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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-24 23:36 | 2022-05-20 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | West Neal E | Officer; EVP & CFO | Aluminum | SALE | $96.96 | 400 | $38,784 | 3,780 | -9.6% |
| 2022-05-24 23:31 | 2022-05-20 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Feng Xudong | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $24.37 | 2,430 | $59,219 | 32,840 | -6.9% |
| 2022-05-25 00:18 | 2022-05-20 | EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | Graass James H | Officer; EVP & General Counsel | Building Materials | SALE | $125.14 | 18,803 | $2,352,942 | 14,294 | -56.8% |
| 2022-05-25 02:00 | 2022-05-23 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | ROMAN RICHARD A | Director | Steel | SALE | $32.00 | 3,574 | $114,381 | 31,558 | -10.2% |
| 2022-05-25 01:40 | 2022-05-23 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $31.39 | 2,500 | $78,487 | 92,791 | -2.6% |
| 2022-05-23 13:31 | 2022-05-20 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Peacock Deborah A | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.18 | 150,000 | $176,745 | 249,620 | +150.6% |
| 2022-05-23 23:30 | 2022-05-19 | ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | Feehan Michael | Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.96 | 5,000 | $49,794 | 361,034 | +1.4% |
| 2022-05-23 23:30 | 2022-05-20 | ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | Schneberger Thomas | Officer; See Remarks | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $9.86 | 5,000 | $49,297 | 332,143 | +1.5% |
| 2022-05-23 23:15 | 2022-05-19 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $83.40 | 22,680 | $1,891,507 | 6,199,365 | +0.4% |
| 2022-05-23 15:32 | 2022-05-20 | ALTO | Alto Ingredients Inc. | NATHAN GILBERT E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.04 | 20,000 | $80,800 | 483,800 | +4.3% |
| 2022-05-23 15:31 | 2022-05-20 | ALTO | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Kandris Michael D | Director, Officer; President, CEO & COO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $4.06 | 12,415 | $50,405 | 548,784 | +2.3% |
| 2022-05-23 13:00 | 2022-05-20 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Wong Mark | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $1.32 | 7,634 | $10,077 | 276,176 | +2.8% |
| 2022-05-23 23:30 | 2022-05-19 | KBLB | Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. | Thompson Kimberly Kraig | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.00 | 40,048 | $0 | 202,844,824 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-23 19:07 | 2022-05-19 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Chao Albert | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $130.38 | 37,876 | $4,938,182 | 472,983 | -7.4% |
| 2022-05-23 23:31 | 2022-05-19 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; Senior Advisor | Steel | SALE | $34.10 | 5,323 | $181,517 | 211,623 | -2.5% |
| 2022-05-23 17:15 | 2022-05-20 | BLBX | Blackboxstocks Inc. | WINSPEAR ROBERT L | Director, Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.58 | 10,000 | $15,810 | 158,000 | +6.8% |
| 2022-05-23 23:42 | 2022-05-20 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Keenan Jeffrey | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $26.30 | 11,000 | $289,255 | 100,000 | +12.4% |
| 2022-05-20 23:22 | 2022-05-19 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Lawrence John W | Officer; General Counsel and Corp Sec | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.15 | 500 | $575 | 107,258 | +0.5% |
| 2022-05-20 23:33 | 2022-05-18 | OLN | OLIN Corp | PETERS VALERIE A | Officer; VP, HR | Chemicals | SALE | $63.93 | 5,500 | $351,621 | 4,082 | -57.4% |
| 2022-05-20 23:32 | 2022-05-18 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | Miller Del L | Officer; VP Treasury, Risk&Procurement | Aluminum | SALE | $106.50 | 510 | $54,315 | 4,862 | -9.5% |
| 2022-05-20 23:41 | 2022-05-18 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $83.02 | 35,681 | $2,962,194 | 6,176,685 | +0.6% |
| 2022-05-20 23:36 | 2022-05-18 | HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | Chopin Brian M | Officer; Chief Accounting Officer | Coking Coal | SALE | $34.00 | 8,500 | $289,000 | 6,545 | -56.5% |
| 2022-05-21 02:59 | 2022-05-18 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Yorktown IX Associates LLC | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $14.54 | 179,161 | $2,605,485 | 6,781,493 | -2.6% |
| 2022-05-21 02:59 | 2022-05-18 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $14.54 | 179,161 | $2,605,485 | 6,781,493 | -2.6% |
| 2022-05-20 23:18 | 2022-05-18 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Cryan Terence James | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.15 | 21,000 | $24,116 | 176,476 | +13.5% |
| 2022-05-20 23:31 | 2022-05-18 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | HOCKEMA JACK A | Director | Aluminum | SALE | $105.47 | 400 | $42,188 | 24,085 | -1.6% |
| 2022-05-21 02:59 | 2022-05-18 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | LEIDEL PETER A | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $14.54 | 179,161 | $2,605,485 | 6,781,493 | -2.6% |
| 2022-05-21 02:59 | 2022-05-18 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | LAWRENCE BRYAN H | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $14.54 | 179,161 | $2,605,485 | 6,781,493 | -2.6% |
| 2022-05-20 23:31 | 2022-05-20 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $66.92 | 146,153 | $9,780,500 | 57,608,756 | -0.3% |
| 2022-05-20 23:09 | 2022-05-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $10.25 | 15,000 | $153,750 | 444,084 | -3.3% |
| 2022-05-20 23:08 | 2022-05-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Highfield James C | Officer; EVP, Sales and Marketing | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $10.60 | 10,094 | $106,971 | 46,947 | -17.7% |
| 2022-05-20 23:04 | 2022-05-19 | SWM | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Keenan Jeffrey | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $27.06 | 12,000 | $324,708 | 89,000 | +15.6% |
| 2022-05-19 23:16 | 2022-05-18 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Potter Chad M. | Officer; President and CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.16 | 8,558 | $9,909 | 154,180 | +5.9% |
| 2022-05-19 23:17 | 2022-05-17 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | Cates Steven M. | Officer; CAO and Controller | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.17 | 4,273 | $4,999 | 43,671 | +10.8% |
| 2022-05-19 23:45 | 2022-05-17 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $83.87 | 42,628 | $3,575,129 | 6,141,004 | +0.7% |
| 2022-05-19 16:42 | 2022-05-18 | AREC | American Resources Corporation | Jensen Mark C. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Coking Coal | BUY | $1.50 | 5,000 | $7,488 | 5,174,896 | +0.1% |
| 2022-05-19 16:47 | 2022-05-18 | AREC | American Resources Corporation | Sauve Thomas M. | Director, Officer; President | Coking Coal | BUY | $1.50 | 5,000 | $7,496 | 4,429,501 | +0.1% |
| 2022-05-19 23:15 | 2022-05-17 | WWR | WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | VIGIL JEFFREY L. | Officer; Vice President and CFO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.18 | 6,100 | $7,196 | 88,933 | +7.4% |
| 2022-05-19 23:30 | 2022-05-17 | KBLB | Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. | Thompson Kimberly Kraig | Director, Officer, 10% owner; CEO & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.00 | 40,000 | $0 | 202,884,872 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-19 23:35 | 2022-05-17 | ZEUS | Olympic Steel Inc. | WOLFORT DAVID A | Director, Officer; Senior Advisor | Steel | SALE | $33.64 | 15,500 | $521,479 | 216,946 | -6.7% |
| 2022-05-19 23:15 | 2022-05-17 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | Sandler Ricky C | Director, Other | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $101.27 | 48,800 | $4,941,976 | 4,083,978 | +1.2% |
| 2022-05-19 21:38 | 2022-05-18 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | ROMAN RICHARD A | Director | Steel | SALE | $32.04 | 6,426 | $205,860 | 35,132 | -15.5% |
| 2022-05-19 21:36 | 2022-05-18 | NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | MONTROSS SCOTT J | Officer; President & CEO | Steel | SALE | $32.00 | 1,500 | $48,000 | 95,291 | -1.5% |
| 2022-05-18 23:24 | 2022-05-16 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $82.95 | 22,441 | $1,861,378 | 6,098,376 | +0.4% |
| 2022-05-18 23:19 | 2022-05-16 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Gramm Christopher | Officer; Controller | Chemicals | OPT+S | $46.36 | 6,186 | $286,760 | 39,765 | -13.5% |
| 2022-05-18 14:57 | 2022-05-17 | UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | Benton Patrick M. | Officer; Pres, UFP Construction, LLC | Lumber & Wood Production | SALE | $80.02 | 7,900 | $632,158 | 126,703 | -5.9% |
| 2022-05-19 03:36 | 2022-05-16 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Yorktown IX Associates LLC | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $15.48 | 648,786 | $10,045,478 | 6,960,654 | -8.5% |
| 2022-05-19 03:37 | 2022-05-16 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | SALE | $15.48 | 648,786 | $10,045,478 | 6,960,654 | -8.5% |
| 2022-05-18 15:52 | 2022-05-16 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | Johnson Denise C | Director | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $65.00 | 24,427 | $1,587,755 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022-05-18 16:14 | 2022-05-17 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Kearns Roger L. | Officer; COO and EVP - PEM | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $136.24 | 8,388 | $1,142,739 | 26,389 | -24.1% |
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.