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Best Chemical Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top chemical stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best chemical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Chemicals

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Chemicals is Zen Rated F and is the 120th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$23.13	$10.32	124.09%	13.07x	13.92x	0.72x	2.95x	11.34x	$436.03M	53.51%	$276.13M	7.84	$1.16B	5.76
VHI	VALHI INC	$15.95	$36.84	-56.71%	4.21x	N/A	0.21x	0.44x	0.34x	$18.70M	4.11%	$1.04B	36.35	$641.60M	2.09
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$27.50	$34.41	-20.08%	11.32x	8.31x	0.50x	0.89x	0.45x	$563.11M	30.39%	$2.09B	31.07	$4.24B	5.96
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$4.09	N/A	N/A	-6.93x	37.18x	0.17x	0.38x	N/A	$95.67M	35.45%	$713.89M	10.82	$874.41M	4.99
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$20.03	$57.23	-65.00%	12.14x	5.94x	0.35x	0.69x	0.14x	$1.69M	0.31%	$774.65M	28.87	$865.01M	6.50
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$40.35	N/A	N/A	12.23x	26.03x	1.11x	1.23x	N/A	-$6.86M	-0.96%	$560.34M	31.77	$511.32M	5.05
CE	CELANESE CORP	$39.31	N/A	N/A	-2.82x	7.66x	0.42x	0.83x	N/A	$531.00M	12.36%	$5.18B	47.36	$16.21B	33.28
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$5.14	N/A	N/A	-16.58x	10.56x	0.26x	0.46x	N/A	-$43.00M	-5.29%	$1.76B	11.16	$3.65B	6.87
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$12.77	N/A	N/A	-11.61x	-429.97x	0.36x	0.75x	N/A	$79.00M	3.59%	$2.96B	17.19	$4.11B	12.99
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$4.98	N/A	N/A	-18.44x	18.24x	0.68x	0.73x	N/A	-$5.72M	-1.61%	$491.64M	6.84	$856.39M	10.36
DOW	DOW INC	$28.12	$10.39	170.61%	17.91x	32.93x	0.46x	1.14x	5.23x	-$229.00M	-1.16%	$17.36B	24.66	$35.25B	6.75
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$3.30	N/A	N/A	-2.56x	-4.95x	0.09x	0.25x	N/A	-$76.35M	-36.27%	$865.22M	13.56	$653.52M	13.79
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$5.42	N/A	N/A	-8.60x	-67.75x	73.24x	8.15x	N/A	-$28.07M	-9.30%	$47.90M	0.86	$366.46M	-11.64
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$0.65	N/A	N/A	-1.11x	-1.54x	2.96x	0.28x	N/A	-$59.78M	-64.81%	$338.37M	2.36	$49.71M	-0.69
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$0.78	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	N/A	1.09x	0.06x	N/A	-$59.85M	-715.38%	$143.71M	13.40	$7.50M	-0.20
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$3.51	N/A	N/A	-0.71x	-54.00x	0.10x	-1.69x	N/A	-$220.49M	-15.75%	-$830.21M	-2.08	$11.60B	-12.85
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$0.69	N/A	N/A	-1.01x	N/A	N/A	0.39x	N/A	-$4.96M	-82.48%	$18.15M	2.07	$3.03M	N/A

Chemical Stocks FAQ

What are the best chemical stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best chemical stocks to buy right now are:

1. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the #1 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is equal to the chemical industry average of 28.

WLKP passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Westlake Chemical Partners has seen its stock return 5.86% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 56 percentage points.

2. Valhi (NYSE:VHI)

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is the #2 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 14 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

VHI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Valhi has seen its stock return 6.4% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 56 percentage points.

3. Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH)

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the #3 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

MEOH passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Methanex has seen its stock lose -42.3% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 8 percentage points.

Methanex has an average 1 year price target of $49.50, an upside of 80% from Methanex's current stock price of $27.50.

Methanex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Methanex, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the chemical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 chemical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 chemical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 9.73%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 5.16%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -161.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 7.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 5.16%. Huntsman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -90.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Celanese (NYSE:CE)

Celanese (NYSE:CE) has an annual dividend yield of 5.42%, which is the same as the chemical industry average of 5.16%. Celanese's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Celanese's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Celanese's dividend payout ratio of -15.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are chemical stocks down?

Chemical stocks were down -0.69% in the last day, and down -1.45% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why chemical stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued chemical stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued chemical stocks right now are:

1. Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH)

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Methanex has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the chemical industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has dropped -42.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) is the second most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Advansix has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the chemical industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advansix's stock has dropped -24.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 25 percentage points.

3. Valhi (NYSE:VHI)

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is the third most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Valhi has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the chemical industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Valhi's stock has gained 6.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 56 percentage points.

Are chemical stocks a good buy now?

50% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 57.58% over the next year.

0% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 28.57% are rated C (Hold), 28.57% are rated D (Sell), and 21.43% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the chemicals industry?

The average P/E ratio of the chemicals industry is 9.89x.

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