Can Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) Stock Rise to the Top of Basic Materials Sector Wednesday?

A rating of 95 puts Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) near the top of the Basic Materials sector according to InvestorsObserver. Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile's score of 95 means that it ranks higher than 95% of stocks in the sector. In addition, its overall score of 88 ranks it higher than 88% of all stocks.

SQM has an Overall Score of 88. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on SQM!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Finding the best stocks can be tricky. It isn’t easy to compare companies across industries. Even companies in the basic materials sector can be tricky to compare sometimes. InvestorsObserver’s tools allow a top-down approach that lets you pick a metric, find the top sector and industry and then find the best stocks in that sector. Not only are these scores easy to understand, but it is easy to compare stocks to each other. You can find the best stock in basic materials or look for the sector that has the highest average score. The overall score is a combination of technical and fundamental factors that serves as a good starting point when analyzing a stock. Traders and investors with different goals may have different goals and will want to consider other factors than just the headline number before making any investment decisions.

What's Happening With Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile Stock Today?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) stock has risen 0.26% while the S&P 500 has fallen -3.88% as of 2:22 PM on Wednesday, May 18. SQM has gained $0.23 from the previous closing price of $89.84 on volume of 1,799,816 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is down -4.78% while SQM has gained 94.96%. SQM earned $2.05 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.67. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile stock.