Undervalued Materials stocks, tonight
Chemicals, metals, mining, and packaging.
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Start with a ready-made list
- Safe and steadyStrong businesses with little debt and no serious warning signs.7 companies
- Cheap, and insiders are buyingBosses bought shares with their own money in the last 90 days.3 companies
- Owned by famous fundsAt least two of the funds we track hold it.35 companies
- Bargains near their 1-year lowStrong enough for our list and close to a 1-year low.8 companies
- Paid to waitPays a dividend of 2% or more, with low debt.3 companies
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- Near its 1-year low. The price is within 10% of its lowest point in the past year.
- Low debt. Owes less than half of what the business is worth on its books. Banks and insurers are left out.
- Growing steadily. Sales grew at least 5% a year for five years, with spare cash every year.
- Best businesses only. Only the companies that score 85 or more out of 100 on quality.
Pays you cash each year. 4% means $4 a year for every $100 of shares.
WarningsKeeps companies we fully checked that show none of these serious signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, or a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on. One big customer or a new auditor doesn't remove a company: those are only worth knowing. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
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We read each company's latest annual report and recent SEC notices for these five signs only.
8 companies match
| Company | What they do | Price | Market value | Cash yield | Price to profit | Return on capital | Funds | Score | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRH PublicCRH | CRH Public sells building materials to construction, infrastructure and repair projects. | $83.604% above 1-year low | $55.6bn | 5.0% | 12.9× | 11.9% | 13 | 0.85 | See why | |
| Reynolds Consumer ProductsREYN | Reynolds Consumer Products sells cooking, cleanup and storage products to U.S. households and retailers. | $22.329% above 1-year low | $4.7bn | 6.8% | 11.5× | 10.2% | 2 | 0.82 | See why | |
| RPM InternationalRPM | RPM International sells paints, coatings, sealants and adhesives to builders, industry and consumers. | $98.316% above 1-year low | $12.6bn | 5.4% | 15.0× | 13.4% | 5 | 0.78 | See why | |
| Fuller H BFULCluster buy | H.B. Fuller sells adhesives and sealants to makers of consumer and industrial goods. | $50.638% above 1-year low | $2.7bn | 3.7% | 11.7× | 7.5% | 7 | 0.78 | See why | |
| Silgan HoldingsSLGN | Silgan Holdings sells metal and plastic containers and closures to consumer goods makers. | $35.214% above 1-year low | $3.7bn | 9.2% | 14.3× | 9.6% | 4 | 0.77 | See why | |
| Armstrong World IndustriesAWI | Armstrong World Industries sells ceilings and walls to distributors and contractors. | $164.8710% above 1-year low | $7.0bn | 3.5% | 17.0× | 22.5% | 8 | 0.69 | See why | |
| Tecnoglass HoldingsTGLS | Tecnoglass sells aluminum and vinyl windows and architectural glass to construction markets. | $36.688% above 1-year low | $1.6bn | -0.5% | 9.3× | 29.5% | 1 | 0.67 | See why | |
| SylvamoSLVM | Sylvamo makes paper and sells it to printers, businesses and publishers worldwide. | $32.914% above 1-year low | $1.3bn | -0.8% | 11.8× | 22.1% | 5 | 0.64 | See why |