S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB)

Despite Packaging Corporation of America's underperformance relative to the consumer cyclical sector over the past year, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

International Flavors & Fragrances has outperformed its industry peers recently, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects

DuPont stock has outperformed other materials stocks over the past year, and analysts remain optimistic about its prospects.

Ecolab has outperformed the materials sector over the past year, yet analysts remain fairly upbeat about the stock's long-term outlook.

Linde’s strong performance compared to the broader basic-materials peers has reinforced Wall Street’s bullish conviction in the company’s outlook.

Analysts continue to view Sherwin-Williams favorably, despite recent mixed performance relative to the basic materials sector.

Despite Packaging Corporation's weak performance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Despite Martin Marietta's weak performance relative to the SPX over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

State Street Investment Management today announced share splits on five Select Sector SPDR ETFs. The splits will decrease the funds’ share prices and increase the number of outstanding shares. The aggregate...