SECTOR FOCUS: BASIC MATERIALS

There is a lot of hype in the world of investing. To separate fact from fiction, metaphor, simile, and hyperbole, a valuation of stocks in the BASIC MATERIALS sector is given below. Valuation factors include earnings and earnings growth, company debt levels, company book value, and market sentiment. If a large divergence exists between a stock's valuation and actual price, investigate it! There may be a big sell-off or rally in the near future.

Always carry out proper research before buying or selling a stock. This online valuation calculator is only a tool for finding potentially profitable trades, and should be augmented with other information and sound reasoning.



Data Updated: May 19, 2012 7:46 am
SymbolMarket CapPEGP/SP/BDividend YieldShort RatioReturn on EquityCurrent RatioPriceValuationPotential%
AA8992.281.840.360.641.422.922.761.258.437.84-7%
ABX37140.410.202.501.542.160.4720.211.7237.1223.69-36%
ACET217.240.660.481.292.473.739.532.578.107.78-4%
ACH5496.361.870.240.670.8618.100.460.8010.168.88-13%
ACI1528.202.170.340.431.673.522.981.557.207.230%
ACO915.245.060.952.172.5125.5014.923.6528.7015.60-46%
AG1219.410.340.153.9601.0317.641.6213.225.88-56%
AGU12085.370.740.751.830.592.0424.931.7676.4856.85-26%
AHGP2523.700.851.356.206.330.8956.481.9742.1616.05-62%
ALB5288.971.161.833.071.353.0426.383.3959.3031.60-47%
ANV2230.1731.2114.003.8305.878.8110.6224.814.64-81%
APA31469.630.711.801.040.842.1415.901.0580.5261.39-24%
APD16451.371.411.672.633.291.9818.981.3277.8137.66-52%
APL1592.275.181.191.287.541.184.050.7729.6915.95-46%
AREX975.813.148.212.0707.721.860.2129.125.41-81%
ARLP2089.421.061.123.247.231.1432.881.9656.6729.58-48%
ATW2537.930.623.651.4205.8616.632.7638.8323.82-39%
AUQ2065.301.985.140.9202.2111.182.457.333.74-49%
AUY10205.011.704.521.351.610.517.742.8213.686.57-52%
AVD662.591.292.033.380.424.3214.032.0223.808.84-63%
AWC2135.180.5010675.880.756.861.314.270.443.500.14-96%
AZK700.385.472.702.1101.7414.905.484.282.02-53%
BAS470.670.530.341.2202.5425.672.8610.8813.0220%
BBG997.320.781.200.8004.864.321.3720.7316.31-21%
BBL142650.151.001.900.894.110.7938.590.8553.5950.21-6%
BHI17727.750.510.861.091.481.6611.302.6340.4340.13-1%
BHP166340.891.172.221.583.523.9538.590.8562.4944.36-29%
BKEP245.86346.671.372.476.515.61-0.640.986.760.91-87%
BP117617.381.150.300.995.181.0822.111.2337.1039.256%
BPL4469.076.190.941.859.080.603.881.2045.7121.38-53%
BTE5305.321.894.844.376.002.4418.760.8244.6212.29-72%
BTU6474.710.420.781.131.430.9519.171.8623.7722.73-4%
BVN10016.390.846.432.821.731.5528.132.3236.3414.74-59%
BWP5637.348.564.941.647.853.206.110.9627.138.45-69%
CAGC15.370.230.160.110268.096.2323.090.741.60116%
CAM11011.631.091.522.2501.5411.502.2944.7126.24-41%
CBT2340.731.380.711.341.951.4910.852.4136.9231.76-14%
CCJ7493.940.783.011.492.141.3610.094.0918.9611.41-40%
CDE1465.610.361.430.6902.574.051.7716.3514.12-14%
CE6270.080.730.924.070.601.7248.641.9240.0920.53-49%
CEO81362.870.812.131.953.743.2729.361.88182.24112.92-38%
CF10306.140.681.602.091.021.0434.981.97157.01106.17-32%
CGA88.590.190.430.39019.7019.982.783.286.5299%
CHK9513.500.730.760.582.442.4211.980.5914.3615.689%
CHKM1588.842.002.661.417.041.638.760.7423.0012.00-48%
CHMT1377.430.280.451.2704.6012.753.0813.9615.088%
CHOP127.700.340.400.4308.7723.731.492.193.6265%
CJES867.570.241.001.9409.2861.872.6916.7017.766%
CLB6368.882.106.8130.340.849.4877.662.16134.1112.91-90%
CLF6937.359.631.011.135.132.3830.531.1548.6932.83-33%
CLMT763.110.570.211.7910.360.8018.501.6821.6317.42-19%
CLR12909.252.536.205.4304.0030.900.8471.3117.75-75%
CMC1410.073.310.171.143.952.115.532.2312.1610.42-14%
CMLP1146.132.465.052.097.551.238.920.9826.508.82-67%
CMP2388.651.642.324.882.747.8129.161.6772.2323.79-67%
CNQ32312.740.582.341.401.451.2112.220.6929.3617.49-40%
CNX6680.870.661.101.771.703.5515.581.3329.3619.20-35%
COG7190.872.256.893.380.232.166.371.0534.277.93-77%
COP64264.9415.430.260.975.191.6918.091.0250.8230.29-40%
CPE174.720.181.330.8803.4469.011.124.436.6851%
CRR1871.440.412.932.891.1812.1021.664.3581.0540.24-50%
CRS2391.870.841.281.971.582.1211.232.9145.6930.52-33%
CRZO991.080.784.151.9006.059.220.4525.048.16-67%
CTHR77.842.074.521.5306.512.8610.103.991.95-51%
CVE23306.810.671.392.402.893.8820.621.0930.8917.11-45%
CVX194229.091.410.761.553.662.9423.051.6198.4673.78-25%
CXO8935.320.244.742.9502.0519.730.5585.9031.49-63%
CYT2596.142.660.841.450.893.729.842.3856.4541.23-27%
DBLE53.053.320.820.9405.1414.621.914.723.58-24%
DD44949.811.551.134.513.592.8734.701.5847.9719.48-59%
DNR5879.130.382.411.1901.8615.061.2515.0510.16-32%
DO8223.627.112.501.870.857.0421.375.2059.1531.00-48%
DOW35203.941.630.591.534.352.2311.371.7829.4520.29-31%
DPM1681.391.351.011.916.301.3012.210.9641.9324.66-41%
DRQ2446.371.603.822.5407.1111.235.4760.8725.52-58%
DVN24842.291.732.101.131.301.4410.371.4561.4337.16-40%
DWSN197.061.630.551.0006.236.323.1624.8523.08-7%
E80647.922.380.540.976.872.6214.411.1640.2733.61-17%
EEP8482.793.180.982.057.162.0114.150.7529.7615.51-48%
EGN3146.312.242.221.271.281.929.640.6543.6223.90-45%
EGO7768.271.907.071.361.651.7210.252.6410.924.23-61%
EGY448.347.052.151.8505.4414.335.127.753.92-49%
EMN6102.471.300.843.022.353.4933.002.2744.2427.90-37%
ENB30759.453.231.443.522.895.2813.160.9639.1913.91-65%
EOG25964.210.572.352.000.711.6010.341.1096.3147.61-51%
EP22145.287.154.324.930.141.143.790.8328.615.86-80%
EPB6431.341.914.523.246.661.5710.951.0730.649.66-68%
EPL573.542.761.511.1708.168.981.0014.628.68-41%
ERF2693.740.952.470.7615.822.543.310.2713.717.25-47%
EROC1202.070.951.061.209.840.8710.320.838.946.58-26%
ESV10981.240.883.130.993.161.169.291.0547.4727.09-43%
ETE8126.161.121.023.356.861.1730.731.0636.4518.29-50%
ETP10114.410.801.561.488.116.3419.201.1044.0630.53-31%
EVEP2150.703.877.721.806.012.8015.023.1750.8218.39-64%
EXXI2315.440.951.861.840.954.9025.310.8529.3818.37-37%
FCX30191.511.381.531.873.931.0225.553.5131.8123.55-26%
FMC6599.181.471.875.330.373.1033.642.1296.2432.36-66%
FOE361.003.160.180.6307.061.711.854.173.55-15%
FST999.872.961.440.8304.305.330.618.495.52-35%
FTI9887.201.871.836.3503.9827.601.7341.3511.47-72%
FTK515.971.231.816.1404.5849.631.1010.433.58-66%
FUL1495.701.390.942.061.133.3412.942.3229.9819.75-34%
GEL2230.114.700.672.356.411.267.971.5028.0812.88-54%
GEOI858.090.765.582.2605.6910.271.1033.4811.07-67%
GG28179.551.455.131.301.550.738.243.1234.7916.28-53%
GGB13172.600.750.711.002.882.068.922.537.667.934%
GGC971.731.870.291.8404.2216.162.1428.3818.87-34%
GOLD7015.051.795.783.060.520.8620.915.4776.4528.23-63%
GPRE209.751.910.060.4607.643.781.447.097.7710%
GRA3754.131.111.1514.8401.47222.393.4650.3120.44-59%
GSI45.7781.640.020.4304.650.450.740.820.25-70%
GSM881.840.981.281.721.705.4512.593.3611.758.45-28%
GTE1265.731.192.011.1302.1610.141.694.753.02-36%
GURE67.390.120.410.27012.2614.218.661.954.79146%
HAL27625.690.351.052.001.201.2825.262.7929.9324.24-19%
HAYN673.440.871.152.281.605.2714.954.5154.8434.96-36%
HEP1499.603.016.464.676.531.2718.541.0254.8113.29-76%
HES15235.811.440.410.800.900.887.131.0044.6041.51-7%
HFC5831.760.250.321.141.421.5239.761.9528.2035.7427%
HL1104.111.892.550.962.334.4611.093.633.872.67-31%
HLX1869.830.921.231.2504.9212.072.6117.7014.69-17%
HMY3943.640.501.910.980.580.725.261.899.146.11-33%
HOS1194.184.102.781.1105.491.344.6833.8217.79-47%
HP4669.550.741.641.300.643.2814.972.5943.4735.50-18%
HUN3049.060.680.271.593.142.1717.472.1212.7410.37-19%
HWD1005.711.091.431.2701.233.293.5911.858.66-27%
IAG3662.821.842.191.052.570.2012.674.389.747.18-26%
IFF4491.283.141.613.752.244.9722.852.5855.4024.21-56%
IIIN177.781.170.481.201.1924.943.232.8410.058.59-15%
IMO34065.041.591.092.401.2211.5927.860.8640.1923.16-42%
INT2613.921.530.071.890.419.8915.481.5236.3624.78-32%
IPHS1026.131.341.222.452.294.6222.924.6047.0729.38-38%
IPI1431.830.523.181.6006.5112.116.3219.0211.32-40%
KALU976.461.600.731.041.989.984.332.9550.6242.28-16%
KEG1460.270.770.761.1903.0314.452.109.678.19-15%
KMGB192.671.280.681.920.7111.5410.512.8316.9611.60-32%
KMI22974.250.832.838.403.9415.4825.901.0532.506.84-79%
KMP26227.1514.773.253.646.215.702.661.6777.2518.56-76%
KOG2089.791.3311.202.3403.192.160.687.931.55-80%
KOP715.250.920.466.362.794.9240.642.7934.4713.43-61%
KRA631.580.770.421.1605.4416.254.3719.5921.379%
KRO1956.390.620.941.853.555.7343.643.4316.8816.38-3%
KWK725.750.420.830.5707.148.911.284.194.456%
KWR508.161.130.721.932.506.7219.362.5039.2429.60-25%
LGCY1198.250.923.362.558.881.0535.930.5625.0012.71-49%
LINE7024.390.833.341.748.232.0625.351.4435.2419.59-44%
LNDC171.181.370.561.1608.054.992.396.705.64-16%
LPR287.400.771.500.5902.268.910.643.383.06-9%
MCP1616.180.523.551.5405.5011.123.5819.6411.29-43%
MEA133.640.760.200.6904.679.703.972.813.8537%
MEOH2576.820.360.991.842.652.2415.151.7227.9318.91-32%
MMLP739.8410.360.572.009.531.026446.201.4532.00944.652%
MMP7670.442.424.265.254.952.6228.812.0867.8218.90-72%
MON37282.121.752.863.111.721.0716.641.9369.8926.18-63%
MOS19771.131.381.771.671.081.2518.183.6746.4732.41-30%
MRO17019.371.581.100.972.821.847.910.7424.1318.12-25%
MT22586.511.180.240.395.181.992.031.5814.4717.1919%
MTL2281.160.320.180.4602.7613.581.285.489.1467%
MTRN471.911.170.311.151.306.378.452.8523.1122.75-2%
MTX1093.751.441.051.420.325.348.994.2661.6246.59-24%
MUR8988.130.810.320.992.381.438.981.1746.2944.34-4%
MUSA511.257.190.362.5104.4429.554.3513.818.15-41%
MWE3627.721.222.283.496.220.9811.111.2350.7818.44-64%
NBL14552.111.203.611.951.081.739.740.9981.8534.20-58%
NBR3791.450.490.580.6401.336.901.9813.0614.4611%
NE8134.531.632.791.091.742.305.881.8432.2316.99-47%
NEM22587.171.012.141.733.071.274.042.3745.5826.30-42%
NEU2687.501.021.224.381.5011.7139.453.09200.5696.84-52%
NFX3807.030.661.460.9402.0218.240.9328.2424.53-13%
NGD3800.044.015.461.6300.989.422.078.232.77-66%
NGLS3546.791.020.512.516.393.2515.111.0938.9821.81-44%
NGS167.171.292.191.0006.396.764.0913.589.37-31%
NOG1091.100.545.532.14012.1711.930.6617.186.06-65%
NOR515.920.670.343.042.092.9448.761.867.655.22-32%
NOV27030.240.901.711.470.762.1412.642.3663.4247.05-26%
NR528.610.680.521.0406.9116.783.925.886.6112%
NRP2459.9041.436.393.909.480.848.332.0723.204.19-82%
NS3644.142.130.511.328.501.776.700.9251.5035.62-31%
NSH1380.343.3820.852.816.293.0213.760.6132.415.15-84%
NSU605.420.260.941.123.310.6046.346.913.024.5551%
NUE10903.351.640.541.444.253.0210.262.6934.3929.03-16%
NWPX194.991.540.380.8104.805.434.0320.8121.061%
NXY8356.780.801.280.951.282.098.071.1015.8012.32-22%
OAS2297.020.835.603.5304.9017.171.9624.677.29-70%
OII5041.361.172.183.131.551.1915.981.8546.5518.76-60%
OILT1186.454.729.754.214.591.508.743.1030.506.94-77%
OIS3469.690.240.911.6203.6320.453.2467.1961.61-8%
OKS12127.471.751.062.714.601.9920.111.1555.1727.30-51%
OLN1482.471.090.731.464.327.0714.922.0318.5113.67-26%
OMG584.643.060.350.4503.791.503.2318.0519.8910%
OMN312.240.650.262.2507.4419.032.336.765.11-24%
OXY64601.730.912.621.672.711.2818.741.4879.6544.74-44%
PAA12502.302.100.352.095.391.4614.480.9477.5045.93-41%
PAAS1709.680.442.001.050.940.8624.024.2215.9515.06-6%
PBR128031.761.320.880.730.690.8611.181.7819.6317.96-9%
PDC451.111.560.570.8603.526.831.577.296.03-17%
PDS2000.340.370.970.8901.6511.312.427.248.0711%
PEIX49.910.380.051.2000.97-14.434.810.570.52-9%
PETD597.671.811.350.8806.764.240.9725.2517.09-32%
PGH2672.085.582.350.8111.565.052.590.627.333.71-49%
PKX23645.900.671.031.4301.9423.071.9876.7461.65-20%
POL1136.001.110.391.861.586.0713.471.9212.688.35-34%
POT33240.201.164.033.981.451.3336.551.0538.7014.33-63%
PPG14857.411.520.984.512.422.1624.931.5297.5636.48-63%
PSE915.251.004.274.118.120.0193.210.6025.6313.73-46%
PTEN2251.250.350.820.861.392.9314.191.7214.4214.682%
PTR235493.121.290.711.424.172.6313.370.86128.6793.86-27%
PWE6502.380.362.200.727.890.967.240.4713.758.84-36%
PX31395.311.722.765.292.093.1327.971.28105.1131.89-70%
PXD11731.190.933.442.070.085.5313.321.2395.3641.21-57%
PXP4588.843.832.231.4801.571.591.9035.6015.56-56%
PZE977.290.450.310.414.591.578.361.269.6813.7042%
QEP4688.090.791.491.380.303.5010.831.4126.2817.31-34%
QRE468.228.021.781.6111.890.2717.300.8216.408.51-48%
RDC3748.991.543.510.8602.684.021.6530.1914.98-50%
REN510.430.372.160.99010.969.810.618.255.70-31%
RES2208.071.571.142.763.187.7445.092.8610.066.83-32%
REXX504.530.524.031.4007.987.670.949.554.27-55%
RGLD3692.803.7814.082.090.962.885.818.0762.7615.35-76%
RGP3694.574.032.510.898.470.832.111.1721.7210.91-50%
RIO80755.750.891.331.563.323.2410.541.4743.7327.87-36%
ROC3535.780.460.962.3701.2721.752.1645.5727.73-39%
ROCK315.784.310.400.6807.652.012.2210.349.14-12%
ROSE2135.040.854.613.2305.4219.110.8840.3613.61-66%
RPM3282.741.420.902.593.453.1416.112.7024.9614.84-41%
RRC9967.5810.677.964.160.262.831.460.8361.4610.41-83%
RTI733.446.111.281.00010.521.353.8624.1914.60-40%
SCCO23927.550.903.415.357.193.9258.933.5628.1612.04-57%
SCHN716.640.740.190.642.864.298.073.4426.2638.5247%
SE18498.652.673.502.143.952.4113.730.4428.349.52-66%
SEP2944.684.8613.651.736.414.499.570.1529.955.39-82%
SFY824.241.231.390.8203.876.981.0419.2414.62-24%
SGY1098.231.611.211.4603.6634.352.0722.2017.69-20%
SHLM628.480.970.291.213.576.059.152.0821.2918.05-15%
SIAL8241.072.103.253.561.179.7920.512.2968.1726.93-60%
SID9418.491.554.6112.676.682.1450.550.916.461.16-82%
SLB85427.210.912.052.641.721.6216.111.9764.0629.45-54%
SLW8709.660.6911.933.281.460.5322.385.0324.636.68-73%
SM3642.440.442.192.440.182.6119.260.7356.7828.73-49%
SMG2697.123.000.944.582.724.4413.542.0044.1514.05-68%
SNP79931.501.590.201.075.131.8316.420.7792.1986.94-6%
SOA3328.441.081.603.280.550.6226.612.0627.1212.51-54%
SPN1660.530.240.630.8500.857.562.2021.0721.894%
SQM13873.271.616.477.661.943.7931.773.1152.7112.36-77%
SSL26877.141.251.371.794.690.9324.112.1341.5227.44-34%
STLD2285.001.080.290.973.841.469.612.2510.4311.8113%
STO73243.290.720.601.504.882.0130.201.1422.9720.83-9%
STR3485.592.963.033.233.323.9419.640.5419.566.94-65%
SU41881.191.381.051.061.961.5611.671.3726.8620.67-23%
SUTR38.740.100.080.1901.767.821.650.962.06115%
SVM938.742.563.982.201.835.4718.654.095.502.58-53%
SWC917.983.960.981.0805.6714.941.727.935.48-31%
SWN10162.881.093.462.4503.1616.831.2829.1111.85-59%
SXC1006.041.960.602.1006.5015.241.6714.378.09-44%
SXT1746.202.901.211.622.525.2211.633.6934.9822.79-35%
SYNL76.710.690.451.092.071.938.754.0812.1012.241%
SYRG148.340.838.631.5501.0515.433.092.901.08-63%
SYT29872.572.112.253.882.742.1821.421.7363.7222.77-64%
TC604.940.071.050.3403.229.791.483.605.2345%
TCK16926.362.461.450.942.791.1114.174.1528.8924.45-15%
TESO511.201.740.911.1907.379.162.8113.2410.76-19%
TGA735.610.852.702.0902.9629.294.3210.076.39-37%
TGB533.814.152.151.1102.362.744.962.741.58-42%
TGE186.680.271.112.4301.2125.621.569.165.64-38%
TIE2116.171.301.981.722.483.338.905.3312.087.47-38%
TLM10162.740.971.231.002.741.048.150.659.857.51-24%
TOT103604.041.240.481.086.900.8019.111.3643.8340.71-7%
TPCG530.220.520.191.7304.4815.001.8933.8826.38-22%
TS19478.910.691.901.772.302.3413.632.5733.0022.15-33%
TSO3106.910.370.100.8301.9014.011.2622.1427.0222%
TTI528.255.040.660.9203.581.352.006.814.17-39%
TX3688.651.000.400.614.080.568.832.8218.4024.2032%
UGP2624.081.800.113.703.013.5016.222.2119.598.47-57%
UNT1874.900.531.450.9401.6111.071.2038.6130.76-20%
UPL2899.1715.592.711.7303.6832.490.6818.968.45-55%
USAP286.404.771.071.5305.9811.474.0141.8126.49-37%
VLO11853.530.840.090.742.801.4010.011.2121.4424.8216%
VQ583.350.481.7412.3204.30424.140.619.497.02-26%
VRNM41.870.160.681.0403.3079.890.993.325.4063%
WDFC727.381.772.103.892.548.4017.791.8645.6915.70-66%
WES3993.882.265.742.814.186.5810.730.5544.0012.74-71%
WLK3427.602.070.901.840.577.7315.145.7651.4535.69-31%
WLL5198.800.562.561.6702.1120.130.5244.2026.18-41%
WLT3077.010.851.101.411.021.4621.531.8749.2438.25-22%
WMB18563.041.372.309.133.493.1216.671.3829.675.58-81%
WOR1144.921.340.471.642.936.8316.661.3516.3711.74-28%
WPZ16495.072.232.412.555.980.9019.150.7952.0323.09-56%
WRES176.360.351.620.9807.0115.840.672.462.01-18%
XEC4751.460.952.711.470.874.4016.190.7955.4331.68-43%
XOM380967.581.300.772.432.802.1525.840.9581.4748.62-40%
YONG136.960.160.340.3508.1229.045.362.716.29132%
YPF4857.380.280.401.0427.480.3327.180.8512.3515.4625%
The average potential of this group of stocks is -32.0%