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Top 5 Companies in the Basic Materials Sector With the Best Relative Performance (HUN, BP, ATPG, PXP, MTL)

Written on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 9:45am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Basic Materials sector as measured by relative performance. Highest relative performance is a comparison between a share and its peers made to determine over performance.
This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as SmarTrend searches for stocks that have the potential to outperform their peers.
Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) ranks first with a gain of 5.16%; BP (NYSE:BP) ranks second with a gain of 4.35%; and ATP Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:ATPG) ranks third with a gain of 3.79%.
Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE:PXP) follows with a gain of 3.1% and Mechel (NYSE:MTL) rounds out the top five with a gain of 2.95%.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of BP and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on July 07, 2010 at $32.70. The stock has risen 17.6% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: Huntsman relative performance

Ticker(s): HUN BP ATPG PXP MTL

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