11 chemicals stocks to watch

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 popular 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 stocks.

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

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4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like RYAM or ASIX.
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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.

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1. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM)

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Latin America, Canada, Japan, Europe, Latin America, other Asian countries, and internationally. It operates through High Purity Cellulose, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp segments.

• Previous close price: $5.43
• Market capitalization: $349,520,608
• 1 year performance: 20.05%

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2. AdvanSix (ASIX)

AdvanSix Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of 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.

• Previous close price: $22.15
• Market capitalization: $614,689,216
• 1 year performance: -40.87%
• P/E ratio: 286.5

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3. Eastman Chemical Company (EMN)

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.

• Previous close price: $95.87
• Market capitalization: $11,521,174,528
• 1 year performance: 10.19%
• P/E ratio: 12.625

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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 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States.

• Previous close price: $132.46
• Market capitalization: $16,449,943,552
• 1 year performance: -16.91%
• P/E ratio: 68.6321

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5. Chevron (CVX)

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 is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

• Previous close price: $156.71
• Market capitalization: $282,202,112,000
• 1 year performance: -1.84%
• P/E ratio: 14.209

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6. Sherwin-Williams (SHW)

The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coating, 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 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.

• Previous close price: $297.22
• Market capitalization: $75,359,830,016
• 1 year performance: 11.95%
• P/E ratio: 31.6528

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7. Dow (DOW)

Dow Inc. , through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of 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.

• Previous close price: $52.88
• Market capitalization: $37,185,536,000
• 1 year performance: -2.88%
• P/E ratio: 31.4762

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8. LyondellBasell Industries (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.

• Previous close price: $95.17
• Market capitalization: $30,989,447,168
• 1 year performance: 1.05%
• P/E ratio: 14.6867

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9. Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States 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.

• Previous close price: $114.76
• Market capitalization: $514,805,334,016
• 1 year performance: 5.50%
• P/E ratio: 14.0637

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10. WRGrace-and-Co (GRA)

W. R. Grace & Co.

• Previous close price: $0.00
• Market capitalization: $4,638,244,352
• 1 year performance: N/A
• P/E ratio: 60.3883

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11. H B Fuller 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.

• Previous close price: $76.21
• Market capitalization: $4,121,832,960
• 1 year performance: 9.19%
• P/E ratio: 25.8904

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in chemicals stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—chemicals stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the industrial and consumer chemical industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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