Dow Chemicals
Market cap: $44.1 billion
2010 Revenue: $53.7 billion
P/E Ratio: 21.9
Dividend Yield: 1.6%
Stock price change for 1Q: 10.6%
Ticker: DOW
Fortune thought that Dow's stock might get a boost from declining natural gas prices. Natural gas serves as a feedstock for many of the chemicals that Dow sells -- so cheaper feedstock means higher profit margins.
Dow should also benefit from the increased need for petrochemicals in emerging markets. According to an analyst report by Morgan Stanley, demand for petrochemicals is increasing in Europe and Asia -- and both should be big markets for Dow in the future.
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Last updated April 06 2011: 12:29 PM ET
Stock data as of market close, 03/31/11.
