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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% | 2.91% | |
Specialty Chemicals | 41.77% | -0.05% | |
Gold | 14.95% | 14.19% | |
Copper | 10.63% | 29.29% | |
Building Materials | 8.85% | 7.60% | |
Steel | 7.17% | -13.44% | |
Agricultural Inputs | 6.15% | -9.25% | |
Chemicals | 4.00% | -8.25% | |
Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 2.47% | -2.07% | |
Lumber & Wood Production | 1.22% | -15.44% | |
Aluminum | 0.81% | 16.89% | |
Coking Coal | 0.75% | -3.64% | |
Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.74% | 28.89% | |
Paper & Paper Products | 0.25% | 21.87% | |
Silver | 0.23% | 13.40% |
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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 |
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431.20 | 472.82 | 15.46% | Buy | ||||
114.99 | 93.60 | 6.70% | Hold | ||||
298.91 | 343.00 | 5.65% | Buy | ||||
50.80 | 56.05 | 5.44% | Buy | ||||
242.25 | 243.97 | 5.16% | Hold | ||||
254.70 | 278.70 | 4.22% | Buy | ||||
75.89 | 99.97 | 3.87% | Buy | ||||
43.89 | 63.50 | 3.77% | Hold | ||||
51.58 | 60.47 | 2.70% | Hold | ||||
150.25 | 174.82 | 2.69% | 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 |
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87.26 | 5.446B | 0.09% | ||
190.75 | 4.025B | 0.10% | ||
60.70 | 2.001B | 0.35% | ||
139.26 | 623.576M | 0.40% | ||
48.89 | 508.654M | 0.08% |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
View MoreName | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
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97.20 | 4.025B | 0.10% | ||
94.06 | 852.417M | 0.72% | ||
95.39 | 852.417M | 0.72% | ||
90.84 | 852.417M | 0.72% | ||
95.91 | 852.417M | 0.72% |
Basic Materials Research
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Analyst Report: The Mosaic Company
Formed in 2004 by the combination of IMC Global and Cargill's fertilizer business, Mosaic is one of the largest phosphate and potash producers in the world. The company's assets include phosphate rock mines in Florida, Brazil, and Peru and potash mines in Saskatchewan, New Mexico, and Brazil. Mosaic also runs a large fertilizer distribution operation in Brazil through its Mosiac Fertilizantes business, which the company acquired from Vale in 2018.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Nutrien Ltd.
Created in 2018 as a result of the merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrients--nitrogen, potash, and phosphate--although its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with a roughly 20% market share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.
RatingPrice TargetIn the Win Column at the Half-Year Mark
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 DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD); GE Vernova Inc. (GEV); Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR); Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) and the Focus List deletions are ASML Holding NV (ASML); Linde Plc. (LIN); Oshkosh Corp (OSK); TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX).
Analyst Report: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making CF one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. The company is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.
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