One of the few sectors doing well right now is the specialty chemicals
business. That's because preservatives in foods, fertilizers for farms,
compressed gasses for manufacturers and a host of other products have a built-in
baseline demand. These are the building blocks for just about every product on
the market, so chemical companies with well-run operations and a big reach have
managed to find brisk business even in this tough climate. I watch more than
5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies
by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. This week, Ive got 4
chemical stocks to buy. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these
stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my research, meaning it is a
"strong buy" or "buy." Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON ) provides agricultural
products to farmers and is based out of St. Louis. A modest gain of 4% has far
outpaced the broader markets, as the Dow Jones is down .6% on the year. Praxair
Inc. (NYSE: PX ) is a supplier of industrial gas. PX stock rounds out the list
with a gain of 5% year-to-date. That gain is no small feat, especially amidst a
volatile economic landscape. Terra Nitrogen Co. (NYSE: TNH ) is involved with
the production of nitrogen fertilizer products. Like other stocks in the
specialty chemicals sector, TNH stock is pleasing investors with a gain of 44%
year-to-date. W.R. Grace (NYSE: GRA ) produces and sells specialty chemicals and
specialty materials internationally. GRA stock has had an impressive 2011,
jumping 8% year-to-date. Get more analysis of these picks and other
publicly-traded stocks with Louis Navellier's Portfolio Grader tool, a 100%
free stock-rating tool that measures both quantitative buying pressure and eight
fundamental factors.
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