Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging McEwen Mining (MUX) This Year?

For those looking to find strong Basic Materials stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is McEwen (MUX) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.McEwen is one of 235 individual stocks in the Basic Materials sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #9 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks ...