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12Stocks.com: Investing and Trading in Materials Sector
Best Gold and Commodities Stocks of the Day - The best performers from the last trading session:-

Coeur Mining [137.31%], United States [55.40%], Scotts Miracle-Gro [34.57%], Ecolab [33.49%], Kronos Worldwide [30.20%], Axalta Coating [22.35%], Linde [21.99%], NewMarket [20.86%], Hecla Mining [20.43%], Eastman Chemical [19.77%],

The top 10 best trending stocks:-

Mosaic [2.76%], Worthington Industries [3.00%], United States [55.40%], Sensient Technologies [2.42%], Compass Minerals [-1.28%], NewMarket [20.86%], Freeport-McMoRan [3.31%], Steel Dynamics [1.75%], MP Materials [1.21%], FMC [2.68%],

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12Stocks.com:Current Chart and Performance of Materials Sector in a Glance
GDX : Tracks to perform similar to Amex Gold Miners Index
Performance  Weekly: 1.27%    Daily: 1.38%
Year-to-date Performance : 45.77%
Relative Performance: The materials sector is outperforming the market (S&P 500) by 51.5%
Materials sector is composed of stocks from Metals, Precious Metals (Gold, Silver), Mining and services subsectors.

Materials sector, as represented by XLB, an exchange-traded fund [ETF] that holds basket of materials stocks (e.g, Alcoa, Newmont Mining)  is up by 45.77% and is currently outperforming the market (S&P 500) by 51.5%.

Year to date, the leading largecap materials stocks are MP Materials [59.29%], Newmont [46.13%], Royal Gold [37.99%], Mosaic [21.28%], NewMarket [15.05%], Steel Dynamics [12.61%], Corteva [8.37%], Linde [7.36%], Reliance Steel [7.15%], Ecolab [2.27%], Nucor [0.33%] .

This guide helps to identify investing opportunities in materials sector. Check daily for updates.

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  Current Performance of Materials Sector

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  Full List, Charts and Trends of Materials Stocks
MATERIALS
SECTOR
PERFORMANCE
-1.16%
(YEAR-TO-DATE)
0.18%
(WEEKLY)
11.41%
(DAILY)
 
12Stocks.com: Top Performing Materials Stocks

We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within materials sector and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers.

First, let us look at major subsectors (gold & silver, coal, steel) within Materials sector and look at their performances year to date - GDX [45.77%], SLX [3.66%], .

Among larger materials stocks (marketcap > 3 Billion), the top performing stocks year to date are MP Materials [59.29%], Newmont [46.13%], Royal Gold [37.99%], Mosaic [21.28%], NewMarket [15.05%], Steel Dynamics [12.61%], Corteva [8.37%], Linde [7.36%], Reliance Steel [7.15%], Ecolab [2.27%], Nucor [0.33%] .

Now, more recently, over last week, the largecap materials stocks on the move up are - MP Materials [1.8%], Balchem [1.59%], CF Industries [1.49%], Albemarle [1.42%], Mosaic [1.41%], Scotts Miracle-Gro [1.21%], Royal Gold [1.1%], Reliance Steel [1.07%], FMC [1%], Air Products [0.88%], Nucor [0.73%] .

The top performing stocks year to date (YTD) in the midcap and smallcap materials sector are SSR Mining [52.73%], i-80 Gold [33.42%], NovaGold Resources [30.63%], United States [27.42%], Sensient Technologies [27.09%], Worthington Industries [25.14%], Hecla Mining [19.64%], Compass Minerals [15.56%], Hawkins [0.76%], Coeur Mining [-0.35%], Tredegar [-0.78%] .
LEADING MATERIALS STOCKS
MP MATERIALS: 59.29%
NEWMONT : 46.13%
ROYAL GOLD: 37.99%
MOSAIC : 21.28%
NEWMARKET : 15.05%
STEEL DYNAMICS: 12.61%
CORTEVA : 8.37%
RELIANCE STEEL: 7.15%
ECOLAB : 2.27%
NUCOR : 0.33%

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12Stocks.com: Investing in Materials Sector using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF)that help investors have diversified materials portfolio.

List of leveraged ETFs thattrack twice or thrice the daily returns of materials indices help traders in making short term movements of  materials sector (both up and down).

12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Materials Sector

TickerETF NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceChange %Week %Year-to-date %
UYMProShares Ultra Basic Materials  Double21.262.920.24-6.3%
XLBMaterials SPDR Chemicals82.7711.410.18-1.16%
SLXMarket Vectors Steel  Metals60.601.540.733.66%
GLDstreetTRACKS Gold  Precious Metals309.071.161.4227.65%
DBAPowerShares DB Agriculture Fund Agricultural27.290.90-0.692.63%
AGQUltra Silver Double41.176.410.9622.28%
SLViShares Silver Trust Precious Metals30.193.070.4714.66%
XMEMetals & Mining SPDR MINING -NON FERR56.922.410.670.42%
UGLUltra Gold Double145.252.212.8855.38%
MOOAgribusiness ETF Agricultural68.481.730.716.14%
GDXGold Miners  Precious Metals49.431.381.2745.77%
SEAShipping ETF Materials12.240.000.29-5.83%
ZSLUltraShort Silver Short30.81-48.33-0.69-26.65%
SMNProShares UltraShort Basic Materials  Short16.23-2.54-0.62-1.75%
GLLUltraShort Gold Short10.93-2.26-2.67-37.83%
 Market data as of 28-Apr-25
12Stocks.com: Investing in Materials using Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance of various materials stocks.

One can glean long and short term trends by sorting list of materials stocks by performance over daily, weekly or year-to-date periods.

12Stocks.com Performance of Materials Stocks

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceChange %Weekly Change%YTD Change%
NEUNewMarket Corporation Materials604.6620.860.6115.05%
STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc. Materials127.941.750.4712.61%
MOSThe Mosaic Company Materials29.542.761.4121.28%
AXTAAxalta Coating Systems Ltd. Materials31.7422.35-0.28-7.25%
BCPCBalchem Corporation Materials156.092.991.59-4.24%
HUNHuntsman Corporation Materials13.394.610.45-24.62%
WDFCWD-40 Company Materials223.031.98-0.15-7.32%
ASHAshland Global Holdings Inc. Materials53.412.220.55-24.76%
KNFKnife River Corporation Materials92.204.05-0.32-9.29%
NGNovaGold Resources Inc. Materials4.352.31-2.0330.63%
KWRQuaker Chemical Corporation Materials105.16-7.090.08-24.66%
OLNOlin Corporation Materials21.873.82-0.59-34.78%
SXTSensient Technologies Corporation Materials90.072.42-1.0127.09%
ESIElement Solutions Inc Materials20.043.06-0.79-20.95%
SCLStepan Company Materials48.19-17.75-0.1-25.05%
CMCCommercial Metals Company Materials44.252.710.2-10.12%
CCThe Chemours Company Materials12.34-47.65-0.24-25.76%
SLVMSylvamo Corporation Materials60.232.331.11-22.75%
IOSPInnospec Inc. Materials89.802.110.01-18.41%
FULH.B. Fuller Company Materials54.2915.38-0.51-19.25%
SSRMSSR Mining Inc. Materials10.635.463.7152.73%
CMPCompass Minerals International, Inc. Materials13.00-1.283.8315.56%
WORWorthington Industries, Inc. Materials49.983.000.4625.14%
ROCKGibraltar Industries, Inc. Materials52.594.30-1.09-10.71%
NGVTIngevity Corporation Materials32.52-30.68-1.09-20.2%
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Monthly Stock Chart of NewMarket CorporationNEU NewMarket Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 4543.77 Millions
Recent Price: 604.66    
Day Percent Change: NewMarket Corporation%     Day Change: 97.19
Week Change: 0.61%     Year-to-date Change: 15.1%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Steel Dynamics, Inc.STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 4533.58 Millions
Recent Price: 127.94    
Day Percent Change: Steel Dynamics, Inc.%     Day Change: 2.08
Week Change: 0.47%     Year-to-date Change: 12.6%
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Monthly Stock Chart of The Mosaic CompanyMOS The Mosaic Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
MarketCap: 4299.59 Millions
Recent Price: 29.54    
Day Percent Change: The Mosaic Company%     Day Change: 0.77
Week Change: 1.41%     Year-to-date Change: 21.3%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 3931.17 Millions
Recent Price: 31.74    
Day Percent Change: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.%     Day Change: 6.51
Week Change: -0.28%     Year-to-date Change: -7.3%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Balchem CorporationBCPC Balchem Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 3330.17 Millions
Recent Price: 156.09    
Day Percent Change: Balchem Corporation%     Day Change: 5.01
Week Change: 1.59%     Year-to-date Change: -4.2%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Huntsman CorporationHUN Huntsman Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 3304.06 Millions
Recent Price: 13.39    
Day Percent Change: Huntsman Corporation%     Day Change: 0.97
Week Change: 0.45%     Year-to-date Change: -24.6%
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Monthly Stock Chart of WD-40 CompanyWDFC WD-40 Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2900.57 Millions
Recent Price: 223.03    
Day Percent Change: WD-40 Company%     Day Change: 4.91
Week Change: -0.15%     Year-to-date Change: -7.3%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.ASH Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 2764.16 Millions
Recent Price: 53.41    
Day Percent Change: Ashland Global Holdings Inc.%     Day Change: 1.92
Week Change: 0.55%     Year-to-date Change: -24.8%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Knife River CorporationKNF Knife River Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 2570 Millions
Recent Price: 92.20    
Day Percent Change: Knife River Corporation%     Day Change: 3.09
Week Change: -0.32%     Year-to-date Change: -9.3%
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Monthly Stock Chart of NovaGold Resources Inc.NG NovaGold Resources Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 2499.49 Millions
Recent Price: 4.35    
Day Percent Change: NovaGold Resources Inc.%     Day Change: 0.10
Week Change: -2.03%     Year-to-date Change: 30.6%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Quaker Chemical CorporationKWR Quaker Chemical Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2411.67 Millions
Recent Price: 105.16    
Day Percent Change: Quaker Chemical Corporation%     Day Change: -12.75
Week Change: 0.08%     Year-to-date Change: -24.7%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Olin CorporationOLN Olin Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2126.87 Millions
Recent Price: 21.87    
Day Percent Change: Olin Corporation%     Day Change: 1.64
Week Change: -0.59%     Year-to-date Change: -34.8%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Sensient Technologies CorporationSXT Sensient Technologies Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1961.37 Millions
Recent Price: 90.07    
Day Percent Change: Sensient Technologies Corporation%     Day Change: 1.78
Week Change: -1.01%     Year-to-date Change: 27.1%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Element Solutions IncESI Element Solutions Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1924.77 Millions
Recent Price: 20.04    
Day Percent Change: Element Solutions Inc%     Day Change: 0.78
Week Change: -0.79%     Year-to-date Change: -21.0%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Stepan CompanySCL Stepan Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1812.97 Millions
Recent Price: 48.19    
Day Percent Change: Stepan Company%     Day Change: -16.61
Week Change: -0.1%     Year-to-date Change: -25.1%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Commercial Metals CompanyCMC Commercial Metals Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 1724.78 Millions
Recent Price: 44.25    
Day Percent Change: Commercial Metals Company%     Day Change: 1.43
Week Change: 0.2%     Year-to-date Change: -10.1%
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Monthly Stock Chart of The Chemours CompanyCC The Chemours Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1718.17 Millions
Recent Price: 12.34    
Day Percent Change: The Chemours Company%     Day Change: -17.57
Week Change: -0.24%     Year-to-date Change: -25.8%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Sylvamo CorporationSLVM Sylvamo Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Paper & Paper Products
MarketCap: 1710 Millions
Recent Price: 60.23    
Day Percent Change: Sylvamo Corporation%     Day Change: 1.80
Week Change: 1.11%     Year-to-date Change: -22.8%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Innospec Inc.IOSP Innospec Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1665.57 Millions
Recent Price: 89.80    
Day Percent Change: Innospec Inc.%     Day Change: 2.35
Week Change: 0.01%     Year-to-date Change: -18.4%
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Monthly Stock Chart of H.B. Fuller CompanyFUL H.B. Fuller Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1655.67 Millions
Recent Price: 54.29    
Day Percent Change: H.B. Fuller Company%     Day Change: 11.12
Week Change: -0.51%     Year-to-date Change: -19.3%
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Monthly Stock Chart of SSR Mining Inc.SSRM SSR Mining Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 1546.09 Millions
Recent Price: 10.63    
Day Percent Change: SSR Mining Inc.%     Day Change: 0.29
Week Change: 3.71%     Year-to-date Change: 52.7%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Compass Minerals International, Inc.CMP Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 1512.1 Millions
Recent Price: 13.00    
Day Percent Change: Compass Minerals International, Inc.%     Day Change: -0.12
Week Change: 3.83%     Year-to-date Change: 15.6%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Worthington Industries, Inc.WOR Worthington Industries, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 1354.48 Millions
Recent Price: 49.98    
Day Percent Change: Worthington Industries, Inc.%     Day Change: 1.35
Week Change: 0.46%     Year-to-date Change: 25.1%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Gibraltar Industries, Inc.ROCK Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 1341.08 Millions
Recent Price: 52.59    
Day Percent Change: Gibraltar Industries, Inc.%     Day Change: 2.84
Week Change: -1.09%     Year-to-date Change: -10.7%
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Monthly Stock Chart of Ingevity CorporationNGVT Ingevity Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1325.47 Millions
Recent Price: 32.52    
Day Percent Change: Ingevity Corporation%     Day Change: -17.01
Week Change: -1.09%     Year-to-date Change: -20.2%
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     performance (%Change)    
StockPriceYTDWeekDay%
LIN448.007.4-0.1 22.0
ECL239.032.30.4 33.5
APD269.45-6.00.9 0.7
MP24.8559.31.8 1.2
SHW332.20-2.10.2 0.3
NEM54.0746.10.2 1.2
DD65.67-13.40.0 1.2
DOW29.95-24.0-0.2 -2.7
PPG102.96-13.30.4 -11.7
CTVA61.568.40.2 2.2
LYB58.72-19.6-1.2 2.2
IFF76.29-9.30.1 -0.4
NUE116.570.30.7 1.4
FCX37.24-1.4-0.3 3.3
FMC41.59-13.31.0 2.7
CE43.81-36.70.6 2.1
AVTR12.49-40.7-3.4 2.5
RPM105.11-13.80.6 1.7
EMN75.71-16.3-0.2 19.8
ALB58.55-31.61.4 -53.7
CF79.64-6.11.5 2.3
RS287.287.21.1 1.1
WLK93.06-18.4-0.4 4.8
SMG53.72-18.21.2 34.6
RGLD180.8438.01.1 1.6
NEU604.6615.10.6 20.9
STLD127.9412.60.5 1.8
MOS29.5421.31.4 2.8
AXTA31.74-7.3-0.3 22.4
BCPC156.09-4.21.6 3.0
HUN13.39-24.60.5 4.6
WDFC223.03-7.3-0.2 2.0
ASH53.41-24.80.6 2.2
KNF92.20-9.3-0.3 4.1
NG4.3530.6-2.0 2.3
KWR105.16-24.70.1 -7.1
OLN21.87-34.8-0.6 3.8
SXT90.0727.1-1.0 2.4
ESI20.04-21.0-0.8 3.1
SCL48.19-25.1-0.1 -17.8
CMC44.25-10.10.2 2.7
CC12.34-25.8-0.2 -47.7
SLVM60.23-22.81.1 2.3
IOSP89.80-18.40.0 2.1
FUL54.29-19.3-0.5 15.4
SSRM10.6352.73.7 5.5
CMP13.0015.63.8 -1.3
WOR49.9825.10.5 3.0
ROCK52.59-10.7-1.1 4.3
NGVT32.52-20.2-1.1 -30.7
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