There is a low diversification of 12 months returns within the industrial metals sector. The sector is around 9 percent higher since March. Among the winners we find Kodiak Sciences, Silence Therapeutics and Karyopharm Therapeutics. Relatively big losses are for Mologen AG, curasan AG and Acorda Therapeutics.
The winners in this sector are the large caps, while smallcaps are mostly among the less performers.
Regarding the price/earnings-ratios we see a diversified palette. The megacaps are with the price/earnings-ratio of 52 the most expensive. The smallcaps are the cheapest and trade at 15 times the earnings per share. Diaceutics, Genus and Abcam are the stocks with the highest ratios. Stocks with the lowest ratios are Endo International, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Mylan NV.
The sector's average dividend yield is with 4,2 percent relatively high. Stocks now high dividend yields now are Atara Biotherapeutics, Abbvie and Bayer AG.
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