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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avantor (AVTR) |
$21.34 | none |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) |
$80.68 | none |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV) |
$137.78 | none |
| Seabridge Gold (SA) |
$11.25 | none |
| Century Aluminum Company (CENX) |
$7.35 | none |
| Albemarle Corporation (ALB) |
$240.50 | none |
| Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) |
$69.65 | none |
| MAG Silver Corp. (MAG) |
$15.19 | none |
| RPM International (RPM) |
$100.51 | none |
| Gulf Resources (GURE) |
$3.18 | none |
| Tronox Holdings plc (TROX) |
$13.49 | none |
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) |
$49.12 | none |
| Ecolab (ECL) |
$145.34 | none |
| ICL Group Ltd (ICL) |
$7.37 | none |
| Showa Denko K.K. (SHWDY) |
$16.45 | none |
| PolyMet Mining Corp. (PLM) |
$2.70 | none |
| Solitario Zinc Corp. (XPL) |
$0.59 | none |
| Linde plc (LIN) |
$330.80 | none |
| Olin Corporation (OLN) |
$51.51 | none |
| Teck Resources Limited (TECK) |
$37.12 | none |
| The Mosaic Company (MOS) |
$45.30 | none |
| Alcoa Corporation (AA) |
$43.27 | 30% |
| Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) |
$38.15 | none |
| Mercer International (MERC) |
$11.81 | 20% |
| Core Molding Technologies (CMT) |
$11.99 | 20% |
| Endeavour Silver Corp. (EXK) |
$3.14 | 30% |
| Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) |
$170.05 | none |
| Novozymes A/S (NVZMY) |
$52.06 | none |
| Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) |
$59.89 | none |
| DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) |
$6.77 | none |
| Installed Building Products (IBP) |
$92.45 | none |
| Gevo (GEVO) |
$1.95 | none |
| Silvercorp Metals (SVM) |
$2.84 | none |
| SunCoke Energy (SXC) |
$8.10 | 50% |
| GMS (GMS) |
$52.58 | none |
| CRH plc (CRH) |
$39.17 | none |
| Air Products and Chemicals (APD) |
$316.24 | none |
| Minerals Technologies (MTX) |
$58.10 | none |
| Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP) |
$21.79 | 40% |
| MDU Resources Group (MDU) |
$30.05 | none |
| Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY) |
$7.08 | none |
| Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) |
$0.12 | none |
| Gold Fields Limited (GFI) |
$10.30 | none |
| Trinseo S.A. (TSE) |
$23.01 | none |
| Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA) |
$5.12 | none |
| UFP Industries (UFPI) |
$80.59 | none |
| Tecnoglass (TGLS) |
$29.39 | none |
| Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) |
$74.80 | none |
| Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) |
$15.77 | none |
| BASF SE (BASFY) |
$12.16 | none |
| McEwen Mining (MUX) |
$5.39 | none |
| International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) |
$103.49 | none |
| Yamana Gold (AUY) |
$5.41 | 20% |
| Methanex Corporation (MEOH) |
$36.87 | none |
| Ternium S.A. (TX) |
$29.02 | none |
| Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) |
$179.28 | none |
| Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) |
$32.51 | none |
| Braskem S.A. (BAK) |
$9.07 | none |
| P. H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) |
$3.33 | 80% |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN) |
$32.26 | none |
| Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) |
$0.53 | none |
| Western Copper and Gold Corporation (WRN) |
$1.75 | 70% |
| United States Steel Corporation (X) |
$23.64 | none |
| Constellium SE (CSTM) |
$11.44 | none |
| Eagle Materials (EXP) |
$135.11 | none |
| Ashland Global Holdings (ASH) |
$106.31 | none |
| Chase Corporation (CCF) |
$83.91 | none |
| Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID) |
$2.66 | 70% |
| Golden Minerals Company (AUMN) |
$0.28 | none |
| First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) |
$8.48 | none |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) |
$32.17 | 10% |
| Intrepid Potash (IPI) |
$30.79 | none |
| Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) |
$82.34 | 10% |
| Smart Sand (SND) |
$1.76 | none |
| The Monarch Cement Company (MCEM) |
$106.00 | none |
| Coeur Mining (CDE) |
$3.17 | none |
| Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) |
$352.05 | none |
| BHP Group (BHP) |
$61.67 | none |
| Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) |
$11.54 | none |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) |
$84.85 | none |
| Vale S.A. (VALE) |
$16.40 | 40% |
| Worthington Industries (WOR) |
$49.89 | none |
| Kronos Worldwide (KRO) |
$9.28 | none |
| EMX Royalty Corporation (EMX) |
$1.82 | none |
| Green Plains (GPRE) |
$31.20 | none |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (SHECY) |
$31.50 | none |
| Fletcher Building Limited (FCREY) |
$6.44 | none |
| Amyris (AMRS) |
$1.66 | none |
| Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (SAND) |
$5.02 | none |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
$134.10 | none |
| Rio Tinto Group (RIO) |
$70.45 | none |
| Endeavour Mining Corporation (EDVMF) |
$20.63 | none |
| Univar Solutions (UNVR) |
$32.14 | none |
| Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) |
$9.81 | none |
| FMC Corporation (FMC) |
$125.17 | none |
| ArcelorMittal (MT) |
$25.93 | none |
| Mesabi Trust (MSB) |
$18.12 | 70% |
| TopBuild Corp. (BLD) |
$163.50 | none |
| Hummingbird Resources PLC (HUMRF) |
$0.10 | none |
| Tanzanian Gold Corporation (TRX) |
$0.32 | none |
| Cabot Corporation (CBT) |
$68.43 | none |
| Summit Materials (SUM) |
$30.34 | none |
| Armstrong World Industries (AWI) |
$69.44 | none |
| Gold Resource Corporation (GORO) |
$1.58 | none |
| Masonite International Corporation (DOOR) |
$75.89 | none |
| Commercial Metals Company (CMC) |
$47.46 | none |
| American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) |
$21.55 | none |
| CF Industries Holdings (CF) |
$94.55 | none |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) |
$72.44 | none |
| The Chemours Company (CC) |
$30.28 | none |
| Huntsman Corporation (HUN) |
$26.84 | none |
| Valhi (VHI) |
$22.38 | none |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) |
$62.96 | none |
| James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) |
$19.50 | none |
| Celanese Corporation (CE) |
$102.40 | none |
| United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) |
$140.90 | none |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM) |
$0.65 | none |
| Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) |
$22.36 | none |
| NACCO Industries (NC) |
$39.04 | 60% |
| Royal Gold (RGLD) |
$106.94 | none |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM) |
$38.43 | none |
| CVR Partners, LP (UAN) |
$108.12 | none |
| H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) |
$76.00 | none |
| POSCO (PKX) |
$53.03 | 100% |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) |
$25.62 | none |
| Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY) |
$3.23 | 90% |
| Tredegar Corporation (TG) |
$11.00 | none |
| Greystone Logistics (GLGI) |
$0.66 | none |
| Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO) |
$8.00 | 70% |
| China Green Agriculture (CGA) |
$4.88 | 80% |
| Steel Dynamics (STLD) |
$101.92 | none |
| B2Gold Corp. (BTG) |
$3.38 | none |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM) |
$45.57 | none |
| Boise Cascade Company (BCC) |
$72.00 | none |
| Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) |
$15.02 | none |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY) |
$23.00 | none |
| New Gold (NGD) |
$1.00 | none |
| Balchem Corporation (BCPC) |
$122.69 | none |
| Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) |
$3.76 | 20% |
| Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) |
$4.07 | 60% |
| Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) |
$105.04 | none |
| Hawkins (HWKN) |
$39.22 | none |
| Callinex Mines (CLLXF) |
$1.68 | none |
| AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AU) |
$18.71 | none |
| Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX) |
$3.49 | none |
| CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) |
$4.02 | none |
| Flexible Solutions International (FSI) |
$3.28 | none |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQVLF) |
$20.15 | none |
| Hecla Mining Company (HL) |
$5.26 | none |
| Gerdau S.A. (GGB) |
$5.70 | none |
| Innospec (IOSP) |
$102.87 | none |
| Stepan Company (SCL) |
$105.93 | none |
| Resolute Forest Products (RFP) |
$21.05 | none |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) |
$244.19 | none |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) |
$8.42 | none |
| Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) |
$3.69 | none |
| WD-40 Company (WDFC) |
$160.32 | none |
| Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) |
$12.85 | none |