FMAT News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index From 10/14/22

Summary All subsectors are undervalued relative to 11-year averages. Mining/metals is the most attractive one, followed by construction materials. FMAT, an alternative to XLB. 7 stocks cheaper than their peers in October. This monthly article series shows a dashb...

Summary We expect macro headwinds will continue to pressure U.S. corporate earnings in the coming months. We expect earnings expectations to decline as multinational firms realize foreign exchange headwinds that accelerated over the past year. Investors can avoid undue interna...

Summary We believe that cash flow and debt sustainability are likely to become increasingly important as real economic growth slows and credit access tightens. Cash flow provides a link between a company’s income statement and their balance sheet. Focusing on the Russel...

VHI posted strong Q2 2022 results, beating the market EPS and revenue estimates. The company saw 20% jump in revenue and a 30% increase in net income compared to Q2 2021. I assign a buy rating for the company after considering attractive valuation and strong quarterly results. ...

We do not expect the copper price to fall below $6500/ton with the onset of recession. The main reason is the current raw material price (~$7300/ton) removing ~30% of the potential copper supply from the market. We expect the current decline of copper price to catch up quickly by the ...

Freeport-McMoRan is a copper company, and copper is susceptible to economic closures and economic worry. The company has dramatically improved its financial position from the last downturn, and we expect markets to rebound quickly. The company can generate double-digit FCF in 2023...

Alcoa is facing a tough market, affected by inflationary pressures and the associated interest rate increases. The company has made good steps in controlling their production cost and is transitioning rapidly into "greener" aluminum products. Despite aluminum prices expected to fa...

Ecolab is a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, which makes it a perfect ESG holding. The company suffered from the pandemic but is set to maintain high net income, EBITDA, and free cash flow growth. Its dividend yield isn't high, but ECL remains in a good spot ...

Investors have a lot to worry about nowadays as interest rates continue to march higher despite cooling economic growth. The outlook for stocks remains uncertain amidst inflation readings not seen. We believe there are very few excellent companies out there that combine a steadily gro...

According to the leading indicators of economic growth, the business cycle looks set to enter a period of material deceleration in the months ahead. This growth downturn is a continuation of the slowdown that began in the latter half of 2021. Combined with this downturn in growth, the...