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12Stocks.com Materials Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
September 14, 2025 - Although long term and short term trends for Materials sector are good, the mid term i.e weekly trends are deteriorating.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 50 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Materials sector in short term neutral trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 70 and a deterioration of trend continues.

 Year To Date Performance: 11.2678 %
 Weekly Performance: 0.394218 %
 Daily Performance: -1.00421 %
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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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TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Weekly Change%
CLWClearwater Paper Paper & Paper Products21.3650-2.06%-2.55%
WDFCWD-40 Co Chemicals211.030-0.83%-2.60%
BHPBHP  Other Industrial Metals & Mining54.0770-0.26%-2.66%
ASHAshland  Chemicals52.7730-3.51%-2.71%
TMSTTimkenSteel  Steel & Iron20.40601.04%-2.72%
SCLStepan Co Chemicals48.1130-2.83%-2.81%
CEIXCONSOL Energy Metals/Minerals101.91402.31%-2.85%
METCRamaco  Coking Coal24.25500.25%-2.92%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan  Copper44.7260-2.61%-2.93%
SMGScotts Miracle-Gro Agricultural Inputs60.750-1.56%-3.06%
BCPCBalchem Corp Chemicals156.3420-1.90%-3.14%
CINRCiner  Metals/Minerals19.120-5.25%-3.39%
MERCMercer  Paper & Paper Products3.0840-0.97%-3.45%
KNFKnife River Building Materials77.96301.14%-3.65%
IOSPInnospec  Chemicals82.6910-1.15%-3.69%
CMPCompass Minerals Other Industrial Metals & Mining18.070-2.32%-3.83%
UFPIUFP Industries Lumber & Wood Production98.6810-3.63%-3.86%
ALBAlbemarle Corp Chemicals75.98701.24%-4.15%
NAKNorthern Dynasty Other Industrial Metals & Mining0.82200.43%-4.20%
REXREX American Chemicals60.8360-1.46%-4.36%
SQMSociedad Quimica Chemicals41.9760-1.50%-5.17%
SXTSensient Technologies Chemicals106.4210-1.03%-5.68%
PAHPlatform Specialty Chemicals88.81100.40%-5.97%
SLVMSylvamo Corp Paper & Paper Products43.3030-3.86%-6.94%
ASTLAlgoma Steel Steel4.550-1.30%-8.63%
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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 11.2678% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -1.5832% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of Technical charts and trends:

XLB Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Not Good

XLB Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Good
Overall Trend Score: 50
YTD Performance: 11.2678%
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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
Americas Gold[633%] Avino Silver[352%] MP [287%]
Gold [270%] Tower[237%] Vista Gold[218%]
SSR [212%] Gold Royalty[207%] United States[185%]
AngloGold Ashanti[179%] Gold Fields[172%] Flexible [172%]
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
PolyOne [59833200%] Amyris [36360%] Chemtura [3703.9%]
Golden Star[1838%] Alexco [690.3%] Hi-Crush Partners[626.5%]
Yamana Gold[625.8%] Aluminum [516.3%] Monsanto [465.8%]
Turquoise Hill[433.1%] Mechel PAO[418.2%] Nevsun [402.5%]
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
Benson Hill[-98%] Bioceres Crop[-70%] Lavoro [-65%]
Comstock [-61%] Montauk Renewables[-53%] Algoma Steel[-52%]
Mercer [-50%] Tronox [-47%] Sylvamo Corp[-46%]
Loma Negra[-39%] Orion S.A[-39%] Huntsman Corp[-35%]
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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
Livent [100] Vista Gold[100] TRX Gold[100]
United States[100] Century Aluminum[100] Western Copper[100]
U.S. Gold[100] Platinum [100] Cementos Pacasmayo[100]
Turquoise Hill[100] Chemtura [100] Alcoa Corp[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 %
JJCCopper Sub  62.75902.06571220.8080%
RTMS&P 500 Eq 33.73602.18116-0.2955965.82027%
 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 Clearwater Paper CorpCLW Clearwater Paper Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Paper & Paper Products
MarketCap: 354.45 Millions
Recent Price: 21.36    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -2.06327%    
Day Change: 0.16
Week Change: -2.55474%    
Year-to-date Change: -27.6%
CLW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of WD-40 CoWDFC WD-40 Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2951.47 Millions
Recent Price: 211.03    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.831767%    
Day Change: -0.6
Week Change: -2.59854%    
Year-to-date Change: -10.9%
WDFC 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: 54.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: -0.258255%    
Day Change: -0.08
Week Change: -2.66427%    
Year-to-date Change: 12.1%
BHP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ashland IncASH Ashland Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2509.71 Millions
Recent Price: 52.77    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -3.5107%    
Day Change: -1.47
Week Change: -2.71018%    
Year-to-date Change: -23.2%
ASH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of TimkenSteel CorporationTMST TimkenSteel Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 170.888 Millions
Recent Price: 20.40    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 1.04012%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -2.71817%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
TMST Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Stepan CoSCL Stepan Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1134.21 Millions
Recent Price: 48.11    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -2.82771%    
Day Change: 0.11
Week Change: -2.80808%    
Year-to-date Change: -22.8%
SCL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of CONSOL Energy Inc.CEIX CONSOL Energy Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 196.81 Millions
Recent Price: 101.91    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 2.30901%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -2.85033%    
Year-to-date Change: -5.6%
CEIX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Ramaco Resources IncMETC Ramaco Resources Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Coking Coal
MarketCap: 1726.47 Millions
Recent Price: 24.25    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0.248036%    
Day Change: 1.05
Week Change: -2.92234%    
Year-to-date Change: 131.5%
METC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Freeport-McMoRan IncFCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Copper
MarketCap: 66533.8 Millions
Recent Price: 44.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -2.61324%    
Day Change: -1.32
Week Change: -2.93032%    
Year-to-date Change: 19.4%
FCX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanySMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Inputs
MarketCap: 3639.84 Millions
Recent Price: 60.75    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -1.55566%    
Day Change: -0.88
Week Change: -3.06367%    
Year-to-date Change: -5.5%
SMG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Balchem CorpBCPC Balchem Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 5230.48 Millions
Recent Price: 156.34    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -1.89508%    
Day Change: 0.1
Week Change: -3.13507%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.4%
BCPC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ciner Resources LPCINR Ciner Resources LP
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 210.41 Millions
Recent Price: 19.12    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -5.25273%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -3.38555%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
CINR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Mercer International IncMERC Mercer International Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Paper & Paper Products
MarketCap: 216.35 Millions
Recent Price: 3.08    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.970999%    
Day Change: 0.06
Week Change: -3.44828%    
Year-to-date Change: -50.2%
MERC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Knife River CorpKNF Knife River Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 4554.1 Millions
Recent Price: 77.96    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 1.14%    
Day Change: 0.99
Week Change: -3.65%    
Year-to-date Change: -13.7%
KNF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Innospec IncIOSP Innospec Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2128.7 Millions
Recent Price: 82.69    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -1.14764%    
Day Change: 0.34
Week Change: -3.69206%    
Year-to-date Change: -22.4%
IOSP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Compass Minerals International IncCMP Compass Minerals International Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 784.16 Millions
Recent Price: 18.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -2.32432%    
Day Change: 0.29
Week Change: -3.83183%    
Year-to-date Change: 64.4%
CMP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of UFP Industries IncUFPI UFP Industries Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Lumber & Wood Production
MarketCap: 6268.39 Millions
Recent Price: 98.68    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -3.63281%    
Day Change: -0.17
Week Change: -3.85814%    
Year-to-date Change: -10.6%
UFPI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Albemarle CorpALB Albemarle Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 9595.87 Millions
Recent Price: 75.98    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 1.23917%    
Day Change: 0.43
Week Change: -4.15037%    
Year-to-date Change: -9.8%
ALB Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Northern Dynasty Minerals LtdNAK Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 455.23 Millions
Recent Price: 0.82    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 0.429448%    
Day Change: 0.03
Week Change: -4.20178%    
Year-to-date Change: 20.4%
NAK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of REX American Resources CorpREX REX American Resources Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 1019.33 Millions
Recent Price: 60.83    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -1.45796%    
Day Change: 0.83
Week Change: -4.35535%    
Year-to-date Change: 42.4%
REX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADRSQM Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 6549.73 Millions
Recent Price: 41.97    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -1.50199%    
Day Change: 0.89
Week Change: -5.17397%    
Year-to-date Change: 16.4%
SQM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sensient Technologies CorpSXT Sensient Technologies Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 4791.88 Millions
Recent Price: 106.42    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -1.03227%    
Day Change: 0.74
Week Change: -5.68111%    
Year-to-date Change: 54.2%
SXT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Platform Specialty Products CorporationPAH Platform Specialty Products Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 3602.95 Millions
Recent Price: 88.81    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0.395659%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -5.97141%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
PAH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sylvamo CorpSLVM Sylvamo Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Paper & Paper Products
MarketCap: 1832.11 Millions
Recent Price: 43.30    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -3.86%    
Day Change: -1.67
Week Change: -6.94%    
Year-to-date Change: -46.2%
SLVM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Algoma Steel Group IncASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel
MarketCap: 538.29 Millions
Recent Price: 4.55    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -1.30152%    
Day Change: 0.22
Week Change: -8.63454%    
Year-to-date Change: -52.3%
ASTL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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