Basic Materials Sector

The S&P 500 traded in positive territory for most of session on Wednesday, but sellers came in around 2:25pm, as the index neared its intraday high of 1298.61. The S&P proceeded to drop 11.47 points to close at 1287.14 – down 8.38 on the day. The Sector Breakdown for Wednesday's session...

The Basic Materials Sector is the hottest area of the market in today's session, currently up 2.4% on the day. The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 Basic Materials Sector currently are: 1) International Paper (NYSE: IP): Shares of International Paper are currently trading up 4.2% from...

Major Indices put in strong gains across the board in Monday's session, as the Health Care and Consumer Goods Sectors led the markets higher. The Health Care Sector was the strongest area of the market on Monday, posting a 1% gain in the session. The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Health...

The Basic Materials Sector is the weakest performing area of the market in today's session, currently down 0.3% on the day. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector currently are: 1) CF Industries (NYSE: CF): Shares of CF Industries are currently trading down 4% from...

Below are the top mid-cap basic material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) has a PEG ratio of 0.36. STLD's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $6.30 billion. Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) has a PEG ratio of 1.01. ARLP's trailing-...

Below are the top mid-cap basic material stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of dividend yield. Provident Energy Trust (NYSE: PVX) has a dividend yield of 8.80%. PVX's shares closed at $7.57 yesterday. Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX: CQP) has a dividend yield of 8.80%. CQP's...

Below are the top basic material stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE: ETE) is 384.53%. ETE's 52-week trading range is $25.16-$37.97. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at EXCO Resources Inc (NYSE: XCO...

Below are the top basic material stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. Total SA (NYSE: TOT) had $20.81 billion in total cash and $39.87 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR) had $20.22 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. PTR’s total debt stood...

Below are the top large-cap basic material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating cash flow. The trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow at Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is $59.14 billion. Analysts at Collins Stewart upgraded XOM from “hold” to “buy.” The trailing-twelve-...

Below are the top basic material stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR) had $20.29 billion in total cash and $39.97 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Total SA (NYSE: TOT) had $18.35 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. TOT’s total debt stood...