Basic materials: Stocks in the sector

237 companiesTotal value $1.85T2.3% of the market

Today

-0.20%

Session of Friday, November 133 months -4.7%

Companies that make raw materials for other industries: chemicals, metals and mining, gold, steel, fertilisers, paper and packaging. Their revenue often follows commodity prices.

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The sector at a glance

In the session of Friday, November 13, the Basic materials sector moved -0.20%, and -4.7% over the last three months, each company weighted by its value. Of its 237 companies, 81 up and 142 down. The largest is Linde (LIN), 13.2% of the sector's value.

The day in the sector

81 up14 flat142 down

The sector's largestLIN Linde13.2%

The sector in numbers

Medians, so that one company with an extreme figure does not move the picture.

Median P/E
21.5
144 companies with earnings
Sector21.5
Market19.8
Above the market
Median dividend yield
1.68%
of those that pay
Sector1.68%
Market2.22%
Below the market
Pay a dividend
119
of 237
Sector50%
Market42%
Above the market
Up today
81
of 237
Sector34%
Market48%
Below the market

Each company's P/E

How many of the sector's companies have a P/E in each range. Those with losses have no P/E and are left out.

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Each company's dividend yield

How many of the sector's dividend payers have a yield in each range.

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The sector against the market

The last three months, both from 100: the sector weighted by its companies' value, and the S&P 500 ETF.

Basic materials-4.7%S&P 500-2.8%

Which weigh the most

Each company's share of the sector's total value. These move the sector's change the most.

The day's moves

The largest rises and falls among the sector's companies worth $2 billion or more.

The sector today

The sector's 100 largest as tiles: each tile's size is the company's market value, its colour today's price move.

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The companies

Largest first. Click a column for another order.

Market value, P/E and dividend yield as on each company's page, at today's price.

Comparisons in the sector

The sector's largest companies side by side: price, dividend, valuation and results.

All sectors

Today and over the last three months, weighted by the companies' value.

Questions about the Basic materials sector

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Which are the largest companies in Basic materials?

By market value: Linde (LIN) $244B, Newmont (NEM) $123B, Ecolab (ECL) $87.2B, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) $86.7B, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) $85.1B. The five largest are 33.8% of the total value of the 237 companies on the page.

How did the Basic materials sector move?

In the session of Friday, November 13 it moved -0.20%, and -4.7% over the last three months. The move is worked out from all its companies, each weighted by its value.

What is the median P/E of the Basic materials sector?

21.5, across the 144 companies with positive earnings over the last twelve months. P/E is the share price over earnings per share, here at today's price.

How many Basic materials companies pay a dividend?

119 of 237, with a median yield of 1.68% at today's price. More dividend payers on the dividend stocks page.

Which companies are in the Basic materials sector?

Companies that make raw materials for other industries: chemicals, metals and mining, gold, steel, fertilisers, paper and packaging. Their revenue often follows commodity prices. A company's sector comes from the activity code (SIC) in its SEC filings. The page shows every listed company in the sector with a page on Ploutos.

Is this a recommendation on the sector?

No. The page describes how the sector's companies moved and what their filings show. It does not suggest buying or selling and does not take your own situation into account.

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Descriptive data from SEC filings and market prices.