Chemicals stocks

The best chemicals stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

11 chemicals stocks to watch

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the industrial and consumer chemical industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

1. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM)
2. AdvanSix (ASIX)
3. Eastman Chemical Company (EMN)
4. The Clorox Company (CLX)
5. Chevron Corporation (CVX)
6. The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)
7. Dow (DOW)
8. LyondellBasell Industries N-V (LYB)
9. Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)
10. WRGrace-and-Co (GRA)
11. H-BFuller Company (FUL)

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1. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM)

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Canada, Japan, Europe, Latin America, other Asian countries, and internationally. The company operates through High Purity Cellulose, Forest Products, Paperboard, and Pulp & Newsprint segments.

Rayonier Advanced Materials stock opened the day at $7.20 after a previous close of $7.00. The latest price was $7.11 (25-minute delay). Rayonier Advanced Materials is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD1.8 billion and employs 2,500 staff.

• Market capitalization: $412,380,960
• P/E ratio: 4.1501
• PEG ratio: -1.47

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2. AdvanSix (ASIX)

AdvanSix Inc. manufactures and sells polymer resins in the United States and internationally. It offers Nylon 6, a polymer resin, which is a synthetic material used to produce fibers, filaments, engineered plastics and films.

AdvanSix stock opened the day at $28.84 after a previous close of $28.31. The latest price was $29.32 (25-minute delay). AdvanSix is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.6 billion and employs 1,400 staff.

• Market capitalization: $1,181,842,048
• P/E ratio: 8.451
• PEG ratio: 0

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3. Eastman Chemical Company (EMN)

Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company worldwide. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers hydrocarbon and rosin resins; organic acid-based solutions; amine derivative-based building blocks; metam-based soil fumigants, thiram and ziram based fungicides, and plant growth regulators; specialty coalescent, specialty and commodity solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; heat transfer and aviation fluids; insoluble sulfur and anti-degradant rubber additives; and performance resins. It serves the transportation, consumables, building and construction, animal nutrition, crop protection, energy, personal and home care, and other markets.

Eastman Chemical Company stock opened the day at $117.95 after a previous close of $116.25. The latest price was $117.30 (25-minute delay). Eastman Chemical Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$10 billion and employs 14,500 staff.

• Market capitalization: $16,144,899,072
• P/E ratio: 32.2303
• PEG ratio: 1.4126

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4. The Clorox Company (CLX)

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brand names; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro, Clorox Healthcare, and Clorox Total 360 brand names; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand name; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brand names in the United States.

The Clorox Company stock opened the day at $168.64 after a previous close of $165.77. The latest price was $166.98 (25-minute delay). The Clorox Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7.2 billion and employs 9,000 staff.

• Market capitalization: $21,943,332,864
• P/E ratio: 51.5143
• PEG ratio: 6.3462

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5. Chevron Corporation (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in integrated energy, chemicals, and petroleum operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, as well as operates a gas-to-liquids plant.

Chevron Corporation stock opened the day at $127.12 after a previous close of $132.60. The latest price was $132.59 (25-minute delay). Chevron Corporation is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$134.6 billion and employs 47,736 staff.

• Market capitalization: $244,643,135,488
• P/E ratio: 24.5332
• PEG ratio: 0.5308

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6. The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)

The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates in three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners.

The Sherwin-Williams Company stock opened the day at $346.41 after a previous close of $343.87. The latest price was $346.46 (25-minute delay). The Sherwin-Williams Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$19.7 billion and employs 61,031 staff.

• Market capitalization: $76,784,099,328
• P/E ratio: 40.1219
• PEG ratio: 4.6775

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7. Dow (DOW)

Dow Inc. provides various materials science solutions for consumer care, infrastructure, and packaging markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials and Coatings segments.

Dow stock opened the day at $57.68 after a previous close of $57.81. The latest price was $56.72 (25-minute delay). Dow is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$51.3 billion and employs 35,700 staff.

• Market capitalization: $41,876,942,848
• P/E ratio: 7.3485
• PEG ratio: 0

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8. LyondellBasell Industries N-V (LYB)

LyondellBasell Industries N. V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and Polyolefins?Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins?Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology.

LyondellBasell Industries N-V stock opened the day at $88.87 after a previous close of $89.11. The latest price was $87.76 (25-minute delay). LyondellBasell Industries N-V is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$41.3 billion and employs 19,200 staff.

• Market capitalization: $31,331,614,720
• P/E ratio: 5.4991
• PEG ratio: 1.51

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9. Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical segments. The company is also involved in the manufacture, trade, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products; and manufactures and sells petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, aromatics, and various other petrochemicals.

Exxon Mobil Corporation stock opened the day at $70.88 after a previous close of $74.93. The latest price was $74.93 (25-minute delay). Exxon Mobil Corporation is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$242.3 billion and employs 72,000 staff.

• Market capitalization: $307,493,273,600
• PEG ratio: 2.5238

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10. WRGrace-and-Co (GRA)

W. R. Grace & Co. , through its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty chemicals and materials worldwide.

WRGrace-and-Co stock opened the day at $69.07 after a previous close of $69.08. The latest price was $69.25 (25-minute delay). WRGrace-and-Co is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion and employs 4,000 staff.

• Market capitalization: $4,638,244,352
• P/E ratio: 60.3883
• PEG ratio: -2.34

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11. H-BFuller Company (FUL)

H. B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives.

H-BFuller Company stock opened the day at $64.72 after a previous close of $63.51. The latest price was $64.58 (25-minute delay). H-BFuller Company is listed on the NYSE and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.3 billion.

• Market capitalization: $3,723,195,392
• P/E ratio: 21.9334
• PEG ratio: 2.2309

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