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Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents
Industries in This Sector
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| Industry | Market Weight | YTD Return | |
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| All Industries | 100.00% | 8.11% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | 41.32% | 6.03% | |
| Gold | 17.18% | 21.05% | |
| Building Materials | 10.53% | 7.08% | |
| Copper | 8.15% | 1.36% | |
| Steel | 6.93% | 14.54% | |
| Agricultural Inputs | 6.65% | 8.10% | |
| Chemicals | 3.04% | -4.48% | |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 2.31% | 6.44% | |
| Lumber & Wood Production | 1.26% | 1.05% | |
| Aluminum | 0.86% | 1.01% | |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.79% | 6.75% | |
| Coking Coal | 0.40% | -30.50% | |
| Silver | 0.31% | 36.61% | |
| Paper & Paper Products | 0.29% | -0.00% | |
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Largest Companies in This Sector
View MoreName | Last Price | 1Y Target Est. | Market Weight | Market Cap | Day Change % | YTD Return | Avg. Analyst Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 493.75 | 16.34% | | | | Buy | |
| | 384.83 | 6.78% | | | | Buy | |
| | 272.96 | 5.51% | | | | Buy | |
| | 100.45 | 5.42% | | | | Hold | |
| | 114.33 | 5.20% | | | | Buy | |
| | 355.60 | 5.13% | | | | Buy | |
| | 47.71 | 4.02% | | | | Buy | |
| | 53.19 | 3.86% | | | | Buy | |
| | 68.45 | 3.22% | | | | Buy | |
| | 294.06 | 2.63% | | | | Buy |
Investing in the Basic Materials Sector
Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds
ETF Opportunities
View MoreName | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 5.069B | 0.08% | | |
| | 4.024B | 0.09% | | |
| | 1.615B | 0.35% | | |
| | 558.838M | 0.08% | | |
| | 537.078M | 0.39% | |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
View MoreName | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4.024B | 0.09% | | |
| | 763.518M | 0.72% | | |
| | 763.518M | 0.72% | | |
| | 763.518M | 0.72% | | |
| | 763.518M | 0.72% | |
Basic Materials Research
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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.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom. The fertilizer is produced from a brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash.
RatingPrice Target"In No Hurry?" No Worries
The Portfolio Selector features the Argus Focus List, a group of 30 "best idea" stocks generated and regularly updated by Argus' analysts and investment policy committee. It also includes the director of research’s monthly investment strategy column, stock recommendations and sector picks, economic forecasts, and an asset allocation model. This month, the Focus List additions are Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP); Baker Hughes Co (BKR); Packaging Corp of America (PKG); Cloudflare Inc (NET) and the Focus List deletions are American Intl Grp In (AIG); DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD); Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW); Shell Plc (SHEL).
Analyst Report: DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
DuPont is a diversified global specialty chemicals company created in 2019 as a result of the DowDuPont merger and subsequent separations. Its portfolio includes specialty chemicals and downstream products that serve the electronics, water, construction, safety and protection, automotive, and healthcare industries. DuPont plans to spin off its electronics business by the end of 2025.
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