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12Stocks.com Materials Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
September 6, 2025 - All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for Materials sector looks good.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 70 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Materials sector in short term neutral to bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 80 and hence a deterioration of trend.

 Year To Date Performance: 4.59 %
 Weekly Performance: -0.24 %
 Daily Performance: 0.7 %
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Materials sector with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Materials sector.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Materials Sector

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %YTD Change%
LINLinde  Chemicals467.0720-1.13%5.38%
BHPBHP  Other Industrial Metals & Mining54.3940-2.09%12.89%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co Chemicals374.891002.49%5.13%
NEMNewmont Corp Gold76.17901.72%80.21%
SCCOSouthern Copper Copper96.091000.03%5.35%
RIORio Tinto Other Industrial Metals & Mining62.721001.12%8.04%
ECLEcolab  Chemicals273.6320-0.48%9.92%
AEMAgnico Eagle Gold144.171001.23%75.66%
CRHCRH  Building Materials112.9570-0.05%20.61%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan  Copper46.25900.39%30.01%
APDAir Products Chemicals288.2310-0.60%-12.95%
CTVACorteva  Agricultural Inputs71.7520-1.24%10.49%
BBarrick  Gold26.631002.78%66.52%
WPMWheaton Precious Gold100.421001.19%68.45%
VALEVale S.A. Other Industrial Metals & Mining10.28900.93%14.92%
VMCVulcan  Building Materials293.03900.24%7.32%
MLMMartin Marietta Building Materials620.98900.32%14.48%
FNVFranco-Nevada  Gold188.351001.97%55.41%
NUENucor Corp Steel146.53801.10%15.09%
DDDuPont de Chemicals77.57800.54%2.12%
GFIGold Fields Gold33.48601.27%133.46%
AUAngloGold Ashanti Gold56.661002.07%143.42%
NTRNutrien  Agricultural Inputs57.6201.00%31.39%
KGCKinross Gold Gold20.901002.25%111.46%
MTArcelorMittal  Steel33.3680-1.95%44.95%
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Materials Sector: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
Materials sector is composed of stocks from mining, metals, agricultural, precious metals and chemical subsectors.

Materials sector, as represented by XLB, an exchange-traded fund [ETF] that holds basket of Materials stocks (e.g, Dow Chemical, Newmont Mining) is up by 4.59% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -3.13% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of Technical charts and trends:

XLB Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Good

XLB Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 70
YTD Performance: 4.59%
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12Stocks.com: Top Performing Materials Sector Stocks
Hot Materials Stocks of 2025 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. The winners and losers.

The top performing Materials sector stocks year to date are
Avino Silver[344%] MP [338%] Tower[181%]
Gold Royalty[161%] United States[157%] Sibanye Stillwater[149%]
AngloGold Ashanti[143%] SSR [143%] Americas Gold[139%]
Gold Fields[133%] Flexible [123%] New Gold[119%]
View complete list of Materials stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Materials sector stocks on the move are
DRDGold .[12.4%] i-80 Gold[12.1%] United States[9.9%]
Alamos Gold[9.4%] Barrick [8.1%] Calumet [7.9%]
Newmont Corp[7.6%] Comstock [7%] Freeport-McMoRan [6.9%]
New Gold[6.7%] Sasol [6.2%] Mercer [5.9%]
View complete list of Materials stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Materials stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
Comstock [-69%] Lavoro [-65%] Tronox [-61%]
Algoma Steel[-52%] Bioceres Crop[-52%] Mercer [-49%]
Montauk Renewables[-48%] Sylvamo Corp[-46%] Nexa [-43%]
Huntsman Corp[-41%] Rayonier Advanced[-39%] Kronos Worldwide[-37%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Materials stocks are
DRDGold .[100] Calumet [100] Gold Royalty[100]
i-80 Gold[100] Ramaco [100] Iamgold Corp[100]
Royal Gold[100] Sandstorm Gold[100] SSR [100]
Barrick [100] Hudbay Minerals[100] Sherwin-Williams Co[100]
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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 track Materials Index. For detailed view, check out our ETF Funds section of our website.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Materials Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
RTMS&P 500 Eq 33.93500.590.272.57%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of Materials Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all Materials stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort Materials stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of Linde PlcLIN Linde Plc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 220162 Millions
Recent Price: 467.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -1.13%    
Day Change: -5.32
Week Change: -3.03%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.4%
LIN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of BHP Group Limited ADRBHP BHP Group Limited ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 138102 Millions
Recent Price: 54.39    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -2.09%    
Day Change: -1.16
Week Change: -2.79%    
Year-to-date Change: 12.9%
BHP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sherwin-Williams CoSHW Sherwin-Williams Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 92859.2 Millions
Recent Price: 374.89    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.49%    
Day Change: 9.11
Week Change: 0.53%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.1%
SHW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Newmont CorpNEM Newmont Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 83668.9 Millions
Recent Price: 76.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 1.72%    
Day Change: 1.29
Week Change: 7.63%    
Year-to-date Change: 80.2%
NEM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Southern Copper CorporationSCCO Southern Copper Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Copper
MarketCap: 83639.2 Millions
Recent Price: 96.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 0.03%    
Day Change: 0.03
Week Change: -3.02%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.4%
SCCO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Rio Tinto plc ADRRIO Rio Tinto plc ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 80213.9 Millions
Recent Price: 62.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.12%    
Day Change: 0.68
Week Change: -1.95%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.0%
RIO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ecolab, IncECL Ecolab, Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 77588.4 Millions
Recent Price: 273.63    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.48%    
Day Change: -1.31
Week Change: -3.56%    
Year-to-date Change: 9.9%
ECL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Agnico Eagle Mines LtdAEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 76280.3 Millions
Recent Price: 144.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.23%    
Day Change: 1.65
Week Change: 2.72%    
Year-to-date Change: 75.7%
AEM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of CRH PlcCRH CRH Plc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 75580 Millions
Recent Price: 112.95    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: -0.05%    
Day Change: -0.05
Week Change: -0.92%    
Year-to-date Change: 20.6%
CRH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Freeport-McMoRan IncFCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Copper
MarketCap: 66533.8 Millions
Recent Price: 46.25    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.39%    
Day Change: 0.18
Week Change: 6.86%    
Year-to-date Change: 30.0%
FCX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Air Products & Chemicals IncAPD Air Products & Chemicals Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 64509.4 Millions
Recent Price: 288.23    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -0.6%    
Day Change: -1.74
Week Change: -3.7%    
Year-to-date Change: -13.0%
APD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Corteva IncCTVA Corteva Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Inputs
MarketCap: 49098.9 Millions
Recent Price: 71.75    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -1.24%    
Day Change: -0.9
Week Change: -2.21%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.5%
CTVA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Barrick Mining CorpB Barrick Mining Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 48467.2 Millions
Recent Price: 26.63    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.78%    
Day Change: 0.69
Week Change: 8.09%    
Year-to-date Change: 66.5%
B Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Wheaton Precious Metals CorpWPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 47319.8 Millions
Recent Price: 100.42    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.19%    
Day Change: 1.11
Week Change: 0.07%    
Year-to-date Change: 68.5%
WPM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Vale S.A. ADRVALE Vale S.A. ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 44395.3 Millions
Recent Price: 10.28    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.93%    
Day Change: 0.09
Week Change: -1.01%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.9%
VALE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Vulcan Materials CoVMC Vulcan Materials Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 38951.5 Millions
Recent Price: 293.03    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.24%    
Day Change: 0.7
Week Change: 0.22%    
Year-to-date Change: 7.3%
VMC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Martin Marietta Materials, IncMLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 37548.9 Millions
Recent Price: 620.98    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.32%    
Day Change: 2.01
Week Change: 2.15%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.5%
MLM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Franco-Nevada CorporationFNV Franco-Nevada Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 37343.3 Millions
Recent Price: 188.35    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.97%    
Day Change: 3.52
Week Change: 2.53%    
Year-to-date Change: 55.4%
FNV Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Nucor CorpNUE Nucor Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel
MarketCap: 33801.4 Millions
Recent Price: 146.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 1.1%    
Day Change: 1.59
Week Change: -0.95%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.1%
NUE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of DuPont de Nemours IncDD DuPont de Nemours Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 32584.5 Millions
Recent Price: 77.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 0.54%    
Day Change: 0.42
Week Change: 0.32%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.1%
DD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Gold Fields Ltd ADRGFI Gold Fields Ltd ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 30752.9 Millions
Recent Price: 33.48    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 1.27%    
Day Change: 0.38
Week Change: 1.71%    
Year-to-date Change: 133.5%
GFI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of AngloGold Ashanti PlcAU AngloGold Ashanti Plc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 30095.8 Millions
Recent Price: 56.66    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.07%    
Day Change: 1.11
Week Change: 0.22%    
Year-to-date Change: 143.4%
AU Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Nutrien LtdNTR Nutrien Ltd
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Inputs
MarketCap: 27509.1 Millions
Recent Price: 57.62    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: 1%    
Day Change: 0.57
Week Change: 1.23%    
Year-to-date Change: 31.4%
NTR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Kinross Gold CorpKGC Kinross Gold Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Gold
MarketCap: 26947.2 Millions
Recent Price: 20.90    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.25%    
Day Change: 0.43
Week Change: 3.28%    
Year-to-date Change: 111.5%
KGC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of ArcelorMittalMT ArcelorMittal
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel
MarketCap: 26024 Millions
Recent Price: 33.36    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: -1.95%    
Day Change: -0.66
Week Change: -2.01%    
Year-to-date Change: 45.0%
MT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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