The 11 Stock Market Sectors

Energy

Energy

The ENERGY sector includes all companies that deal mainly with oil, natural gas, and consumable fuels. This is inclusive of those that explore, drill, extract, and produce consumable fuels like coal and ethanol. It also covers aspects needed for the refinement process (equipment, materials, services). There are 2 industries in this sector.

Health
Care

Health Care

The HEALTH CARE sector includes companies that develop pharmaceuticals and deal with treatment through biotechnology. It also includes companies that provide medical supplies, equipment, services, medical diagnostic tools, and health insurance. There are 6 industries in this sector.

Consumer
Discretionary

Consumer Discretionary

The CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (or Consumer Cyclical) sector includes companies that produce and sell luxury items or services that are not needed for survival. Examples are posh cars, jewelry, electronic devices, sporting goods, high-class hotels, fancy restaurants and other products/services that depend on financial status. Retail companies that are brick-and-mortar and e-commerce-based will be found in this sector too. There are 10 industries in this sector.

Technology

Technology

The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Technology or Tech) sector includes companies that develop and distribute technological items or services such as computer software/hardware, computer components, semiconductors, and operating systems. It also includes internet companies. There are 6 industries in this sector.

Financials

Financials

The FINANCIALS sector includes companies that deal in finance, investing, banking, issuing credit cards, credit unions, insurance, and mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). There are 6 industries in this sector.

Communication
Services

Communication Services

The COMMUNICATION SERVICES sector includes companies that are involved with media, entertainment, interactive media, internet, and telecommunication. There are 5 industries in this sector.

Consumer
Staples

Consumer Staples

The CONSUMER STAPLES (or Consumer Defensive) sector includes companies that produce goods and services that are needed for survival. This includes companies involved in food, beverage, supermarkets, household and personal products, and even tobacco. There are 6 industries in this sector.

Industrials

Industrials

The INDUSTRIALS sector includes a large range of companies that deal with heavy equipment such as aerospace & defense and construction & engineering. Companies that build building products, electrical equipment and machinery and eve conglomerates are included in this sector. There are 14 industries in this sector.

Real Estate

Real Estate

The REAL ESTATE sector includes companies that develop, lease, manage, market and appraise real estate properties/projects. It also includes Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). There are 9 industries in this sector.

Utilities

Utilities

The UTILITIES sector includes a vast array of companies that specialize in generating power via electricity, water, and gas to buildings and households. Other producers of power and renewable electricity can fall in this sector as well that don’t normally bear a resemblance to the traditional regulated utility. There are 5 industries in this sector.

Materials

Materials

The MATERIAL sector includes all companies that provide raw materials needed in manufacturing. Examples of these are chemicals, construction materials, paper, forest products and even containers and packaging within the materials sector. Also, it includes mining companies that provide gold, zinc, and copper. There are 5 industries in this sector.

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