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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-19 15:14 | 2007-09-18 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | RIEDERER RICHARD K | Director | Steel | SALE | $79.09 | 8,000 | $632,731 | 1,964 | -80.3% |
| 2007-09-19 21:15 | 2007-09-17 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | DUNCAN JEFFREY H | Officer; Vice President, Manufacturing | Gold | OPT+S | $3.51 | 6,110 | $21,452 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-18 19:34 | 2007-09-17 | NNPP | Nano Magic Inc. | Bramlett Tracy K | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.24 | 10,000 | $12,400 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007-09-18 17:45 | 2007-09-14 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.99 | 500 | $495 | 5,722,716 | +0.0% |
| 2007-09-18 23:23 | 2007-09-17 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.99 | 8,530 | $221,701 | 87,100 | -8.9% |
| 2007-09-18 23:43 | 2007-09-17 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.99 | 21,470 | $558,018 | 345,148 | -5.9% |
| 2007-09-18 22:15 | 2007-09-17 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | JOHNSON GLEN D | Officer; Sr. VP AMVAC Chemical Corp. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $17.69 | 3,000 | $53,070 | 72,251 | -4.0% |
| 2007-09-18 19:31 | 2007-09-14 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | TARANTINO ROBERT V | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President & CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.60 | 287 | $1,033 | 369,901 | -0.1% |
| 2007-09-18 00:43 | 2007-09-13 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Nielsen Robert R | Officer; Executive Vice President | Aluminum | SALE | $45.45 | 3,699 | $168,120 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-17 23:21 | 2007-09-14 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Loadman Thomas D | Officer; VP & Gen Mgr, RP&S Div | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.00 | 9,500 | $332,500 | 31,694 | -23.1% |
| 2007-09-17 22:47 | 2007-09-14 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | HOBBS RICHARD F | Officer; VP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.83 | 5,115 | $132,139 | 87,100 | -5.5% |
| 2007-09-17 22:50 | 2007-09-14 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | MANNING KENNETH P | Director, Officer; Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $25.83 | 12,885 | $332,867 | 345,148 | -3.6% |
| 2007-09-18 00:24 | 2007-09-17 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $56.38 | 39,000 | $2,198,633 | 92,135,190 | 0.0% |
| 2007-09-17 20:22 | 2007-09-13 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | TAGMYER WILLIAM R | Director | Steel | SALE | $36.16 | 10,000 | $361,600 | 112,453 | -8.2% |
| 2007-09-15 01:39 | 2007-09-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director, Officer; Executive Chairman | Gold | SALE | $31.24 | 7,500 | $234,315 | 467,289 | -1.6% |
| 2007-09-15 00:15 | 2007-09-13 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | Magby Keith B | Officer; VP-Operations | Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.32 | 12,500 | $266,533 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-14 23:01 | 2007-09-12 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SHELBY ANTONIO M | Director, Officer; Executive VP-Finance/CFO | Chemicals | SALE | $21.08 | 20,000 | $421,538 | 165,110 | -10.8% |
| 2007-09-14 16:56 | 2007-09-13 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | GALLAGHER DONALD J | Officer; Pres. N. Am. Iron Ore | Steel | SALE | $76.48 | 12,713 | $972,238 | 21,634 | -37.0% |
| 2007-09-14 17:22 | 2007-09-13 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | CALFEE WILLIAM R | Officer; Exec. V.P. Comm. N.Amer. Iron | Steel | SALE | $77.65 | 20,000 | $1,552,942 | 37,076 | -35.0% |
| 2007-09-14 19:16 | 2007-09-12 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | GILBANE ROBERT F | Officer; President of GemChem, Inc. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $17.19 | 10,000 | $171,900 | 335,156 | -2.9% |
| 2007-09-15 01:51 | 2007-09-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | GROSS KAREN | Officer; V.P. and Corporate Secretary | Gold | SALE | $3,124.00 | 5,637 | $17,609,988 | 100,467 | -5.3% |
| 2007-09-14 23:30 | 2007-09-14 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | SIPLING PHILIP J | Officer; Exec. VP | Building Materials | OPT+S | $132.95 | 20,000 | $2,659,000 | 65,600 | -23.4% |
| 2007-09-13 14:37 | 2007-09-11 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Loadman Thomas D | Officer; VP & Gen Mgr, RP&S Div | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.00 | 500 | $17,500 | 41,194 | -1.2% |
| 2007-09-13 17:25 | 2007-09-12 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO; VP-Finance; Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $21.78 | 4,050 | $88,203 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-13 23:21 | 2007-09-12 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | TARANTINO ROBERT V | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman, President & CEO | Gold | OPT+S | $3.66 | 3,166 | $11,575 | 369,901 | -0.8% |
| 2007-09-12 23:29 | 2007-09-07 | HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY | MORCH OTTO C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $1.18 | 5,000 | $5,900 | 9 | -99.8% |
| 2007-09-11 17:10 | 2007-09-07 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.97 | 2,500 | $2,415 | 5,722,216 | +0.0% |
| 2007-09-11 16:50 | 2007-09-10 | RSC | REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp | BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS | Officer; CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer | Chemicals | OPT+S | $20.96 | 2,600 | $54,492 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-12 02:16 | 2007-09-11 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | DAVIS CRAIG A | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $49.06 | 22,938 | $1,125,338 | 76,457 | -23.1% |
| 2007-09-12 02:02 | 2007-09-06 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | DAVIS CRAIG A | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $49.45 | 2,062 | $101,960 | 99,395 | -2.0% |
| 2007-09-10 22:29 | 2007-09-07 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Loadman Thomas D | Officer; VP & Gen Mgr, RP&S Div | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $35.03 | 1,750 | $61,303 | 41,694 | -4.0% |
| 2007-09-10 22:18 | 2007-09-07 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $15.88 | 2,300 | $36,513 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-10 22:14 | 2007-09-06 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $15.97 | 3,900 | $62,297 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-11 01:51 | 2007-09-06 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | DAVIS CRAIG A | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $49.45 | 2,062 | $101,960 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-08 01:18 | 2007-09-06 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | Ashby Michele L | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.25 | 5,000 | $31,250 | 10,000 | -33.3% |
| 2007-09-07 20:58 | 2007-09-06 | CE | Celanese Corp | Townsend Jay | Officer; SVP, Bus. Strat. and Dev. | Chemicals | OPT+S | $36.00 | 54,700 | $1,969,200 | 80,429 | -40.5% |
| 2007-09-07 21:00 | 2007-09-05 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $16.63 | 1,300 | $21,616 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-07 18:06 | 2007-09-05 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $16.40 | 8,000 | $131,190 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-07 18:23 | 2007-09-05 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | DUNCAN JEFFREY H | Officer; Vice President, Manufacturing | Gold | OPT+S | $3.57 | 2,500 | $8,925 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-08 01:07 | 2007-09-05 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | GOLSEN BARRY H | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President and COO | Chemicals | SALE | $22.22 | 30,000 | $666,636 | 281,639 | -9.6% |
| 2007-09-07 04:47 | 2007-08-24 | JCTCF | JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD | Sharp Ted A | Director | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $8.91 | 500 | $4,455 | 5,000 | -9.1% |
| 2007-09-07 01:04 | 2007-09-04 | LITS | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $1.01 | 7,000 | $7,070 | 23,800 | +41.7% |
| 2007-09-06 19:27 | 2007-09-05 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | JONES JIMMIE D | Officer; Sr VP/Controller/Treasurer | Chemicals | SALE | $22.28 | 5,000 | $111,402 | 54,352 | -8.4% |
| 2007-09-07 01:30 | 2007-09-04 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | JAFFEE DANIEL S | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $17.14 | 4,500 | $77,136 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007-09-06 21:29 | 2007-03-17 | DSVY | Enlightify Inc. | FRIESS MICHAEL | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & President | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $0.00 | 7,500,000 | $5,250 | 7,500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007-09-06 21:29 | 2007-03-17 | DSVY | Enlightify Inc. | SCHWARTZ SANFORD | Director, 10% owner | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $0.00 | 7,500,000 | $5,250 | 7,500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007-09-07 01:59 | 2007-09-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $91.05 | 1,700 | $154,780 | 38,915 | -4.2% |
| 2007-09-07 01:58 | 2007-09-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $91.88 | 6,772 | $622,211 | 38,915 | -14.8% |
| 2007-09-07 01:55 | 2007-09-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $91.40 | 4,400 | $402,168 | 38,915 | -10.2% |
| 2007-09-07 01:51 | 2007-09-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; President, CEO and Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $91.57 | 6,955 | $636,845 | 38,915 | -15.2% |
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.