Chemicals: 11 stocks
These companies make specialty chemicals for farms, factories, and fire-fighting, and one is building a lithium project. Their profits follow factory demand and raw material costs.
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| Stock | Price | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| $99.65 | ||
| $74.31 | ||
| $174.65 | ||
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Why chemicals stocks are up this week
Chemicals stocks rose a median 3.1% since the close on Oct 26 (11 stocks); the S&P 500 fell 1.6%.
What moved them
- No single story: 8 of 11 rose this week.
Questions about chemicals
Why are chemicals stocks up this week?
Chemicals stocks rose a median 3.1% since the close on Oct 26 (11 stocks); the S&P 500 fell 1.6%. No single story: 8 of 11 rose this week.
Which chemicals stocks rose most this week?
FMC (FMC) rose 42%, Olin (OLN) rose 13%, and Huntsman (HUN) rose 11%.
What are the biggest companies in chemicals?
The biggest by market cap are Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) at $9.9B, Balchem (BCPC) at $5.4B, and Perimeter Solutions (PRM) at $4.7B.
Which companies in chemicals does Breakaway rank highest?
Innospec (IOSP) 13, Ingevity (NGVT) 12, and Balchem (BCPC) 12, the highest Quality Scores of the 11. Breakaway ranks every stock by its Quality Score, which reads each company's numbers and its chart; the ranking is information, not advice, and each stock's page shows the reasons behind its score.