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Best Basic Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top basic material stocks in 2025 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
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CMCL
CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$615.12M$31.882.02%N/A16.98x0.54
Jersey
SSRM
SSR MINING INC
NASDAQ
Gold
$4.42B$21.781.11%$375.65M26.89x0.53
United States
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$967.76M$91.560.07%$205.69M11.00x2.15
United States
NGD
NEW GOLD INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$5.11B$6.460.47%$435.10M32.30x1.24
Canada
HBM
HUDBAY MINERALS INC
NYSE
Copper
$5.35B$13.52-1.02%$1.01B18.52x0.97
Canada
FRD
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Steel
$150.51M$21.32-2.67%$13.94M24.51x0.71
United States
GAU
GALIANO GOLD INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$630.45M$2.44-2.79%$116.07M-81.33x1.33
Canada
TILE
INTERFACE INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$1.70B$29.180.27%$188.59M17.79x1.22
United States
CDE
COEUR MINING INC
NYSE
Gold
$10.28B$16.00-1.66%$553.66M41.03x0.47
United States
HDSN
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$441.05M$10.10-1.94%$28.29M24.63x0.25
United States
NTR
NUTRIEN LTD
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$27.44B$56.48-0.41%$4.95B20.17x1.12
Canada
ARLO
ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$1.87B$18.110.56%-$17.37M-82.32x1.87
United States
SSL
SASOL LTD
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$4.40B$6.77-1.74%$1.18B11.26x1.33
South Africa
SBSW
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD
NYSE
Gold
$6.05B$8.55-0.81%-$65.88M-15.46x2.04
South Africa
NGVT
INGEVITY CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.06B$56.580.53%-$35.10M-9.51x14.56
United States
KGC
KINROSS GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$27.37B$22.46-1.23%$3.43B18.11x0.50
Canada
MTX
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.99B$63.510.47%$161.10M793.88x1.07
United States
ITRG
INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$451.24M$2.672.69%$37.68M22.25x0.80
Canada
ODC
OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$992.03M$67.770.15%$87.35M18.52x0.50
United States
WS
WORTHINGTON STEEL INC
NYSE
Steel
$1.68B$33.09-1.37%$212.60M14.77x0.71
United States
ORLA
ORLA MINING LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$3.74B$11.49-0.17%$251.23M143.63x2.74
Canada
CTVA
CORTEVA INC
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$47.97B$70.641.09%$3.38B34.29x0.60
United States
CMT
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSEMKT
Specialty Chemicals
$187.08M$21.120.33%$26.13M19.56x0.43
United States
B
BARRICK MINING CORP
NYSE
Gold
$50.29B$29.482.22%$6.16B18.54x0.56
Canada
MATV
MATIV HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$674.66M$12.340.73%-$269.70M-1.48x3.99
United States
KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
NASDAQ
Aluminum
$1.24B$76.88-0.79%$244.10M19.37x2.24
United States
AUGO
AURA MINERALS INC
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$2.63B$31.79-0.38%N/AN/A7.34
British Virgin Islands
HL
HECLA MINING CO
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$7.39B$11.03-2.82%$378.23M68.94x0.43
United States
FCX
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC
NYSE
Copper
$64.76B$45.09-0.46%$6.69B37.26x1.52
United States
AEM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
NYSE
Gold
$76.96B$153.200.52%$6.11B26.01x0.41
Canada
PAAS
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
NYSE
Gold
$12.79B$35.34-2.40%$1.45B24.37x0.48
Canada
GFI
GOLD FIELDS LTD
NYSE
Gold
$33.99B$37.98-1.02%$1.99B27.32x0.92
South Africa
JBI
JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$1.42B$10.17-2.12%$172.80M28.25x1.41
United States
CSTM
CONSTELLIUM SE
NYSE
Aluminum
$2.13B$15.241.74%$525.25M59.53x5.86
Netherlands
CTGO
CONTANGO ORE INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$300.77M$23.743.22%$6.17M-94.96x-65.04
United States
BTG
B2GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$5.73B$4.330.23%N/A-13.12x0.61
Canada
NRP
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Thermal Coal
$1.34B$102.29-0.70%$175.31M9.45x0.29
United States
RGLD
ROYAL GOLD INC
NASDAQ
Gold
$12.38B$188.10-1.31%$620.67M31.14x0.08
United States
WPM
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
NYSE
Gold
$47.69B$105.11-0.11%$1.04B77.00x0.04
Canada
SMG
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$3.46B$59.87-1.04%$311.90M70.44x-19.08
United States
AVD
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$159.50M$5.610.90%-$80.36M-1.26x1.83
United States
IPI
INTREPID POTASH INC
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$381.66M$28.66-0.14%$29.28M-1.80x0.25
United States
TFPM
TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$5.57B$27.74-1.39%$274.26M31.89x0.02
Canada
WLKP
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Chemicals
$760.45M$21.58-0.09%$192.42M14.58x1.81
United States
CCJ
CAMECO CORP
NYSE
Uranium
$35.61B$81.811.97%$482.11M290.11x0.56
Canada
ERO
ERO COPPER CORP
NYSE
Copper
$1.73B$16.71-1.59%$277.22M12.11x1.15
Canada
HNRG
HALLADOR ENERGY CO
NASDAQ
Thermal Coal
$801.28M$18.630.76%-$131.02M-3.73x2.35
United States
CGAU
CENTERRA GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$1.91B$9.171.44%$278.20M24.13x0.36
Canada
AGI
ALAMOS GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$13.19B$31.37-0.76%$729.70M37.80x0.48
Canada
EGO
ELDORADO GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$5.54B$27.02-0.84%$803.40M13.51x0.54
Canada
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$4.95B$152.62-0.53%$242.12M34.69x0.32
United States
MTRN
MATERION CORP
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$2.43B$117.322.28%$129.34M152.36x0.91
United States
NEM
NEWMONT CORP
NYSE
Gold
$86.44B$78.69-0.42%$11.82B14.13x0.71
United States
CX
CEMEX SAB DE CV
NYSE
Building Materials
$13.68B$9.43-1.26%$2.81B43.46x1.22
Mexico
FNV
FRANCO NEVADA CORP
NYSE
Gold
$38.70B$200.880.22%$1.25B49.36x0.06
Canada
ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$7.84B$6.07-0.65%$1.37B20.93x1.02
Israel
APOG
APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$889.28M$41.31-2.40%$145.12M17.58x1.40
United States
AWI
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$8.39B$193.93-0.57%$535.80M28.52x1.22
United States
CENX
CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
NASDAQ
Aluminum
$2.46B$26.401.34%$248.70M22.18x1.75
United States
MT
ARCELORMITTAL
NYSE
Steel
$26.44B$34.40-1.04%$6.68B20.24x0.77
Luxembourg
MOS
MOSAIC CO
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$10.84B$34.161.01%$2.44B11.58x0.94
United States
CMC
COMMERCIAL METALS CO
NYSE
Steel
$6.55B$58.480.48%$379.14M177.21x0.71
United States
AXTA
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$6.61B$30.50-0.97%$1.03B14.95x2.42
United States
SSD
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC
NYSE
Lumber & Wood Production
$7.63B$182.33-2.43%$538.35M23.59x0.51
United States
OR
OR ROYALTIES INC
NYSE
Gold
$6.67B$35.450.82%$147.64M84.00x0.12
Canada
ESI
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$6.37B$26.35-0.60%$530.70M26.35x0.90
United States
ARLP
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
NASDAQ
Thermal Coal
$3.03B$23.57-0.59%$574.00M12.95x0.59
United States
AG
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP
NYSE
Silver
$4.90B$10.05-3.09%$309.56M-1,005.00x0.48
Canada
EQX
EQUINOX GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$5.19B$10.40-1.52%$677.40M104.00x0.89
Canada
SWIM
LATHAM GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$903.20M$7.750.13%$79.01M-70.45x1.06
United States
MAS
MASCO CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$15.17B$72.47-1.13%$1.34B19.17x-61.17
United States
REX
REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$994.37M$30.08-1.25%$90.83M20.46x0.13
United States
NEU
NEWMARKET CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$7.81B$831.291.88%$781.56M16.48x0.98
United States
FMC
FMC CORP
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$4.66B$37.270.65%$676.80M46.01x1.79
United States
MSB
MESABI TRUST
NYSE
Steel
$405.01M$30.870.68%$92.77M4.37x0.09
United States
CF
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$13.64B$84.19-0.91%$2.65B11.01x1.20
United States
ECL
ECOLAB INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$75.26B$265.360.49%$3.87B35.19x1.54
United States
BVN
BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$5.03B$19.82-1.44%$624.25M12.47x0.44
Peru
MUX
MCEWEN INC
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$730.44M$13.500.00%$19.97M-51.92x0.52
Canada
IOSP
INNOSPEC INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$2.00B$80.62-0.75%$53.20M104.70x0.39
United States
SMID
SMITH MIDLAND CORP
NASDAQ
Building Materials
$220.46M$41.56-1.26%$18.43M18.23x0.65
United States
LIN
LINDE PLC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$225.01B$479.861.78%$12.80B33.91x1.20
United Kingdom
ASM
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$617.08M$4.39-1.35%$22.18M54.88x0.21
Canada
USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
NASDAQ
Building Materials
$3.66B$127.80-0.96%$181.61M29.11x0.08
United States
ECVT
ECOVYST INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.09B$9.252.66%$126.01M-92.50x1.56
United States
FSM
FORTUNA MINING CORP
NYSE
Gold
$2.42B$7.90-0.38%$502.78M15.19x0.45
Canada
MTUS
METALLUS INC
NYSE
Steel
$692.54M$16.48-1.96%$23.60M-33.63x0.61
United States
DD
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$32.15B$76.78-0.51%$1.74B-166.91x0.57
United States
RPM
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$15.79B$122.98-1.92%$1.08B22.86x1.69
United States
VOXR
VOX ROYALTY CORP
NASDAQ
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$176.12M$3.47-1.70%$4.48M-86.75x0.48
Canada
ROCK
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$1.74B$58.99-1.44%$186.10M14.05x0.42
United States
SXT
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$4.28B$100.83-0.08%$264.69M31.41x0.91
United States
AVNT
AVIENT CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$3.29B$35.890.34%$442.10M27.61x1.59
United States
SUZ
SUZANO SA
NYSE
Paper & Paper Products
$12.11B$9.580.10%$5.13B8.16x2.69
Brazil
SNES
SENESTECH INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$8.17M$4.60-2.54%-$5.84M-0.67x0.25
United States
TGLS
TECNOGLASS INC
NYSE
Building Materials
$3.27B$69.54-0.71%$294.99M17.88x0.61
Colombia
IFF
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$16.23B$63.34-1.83%$762.00M-41.13x0.81
United States
AVTR
AVANTOR INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$8.45B$12.40-2.44%$1.41B12.40x1.03
United States
ZEUS
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
NASDAQ
Steel
$368.29M$32.89-0.18%$68.74M26.96x0.86
United States
PPG
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$24.40B$108.10-0.24%$2.18B24.40x1.90
United States

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
15-0.18%+0.23%-1.17%+2.48%26.38x1.47x+7.34%+3.69%+7.56%+15.20%Buy
4-0.41%+5.63%+7.73%+12.18%19.10x1.72x+14.89%+5.41%+11.25%+2.84%Strong Buy
18-0.65%-0.99%-0.58%+2.77%25.64x3.03x+12.48%+5.97%+9.70%+9.35%Buy
31-1.63%-4.52%-6.19%-10.93%25.30x5.31x+7.55%+10.73%+19.63%+16.01%Buy
17-0.78%+1.14%+5.92%-35.87%-8.14x1.03x-13.29%-4.72%-1.56%+12.71%Buy
5+0.83%+9.38%+11.94%-6.78%46.55x1.67x+1.14%+0.18%+0.64%+0.13%Strong Buy
7-1.08%+2.98%+10.77%+8.61%27.95x4.96x+24.76%+11.44%+21.92%+2.20%Hold
47-0.05%+1.01%+15.51%+64.42%32.90x3.12x+4.68%+8.22%+12.00%-2.61%Buy
5-2.06%-3.45%-2.79%-12.81%0.42x1.60x+9.81%+6.69%+10.46%+10.15%Buy
42+0.07%+3.24%+4.69%-0.63%10.69x2.13x+0.39%+4.96%+12.30%+10.60%Buy
15-0.98%-0.19%+10.21%+55.79%8.50x2.59x+3.67%-0.31%+3.36%+11.04%Buy
6-1.47%+1.89%-1.56%-38.60%7.39x1.31x+20.24%+5.36%+12.60%+44.21%Hold
3-2.07%+4.70%+14.89%+49.41%-767.17x1.93x+1.97%+1.25%+3.52%+14.51%Strong Buy
56+0.50%-0.08%+0.79%-2.98%17.86x3.35x+18.97%+6.36%+11.33%+15.97%Buy
23-0.73%-0.46%+3.58%+2.78%27.31x0.91x+5.21%+3.78%+6.86%+8.58%Strong Buy
6+0.27%+4.04%+6.40%+7.05%19.88x1.17x-0.47%+1.89%+0.53%+17.08%Strong Buy
10-0.30%+4.50%+22.14%+242.92%168.69x7.16x+0.87%-1.95%-0.10%+1.37%Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best basic material stocks to buy right now are:

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)


Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 310 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 135.8% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 134 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -12.17% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $31.88.

Caledonia Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Caledonia Mining, 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. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)


Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 310 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 276.82% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 275 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $18.95, a downside of -12.99% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $21.78.

Ssr Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ssr Mining, 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.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 310 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cvr Partners has seen its stock return 31.53% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 30 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 111 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)


Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.13%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout ratio of 691% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dow (NYSE:DOW)


Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 9.98%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Dow's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dow's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dow's dividend payout ratio of -200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.93%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -0.38% in the last day, and down -0.44% over the last week. Nucor was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -0.09% yesterday.

Nucor shares are trading lower after the company issued Q3 GAAP EPS guidance below estimates.

What are the most undervalued basic material stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued basic material stocks right now are:

1. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)


Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) is the most undervalued basic material stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Suncoke Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Suncoke Energy's stock has dropped -2.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -4 percentage points.

2. Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF)


Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) is the second most undervalued basic material stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cf Industries Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Industries Holdings's stock has gained 3.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 2 percentage points.

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)


Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is the third most undervalued basic material stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 58.95% 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?

48.11% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 11.53% over the next year.

5.99% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.86% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.18% are rated C (Hold), 15.73% are rated D (Sell), and 8.24% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the basic materials sector is 23.56x.
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