Silver Wheaton Corporation (SLW): Today's Featured Basic Materials Laggard

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Silver Wheaton Corporation (SLW) pushed the Basic Materials sector lower today making it today's featured Basic Materials laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Silver Wheaton Corporation fell $1.07 (-3%) to $35.21 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.5 million shares of Silver Wheaton Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $35.13-$36.15 after having opened the day at $35.86 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.28. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that declined today were: Whiting USA Trust I (WHX), down 13.3%, Molycorp (MCP), down 10.3%, Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (TRX), down 7.8%, and Tasman Metals (TAS), down 7.5%.

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Silver Wheaton Corp., a mining company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a silver streaming company worldwide. Silver Wheaton Corporation has a market cap of $13.11 billion and is part of the metals & mining industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 23.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Silver Wheaton Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Silver Wheaton Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, BMB Munai (BMBM), up 24.4%, Syntroleum Corporation (SYNM), up 19.7%, Atlatsa Resources (ATL), up 13.1%, and Cubic Energy (QBC), up 9.9%, were all gainers within the basic materials sector with Anadarko Petroleum (APC) being today's featured basic materials sector leader.

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