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Best Basic Material Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top basic material stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best basic material stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the basic materials sector.

Sector: Basic Materials

Due Diligence Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$162.16M	$11.87	-2.55%	$8.63M	23.27x	0.15
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$17.04B	$132.43	-0.30%	$1.09B	27.65x	1.51
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	NASDAQ	Uranium	$281.76M	$2.32	-4.13%	$5.40M	35.15x	0.01
WDFC	WD 40 CO	NASDAQ	Specialty Chemicals	$3.61B	$266.54	-1.83%	$106.47M	52.06x	0.95
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	NASDAQ	Building Products & Equipment	$1.69B	$76.80	-2.22%	$192.77M	16.07x	0.81
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Chemicals	$2.89B	$115.86	0.10%	$228.30M	20.08x	0.44
AAON	AAON INC	NASDAQ	Building Products & Equipment	$10.67B	$131.32	0.04%	$302.54M	55.88x	0.29
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	NYSE	Gold	$12.86B	$14.39	-2.04%	$1.23B	18.22x	0.81
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$1.33B	$28.23	-2.35%	$140.10M	12.49x	0.47
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$635.88M	$87.14	1.18%	$79.49M	13.06x	0.56
CBT	CABOT CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$5.62B	$103.38	-0.68%	$723.00M	15.23x	1.51
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Chemicals	$136.09M	$14.37	3.60%	$8.83M	25.21x	0.27
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$6.70B	$153.65	-1.07%	$470.30M	26.96x	1.52
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	NASDAQ	Aluminum	$1.94B	$20.87	-2.57%	$455.70M	6.34x	1.95
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$2.72B	$152.73	0.14%	$309.33M	22.36x	0.89
MSB	MESABI TRUST	NYSE	Steel	$333.38M	$25.41	-3.46%	$91.90M	3.63x	0.06
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$1.08B	$13.14	-0.08%	$32.50M	657.00x	0.54
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$7.92B	$112.83	-2.25%	$684.00M	19.39x	0.55
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$11.42B	$98.50	-1.24%	$1.90B	13.08x	1.65
GOLD	BARRICK GOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$29.41B	$16.78	-2.27%	$4.80B	18.04x	0.61
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	NASDAQ	Steel	$18.63B	$122.37	-3.58%	$2.79B	10.97x	0.73
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Chemicals	$254.02M	$5.62	-2.26%	$45.65M	8.39x	0.22
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$19.04B	$420.03	-0.88%	$1.85B	14.69x	1.35
FMC	FMC CORP	NYSE	Agricultural Inputs	$6.68B	$53.50	-1.83%	$379.80M	4.60x	1.65
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Specialty Chemicals	$49.20M	$3.95	1.02%	$6.86M	11.97x	0.47
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Chemicals	$5.71B	$175.73	-0.86%	$225.37M	46.61x	0.36
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Building Products & Equipment	$130.60M	$16.37	-2.27%	$18.23M	8.57x	1.50
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$69.45B	$312.30	0.45%	$6.44B	18.15x	1.23
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$197.76M	$10.30	-4.54%	N/A	21.46x	0.28
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	NASDAQ	Building Products & Equipment	$2.03B	$66.98	-1.90%	$169.87M	18.50x	0.42
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	NASDAQ	Gold	$9.66B	$146.93	-2.22%	$533.92M	33.70x	0.08
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	NYSEMKT	Silver	$541.90M	$3.05	-2.87%	$108.88M	9.84x	0.22
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$28.81B	$124.17	0.12%	$2.79B	19.59x	1.78
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$19.15B	$166.43	-2.49%	$2.35B	16.11x	1.45
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	NYSE	Building Materials	$33.67B	$550.92	-1.06%	$3.29B	17.11x	0.80
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	NYSE	Building Materials	$9.17B	$273.32	-1.54%	$819.08M	19.17x	1.18
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	NYSE	Chemicals	$727.81M	$41.43	0.93%	$114.91M	10.73x	0.12
SILV	SILVERCREST METALS INC	NYSEMKT	Other Precious Metals & Mining	$1.54B	$10.37	-4.34%	$165.93M	18.19x	0.14
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	NASDAQ	Aluminum	$1.23B	$76.26	-1.49%	$216.80M	25.94x	2.47
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$2.52B	$79.11	-0.47%	$358.30M	16.73x	0.97
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	NYSE	Building Materials	$5.23B	$136.26	-2.56%	$709.92M	13.25x	0.62
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	NYSE	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$101.22B	$62.21	-1.95%	$20.19B	10.03x	0.87
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	NASDAQ	Lumber & Wood Production	$7.70B	$126.86	-1.00%	$740.29M	17.35x	0.32
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$9.82B	$126.68	-1.10%	$897.55M	19.95x	1.49
USAP	UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INC	NASDAQ	Steel	$411.60M	$44.21	0.25%	$60.66M	15.35x	0.47
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	NYSE	Steel	$6.52B	$57.21	-2.39%	$963.93M	13.65x	0.59
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$3.27B	$15.96	-3.45%	$565.90M	11.57x	0.48
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$6.61B	$27.29	-1.91%	$475.50M	24.59x	1.08
OC	OWENS CORNING	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$16.42B	$191.40	-1.53%	$2.21B	16.08x	1.67
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Agricultural Inputs	$15.57B	$89.50	-0.70%	$2.53B	14.14x	1.18
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$23.67B	$664.50	0.38%	$1.07B	31.39x	3.39
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$230.63M	$5.27	-0.57%	$46.37M	6.43x	0.20
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	NASDAQ	Steel	$441.63M	$39.67	-2.00%	$82.18M	17.40x	0.77
GGB	GERDAU SA	NYSE	Steel	$6.87B	$3.26	-4.12%	$2.73B	4.59x	0.52
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	NYSE	Copper	$1.41B	$13.69	-4.47%	$134.29M	72.05x	1.12
AZEK	AZEK CO INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$7.65B	$53.51	-0.83%	$378.73M	50.96x	0.60
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	NASDAQ	Coking Coal	$631.40M	$12.02	0.59%	$117.17M	17.94x	0.78
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	NYSE	Gold	$1.48B	$4.71	-3.88%	$352.51M	67.29x	0.43
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$89.87B	$399.36	-0.08%	$3.67B	36.71x	1.75
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$5.20B	$541.60	0.54%	$712.55M	12.02x	1.32
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	NYSE	Building Materials	$3.93B	$83.72	-1.08%	$242.75M	26.24x	0.62
VALE	VALE SA	NYSE	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$42.03B	$9.26	-2.22%	$12.49B	5.06x	1.35
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	NYSE	Gold	$27.46B	$60.56	-1.37%	$937.66M	45.03x	0.02
NUE	NUCOR CORP	NYSE	Steel	$29.41B	$125.25	-4.69%	$4.51B	12.07x	0.63
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	NASDAQ	Chemicals	$3.08B	$45.72	-0.37%	$667.57M	20.23x	2.09
ASH	ASHLAND INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$3.52B	$74.78	0.88%	$196.00M	21.99x	0.97
CEIX	CONSOL ENERGY INC	NYSE	Thermal Coal	$3.42B	$116.48	-1.30%	$721.77M	8.61x	0.85
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	NASDAQ	Thermal Coal	$3.41B	$26.66	1.72%	$770.32M	7.57x	0.58
SCL	STEPAN CO	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$1.65B	$73.56	-0.78%	$176.80M	36.60x	0.98
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	NYSEMKT	Gold	$1.79B	$5.58	-0.89%	$121.69M	279.00x	0.29
MAG	MAG SILVER CORP	NYSEMKT	Silver	$1.54B	$14.94	-2.35%	$82.06M	20.75x	0.03
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$1.18B	$10.27	-1.15%	$222.20M	12.68x	1.27
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	NYSE	Chemicals	$843.26M	$23.93	-0.29%	$201.82M	13.75x	1.65
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$9.42B	$75.85	-2.04%	$942.50M	21.19x	1.75
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	NYSEMKT	Copper	$624.41M	$2.08	-0.48%	$196.67M	10.61x	3.25
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	NYSE	Uranium	$23.53B	$54.29	-3.05%	$614.46M	87.71x	0.63
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	NYSE	Coking Coal	$3.22B	$61.59	-3.25%	$599.67M	8.48x	0.24
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$91.80B	$364.50	-0.64%	$4.81B	35.81x	4.77
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	NYSEMKT	Uranium	$1.19B	$72.42	-2.84%	$94.90M	14.78x	6.74
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	NYSE	Paper & Paper Products	$3.60B	$87.77	-1.61%	$563.00M	13.36x	2.05
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	NASDAQ	Building Materials	$4.17B	$145.94	-2.14%	$147.77M	42.13x	0.10
RS	RELIANCE INC	NYSE	Steel	$15.81B	$292.16	-3.08%	$1.64B	15.88x	0.40
OLN	OLIN CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$4.35B	$37.31	-2.05%	$902.90M	28.70x	2.64
MAS	MASCO CORP	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$16.99B	$78.76	-0.59%	$1.33B	20.95x	-58.57
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	NYSE	Gold	$1.67B	$5.62	-1.23%	$152.60M	46.83x	0.30
GMS	GMS INC	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$3.53B	$91.00	-1.43%	$535.29M	16.43x	1.74
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	NYSE	Building Products & Equipment	$65.51B	$73.01	-0.72%	$6.39B	18.77x	1.71
MTRN	MATERION CORP	NYSE	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$2.30B	$110.60	-0.82%	$182.12M	30.89x	0.99
ARCH	ARCH RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Coking Coal	$2.79B	$154.23	-0.94%	$371.73M	15.77x	0.64
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Coking Coal	$2.98B	$228.71	-1.25%	$583.57M	8.20x	0.50
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	NYSE	Coking Coal	$1.00B	$11.91	-0.58%	$261.30M	11.79x	1.46
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	NYSE	Copper	$59.76B	$41.59	-1.16%	$7.37B	30.14x	1.51
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	NYSE	Gold	$41.99B	$83.72	-1.75%	$3.37B	42.50x	0.45
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	NYSE	Lumber & Wood Production	$7.77B	$184.37	-0.71%	$521.76M	24.20x	0.56
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	NYSE	Gold	$1.23B	$5.83	-1.02%	$373.20M	11.66x	0.34
ECL	ECOLAB INC	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$70.85B	$250.20	0.56%	$3.78B	34.80x	1.58
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	NASDAQ	Agricultural Inputs	$418.59M	$6.66	0.76%	$62.40M	289.57x	1.56
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	NYSE	Copper	$3.41B	$8.66	-5.36%	$728.17M	37.65x	1.17
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$24.57B	$75.67	-0.67%	$4.65B	11.48x	1.72
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	NYSE	Specialty Chemicals	$4.34B	$47.52	-1.66%	$467.60M	28.98x	1.55

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	16	-0.20%	-0.97%	+0.87%	+3.87%	31.12x	1.38x	+7.26%	+3.11%	+5.33%	+12.24%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-1.57%	-6.37%	-4.75%	+25.25%	-11.52x	1.98x	+4.41%	+1.18%	+5.62%	+25.42%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	16	-1.49%	-4.86%	-3.60%	+33.96%	26.05x	3.11x	+11.46%	+6.01%	+9.90%	+11.57%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.79%	-2.90%	-1.44%	+38.01%	29.22x	5.61x	-13.51%	+11.69%	+21.09%	+7.06%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.35%	-2.16%	-5.60%	-21.33%	14.52x	1.32x	+2.26%	+1.22%	+3.49%	+38.72%	Buy
Coking Coal	6	-1.36%	+0.17%	-5.01%	-11.54%	11.07x	1.74x	+17.04%	+11.30%	+15.18%	+36.20%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-2.21%	-1.20%	-3.60%	+18.78%	28.03x	4.75x	+24.47%	+10.61%	+21.63%	+14.74%	Buy
Gold	45	-2.25%	+0.51%	+4.13%	+18.50%	0.40x	1.84x	+2.01%	+1.09%	+4.45%	+29.60%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.28%	-2.73%	-1.50%	+2.68%	-10.01x	1.87x	+10.81%	+7.34%	+10.78%	+19.20%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	39	-1.53%	-1.14%	-1.84%	-12.05%	14.71x	1.90x	+7.87%	+6.29%	+16.65%	+38.72%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	18	-2.25%	-0.80%	+3.49%	+13.03%	-11.31x	1.72x	-2.16%	-0.24%	+1.85%	+59.58%	Strong Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.69%	-4.02%	+4.09%	+18.67%	16.54x	1.79x	+12.62%	+3.87%	+8.49%	+12.56%	Buy
Silver	3	-2.52%	-1.31%	-3.22%	+22.61%	-0.84x	1.47x	+4.21%	+4.46%	+6.20%	+30.17%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	60	-0.48%	-1.78%	-3.25%	+2.65%	30.24x	3.35x	+21.11%	+6.77%	+12.35%	+16.60%	Buy
Steel	24	-2.96%	-6.10%	-7.77%	-14.94%	12.58x	0.78x	+9.49%	+6.16%	+9.72%	+20.14%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.34%	-0.26%	-3.60%	+21.02%	5.72x	1.40x	+22.82%	+13.54%	+17.85%	+18.85%	Strong Buy
Uranium	9	-3.06%	-9.09%	-4.80%	+21.63%	49.32x	4.66x	+8.09%	+2.53%	+5.42%	+31.86%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Dec 2024?

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best basic material stocks to buy right now are:

1. Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSEMKT:IDR)

Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSEMKT:IDR) is the top basic material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Idaho Strategic Resources has seen its stock return 89.62% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 79 percentage points.

Idaho Strategic Resources has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 17.94% from Idaho Strategic Resources's current stock price of $11.87.

Idaho Strategic Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Idaho Strategic Resources, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Rpm International (NYSE:RPM)

Rpm International (NYSE:RPM) is the second best basic material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rpm International has seen its stock return 20.93% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 10 percentage points.

Rpm International has an average 1 year price target of $133.44, an upside of 0.77% from Rpm International's current stock price of $132.43.

Rpm International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Rpm International, 11.11% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)

Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) is the third best basic material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 29 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Uranium Royalty has seen its stock lose -14.71% over the past year, underperforming other basic material stocks by -25 percentage points.

Uranium Royalty has an average 1 year price target of $5.60, an upside of 141.38% from Uranium Royalty's current stock price of $2.32.

Uranium Royalty stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Uranium Royalty, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 136 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR)

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.2%.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources's dividend payout ratio of 1.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.2%.

Ssr Mining's dividend payout ratio of -2.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Steel Co (NYSE:SID)

National Steel Co (NYSE:SID) has an annual dividend yield of 13.34%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.2%. National Steel Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. National Steel Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Steel Co's dividend payout ratio of -860.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -1.09% in the last day, and down -2.65% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why basic material stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued basic material stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued basic material stocks right now are:

1. Core Molding Technologies (NYSEMKT:CMT)

Core Molding Technologies (NYSEMKT:CMT) is the most undervalued basic material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Core Molding Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Core Molding Technologies's stock has dropped -10.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -22 percentage points.

2. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the second most undervalued basic material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Perma Pipe International Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perma Pipe International Holdings's stock has gained 102.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 92 percentage points.

3. Taseko Mines (NYSEMKT:TGB)

Taseko Mines (NYSEMKT:TGB) is the third most undervalued basic material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Taseko Mines has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Taseko Mines's stock has gained 69.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 58 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

48.89% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 16.95% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the basic materials sector?

The average P/E ratio of the basic materials sector is 22.24x.

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