Below are the top U.S. Basic Materials stocks with highest potential upside, calculated as the difference between current price and Wall Street analysts' average target price.
RANKING | STOCK | UPSIDE
1 Gulf Resources, Inc. (GURE) 514.4%
2 Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd. (OSN) 508.1%
3 Anooraq Resources Corporation (USA) (ANO) 453.7%
5 Golden Minerals Co (AUMN) 442.0%
6 Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) 418.0%
7 Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (PZG) 368.4%
8 Shiner International, Inc. (BEST) 328.6%
9 Uranium Resources, Inc. (URRE) 316.7%
10 Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (USA) (NAK) 280.9%
11 Exeter Resource Corp. (XRA) 243.3%
12 General Steel Holdings, Inc. (GSI) 225.2%
13 Cereplast, Inc. (CERP) 224.7%
14 China Gerui Adv Mtals Grp Ltd (CHOP) 220.0%
15 PolyMet Mining Corp. (USA) (PLM) 208.1%
16 Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USA) (SA) 186.1%
17 China Green Agriculture, Inc (CGA) 172.3%
18 Gevo, Inc. (GEVO) 165.3%
19 Great Basin Gold Ltd. (USA) (GBG) 160.2%
20 Entree Gold Inc. (EGI) 158.8%
21 Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (XPL) 140.1%
22 Platinum Group Metals Limited (USA) (PLG) 138.3%
23 TPC Group, Inc. (TPCG) 129.8%
24 Sutor Technology Group Ltd. (SUTR) 129.0%
25 Mechel OAO (ADR) (MTL) 124.0%
26 China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. (CHGS) 120.6%
27 International Tower Hill Mines Ltd(USA] (THM) 119.9%
28 Ur-Energy Inc. (USA) (URG) 115.1%
29 Verenium Corporation (VRNM) 114.3%
30 Arabian American Development Company (ARSD) 113.8%
31 Uranerz Energy Corp. (URZ) 103.6%
32 Orient Paper Inc (ONP) 103.3%
33 Mines Management, Inc. (MGN) 100.0%
34 Timberline Resources Corp (TLR) 98.8%
35 U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) 95.7%
36 Kimber Resources, Inc. (KBX) 94.3%
37 Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (SSRI) 93.2%
38 Molycorp, Inc. (MCP) 91.3%
39 Ferro Corporation (FOE) 89.3%
40 Aceto Corporation (ACET) 89.3%
41 Taseko Mines Limited (USA) (TGB) 88.7%
42 Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. (TC) 85.6%
43 Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc. (MDM) 85.3%
44 Revett Minerals Inc ADR (RVM) 84.1%
45 Kraton Performance Polymers Inc (KRA) 77.8%
46 Mag Silver Corp (ADR) (MVG) 76.9%
47 Metalico, Inc. (MEA) 73.3%
48 U.S. Gold Corporation (UXG) 72.9%
49 Brigus Gold Corp. (BRD) 70.1%
50 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) 69.6%
51 HORSEHEAD HOLDING CORP. (ZINC) 65.6%
52 Rex American Resources Corp. (REX) 64.5%
53 Banro Corporation (BAA) 64.4%
54 Keegan Resources Inc. (KGN) 64.2%
55 Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (ADR) (SID) 63.2%
56 North American Palladium Ltd. (PAL) 63.0%
57 ArcelorMittal (ADR) (MT) 61.2%
58 General Moly, Inc. (GMO) 61.0%
59 Landec Corporation (LNDC) 61.0%
60 OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (OMN) 61.0%
61 Gerdau SA (ADR) (GGB) 60.8%
62 USEC Inc. (USU) 60.7%
63 Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (USA) (AEM) 60.1%
64 Cameco Corporation (USA) (CCJ) 59.8%
65 PolyOne Corporation (POL) 59.1%
66 Teck Resources Limited (TCK) 58.8%
67 Metals USA Holdings Corp (MUSA) 58.4%
68 NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NG) 58.3%
69 Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (USA) (HWD) 58.3%
70 Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) 58.1%
71 Augusta Resource Corp. (USA) (AZC) 57.2%
72 Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC) 57.2%
73 Penford Corporation (PENX) 56.9%
74 Stillwater Mining Company (SWC) 55.5%
75 Ternium S.A. (ADR) (TX) 54.2%
76 Braskem SA (ADR) (BAK) 53.6%
77 Solutia Inc. (SOA) 52.6%
78 OM Group, Inc. (OMG) 52.2%
79 AuRico Gold Inc (AUQ) 52.2%
80 Claude Resources Inc. (USA) (CGR) 52.0%
81 Georgia Gulf Corporation (GGC) 51.9%
82 Hecla Mining Company (HL) 51.7%
83 Boise Inc. (BZ) 50.8%
84 AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABH) 49.2%
85 Polypore International, Inc. (PPO) 48.7%
86 Metabolix, Inc. (MBLX) 48.6%
87 Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) 47.7%
88 Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) (GSS) 47.1%
89 Fibria Celulose S.A. (ADR) (FBR) 47.0%
90 Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA) (RBY) 46.9%
91 Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI) 46.7%
92 Mercer International Inc. (MERC) 46.7%
93 Vale (ADR) (VALE) 46.4%
94 Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR) 46.1%
95 Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (GSM) 45.5%
96 Silvercorp Metals Inc. (USA) (SVM) 45.3%
97 Olympic Steel, Inc. (ZEUS) 43.8%
98 Pan American Silver Corp. (USA) (PAAS) 43.7%
99 Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (SLW) 43.1%
100 BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (BBL) 42.9%
101 Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (ANV) 42.5%
102 Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX) 42.2%
103 A. Schulman, Inc. (SHLM) 42.1%
104 Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (CDE) 41.8%
105 Silver Bull Resources Inc (SVBL) 41.8%
106 Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) 41.7%
107 Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NOR) 41.3%
108 Sappi Limited (ADR) (SPP) 40.6%
109 A.M. Castle & Co. (CAS) 40.6%
110 Tenaris S.A. (ADR) (TS) 40.2%
111 Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) 40.0%
112 Aurizon Mines Ltd.(USA) (AZK) 38.8%
113 Olin Corporation (OLN) 38.8%
114 Huntsman Corporation (HUN) 38.7%
115 Nevsun Resources (USA) (NSU) 37.8%
116 American Vanguard Corp. (AVD) 37.4%
117 W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA) 36.4%
118 Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) 36.3%
119 Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (POT) 36.3%
120 UFP Technologies, Inc. (UFPT) 36.2%
121 Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (GG) 36.2%
122 Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) (SIM) 35.7%
123 Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (RIO) 34.9%
124 LSB Industries, Inc. (LXU) 34.8%
125 L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) 34.6%
126 Greif, Inc. (GEF) 34.5%
127 Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) 34.3%
128 Minefinders Corp. Ltd. (USA) (MFN) 34.0%
129 Neenah Paper, Inc. (NP) 33.3%
130 Cabot Corporation (CBT) 33.2%
131 Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX) 32.9%
132 Methanex Corporation (USA) (MEOH) 32.5%
133 Innospec Inc. (IOSP) 32.5%
134 Ashland Inc. (ASH) 32.2%
135 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (KALU) 32.0%
136 Stepan Company (SCL) 32.0%
137 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) 31.4%
138 International Paper Company (IP) 30.3%
139 Zagg Inc (ZAGG) 29.7%
140 Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) 29.7%
141 Dynamic Materials Corporation (BOOM) 28.7%
142 Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) 28.7%
143 Rock-Tenn Company (RKT) 28.6%
144 Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) 28.4%
145 AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (AU) 28.3%
146 Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) 27.8%
147 Sealed Air Corp. (SEE) 27.8%
148 United States Steel Corporation (X) 27.6%
149 Innophos Holdings, Inc. (IPHS) 27.3%
150 KMG Chemicals, Inc. (KMGB) 27.2%
151 Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) 26.9%
152 Amyris Inc (AMRS) 26.8%
153 Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (AUY) 26.6%
154 The Mosaic Company (MOS) 26.6%
155 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (USA) (IVN) 26.2%
156 Jaguar Mining Inc. (JAG) 25.4%
157 Alcoa Inc. (AA) 25.3%
158 Agrium Inc. (USA) (AGU) 25.2%
159 Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) 25.0%
160 LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) 25.0%
161 IAMGOLD Corporation (USA) (IAG) 25.0%
162 Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) 25.0%
163 Northgate Minerals Corporation (USA) (NXG) 24.5%
164 POSCO (ADR) (PKX) 24.2%
165 Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC) 24.2%
166 AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) 23.3%
167 Commercial Metals Company (CMC) 23.2%
168 Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (ROC) 23.1%
169 Eldorado Gold Corporation (USA) (EGO) 23.0%
170 MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV) 22.9%
171 Southern Copper Corporation (USA) (SCCO) 22.8%
172 Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (SCHN) 22.5%
173 KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (KS) 22.5%
174 FMC Corporation (FMC) 21.3%
175 Ball Corporation (BLL) 20.2%
176 Domtar Corp. (USA) (UFS) 20.2%
177 Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) 20.1%
178 P.H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) 20.0%
179 KiOR Inc (KIOR) 20.0%
180 Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) 19.9%
181 Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) 19.8%
182 New Gold Inc. (USA) (NGD) 19.7%
183 Titanium Metals Corporation (TIE) 19.4%
184 Haynes International, Inc. (HAYN) 19.3%
185 Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) 19.2%
186 RTI International Metals, Inc. (RTI) 18.7%
187 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DD) 18.7%
188 Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) (BVN) 18.1%
189 The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) 17.9%
190 Eagle Materials, Inc. (EXP) 17.8%
191 Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) 17.7%
192 Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) 17.7%
193 Alexco Resource Corp. (USA) (AXU) 17.6%
194 Celanese Corporation (CE) 17.3%
195 Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) 17.2%
196 Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR) 16.9%
197 Sterlite Industries India Limited (ADR) (SLT) 16.7%
198 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) 16.5%
199 Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX) 16.2%
200 Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) 15.9%
201 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD) 15.8%
202 Sonoco Products Company (SON) 15.2%
203 Airgas, Inc. (ARG) 15.2%
204 Albemarle Corporation (ALB) 15.2%
205 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) 15.0%
206 Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) 14.9%
207 Nucor Corporation (NUE) 14.7%
208 Myers Industries, Inc. (MYE) 14.6%
209 Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (CX) 14.5%
210 Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (GFI) 14.3%
211 CRH PLC (ADR) (CRH) 14.1%
212 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) 14.0%
213 H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) 13.2%
214 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) 13.1%
215 Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) 12.9%
216 Cytec Industries Inc. (CYT) 12.7%
217 Orchids Paper Products Company (TIS) 12.3%
218 AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR) 11.7%
219 Monsanto Company (MON) 11.7%
220 RPM International Inc. (RPM) 11.3%
221 Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) 11.1%
222 Sociedad Quimica y Minera (ADR) (SQM) 10.9%
223 Praxair, Inc. (PX) 10.9%
224 Richmont Mines Inc. (USA) (RIC) 10.8%
225 USG Corporation (USG) 10.7%
226 Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (GOLD) 10.6%
227 Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) 10.4%
228 Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL) 10.2%
229 Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) 10.0%
230 Syngenta AG (ADR) (SYT) 10.0%
231 Harmony Gold Mining Co. (ADR) (HMY) 9.9%
232 Rayonier Inc. (RYN) 9.6%
233 Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) 9.6%
234 The Valspar Corporation (VAL) 9.0%
235 Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) 8.9%
236 Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (FSI) 8.5%
237 Tredegar Corporation (TG) 8.4%
238 Sasol Limited (ADR) (SSL) 8.3%
239 BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (BHP) 6.8%
240 Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB) 5.9%
241 Potlatch Corporation (PCH) 5.5%
242 PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) 5.4%
243 Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) 4.9%
244 The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) 4.4%
245 James Hardie Industries SE (ADR) (JHX) 4.1%
246 Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI) 3.2%
247 NewMarket Corporation (NEU) 3.0%
248 AMCOL International Corporation (ACO) 0.5%