23:01 | 2007-10-31 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | BEUG NORMAN B | Officer; Senior Vice President | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $68.77 | 4,755 | $327,001 | 19,395 | -19.7% |
| 2007-11-01 21:11 | 2007-11-01 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | MEANY DENNIS M | Officer; SVP, Gen.Counsel & Sec'y | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $50.96 | 19,000 | $968,215 | 35,907 | -34.6% |
| 2007-11-01 23:15 | 2007-10-31 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | BORTECK GORDON | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $69.83 | 19,719 | $1,376,978 | 2,805 | -87.5% |
| 2007-11-02 00:42 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $117.71 | 8,269 | $973,380 | 1,135,799 | -0.7% |
| 2007-11-02 00:24 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $117.44 | 12,919 | $1,517,265 | 1,144,068 | -1.1% |
| 2007-11-02 00:24 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $117.13 | 20,257 | $2,372,648 | 1,156,987 | -1.7% |
| 2007-11-02 00:24 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $116.85 | 26,411 | $3,086,078 | 1,177,244 | -2.2% |
| 2007-11-02 00:23 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $116.36 | 4,200 | $488,731 | 1,203,655 | -0.3% |
| 2007-11-02 00:23 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $115.58 | 9,675 | $1,118,282 | 1,207,855 | -0.8% |
| 2007-11-02 00:22 | 2007-10-31 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | SALE | $115.16 | 11,942 | $1,375,241 | 1,217,530 | -1.0% |
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.