Best Material Stocks For August 2020

Best Material Stocks For August 2020

While LyondellBasell (LYB) is at the top of the gainers, Newmont Corp (NEM) is playing to the top in growth and momentum. The materials industry includes companies dealing with the discovery, development and processing of raw materials used in a wide variety of industries. Material shares include manufacturers of various products such as plastic, fertilizer, paper, concrete, and metals. Leading companies in the industry can be listed as DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD), Dow Inc (DOW) and Vulcan Materials Co (VMC). Stocks represented by Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) outperformed the market with a total return of 12.2 percent, compared to 5.1 percent of the S&P 500's total returns over the past 12 months. These market indicators and the statistics in the tables below are analyzed for 21 July. As a result of the analysis, you can see the top 3 material stocks with the best value, the fastest gain increase and the most acceleration in the table below.

Most Valuable Material Stocks

These are stocks with the lowest 12-month price-to-earnings (P / E) ratio. It provides a low price-to-earnings (P / E) ratio as the profit is returned to shareholders in the form of dividends and repurchases. This means that for every dollar earned, less will be paid.

Price ($)	Market Cap ($B)	12 Months P / E ratio
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB	66.80	22.3	8.5
Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN)	74.99	10.2	12.8
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF)	29.16	6.2	13.7

LyondellBasell Industries N.V .: LyondellBasell is a Netherlands-based chemical company that refines and produces various chemicals with plastic resin. These materials produced; It is used in the production of light plastic products such as building materials, automotive parts, durable textiles and biofuels. On May 29, the company declared a quarterly dividend of $ 1.05 per share to be paid on June 15. Eastman Co .: Eastman Chemical produces fibers, plastics and additives for industrial chemicals for use in a wide variety of industries. CF Industries Holdings Inc .: CF Industries is a manufacturer and supplier of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products distributed worldwide. In its earnings report for the first quarter of 2020, announced on May 6, the company said it reached the second highest quarterly gross ammonia volume in its history. He also stated that so far, there has been no disruption in its operations due to pandemic.

Fastest Growing Material Stocks

These are material stocks with the highest annual (YOY) earnings (EPS) per share in the last quarter. Increased earnings indicate that a company's business grows, it can reinvest or earn more profits that it can share with its shareholders. It means payment will be made.

Price ($)	Market Cap ($B)	Earnings per share / Earnings ratio
Newmont Corp. (NEM)	64.19	51.5	537.5
Corteva Inc. (CTVA)	27.72	20.7	64.6
Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW)	608.08	55.2	32.1

Newmont Corp .: Newmont is a company founded on taking mineral businesses and developing them. The company primarily produces gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead. Corteva Inc .: Corteva is an agricultural products provider company. It also provides services in areas that produce software solutions and provide digital services. On June 30, the company acquired PhytoGen Seed Co., of which 53.5 percent owned. He announced that he had acquired the entire LLC. PhytoGen sells to customers in the cotton seed (seed) industry in the USA. Sherwin-Williams Co .: Sherwin-Williams; operates as a company that develops, produces and distributes paints, coatings and similar products. The company sells its products to professional, industrial and retail customers. Sherwin-Williams had raised its net sales target for the second quarter of 2020 on June 22. The decline was expected in the mid-single digit percentage range, company officials said. However, as they have stated before, due to the possibility that the situation may become more difficult, a double digit decline is predicted in the low-mid percent range.

The Most Accelerated Material Stocks

These are the stocks with the highest total return in the last 12 months.

Price ($)	Market Cap ($B)	12 Months Price / Earnings ratio
Newmont Corp. (NEM)	64.19	51.5	65.7
Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW)	608.08	55.2	34.4
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD)	290.87	64.2	32.5
S&P 500	N/A	N/A	12.2
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)	N/A	N/A	5.1

Newmont Corp .: The company description is given above. Sherwin-Williams Co .: Company description is given above. Air Products & Chemicals Inc .: Air Products & Chemicals operates in a range of industrial gases, surfactants, resins, epoxy drugs used across beverages and healthcare. On July 16, the company declared a quarterly dividend of $ 1.34 per share to be paid on November 9, 2020.