A Look Into Basic Materials Sector Value Stocks
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
Benzinga Insights has identified five value stocks in the basic materials sector based on quantified analysis. These include Alpha Metallurgical (AMR), Celanese (CE), Koppers Hldgs (KOP), Commercial Metals (CMC), and Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (SQM). The article provides recent earnings per share and dividend yield data for each company.

November 03, 2023 | 2:38 pm
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POSITIVE IMPACT
Celanese's earnings per share increased from $2.01 in Q1 to $2.17 now. The company's dividend yield has increased by 0.03% from last quarter's yield of 2.26%.
The increase in earnings per share and dividend yield could positively impact the stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Koppers Hldgs's earnings per share increased from 1.26 in Q2 to $1.32 now. The company's dividend yield has decreased by 0.13% from 0.75% last quarter.
The increase in earnings per share could positively impact the stock price, while the decrease in dividend yield could have a negative impact.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera's earnings per share decreased from $2.63 in Q1 to $2.03 now. The company's dividend yield has increased by 4.48% from 8.21% in the previous quarter.
The decrease in earnings per share could negatively impact the stock price, while the significant increase in dividend yield could have a positive impact.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Alpha Metallurgical's earnings per share decreased from 12.16 in Q2 to $6.65 now. The company's dividend yield has decreased by 0.27% from last quarter's yield of 1.42%.
The decrease in earnings per share and dividend yield could negatively impact the stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Commercial Metals's earnings per share decreased from $2.02 in Q3 to $1.69 now. The company's dividend yield has decreased by 0.03% from last quarter's yield of 1.36%.
The decrease in earnings per share and dividend yield could negatively impact the stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100