Best Chemical Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top chemical stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best chemical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Chemicals
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Chemicals is Zen Rated F and is the 133rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
WLKP
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Chemicals
$780.53M$22.150.64%$192.42M14.97x1.81
United States
REX
REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$986.48M$59.904.89%$98.15M18.54x0.14
United States
LXU
LSB INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$589.16M$8.195.00%$70.50M-17.80x1.28
United States
CE
CELANESE CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$5.33B$48.638.84%$222.00M-3.28x3.41
United States
ASIX
ADVANSIX INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$561.04M$20.905.93%$162.94M7.23x1.00
United States
MEOH
METHANEX CORP
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$2.79B$36.046.47%$887.24M9.69x1.84
Canada
VHI
VALHI INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$496.71M$17.557.34%$304.60M5.12x1.24
United States
FMST
FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$35.96M$2.96-1.99%N/A-14.51x0.10
Canada
ORGN
ORIGIN MATERIALS INC
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$86.94M$0.581.75%-$77.77M-0.94x0.12
United States
GPRE
GREEN PLAINS INC
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$585.50M$8.939.57%-$5.23M-3.82x1.19
United States
RYAM
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$373.19M$5.579.86%$105.98M-0.84x4.13
United States
HUN
HUNTSMAN CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$1.91B$10.977.65%$193.00M-5.60x1.45
United States
ASPI
ASP ISOTOPES INC
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$858.93M$9.353.49%-$98.55M-6.68x4.27
United States
DOW
DOW INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$17.80B$25.115.99%$3.19B-17.94x2.35
United States
TROX
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
NYSE
Chemicals
$661.05M$4.1713.62%$286.00M-2.62x2.74
United States
BAK
BRASKEM SA
NYSE
Chemicals
$1.27B$3.184.95%-$902.43M-0.64x-22.14
Brazil
GURE
GULF RESOURCES INC
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$10.14M$0.768.57%-$5.54M-0.30x0.16
China

Chemical Stocks FAQ

What are the best chemical stocks to buy right now in Aug 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best chemical stocks to buy right now are:

1. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)


Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the #1 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

WLKP passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Westlake Chemical Partners has seen its stock lose -2.59% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 31 percentage points.

2. Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX)


Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) is the #2 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

REX passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rex American Resources has seen its stock return 30.19% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 63 percentage points.

Rex American Resources has an average 1 year price target of $50.00, a downside of -16.53% from Rex American Resources's current stock price of $59.90.

Rex American Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rex American Resources, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU)


Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) is the #3 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -3 points lower than the chemical industry average of 28.

LXU passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lsb Industries has seen its stock return 7.48% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 41 percentage points.

Lsb Industries has an average 1 year price target of $9.25, an upside of 12.94% from Lsb Industries's current stock price of $8.19.

Lsb Industries stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lsb Industries, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the chemical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 chemical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 chemical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)


Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 13.19%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 5.54%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -31.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)


Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.12%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 5.54%. Huntsman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -51% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dow (NYSE:DOW)


Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 8.36%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 5.54%. Dow's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Dow's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dow's dividend payout ratio of -200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are chemical stocks up?

Chemical stocks were up 6.06% in the last day, and up 7.85% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why chemical stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued chemical stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued chemical stocks right now are:

1. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)


Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) is the most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Advansix has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advansix's stock has dropped -28.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 5 percentage points.

2. Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH)


Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the second most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Methanex has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has dropped -19.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)


Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the third most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Westlake Chemical Partners has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Westlake Chemical Partners's stock has dropped -2.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 31 percentage points.

Are chemical stocks a good buy now?

33.33% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 8.69% over the next year.

0% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 40% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the chemicals industry?

The average P/E ratio of the chemicals industry is -8.71x.
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