NEU
NewMarket Corporation
NYSE: NEU · BASIC MATERIALS · SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
$686.25
-0.56% today
Updated 2026-06-05
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E ratio
19.01
P/S ratio
2.85x
EPS (TTM)
$43.83
Dividend yield
1.37%
52W range
$577 – $868
Volume
0.1M
NewMarket Corporation (NEU) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net selling (277,138 shares)
Buy transactions
48
Sell transactions
52
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,500 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | XU, TING | Director | Buy | 400 | $619.21 | $247684.00 |
| 2026-02-19 | FITZGERALD, TIMOTHY K | Vice President & CFO | Sale | 34 | $607.04 | $20639.36 |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,320 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 180 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 150 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 120 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 60 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | 10% Owner | Sale | 3,000 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Buy | 535 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Sale | 171 | $714.88 | $122244.48 |
| 2026-02-05 | JEWETT, BRYCE DICKINSON III | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 415 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | JEWETT, BRYCE DICKINSON III | EVP and General Counsel | Sale | 136 | $714.88 | $97223.68 |
| 2026-02-05 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Buy | 475 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 153 | $714.88 | $109376.64 |
| 2026-02-05 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 655 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 203 | $714.88 | $145120.64 |
| 2025-11-25 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 46,175 | — | — |
| 2025-11-24 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 51 | — | — |
| 2025-09-18 | XU, TING | Director | Sale | 330 | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 2,400 | — | — |
| 2025-08-25 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 315 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | XU, TING | Director | Buy | 144 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | UKROP, LOWELL SIMMONS | Director | Buy | 144 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | ROGERS, JAMES E | Director | Buy | 144 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | HARRIS, H HITER III | Director | Buy | 144 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | GAMBILL, MARK M | Director | Buy | 144 | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 264 | — | — |
| 2025-05-20 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,550 | — | — |
| 2025-05-12 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 311 | $642.43 | $199795.73 |
| 2025-04-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 198 | — | — |
| 2025-04-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 132 | — | — |
| 2025-04-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 66 | — | — |
| 2025-04-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 33 | — | — |
| 2025-04-22 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 198 | — | — |
| 2025-02-27 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Buy | 500 | — | — |
| 2025-02-27 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Sale | 151 | $563.12 | $85031.12 |
| 2025-02-27 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Buy | 445 | — | — |
| 2025-02-27 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 134 | $563.12 | $75458.08 |
| 2025-02-27 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 610 | — | — |
| 2025-02-27 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 230 | $563.12 | $129517.60 |
| 2025-02-25 | FITZGERALD, TIMOTHY K | Vice President & CFO | Sale | 23 | $562.73 | $12942.79 |
| 2025-02-05 | PIETRANTONI, ANN P | Controller | Buy | 30 | — | — |
| 2025-01-21 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,425 | — | — |
| 2025-01-21 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 150 | — | — |
| 2025-01-21 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 75 | — | — |
| 2024-12-10 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 2,350 | — | — |
| 2024-11-26 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 65,143 | — | — |
| 2024-11-26 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 11,940 | — | — |
| 2024-11-26 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 195,429 | — | — |
| 2024-08-09 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 1,237 | $544.28 | $673274.36 |
| 2024-08-09 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 33 | $545.36 | $17996.88 |
| 2024-07-01 | XU, TING | Director | Buy | 193 | — | — |
| 2024-07-01 | UKROP, LOWELL SIMMONS | Director | Buy | 193 | — | — |
| 2024-07-01 | ROGERS, JAMES E | Director | Buy | 193 | — | — |
| 2024-07-01 | HARRIS, H HITER III | Director | Buy | 193 | — | — |
| 2024-07-01 | GAMBILL, MARK M | Director | Buy | 193 | — | — |
| 2024-03-06 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 216 | $632.00 | $136512.00 |
| 2024-03-05 | RIDGEWAY, GAIL | Controller | Buy | 36 | — | — |
| 2024-03-05 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 3,000 | $643.14 | $1.93M |
| 2024-03-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 2,537 | $645.23 | $1.64M |
| 2024-03-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,026 | $646.30 | $663103.80 |
| 2024-03-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 860 | $647.60 | $556936.00 |
| 2024-03-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 453 | $650.01 | $294454.53 |
| 2024-03-04 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 8 | $648.08 | $5184.64 |
| 2024-02-27 | SKROBACZ, WILLIAM J | Vice President & CFO | Sale | 8 | $636.31 | $5090.48 |
| 2024-02-27 | RIDGEWAY, GAIL | Controller | Sale | 14 | $636.31 | $8908.34 |
| 2024-02-22 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Buy | 437 | — | — |
| 2024-02-22 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Sale | 132 | $619.19 | $81733.08 |
| 2024-02-22 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Buy | 437 | — | — |
| 2024-02-22 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 132 | $619.19 | $81733.08 |
| 2024-02-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 625 | — | — |
| 2024-02-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 216 | $619.19 | $133745.04 |
| 2023-12-13 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,900 | — | — |
| 2023-11-28 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 19,691 | — | — |
| 2023-11-28 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 59,073 | — | — |
| 2023-11-28 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 64 | — | — |
| 2023-10-31 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 16,160 | — | — |
| 2023-07-17 | JEWETT, BRYCE DICKINSON III | VP and General Counsel | Sale | 76 | $431.11 | $32764.36 |
| 2023-07-03 | XU, TING | Director | Buy | 223 | — | — |
| 2023-07-03 | ROGERS, JAMES E | Director | Buy | 223 | — | — |
| 2023-07-03 | HARRIS, H HITER III | Director | Buy | 223 | — | — |
| 2023-07-03 | HANLEY, PATRICK D | Director | Buy | 223 | — | — |
| 2023-07-03 | GAMBILL, MARK M | Director | Buy | 223 | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | ROGERS, JAMES E | Director | Sale | 25 | — | — |
| 2023-06-07 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 5,476 | — | — |
| 2023-06-07 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 4,070 | — | — |
| 2023-06-07 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 16,430 | — | — |
| 2023-06-06 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 252 | — | — |
| 2023-06-06 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 84 | — | — |
| 2023-06-06 | GOTTWALD, BRUCE C | Director, 10% Owner | Sale | 168 | — | — |
| 2023-02-23 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Buy | 825 | — | — |
| 2023-02-23 | PALIOTTI, BRIAN D | President Afton Chemical Corp | Sale | 249 | $338.85 | $84373.65 |
| 2023-02-23 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Buy | 825 | — | — |
| 2023-02-23 | HAZELGROVE, BRUCE R III | EVP & CAO | Sale | 249 | $338.85 | $84373.65 |
| 2023-02-23 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 1,175 | — | — |
| 2023-02-23 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 364 | $338.85 | $123341.40 |
| 2023-02-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Sale | 1,881 | — | — |
| 2023-02-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 297 | — | — |
| 2023-02-22 | GOTTWALD, THOMAS E | Director, Chairman, President & CEO | Buy | 198 | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
Are NEU insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, NEU insiders have been net sellers, with about $7.55M in stock sold across 52 sales, against 1 open-market purchase.
Does insider selling at NEU mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which NEU insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. GOTTWALD, THOMAS E accounts for the largest share on record, with about $5.75M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.