S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB)

As Mosaic Company has considerably outperformed its broader sector recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Eastman Chemical has trailed its material peers over the past year, but analysts are reasonably bullish on its future potential.

Despite Avery Dennison's underperformance relative to the consumer cyclical sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

While Ball Corporation has lagged behind the consumer cyclical sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

LyondellBasell has underperformed the Materials industry over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Corteva has notably outperformed the basic materials sector over the past year, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s long-term prospects.

As Dow has fallen short of the basic material sector over the past year, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Eastman Chemical has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite Nucor’s underperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Despite Ecolab's outperformance relative to the broader market on a YTD basis, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.