What are materials stocks?

Materials stocks, for the record, include the likes of miners (both for precious metals such as gold and silver, as well as more industrial metals such as copper and aluminum), steelmakers, fertilizer producers. They can make plastics, concrete, paper – effectively, the building blocks for a wide array of finished goods.

What are materials sector stocks?

Materials sector stocks produce the core materials used by other industries. This includes the mining of raw materials as well as the manufacturing of chemicals and other man-made materials. This sector does not include companies that extract or process oil, natural gas and coal, which are grouped in the energy sector.

What are the top materials stocks for investors?

Although many companies operate in the materials industry, the following four stand out as some of the top materials stocks for investors to consider: 1. Rio Tinto Rio Tinto is one of the world's leading mining companies.