Stocks in Basic Materials
Companies in the Basic Materials sector work with the building blocks of stuff. This includes commodities such as oil, gasoline, gold, silver, copper, platinum, and other precious and rare metals, as well as other chemicals. As you might expect, companies in this sector drill for oil and mine for gold but also buy, sell, trade, and otherwise manipulate them. Values can be volatile depending on the supply of the underlying material, as well as the commercial need for it.
Every stock sector groups stocks related by a particular type of industry. This allows you to compare businesses of similar types. For example, stocks of mining companies are more similar than they are to stocks of financial companies. Even though there are differences between companies within a sector, the performance of a stock relative to its sector as a whole can give you interesting information.
Based on our research, these stocks we track in the Basic Materials stock sector have these value investing characteristics. If you have an interest in this sector or special knowledge about it, you can use this table to find stocks which may be great values—stocks you may wish to own.
| Company | Current Price | Current Price Discount 10 years |
|---|---|---|
| Innospec (IOSP) |
$102.09 | none |
| Intrepid Potash (IPI) |
$60.78 | none |
| MDU Resources Group (MDU) |
$26.57 | none |
| B2Gold Corp. (BTG) |
$4.12 | none |
| Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) |
$29.53 | none |
| Mercer International (MERC) |
$14.24 | 10% |
| Resolute Forest Products (RFP) |
$13.19 | none |
| Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) |
$22.42 | none |
| Century Aluminum Company (CENX) |
$11.67 | none |
| CF Industries Holdings (CF) |
$95.79 | none |
| Gold Resource Corporation (GORO) |
$1.93 | none |
| Amyris (AMRS) |
$2.31 | none |
| Smart Sand (SND) |
$3.23 | none |
| Ashland Global Holdings (ASH) |
$99.95 | none |
| Hawkins (HWKN) |
$33.52 | none |
| McEwen Mining (MUX) |
$0.50 | none |
| Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) |
$36.31 | none |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) |
$63.90 | none |
| Endeavour Silver Corp. (EXK) |
$3.59 | 20% |
| Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) |
$160.03 | none |
| Gerdau S.A. (GGB) |
$5.74 | none |
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) |
$91.01 | none |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (NAK) |
$0.31 | none |
| Installed Building Products (IBP) |
$87.64 | none |
| Gold Fields Limited (GFI) |
$11.44 | none |
| Worthington Industries (WOR) |
$43.06 | none |
| Avantor (AVTR) |
$31.22 | none |
| ICL Group Ltd (ICL) |
$11.24 | none |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQVLF) |
$28.25 | none |
| Tredegar Corporation (TG) |
$11.98 | none |
| Showa Denko K.K. (SHWDY) |
$19.76 | none |
| Seabridge Gold (SA) |
$14.18 | none |
| H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) |
$67.42 | none |
| Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY) |
$3.59 | 90% |
| TopBuild Corp. (BLD) |
$189.62 | none |
| WD-40 Company (WDFC) |
$176.27 | none |
| Trinseo S.A. (TSE) |
$43.89 | none |
| Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) |
$126.21 | none |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY) |
$28.20 | none |
| Hecla Mining Company (HL) |
$4.66 | none |
| Novozymes A/S (NVZMY) |
$62.37 | none |
| GCP Applied Technologies (GCP) |
$31.00 | none |
| Mechel PAO (MTL) |
$2.25 | none |
| Albemarle Corporation (ALB) |
$236.44 | none |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) |
$32.52 | 30% |
| Flexible Solutions International (FSI) |
$2.41 | none |
| Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA) |
$5.43 | none |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (SHECY) |
$34.94 | none |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN) |
$35.90 | none |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM) |
$67.19 | none |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) |
$95.46 | none |
| Western Copper and Gold Corporation (WRN) |
$1.70 | 70% |
| FMC Corporation (FMC) |
$119.43 | none |
| Teck Resources Limited (TECK) |
$40.29 | none |
| DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) |
$6.71 | none |
| Linde plc (LIN) |
$315.18 | none |
| Methanex Corporation (MEOH) |
$48.73 | none |
| Ternium S.A. (TX) |
$41.20 | none |
| POSCO (PKX) |
$56.97 | 100% |
| EMX Royalty Corporation (EMX) |
$1.85 | none |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
$119.97 | none |
| Callinex Mines (CLLXF) |
$1.90 | none |
| New Gold (NGD) |
$1.31 | none |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) |
$83.97 | none |
| CONSOL Energy (CEIX) |
$51.10 | none |
| Alcoa Corporation (AA) |
$60.57 | none |
| Eco-Tek Group (ETEK) |
$0.00 | none |
| Coeur Mining (CDE) |
$3.67 | none |
| Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (SAND) |
$6.48 | none |
| Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) |
$9.26 | none |
| Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID) |
$4.05 | 50% |
| LSB Industries (LXU) |
$19.02 | none |
| Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) |
$6.92 | none |
| Yamana Gold (AUY) |
$5.21 | 20% |
| Gold Fields Limited (GFIOF) |
$11.97 | none |
| Braskem S.A. (BAK) |
$17.85 | none |
| Cabot Corporation (CBT) |
$69.24 | none |
| Olin Corporation (OLN) |
$62.55 | none |
| Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) |
$16.64 | none |
| AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AU) |
$17.74 | none |
| Valhi (VHI) |
$43.45 | none |
| BHP Group (BHP) |
$67.32 | none |
| Tronox Holdings plc (TROX) |
$17.67 | none |
| Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) |
$327.76 | none |
| Silvercorp Metals (SVM) |
$2.74 | none |
| CVR Partners, LP (UAN) |
$129.29 | none |
| Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (OR) |
$11.42 | none |
| RPM International (RPM) |
$84.36 | none |
| Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) |
$0.19 | none |
| Air Products and Chemicals (APD) |
$237.59 | none |
| Greystone Logistics (GLGI) |
$0.73 | none |
| Geodrill Limited (GDLLF) |
$1.88 | none |
| AdvanSix (ASIX) |
$43.85 | none |
| Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) |
$97.02 | none |
| Hummingbird Resources PLC (HUMRF) |
$0.15 | none |
| CRH plc (CRH) |
$39.67 | none |
| Eagle Materials (EXP) |
$121.85 | none |
| United States Steel Corporation (X) |
$23.79 | none |
| Gevo (GEVO) |
$3.70 | none |
| Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) |
$67.57 | none |
| Masonite International Corporation (DOOR) |
$85.55 | none |
| Mesabi Trust (MSB) |
$25.75 | 60% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV) |
$139.02 | none |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) |
$25.12 | none |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM) |
$41.58 | none |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) |
$178.46 | none |
| Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) |
$25.88 | none |
| NACCO Industries (NC) |
$51.98 | 50% |
| James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) |
$25.92 | none |
| Summit Materials (SUM) |
$25.81 | none |
| Boise Cascade Company (BCC) |
$76.72 | none |
| The Chemours Company (CC) |
$40.80 | none |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) |
$4.62 | none |
| Stepan Company (SCL) |
$106.74 | none |
| Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (ACH) |
$10.79 | none |
| American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) |
$22.31 | none |
| Tecnoglass (TGLS) |
$20.16 | none |
| Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY) |
$7.50 | none |
| Green Plains (GPRE) |
$33.00 | none |
| CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) |
$4.41 | none |
| Minerals Technologies (MTX) |
$64.26 | none |
| Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP) |
$18.92 | 40% |
| NewMarket Corporation (NEU) |
$337.32 | none |
| Mason Graphite (MGPHF) |
$0.41 | none |
| Endeavour Mining Corporation (EDVMF) |
$23.12 | none |
| The Mosaic Company (MOS) |
$57.95 | none |
| Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) |
$4.50 | 50% |
| ArcelorMittal (MT) |
$29.17 | none |
| MAG Silver Corp. (MAG) |
$14.41 | none |
| UFP Industries (UFPI) |
$75.14 | none |
| First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) |
$8.30 | none |
| FutureFuel Corp. (FF) |
$7.14 | 30% |
| Chase Corporation (CCF) |
$79.14 | none |
| Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) |
$3.40 | none |
| Ecolab (ECL) |
$159.49 | none |
| Fletcher Building Limited (FCREY) |
$7.66 | none |
| Constellium SE (CSTM) |
$15.76 | none |
| PolyMet Mining Corp. (PLM) |
$2.79 | none |
| Univar Solutions (UNVR) |
$28.49 | none |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM) |
$0.67 | none |
| Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) |
$0.79 | none |
| Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) |
$139.19 | none |
| NovaGold Resources (NG) |
$5.68 | none |
| Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) |
$21.79 | none |
| Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) |
$8.09 | 70% |
| Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (PZG) |
$0.47 | none |
| Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO) |
$8.39 | 60% |
| Gulf Resources (GURE) |
$4.00 | none |
| BASF SE (BASFY) |
$12.95 | none |
| SunCoke Energy (SXC) |
$7.72 | 60% |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) |
$22.98 | 30% |
| Golden Minerals Company (AUMN) |
$0.36 | none |
| IAMGOLD Corporation (IAG) |
$2.22 | 70% |
| International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) |
$128.93 | none |
| Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX) |
$5.83 | none |
| Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) |
$101.96 | none |
| Solitario Zinc Corp. (XPL) |
$0.69 | none |
| Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) |
$10.54 | none |
| Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM) |
$26.31 | 20% |
| GMS (GMS) |
$46.66 | none |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) |
$257.95 | none |
| Neenah (NP) |
$36.31 | none |
| Koppers Holdings (KOP) |
$24.42 | 30% |
| The Monarch Cement Company (MCEM) |
$105.00 | none |
| Synalloy Corporation (SYNL) |
$15.43 | none |
| Vale S.A. (VALE) |
$16.72 | 40% |
| P. H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) |
$7.81 | 60% |
| Orezone Gold Corporation (ORZCF) |
$1.06 | none |
| Celanese Corporation (CE) |
$150.73 | none |
| Kronos Worldwide (KRO) |
$17.50 | none |
| Rio Tinto Group (RIO) |
$69.54 | none |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) |
$107.87 | none |
| Great Panther Mining Limited (GPL) |
$0.18 | none |
| Commercial Metals Company (CMC) |
$36.63 | none |
| Balchem Corporation (BCPC) |
$120.52 | none |
| Tanzanian Gold Corporation (TRX) |
$0.31 | none |
| Royal Gold (RGLD) |
$114.41 | none |
| United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) |
$112.08 | none |
| Olympic Steel (ZEUS) |
$32.68 | 50% |
| Huntsman Corporation (HUN) |
$35.25 | none |
| Armstrong World Industries (AWI) |
$81.09 | none |
| Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) |
$59.06 | none |
| Materion Corporation (MTRN) |
$78.88 | none |
| China Green Agriculture (CGA) |
$7.90 | 70% |
| Steel Dynamics (STLD) |
$75.91 | none |
| Compass Minerals International (CMP) |
$43.34 | none |
| Core Molding Technologies (CMT) |
$10.35 | 30% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) |
$53.86 | none |
| TimkenSteel Corporation (TMST) |
$21.11 | none |