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Relatively Low Volatility Detected in Shares of Huntsman in the Diversified Chemicals Industry (HUN, PPG, DD, DOW, SDTH)

Written on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 5:41am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Diversified Chemicals industry as measured by beta. Lower-beta stocks mean minimal volatility and are therefore generally considered to be a less risk and offer more stable returns.
Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) ranks first with a beta of 0.9; PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) ranks second with a beta of 1.1; and EI Du Pont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) ranks third with a beta of 1.1.
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) follows with a beta of 1.2 and ShengdaTech (NASDAQ:SDTH) rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.2.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of SDTH and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 04, 2010 at $6.63. The stock has fallen 33.6% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nyse:hun Huntsman lowest beta

Ticker(s): HUN PPG DD DOW SDTH

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