With a market cap of $23.3 billion, Smurfit Westrock Plc (SW) is a leading sustainable packaging partner, offering an ...

Here is how Kronos Worldwide (KRO) and Air Products and Chemicals (APD) have performed compared to their sector so far this ...

Fidelity Select Materials Portfolio returned 12.06% in Q1 2026, significantly outperforming the S&P 500. Read the full ...

The State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) was launched on December 16, 1998, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Materials - Broad ...

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Materials sector, up 1.6%. Within that group, Corteva Inc (Symbol: CTVA) and FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC) are two large stocks leading the way, ...

Although it may not get as much attention as the information technology or financials sectors, the materials sector has seen very strong performance recently. The S&P 500 Materials Sector Index is ...

The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Energy sector, higher by 2.8%. Within that group, Marathon Oil Corp. (Symbol: MRO) and Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) are two large stocks ...

Wells Fargo upgrades Materials (XLB) to favorable, citing inflation defense, tariffs, and supply-chain shifts; see top ...

The S&P 500's materials sector has emerged as a surprise winner among the large-cap index's 11 sectors. Shares of raw-materials producers — companies involved in producing and processing raw materials ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index underperformed the broader market during the fourth quarter of 2023. The index was up 10.4% during the quarter, but that rally was 110 basis points below the ...

Nucor has outperformed the broader materials sector over the past year, and analysts are very bullish about its future outlook.

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index underperformed the broader market during the third quarter of 2023. The index declined 4.6% during the quarter, while the U.S. market index was down 2.3%.