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.
The top industrial and consumer chemical stocks included on this page all trade on the S&P 500, have an analyst recommendation of "Buy" or better and are sorted by year-to-date performance.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, rest of Asia, Canada, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through High Purity Cellulose, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp segments.
Rayonier Advanced Materials stock opened the day at $5.45 after a previous close of $5.45. The latest price was $5.24 (25-minute delay). Rayonier Advanced Materials is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD1.6 billion and employs 2,350 staff.
AdvanSix Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of polymer resins in the United States and internationally. The company 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 $23.61 after a previous close of $23.56. The latest price was $23.56 (25-minute delay). AdvanSix is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.5 billion and employs 1,450 staff.
Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids. It serves transportation, personal care, wellness, food, feed, agriculture, building and construction, water treatment, energy, consumables, durables, and electronics markets.
Eastman Chemical Company stock opened the day at $95.01 after a previous close of $94.53. The latest price was $92.41 (25-minute delay). Eastman Chemical Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$9.4 billion and employs 14,000 staff.
The Clorox Company engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives, primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States.
The Clorox Company stock opened the day at $146.79 after a previous close of $147.50. The latest price was $147.50 (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 7,400 staff.
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transporting crude oil through pipelines; processing, transporting, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.
Chevron stock opened the day at $153.99 after a previous close of $154.08. The latest price was $157.02 (25-minute delay). Chevron is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$195.6 billion and employs 45,298 staff.
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. It operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group segment offers architectural paint and coatings; protective and marine products; and OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners under the Sherwin-Williams brand.
Sherwin-Williams stock opened the day at $357.19 after a previous close of $353.02. The latest price was $349.83 (25-minute delay). Sherwin-Williams is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$23.1 billion and employs 63,890 staff.
Dow Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings segments.
Dow stock opened the day at $36.80 after a previous close of $36.67. The latest price was $35.75 (25-minute delay). Dow is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$43 billion and employs 36,000 staff.
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 stock opened the day at $72.00 after a previous close of $72.19. The latest price was $72.61 (25-minute delay). LyondellBasell Industries is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$40.3 billion and employs 20,000 staff.
Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, France, and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.
Exxon Mobil stock opened the day at $109.05 after a previous close of $109.16. The latest price was $109.13 (25-minute delay). Exxon Mobil is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$340.6 billion and employs 61,000 staff.
W. R. Grace & Co. , through its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty chemicals and materials worldwide.
WRGrace-and-Co stock opened the day at $0.00 after a previous close of $0.00. The latest price was $0.00 (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.
H. B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives.
H B Fuller Company stock opened the day at $53.27 after a previous close of $52.88. The latest price was $53.43 (25-minute delay). H B Fuller Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.6 billion and employs 7,500 staff.
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