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Sectors & IndustriesBasic Materials
Sector: Basic Materials
| Ticker | Company | Exchange | Industry | Zen Score | Market Cap | Price | 1d % | EBITDA | P/E | D/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | NASDAQ | Aluminum | $999.34M | $10.94 | -3.56% | $342.90M | 6.47x | 2.07 | |
| METC | RAMACO RESOURCES INC | NASDAQ | Coking Coal | $460.19M | $10.43 | -2.88% | $194.06M | 3.83x | 0.88 | |
| HDSN | HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $509.81M | $11.31 | -4.16% | $139.84M | 4.83x | 0.68 | |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $1.36B | $11.75 | -0.68% | $278.30M | 8.64x | 1.21 | |
| GGB | GERDAU SA | NYSE | Steel | $10.46B | $6.08 | -1.32% | $5.08B | 3.20x | 0.73 | |
| CSL | CARLISLE COMPANIES INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $12.95B | $250.48 | -1.50% | $1.47B | 14.86x | 1.54 | |
| MP | MP MATERIALS CORP | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $6.02B | $33.91 | -2.39% | $373.07M | 21.88x | 0.76 | |
| ROCK | GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC | NASDAQ | Building Products & Equipment | $1.76B | $56.91 | -1.19% | $149.42M | 20.85x | 0.57 | |
| PATK | PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC | NASDAQ | Building Products & Equipment | $1.75B | $77.19 | -2.98% | $648.00M | 4.95x | 2.06 | |
| CMCL | CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC | NYSEMKT | Gold | $171.19M | $13.34 | -0.45% | $48.06M | 5.75x | 0.13 | |
| CEIX | CONSOL ENERGY INC | NYSE | Thermal Coal | $2.02B | $57.89 | 0.74% | $776.06M | 5.14x | 1.97 | |
| HUN | HUNTSMAN CORP | NYSE | Chemicals | $6.36B | $33.10 | -1.78% | $1.82B | 6.12x | 1.10 | |
| LTHM | LIVENT CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $4.66B | $25.97 | -3.54% | $290.00M | 22.20x | 0.48 | |
| NTR | NUTRIEN LTD | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $43.15B | $82.96 | -0.27% | $12.94B | 5.89x | 1.07 | |
| ERO | ERO COPPER CORP | NYSE | Copper | $1.42B | $15.60 | -0.83% | $239.29M | 10.06x | 1.27 | |
| ARCH | ARCH RESOURCES INC | NYSE | Thermal Coal | $2.68B | $148.01 | -0.72% | $1.25B | 2.23x | 0.96 | |
| SSD | SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $4.74B | $111.28 | -4.66% | $532.32M | 13.86x | 0.87 | |
| GFI | GOLD FIELDS LTD | NYSE | Gold | $9.60B | $10.81 | 0.93% | $1.32B | 12.15x | 0.81 | |
| ICL | ICL GROUP LTD | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $10.32B | $8.00 | -3.50% | $4.12B | 4.91x | 1.14 | |
| BLDR | BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $12.08B | $82.10 | -0.18% | $4.37B | 4.98x | 1.21 | |
| BXC | BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $828.55M | $91.70 | -2.86% | $524.03M | 2.59x | 1.75 | |
| CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS CO | NYSE | Steel | $6.63B | $56.57 | -1.11% | $1.83B | 5.44x | 0.75 | |
| SQM | CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC | NYSE | Chemicals | $27.73B | $97.09 | -2.09% | $919.10M | 155.34x | 1.20 | |
| CF | CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $16.86B | $85.93 | 0.07% | $5.63B | 5.62x | 1.39 | |
| RIO | RIO TINTO LTD | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $121.55B | $74.71 | -1.11% | $34.29B | 5.73x | 0.90 | |
| MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC | NASDAQ | Paper & Paper Products | $855.54M | $12.93 | -1.62% | $634.90M | 2.83x | 2.53 | |
| UFPI | UFP INDUSTRIES INC | NASDAQ | Lumber & Wood Production | $6.00B | $97.32 | -1.62% | $1.06B | 8.74x | 0.52 | |
| DOOR | MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $2.08B | $93.33 | 0.27% | $348.98M | 13.18x | 2.22 | |
| WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $15.93B | $124.94 | -1.66% | $4.64B | 6.05x | 1.06 | |
| ZEUS | OLYMPIC STEEL INC | NASDAQ | Steel | $543.14M | $48.80 | -2.13% | $182.36M | 5.04x | 1.02 | |
| SUZ | SUZANO SA | NYSE | Paper & Paper Products | $12.31B | $9.04 | -1.00% | $6.39B | 3.46x | 3.60 | |
| RS | RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO | NYSE | Steel | $13.83B | $235.59 | -0.87% | $2.83B | 7.59x | 0.49 | |
| RFP | RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC | NYSE | Paper & Paper Products | $1.67B | $21.78 | -0.14% | $705.00M | 3.90x | 0.91 | |
| LYB | LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $31.96B | $98.15 | 0.65% | $6.91B | 7.58x | 1.99 | |
| CBT | CABOT CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $4.28B | $75.96 | -1.66% | $513.00M | 20.81x | 2.78 | |
| AU | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | NYSE | Gold | $8.39B | $20.09 | 0.10% | $934.00M | 13.57x | 0.97 | |
| BHP | BHP GROUP LTD | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $169.91B | $67.08 | -1.58% | $48.29B | 5.49x | 1.03 | |
| AVTR | AVANTOR INC | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $15.54B | $23.05 | 1.61% | $1.48B | 24.52x | 1.86 | |
| STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | NASDAQ | Steel | $22.50B | $128.18 | -3.64% | $6.10B | 5.63x | 0.77 | |
| EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | NYSE | Chemicals | $10.82B | $90.20 | -0.23% | $2.14B | 9.84x | 1.77 | |
| EXP | EAGLE MATERIALS INC | NYSE | Building Materials | $5.36B | $148.64 | -0.91% | $722.69M | 12.75x | 1.34 | |
| FMC | FMC CORP | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $16.05B | $127.39 | -0.99% | $1.12B | 24.59x | 2.37 | |
| OC | OWENS CORNING | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $9.44B | $101.00 | -1.38% | $2.40B | 7.37x | 1.30 | |
| NUE | NUCOR CORP | NYSE | Steel | $45.31B | $176.63 | -3.83% | $12.43B | 5.56x | 0.75 | |
| VALE | VALE SA | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $83.82B | $17.32 | -2.08% | $31.83B | 3.87x | 1.57 | |
| CC | CHEMOURS CO | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $5.42B | $35.89 | -1.48% | $1.57B | 6.27x | 5.03 | |
| NRP | NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP | NYSE | Thermal Coal | $675.07M | $53.98 | 0.15% | $284.79M | 2.98x | 0.73 | |
| GMS | GMS INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $2.54B | $61.04 | -1.67% | $633.36M | 7.89x | 1.74 | |
| ASIX | ADVANSIX INC | NYSE | Chemicals | $1.21B | $43.86 | -1.92% | $283.31M | 7.63x | 1.04 | |
| MOS | MOSAIC CO | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $17.17B | $50.44 | -0.59% | $6.05B | 4.88x | 1.01 | |
| IPI | INTREPID POTASH INC | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $445.27M | $33.01 | -3.54% | $140.22M | 1.48x | 0.11 | |
| MAS | MASCO CORP | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $12.49B | $55.39 | -1.93% | $1.43B | 15.01x | -9.45 | |
| NX | QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $885.24M | $26.72 | -0.41% | $152.43M | 10.01x | 0.56 | |
| UNVR | UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INC | NYSE | Chemicals | $5.73B | $35.14 | -0.80% | $1.13B | 9.40x | 1.84 | |
| BAK | BRASKEM SA | NYSE | Chemicals | $3.43B | $8.62 | -0.70% | $6.10B | 1.13x | 10.98 | |
| TGLS | TECNOGLASS INC | NASDAQ | Building Products & Equipment | $1.68B | $35.17 | 0.43% | $204.76M | 13.90x | 1.17 | |
| CE | CELANESE CORP | NYSE | Chemicals | $13.60B | $125.45 | -2.65% | $2.71B | 8.25x | 3.24 | |
| ASH | ASHLAND INC | NYSE | Chemicals | $5.72B | $105.31 | 0.63% | $1.33B | 6.40x | 0.89 | |
| SVM | SILVERCORP METALS INC | NYSEMKT | Silver | $587.68M | $3.33 | -2.70% | $70.14M | 33.30x | 0.22 | |
| UAN | CVR PARTNERS LP | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs | $970.50M | $91.82 | 2.93% | $373.67M | 3.86x | 2.23 | |
| BTG | B2GOLD CORP | NYSEMKT | Gold | $4.07B | $3.79 | -1.06% | $509.32M | 16.48x | 0.19 | |
| ECVT | ECOVYST INC | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $1.43B | $11.00 | -0.82% | $217.04M | 20.00x | 1.61 | |
| WLKP | WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP | NYSE | Chemicals | $835.46M | $23.72 | -0.89% | $206.47M | 10.88x | 1.64 | |
| OLN | OLIN CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $8.66B | $63.26 | -1.39% | $2.67B | 6.63x | 2.22 | |
| SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $3.30B | $78.48 | -1.25% | $248.43M | 23.64x | 0.93 | |
| ASTL | ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC | NASDAQ | Steel | $900.15M | $8.54 | -2.58% | $831.02M | 2.33x | 0.77 | |
| APOG | APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC | NASDAQ | Building Products & Equipment | $1.07B | $48.07 | -1.41% | $143.84M | 15.21x | 1.43 | |
| ALB | ALBEMARLE CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $33.65B | $287.23 | -3.63% | $2.32B | 21.66x | 1.02 | |
| NGVT | INGEVITY CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $3.25B | $86.93 | -0.22% | $463.70M | 14.86x | 2.68 | |
| BCC | BOISE CASCADE CO | NYSE | Lumber & Wood Production | $3.09B | $78.41 | -2.03% | $1.33B | 3.41x | 0.69 | |
| OEC | ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS SA | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $1.33B | $21.81 | -1.51% | $277.16M | 14.26x | 3.28 | |
| AWI | ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $3.72B | $81.36 | -1.11% | $357.70M | 19.42x | 2.34 | |
| LGO | LARGO INC | NASDAQ | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $400.67M | $6.26 | -4.95% | $45.98M | 28.45x | 0.24 | |
| PGTI | PGT INNOVATIONS INC | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $1.33B | $22.20 | -0.09% | $228.32M | 12.91x | 1.55 | |
| AVNT | AVIENT CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $3.76B | $41.39 | -2.34% | $508.30M | 20.00x | 2.66 | |
| WDFC | WD 40 CO | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $2.47B | $181.46 | -3.09% | $90.17M | 39.53x | 1.31 | |
| GURE | GULF RESOURCES INC | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $36.83M | $3.45 | 2.00% | $45.63M | 3.11x | 0.08 | |
| NC | NACCO INDUSTRIES INC | NYSE | Thermal Coal | $281.43M | $38.33 | -0.89% | $107.90M | 4.11x | 0.35 | |
| CRH | CRH PUBLIC LTD CO | NYSE | Building Materials | $36.69B | $47.40 | -1.79% | $6.65B | 9.42x | 1.13 | |
| FSM | FORTUNA SILVER MINES INC | NYSE | Silver | $1.08B | $3.71 | -2.70% | $266.48M | 26.50x | 0.43 | |
| RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $11.80B | $91.39 | -0.61% | $915.73M | 22.13x | 2.28 | |
| ESI | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $5.24B | $21.65 | -2.54% | $490.00M | 30.07x | 1.12 | |
| LPX | LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP | NYSE | Building Products & Equipment | $5.07B | $70.67 | -2.58% | $1.79B | 4.46x | 0.75 | |
| NEXA | NEXA RESOURCES SA | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $884.69M | $6.68 | -3.59% | $720.05M | 6.68x | 2.09 | |
| SID | NATIONAL STEEL CO | NYSE | Steel | $4.81B | $3.47 | -3.17% | $4.40B | 2.00x | 2.76 | |
| MAG | MAG SILVER CORP | NYSEMKT | Silver | $1.36B | $13.72 | -2.84% | $24.20M | 49.00x | 0.01 | |
| PPIH | PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC | NASDAQ | Building Products & Equipment | $86.37M | $10.79 | 0.56% | $14.23M | 15.20x | 1.30 | |
| MTRN | MATERION CORP | NYSE | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | $1.87B | $90.99 | -3.20% | $151.75M | 24.26x | 1.22 | |
| SIRE | SISECAM RESOURCES LP | NYSE | Chemicals | $505.09M | $25.51 | 0.16% | $93.00M | 8.92x | 1.15 | |
| HCC | WARRIOR MET COAL INC | NYSE | Coking Coal | $1.96B | $37.86 | 2.43% | $985.44M | 2.87x | 0.44 | |
| SSRM | SSR MINING INC | NASDAQ | Gold | $3.34B | $16.19 | -1.54% | $354.60M | 11.40x | 0.29 | |
| GEVO | GEVO INC | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $510.03M | $2.15 | -2.79% | -$82.19M | -5.12x | 0.17 | |
| ARLP | ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP | NASDAQ | Thermal Coal | $2.84B | $22.31 | -3.14% | $769.88M | 7.08x | 0.71 | |
| DOW | DOW INC | NYSE | Chemicals | $42.29B | $60.00 | 0.15% | $9.45B | 9.49x | 1.90 | |
| TG | TREDEGAR CORP | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals | $421.95M | $12.41 | -1.61% | $88.65M | 7.81x | 1.64 | |
| CGAU | CENTERRA GOLD INC | NYSE | Gold | $1.43B | $6.48 | -0.46% | $447.49M | 6.06x | 0.25 | |
| IOSP | INNOSPEC INC | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $2.84B | $114.62 | -0.41% | $216.30M | 21.63x | 0.53 | |
| LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | NYSEMKT | Uranium | $590.31M | $40.60 | -3.03% | $126.30M | 4.84x | -7.16 | |
| HWKN | HAWKINS INC | NASDAQ | Specialty Chemicals | $898.09M | $42.66 | -3.54% | $110.42M | 15.07x | 0.74 | |
| SXC | SUNCOKE ENERGY INC | NYSE | Coking Coal | $769.80M | $9.23 | 3.58% | $295.80M | 7.69x | 1.86 |
Basic Material Industries
| Industry | Stocks | 1d % | 1w % | 1m % | 1y % | Zen Score | P/E ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | ROA | ROCE | Upside/Downside | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | -1.09% | +0.70% | +10.01% | -2.18% | 14.40x | 2.00x | +25.59% | +11.20% | +20.83% | +15.01% | Buy | ||
| 4 | -0.09% | +4.88% | +23.43% | -8.46% | -156.05x | 1.94x | +9.15% | +1.03% | +7.64% | +11.16% | Buy | ||
| 13 | -1.72% | +3.00% | +8.80% | -1.24% | 23.86x | 2.57x | +15.73% | +6.58% | +11.31% | +8.31% | Buy | ||
| 33 | -0.80% | +6.11% | +17.28% | +1.41% | 15.32x | 3.99x | +21.47% | +15.10% | +26.56% | +10.50% | Buy | ||
| 21 | -2.15% | -1.51% | +7.57% | -1.64% | 33.31x | 2.43x | +26.62% | +8.16% | +12.84% | +7.06% | Buy | ||
| 5 | -0.46% | +3.25% | +21.60% | -22.43% | 3.83x | 1.49x | +46.12% | +26.27% | +32.10% | +19.15% | Buy | ||
| 4 | -0.93% | -0.65% | +18.12% | +15.13% | 19.31x | 5.01x | +29.13% | +11.08% | +22.33% | -19.94% | Buy | ||
| 45 | -3.14% | -4.11% | +3.29% | +3.43% | 24.02x | 1.72x | +7.21% | +5.30% | +7.99% | +27.44% | Buy | ||
| 5 | -0.96% | +4.20% | +13.71% | -5.75% | 3.15x | 1.55x | +21.58% | +17.58% | +28.80% | +4.07% | Buy | ||
| 34 | -1.18% | +0.16% | +16.95% | +8.19% | 3.86x | 2.69x | +50.46% | +22.50% | +38.93% | +27.52% | Buy | ||
| 12 | -3.69% | -5.16% | +5.50% | -10.71% | -5.48x | 1.10x | -10.72% | -5.53% | -4.71% | +71.46% | Buy | ||
| 8 | +0.79% | +4.81% | +8.71% | +12.62% | 4.27x | 1.81x | +58.12% | +11.59% | +18.84% | +27.26% | Buy | ||
| 7 | -4.96% | -4.26% | -4.98% | -10.41% | -11.56x | 1.48x | -2.37% | -1.45% | +1.28% | +49.76% | Buy | ||
| 54 | -1.31% | +4.52% | +12.48% | +1.06% | 27.48x | 3.89x | +23.79% | +6.28% | +11.37% | +6.32% | Buy | ||
| 23 | +0.51% | +4.06% | +22.70% | +32.47% | 5.04x | 1.11x | +40.33% | +20.23% | +31.33% | -7.09% | Buy | ||
| 8 | -1.35% | +0.04% | +10.19% | +71.41% | 3.40x | 1.79x | +72.99% | +32.62% | +42.33% | +8.95% | Strong Buy | ||
| 9 | -3.54% | -0.69% | +19.33% | +16.99% | -69.76x | 3.26x | -2.59% | +1.28% | +3.04% | +39.78% | Buy |
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