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 |
|---|---|---|
| BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) |
$47.15 | none |
| Hudbay Minerals (HBM) |
$4.81 | none |
| Pershing Gold Corporation (PGLC) |
$1.16 | none |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (NAK) |
$0.68 | none |
| USG Corporation (USG) |
$42.54 | none |
| Foresight Energy LP (FELP) |
$3.81 | none |
| Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) |
$0.11 | none |
| MDU Resources Group (MDU) |
$26.51 | none |
| TimkenSteel Corporation (TMST) |
$11.28 | none |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) |
$24.92 | none |
| CVR Partners, LP (UAN) |
$4.02 | none |
| Profire Energy (PFIE) |
$2.31 | none |
| Braskem S.A. (BAK) |
$27.12 | none |
| PolyMet Mining Corp. (PLM) |
$0.90 | none |
| Worthington Industries (WOR) |
$42.38 | none |
| Senomyx (SNMX) |
$1.49 | none |
| Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) |
$0.57 | none |
| Harsco Corporation (HSC) |
$26.98 | none |
| NovaGold Resources (NG) |
$3.78 | none |
| PGT Innovations (PGTI) |
$20.62 | none |
| Teck Resources Limited (TECK) |
$20.62 | none |
| WD-40 Company (WDFC) |
$174.53 | none |
| Verso Corporation (VRS) |
$26.39 | none |
| Entrée Resources Ltd. (EGI) |
$0.37 | none |
| Tecnoglass (TGLS) |
$8.84 | none |
| Praxair (PX) |
$0.00 | none |
| Gibraltar Industries (ROCK) |
$32.84 | none |
| Domtar Corporation (UFS) |
$46.24 | none |
| Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL) |
$1.58 | none |
| Hummingbird Resources PLC (HUMRF) |
$0.25 | none |
| Resolute Forest Products (RFP) |
$12.01 | none |
| Ferro Corporation (FOE) |
$19.10 | none |
| Methanex Corporation (MEOH) |
$63.29 | none |
| Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (TRX) |
$0.38 | none |
| Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) |
$0.45 | none |
| Yamana Gold (AUY) |
$2.10 | 60% |
| JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) |
$18.01 | none |
| Gold Fields Limited (GFI) |
$2.76 | 30% |
| OMNOVA Solutions (OMN) |
$7.65 | none |
| Steel Dynamics (STLD) |
$39.91 | none |
| RPM International (RPM) |
$63.58 | none |
| Ciner Resources LP (CINR) |
$23.87 | none |
| BASF SE (BASFY) |
$18.99 | none |
| BlueLinx Holdings (BXC) |
$24.20 | none |
| Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) |
$6.32 | none |
| Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (ACH) |
$9.46 | none |
| L & L Energy (LLEN) |
$0.00 | none |
| Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY) |
$1.59 | 90% |
| AAON (AAON) |
$42.94 | none |
| SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (SXCP) |
$14.11 | none |
| Olympic Steel (ZEUS) |
$19.48 | 60% |
| Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) |
$33.91 | none |
| Aceto Corporation (ACET) |
$1.73 | 80% |
| Renewable Energy Group (REGI) |
$25.09 | none |
| Huntsman Corporation (HUN) |
$21.99 | none |
| Tronox Limited (TROX) |
$11.58 | none |
| Cameco Corporation (CCJ) |
$11.78 | 30% |
| Silvercorp Metals (SVM) |
$2.15 | none |
| Solitario Zinc Corp. (XPL) |
$0.30 | none |
| P. H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) |
$13.67 | none |
| KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (KS) |
$0.00 | none |
| The Chemours Company (CC) |
$31.38 | none |
| PDC Energy (PDCE) |
$40.28 | none |
| Installed Building Products (IBP) |
$35.48 | none |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY) |
$27.61 | none |
| Enviva Partners, LP (EVA) |
$30.50 | none |
| Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) |
$1.62 | none |
| Smart Sand (SND) |
$3.07 | none |
| Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) |
$15.57 | 30% |
| Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) |
$31.53 | none |
| Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM) |
$30.62 | none |
| The Mosaic Company (MOS) |
$36.30 | 40% |
| Gulf Resources (GURE) |
$0.98 | none |
| Alio Gold (ALO) |
$0.68 | none |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) |
$34.00 | none |
| Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (PZG) |
$1.05 | none |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) |
$13.47 | none |
| Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) |
$103.70 | none |
| Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) |
$55.07 | none |
| Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) |
$6.57 | none |
| FutureFuel Corp. (FF) |
$17.74 | none |
| Hi-Crush Partners LP (HCLP) |
$6.21 | none |
| Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) |
$15.47 | none |
| Goldcorp (GG) |
$9.00 | 50% |
| Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) |
$181.48 | none |
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) |
$76.89 | none |
| Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) |
$200.09 | none |
| Koppers Holdings (KOP) |
$20.16 | none |
| U.S. Silica Holdings (SLCA) |
$13.24 | none |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
$62.16 | none |
| Rio Tinto plc (RIO) |
$50.23 | none |