3 Basic Materials Stocks Pushing The Sector Higher
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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 2 points (0.0%) at 17,721 as of Thursday, March 26, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,110 issues advancing vs. 1,827 declining with 181 unchanged.
The Basic Materials sector currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 4.1%,
(
), up 2.6%,
(
), up 2.2%,
(
), up 1.5% and
(
), up 1.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras
(
), down 3.6%,
(
), down 2.7%,
(
), down 1.8%,
(
), down 1.7% and
(
), down 1.5%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Basic Materials sector higher today. As of noon trading, Concho Resources is up $3.57 (3.3%) to $112.02 on average volume. Thus far, 1.0 million shares of Concho Resources exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $110.32-$113.70 after having opened the day at $111.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $108.45.
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Concho Resources Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, and explores for oil and natural gas properties in the Unites States. The company's principal operating areas are located in the Permian Basin of southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Concho Resources has a market cap of $12.0 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 8.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 19 analysts who rate Concho Resources a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Concho Resources
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Concho Resources Ratings Report
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.99 (2.4%) to $41.97 on average volume. Thus far, 2.6 million shares of Continental Resources exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $41.42-$42.94 after having opened the day at $41.97 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.98.
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Continental Resources, Inc. explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas properties in the north, south, and east regions of the United States. Continental Resources has a market cap of $14.5 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 6.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Continental Resources a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Continental Resources
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.28 (1.5%) to $19.37 on average volume. Thus far, 13.0 million shares of Freeport-McMoRan exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 20.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $19.26-$20.00 after having opened the day at $19.54 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $19.09.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a natural resource company, engages in the acquisition of mineral assets, and oil and natural gas resources. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. Freeport-McMoRan has a market cap of $19.9 billion and is part of the metals & mining industry. Shares are down 18.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate Freeport-McMoRan a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Freeport-McMoRan
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Freeport-McMoRan Ratings Report
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the basic materials sector could consider
(
) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd
(
).
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