Top 10 Chemical Stocks with Highest Upside: PEIXD, GURE, GPRC, VRNM, BEST, ALTI, CGA, GU, ACET, CERP (Jul 12, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Chemical stocks with highest upside potential, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on the difference between current price and Wall Street analysts' average target price. Five Chinese companies (GURE, GPRC, BEST, CGA, GU) are on the list.

Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ:PEIXD) has the 1st highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 528.0%. Its consensus target price is $6.72 based on the average of all estimates. Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) has the 2nd highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 299.0%. Its consensus target price is $12.25 based on the average of all estimates. Guanwei Recycling Corp. (NASDAQ:GPRC) has the 3rd highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 262.7%. Its consensus target price is $7.00 based on the average of all estimates. Verenium Corporation (NASDAQ:VRNM) has the 4th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 239.6%. Its consensus target price is $5.40 based on the average of all estimates. Shiner International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEST) has the 5th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 197.6%. Its consensus target price is $2.50 based on the average of all estimates.

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTI) has the 6th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 135.0%. Its consensus target price is $2.75 based on the average of all estimates. China Green Agriculture, Inc (NYSE:CGA) has the 7th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 130.6%. Its consensus target price is $11.00 based on the average of all estimates. Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:GU) has the 8th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 113.9%. Its consensus target price is $4.00 based on the average of all estimates. Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ:ACET) has the 9th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 86.0%. Its consensus target price is $12.00 based on the average of all estimates. Cereplast, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERP) has the 10th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 65.2%. Its consensus target price is $7.50 based on the average of all estimates.