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12Stocks.com Materials Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
October 3, 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 40 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Materials sector in short term bearish to neutral trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 30 and an improvement of trend continues.

 Year To Date Performance: 8.87691 %
 Weekly Performance: 0.820409 %
 Daily Performance: 1.16148 %
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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%
SCLStepan Co Chemicals48.79702.31%-21.75%
FFFuturefuel Corp Chemicals3.87500.00%-23.52%
OLNOlin Corp Chemicals25.1980-1.68%-23.56%
IFF Flavors Chemicals61.51500.90%-25.19%
EMNEastman Chemical Chemicals64.37603.89%-25.83%
IOSPInnospec  Chemicals78.56502.25%-26.32%
REXREX American Chemicals31.24401.43%-26.86%
WLKWestlake  Chemicals79.87704.05%-27.95%
ASIXAdvanSix  Chemicals19.39402.11%-28.34%
VHIValhi  Chemicals15.6110-0.64%-28.95%
NEXANexa  Other Industrial Metals & Mining5.01700.20%-28.96%
LYBLyondellBasell Industries Chemicals49.33501.88%-29.31%
ASHAshland  Chemicals48.54500.73%-29.36%
CLWClearwater Paper Paper & Paper Products20.51200.24%-30.50%
BCCBoise Cascade Lumber & Wood Production78.04500.85%-33.14%
CECelanese Corp Chemicals45.31706.99%-33.66%
FMCFMC Corp Agricultural Inputs31.430-0.85%-33.72%
JHXJames Hardie Building Materials19.72600.20%-35.68%
BAKBraskem S.A. Chemicals2.5150-1.95%-37.25%
DOWDow  Chemicals23.69802.78%-37.47%
KROKronos Worldwide Chemicals5.71302.51%-38.57%
LOMALoma Negra Building Materials7.41203.93%-41.00%
SLVMSylvamo Corp Paper & Paper Products44.80803.06%-42.26%
HUNHuntsman Corp Chemicals9.29501.86%-44.76%
OECOrion S.A Chemicals7.2520-1.09%-52.28%
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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 8.87691% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -5.88099% 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: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 40
YTD Performance: 8.87691%
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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[892%] Avino Silver[438%] United States[334%]
MP [333%] Vista Gold[274%] Gold [273%]
Tower[255%] Ramaco [235%] Sibanye Stillwater[228%]
SSR [227%] DRDGold .[212%] Gold Royalty[206%]
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[-81%] Algoma Steel[-67%]
Lavoro [-65%] Tronox [-56%] Mercer [-55%]
Comstock [-54%] Montauk Renewables[-53%] Orion S.A[-52%]
Huntsman Corp[-45%] Sylvamo Corp[-42%] Loma Negra[-41%]
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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] DuPont de[100] Turquoise Hill[100]
Chemtura [100] Alcoa Corp[100] Steel Dynamics[100]
Nevsun [100] Southern Copper[100] Hawkins [100]
Iamgold Corp[100] Silvercorp Metals[100] Gerdau S.A.[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 32.95501.16672-0.9695673.3732%
 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 Stepan CoSCL Stepan Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1134.21 Millions
Recent Price: 48.79    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 2.30656%    
Day Change: 0.11
Week Change: 2.58621%    
Year-to-date Change: -21.7%
SCL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Futurefuel CorpFF Futurefuel Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 173.46 Millions
Recent Price: 3.87    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -0.05
Week Change: -1.02302%    
Year-to-date Change: -23.5%
FF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Olin CorpOLN Olin Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 2901.58 Millions
Recent Price: 25.19    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: -1.67838%    
Day Change: -0.03
Week Change: 7.37425%    
Year-to-date Change: -23.6%
OLN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of International Flavors & Fragrances IncIFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 16922.6 Millions
Recent Price: 61.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0.902231%    
Day Change: 0.71
Week Change: -1.64695%    
Year-to-date Change: -25.2%
IFF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Eastman Chemical CoEMN Eastman Chemical Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 7930.33 Millions
Recent Price: 64.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 3.88961%    
Day Change: 2.31
Week Change: 0.845997%    
Year-to-date Change: -25.8%
EMN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Innospec IncIOSP Innospec Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2128.7 Millions
Recent Price: 78.56    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 2.25172%    
Day Change: 0.34
Week Change: -0.0508906%    
Year-to-date Change: -26.3%
IOSP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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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: 31.24    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 1.42857%    
Day Change: 0.83
Week Change: 1.32987%    
Year-to-date Change: -26.9%
REX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Westlake CorporationWLK Westlake Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 11467.8 Millions
Recent Price: 79.87    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 4.05159%    
Day Change: 3.24
Week Change: 1.25507%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.0%
WLK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of AdvanSix IncASIX AdvanSix Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 568.83 Millions
Recent Price: 19.39    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 2.10637%    
Day Change: -0.27
Week Change: -1.12188%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.3%
ASIX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Valhi, IncVHI Valhi, Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 461.33 Millions
Recent Price: 15.61    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -0.636537%    
Day Change: 0.3
Week Change: -2.80199%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.0%
VHI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Nexa Resources S.ANEXA Nexa Resources S.A
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
MarketCap: 641 Millions
Recent Price: 5.01    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 0.2%    
Day Change: 0.05
Week Change: -0.595238%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.0%
NEXA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of LyondellBasell Industries NVLYB LyondellBasell Industries NV
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 17716.4 Millions
Recent Price: 49.33    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 1.87939%    
Day Change: 0.95
Week Change: -3.97119%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.3%
LYB 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: 48.54    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0.726292%    
Day Change: 0.38
Week Change: -1.54158%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.4%
ASH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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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: 20.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 0.244379%    
Day Change: 0.16
Week Change: -2.56532%    
Year-to-date Change: -30.5%
CLW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Boise Cascade CoBCC Boise Cascade Co
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Lumber & Wood Production
MarketCap: 3361.12 Millions
Recent Price: 78.04    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0.852934%    
Day Change: 0.17
Week Change: 0.398816%    
Year-to-date Change: -33.1%
BCC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Celanese CorpCE Celanese Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 5336.12 Millions
Recent Price: 45.31    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: 6.98937%    
Day Change: 2.73
Week Change: 6.91364%    
Year-to-date Change: -33.7%
CE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of FMC CorpFMC FMC Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Inputs
MarketCap: 4719.16 Millions
Recent Price: 31.43    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.851735%    
Day Change: -0.16
Week Change: -8.20678%    
Year-to-date Change: -33.7%
FMC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of James Hardie Industries plcJHX James Hardie Industries plc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 11699.3 Millions
Recent Price: 19.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 0.203252%    
Day Change: 0.03
Week Change: 8.17334%    
Year-to-date Change: -35.7%
JHX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Braskem S.A. ADRBAK Braskem S.A. ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 609.03 Millions
Recent Price: 2.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -1.95312%    
Day Change: 0.13
Week Change: -21.8069%    
Year-to-date Change: -37.3%
BAK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Dow IncDOW Dow Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 17366.7 Millions
Recent Price: 23.69    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 2.77657%    
Day Change: 0.75
Week Change: 2.4211%    
Year-to-date Change: -37.5%
DOW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Kronos Worldwide, IncKRO Kronos Worldwide, Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 713.33 Millions
Recent Price: 5.71    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 2.51346%    
Day Change: 0.02
Week Change: -3.22034%    
Year-to-date Change: -38.6%
KRO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADRLOMA Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADR
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Building Materials
MarketCap: 1072.8 Millions
Recent Price: 7.41    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 3.92707%    
Day Change: 0.12
Week Change: -6.90955%    
Year-to-date Change: -41.0%
LOMA 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: 44.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 3.05958%    
Day Change: -1.67
Week Change: 4.77081%    
Year-to-date Change: -42.3%
SLVM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Huntsman CorpHUN Huntsman Corp
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals
MarketCap: 1951.24 Millions
Recent Price: 9.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 1.86404%    
Day Change: 0.18
Week Change: -1.90074%    
Year-to-date Change: -44.8%
HUN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Orion S.AOEC Orion S.A
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 596.31 Millions
Recent Price: 7.25    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -1.09141%    
Day Change: -0.1
Week Change: -9.03388%    
Year-to-date Change: -52.3%
OEC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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