FMAT News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index From 06/01/22

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...

LYB has had strong performance momentum lately and is returning a lot of cash to shareholders while also deleveraging that balance sheet. While there is a lot to like about LYB, we want a portfolio of our highest conviction picks. We share why LYB is no longer a high conviction bu...

Construction Materials and Mining/Metals are undervalued. Packaging is the less attractive industry in the sector. Fast facts on FMAT. 10 stocks cheaper than their peers in May. For further details see: FMAT: Materials Dashboard For May

Discussing sell-off in the shares after the company's Q1 report revealed a much higher cash usage than anticipated by market participants. Even when assuming cash usage to trend down for the remainder of the year, Amyris would likely run out of funds by the end of Q4 at the latest. ...

The stagflation scenario got a little more traction last week with the release of a negative Q1 GDP print on Thursday and hints of more inflation on Friday. April was a really rotten month with everything down but the general commodity indexes. Investing is mostly an exercise in s...

Freeport-McMoRan has seen its share price drop over the past weeks on copper price weakness. The company continues to have a unique portfolio of assets which will enable increased cash flow, as it continues to invest in growth. Even at loftier prices, we recommend investing in Fre...

The trailing PEBV ratio for the NC 2000 fell from 1.7 in 3/31/21 to 1.3 in 3/31/22. This trailing PEBV ratio compares the NC 2000’s expected future profits (as reflected in its price) to its economic book value. Four NC 2000 sectors, Telecom Services, Financials, Basic Mate...

Follow the Money is a series of brief, information-rich posts that I will publish periodically but not on a fixed schedule. After rallying for 9 of the last 11 days, the S&P 500 went from down -13% to down just -3.4%. Growth has been hit hard by the slide in tech stocks this y...

Headed into the 2021Q4 earnings season, the materials sector had the 2nd highest revenue and earnings growth estimates. Revenues were ahead of expectations as 75% of companies reported better than expected results and materials had the 2nd highest revenue growth rate (27.0%). Desp...

Inflation and its implications for real economic growth are the main portfolio positioning consideration of the conflict in Ukraine. On the 8th of March, the U.S. sanctioned Russian energy imports, giving companies 45 days to comply. Higher commodity prices are not the only factor...