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Basic Materials
Companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector also includes companies engaged in commodities exploration and processing. Companies in this sector include ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, and Rio Tinto.
Market Cap
1.646T
Market Weight
2.80%
Industries
14
Companies
252
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
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Day Return

Sector
0.04%
S&P 500
0.19%

YTD Return

Sector
4.43%
S&P 500
8.29%

1-Year Return

Sector
15.12%
S&P 500
33.76%

3-Year Return

Sector
13.60%
S&P 500
30.99%

5-Year Return

Sector
69.43%
S&P 500
83.92%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightDay ReturnYTD Return
All Industries 100% 0.04% 4.43%
Specialty Chemicals 43.67% 0.07% 6.04%
Gold 12.12% 0.04% -6.05%
Building Materials 9.77% -0.13% 20.55%
Copper 8.75% 0.31% 7.93%
Steel 8.27% -0.58% 1.27%
Agricultural Inputs 6.87% 0.32% 2.99%
Chemicals 4.46% 0.07% 3.71%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining 2.39% 0.62% -4.11%
Lumber & Wood Production 1.36% -0.09% -4.31%
Coking Coal 0.71% -0.60% -6.79%
Aluminum 0.66% 0.14% -4.07%
Other Precious Metals & Mining 0.56% -0.36% -1.78%
Paper & Paper Products 0.24% 0.21% 18.26%
Silver 0.18% 0.20% -8.13%

All Industries

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
474.89 463.84 16.50% 228.696B +1.02% +15.63%
Buy
336.81 335.66 6.18% 85.582B -1.72% +7.99%
Buy
96.30 68.61 5.37% 74.451B +10.06% +11.89%
Underperform
225.18 225.18 4.64% 64.292B +0.72% +13.53%
Hold
43.41 46.38 4.49% 62.268B +7.56% +1.97%
Buy
84.71 88.57 4.33% 59.934B +0.99% +22.48%
Buy
247.29 268.70 3.97% 54.973B +0.99% -9.68%
Buy
184.10 172.00 3.20% 44.321B +0.66% +5.78%
Hold
57.97 56.60 2.96% 41.042B +0.50% +5.71%
Hold
34.37 63.92 2.86% 39.621B +1.45% -16.96%
Buy

Investing in the Basic Materials Sector

Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
91.24 4.898B 0.09% +6.66%
199.88 4.029B 0.10% +5.23%
57.08 1.631B 0.35% -4.60%
144.34 602.599M 0.40% +4.47%
51.20 499.825M 0.08% +5.05%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
101.85 4.029B 0.10% +5.21%
103.10 897.626M 0.76% +6.63%
102.95 897.626M 0.76% +6.65%
98.02 870.121M 0.76% +6.40%
101.25 870.121M 0.76% +6.51%

Basic Materials Research

Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Anglo American plc

    Anglo American's mining portfolio spans many commodities and continents. Like fellow large diversified miners, Anglo has significant exposure to copper, iron ore and metallurgical coal, but it is unique among the global majors given its significant platinum group metals and diamonds output. The company accounts for about one third of the world’s platinum supply and around 30% of palladium supply. Anglo also owns 85% of De Beers, in most years the world's largest supplier and marketer of rough gem diamonds by value. Anglo also plans to move back into the crop nutrients business via its Woodsmith polyhalite project in the United Kingdom.

    Rating
    Neutral
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

    Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM is also developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and is growing its lithium refining assets in China.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. The company sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. The nourish segment, which generates roughly half of revenue, is a leading flavor producer and also sell texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients. The health and biosciences business, which generates around one fourth of revenue, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. IFF is also one of the leading fragrance producers in the world. The firm also sells pharmaceutical ingredients such as excipients and time-release polymers.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: FMC Corporation

    FMC is a pure-play global crop protection company with a fairly balanced product portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop protection companies and focuses on the development of new products, including biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     

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