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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
1.578T
Market Weight
2.40%
Industries
14
Companies
263
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
Loading Chart for Basic Materials
DELL

Day Return

Sector
1.14%
S&P 500
0.11%

YTD Return

Sector
2.55%
S&P 500
1.08%

1-Year Return

Sector
3.31%
S&P 500
22.14%

3-Year Return

Sector
1.98%
S&P 500
25.41%

5-Year Return

Sector
47.80%
S&P 500
77.97%

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

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightYTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
2.55%
Specialty Chemicals
41.52%
1.05%
Gold
15.81%
5.67%
Building Materials
10.39%
0.29%
Copper
8.78%
3.56%
Agricultural Inputs
7.08%
9.19%
Steel
6.54%
2.66%
Chemicals
3.33%
-0.56%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
2.40%
4.74%
Lumber & Wood Production
1.32%
-0.09%
Aluminum
0.89%
-0.76%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
0.81%
4.43%
Coking Coal
0.58%
-3.54%
Paper & Paper Products
0.30%
-1.07%
Silver
0.25%
5.93%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
427.29 501.81 15.74% 203.458B +1.39% +2.06%
Buy
341.64 397.93 6.66% 86.043B +1.64% +0.50%
Buy
95.34 96.75 5.83% 75.358B +0.62% +4.62%
Hold
307.96 336.06 5.30% 68.484B +2.06% +6.18%
Buy
233.90 275.61 5.12% 66.232B +0.19% -0.18%
Buy
92.69 111.18 4.86% 62.868B +1.25% +0.18%
Buy
39.50 55.56 4.39% 56.759B +0.23% +3.73%
Buy
40.16 59.71 3.54% 45.72B +2.53% +7.90%
Buy
60.89 64.50 3.24% 41.849B +1.60% +6.90%
Buy
260.07 293.46 2.66% 34.345B +1.58% +1.10%
Buy

Investing in the Basic Materials Sector

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

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
86.22 5.482B 0.09% +2.47%
191.88 3.833B 0.10% +2.15%
58.85 1.541B 0.35% +3.70%
49.16 522.391M 0.08% +2.01%
134.25 506.388M 0.39% +3.32%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
96.52 3.833B 0.10% +0.85%
79.91 738.74M 0.72% +0.57%
84.35 738.74M 0.72% +0.58%
82.74 738.74M 0.72% +0.57%
83.94 738.74M 0.72% +0.58%

Basic Materials Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Ecolab Inc.

    Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.

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  • Analyst Report: CRH plc

    CRH is a global manufacturer of a range of building products used in construction projects, operating via a vertically integrated business model. The past decade has seen CRH transform into a leading building materials business, with increasing exposure to upstream building activities such as aggregates and cement. CRH’s geographic footprint is mostly across developed markets. North America is CRH’s largest market and accounts for 75% of EBITDA. The company is the largest producer of aggregates and asphalt in the US.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 01/09/2025

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Analyst Report: Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    Freeport-McMoRan owns stakes in 10 copper mines, led by its 49% ownership of the Grasberg copper and gold operations in Indonesia, 55% of the Cerro Verde mine in Peru, and 72% of Morenci in Arizona. It sold around 1.2 million metric tons of copper (its share) in 2023, making it the one of the world’s largest copper miners by volume. It also sold about 900,000 ounces of gold, mostly from Grasberg, and 70 million pounds of molybdenum. About 75% of 2023 revenue was from copper, with a further 15% from gold and about 10% from molybdenum. It had about 25 years of copper reserves at end December 2023. We expect it to sell similar amounts of copper midcycle in 2028, though we expect gold volumes to decline to about 700,000 ounces then due to falling production at Grasberg.

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