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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.

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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$14.01	88,399	19.77%	13.35	13.43	12.14	10.94	12.00	60.51	66.05	63.24	53.96	51.09	0.41	0.43	-0.02	0.60
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$27.21	6,509,437	6.88%	25.00	25.80	25.27	23.93	22.83	60.10	57.27	38.50	69.08	49.15	0.03	-0.04	0.07	0.94
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$15.06	19,015,738	-15.66%	14.76	14.70	13.04	11.80	10.66	59.66	63.69	69.20	39.54	43.36	0.54	0.58	-0.04	0.77
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$82.94	81,687	160.95%	80.74	77.61	75.54	77.06	74.22	71.73	90.24	91.51	99.36	99.38	2.22	1.56	0.65	0.79
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$2.59	4,853,980	45.08%	2.32	2.17	1.85	1.49	1.30	73.27	86.66	88.62	90.13	92.88	0.19	0.16	0.03	1.20
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$13.55	25,186	154.02%	12.77	12.33	12.65	13.74	13.09	57.72	48.41	45.77	83.50	79.54	0.23	0.04	0.19	0.40
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$7.84	29,925,541	-11.41%	5.93	5.94	5.82	6.03	6.22	75.07	79.44	58.61	93.00	77.03	0.20	0.01	0.20	1.45
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$3.14	56,419,716	10.84%	3.07	3.17	3.01	2.77	2.87	53.05	30.58	31.12	39.53	37.85	0.02	0.03	-0.01	0.68
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$45.70	20,670	-30.23%	43.59	43.07	44.77	43.90	38.96	63.99	92.02	90.77	100.00	100.00	0.18	-0.32	0.49	0.50
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$4.18	24,864,384	9.78%	3.88	3.72	3.41	3.09	2.89	65.60	87.72	89.61	76.00	81.44	0.20	0.15	0.05	0.97
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$22.55	2,697,127	2.06%	22.34	22.91	21.63	18.92	17.18	51.59	38.73	43.06	45.50	47.87	0.20	0.30	-0.10	0.50
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$22.07	423,082	-43.05%	21.23	21.44	19.79	17.93	17.18	62.41	66.62	64.53	46.09	48.63	0.54	0.55	-0.01	0.47
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$98.99	77,836	23.51%	97.14	94.17	92.16	104.77	104.33	59.34	79.92	79.77	80.47	82.52	1.92	1.13	0.78	0.91
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$11.59	2,922,098	30.66%	10.68	10.63	10.42	9.29	7.49	62.67	76.80	69.92	86.04	81.09	0.20	0.11	0.09	0.72
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$3.84	6,145,785	-17.42%	3.70	3.74	3.79	3.50	3.73	53.86	61.13	54.42	67.46	65.09	-0.01	-0.02	0.01	1.03
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$18.83	1,793,892	-23.33%	14.50	13.03	11.19	11.59	11.77	89.73	97.94	97.62	94.54	85.82	1.57	0.99	0.58	1.07
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$13.41	415,120	12.80%	13.02	12.17	12.19	12.90	15.88	60.20	75.25	81.63	62.67	74.90	0.44	0.24	0.20	1.34
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.43	1,630,147	19.95%	10.42	9.85	10.26	10.94	11.48	77.82	88.31	87.35	100.00	98.14	0.32	0.05	0.28	1.66
OR	OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD	$24.36	680,820	-38.62%	23.78	23.47	21.30	20.07	19.33	64.81	79.20	83.17	38.58	38.98	0.77	0.81	-0.04	0.54
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$5.69	20,025,463	0.56%	5.99	6.15	5.77	5.20	4.97	44.81	23.27	28.80	27.34	32.39	-0.01	0.07	-0.09	1.07
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$40.47	260,803	-9.84%	36.16	34.00	38.35	41.09	40.60	68.43	94.56	92.73	100.00	100.00	0.59	-0.73	1.32	1.31
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$20.66	286,297	3.01%	19.43	18.99	19.16	21.41	20.83	66.61	90.60	79.79	100.00	99.27	0.21	-0.06	0.27	1.31
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$119.60	107,515	-8.65%	121.04	121.44	112.19	113.84	118.20	53.12	25.66	25.31	1.19	0.46	2.06	2.92	-0.86	0.87
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$117.32	2,372,025	-5.60%	115.94	118.05	109.11	98.92	90.07	55.10	40.41	41.29	29.29	30.48	1.89	2.62	-0.73	0.51
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$11.62	1,243,166	-21.11%	10.61	10.29	9.87	11.12	11.63	67.70	81.57	81.48	75.13	73.87	0.32	0.16	0.16	1.07
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$184.41	439,429	-14.90%	180.81	181.81	166.82	153.75	147.91	60.16	53.42	49.46	23.58	23.94	4.17	4.96	-0.79	0.51
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$2.16	374,119	20.26%	2.21	2.20	2.01	1.88	1.83	52.13	25.40	33.86	6.37	12.14	0.04	0.06	-0.02	0.67
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$634.48	27,987	13.95%	622.01	597.33	566.75	543.30	544.04	73.37	93.10	91.07	98.16	96.82	21.23	18.30	2.93	0.63
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$11.27	955,582	-11.46%	10.59	9.61	10.25	10.26	12.36	65.06	91.65	88.68	91.28	89.18	0.41	0.14	0.27	1.50
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$12.86	35,044	-53.14%	13.04	12.89	12.58	11.90	10.93	50.99	39.51	59.52	3.72	29.55	0.12	0.16	-0.04	0.41
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$11.10	831,769	7.05%	10.87	10.97	9.50	7.84	6.09	56.98	58.96	65.20	20.50	30.73	0.43	0.50	-0.07	0.90
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$33.56	4,720	-17.15%	34.12	35.19	34.06	32.58	30.63	45.57	25.83	21.85	10.67	7.23	-0.23	0.11	-0.33	0.87
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$169.23	993,811	-4.86%	168.67	169.61	158.30	144.14	134.23	55.74	32.82	37.41	19.45	25.97	3.02	3.93	-0.91	0.51
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$58.60	228,154	-32.44%	55.90	54.11	58.54	59.90	64.60	59.22	86.57	83.28	94.02	88.36	0.18	-0.80	0.98	1.14
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$24.93	105,291	312.52%	27.63	27.41	26.74	27.31	24.74	37.17	27.14	42.27	13.17	22.32	0.07	0.27	-0.20	0.64
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$82.41	2,510,084	-48.00%	80.53	77.71	76.88	82.06	82.65	65.06	74.77	81.49	78.68	83.00	1.54	0.94	0.60	0.67
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$15.02	610,450	-13.73%	14.61	14.67	14.50	13.61	13.46	54.82	73.00	78.49	62.02	73.63	0.12	0.07	0.05	0.61
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$53.98	8,119,023	-17.30%	53.12	53.95	49.27	45.52	47.28	56.85	47.39	47.88	30.32	31.91	1.10	1.37	-0.28	0.50
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$85.77	2,602,133	45.95%	83.17	83.11	77.44	69.57	65.53	61.29	67.10	66.26	39.55	41.88	2.02	2.10	-0.09	0.62
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$19.67	1,672,364	-10.22%	19.23	19.36	17.17	16.07	16.49	59.08	70.01	72.55	45.43	49.13	0.64	0.70	-0.06	0.77
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$67.68	126,450	8.24%	66.85	61.68	63.04	67.25	70.89	61.07	87.33	87.78	78.65	82.66	2.15	1.13	1.03	1.42
AA	ALCOA CORP	$25.92	6,113,227	-37.37%	25.13	24.95	28.62	32.66	35.16	48.62	66.05	59.32	85.68	76.59	-0.85	-1.24	0.39	1.66
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$164.55	98,186	-28.96%	160.76	159.94	163.36	163.25	168.22	57.66	91.62	92.14	97.50	99.17	0.53	-0.65	1.18	0.81
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$5.11	6,822,585	-23.29%	4.77	4.75	4.29	3.96	4.10	64.30	78.78	69.33	74.19	68.01	0.20	0.17	0.02	1.22
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$1.72	1,407,111	35.26%	1.74	1.73	1.41	1.20	1.09	55.91	42.79	54.86	7.74	19.00	0.10	0.12	-0.02	0.85
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$1.62	1,105,722	23.16%	1.43	1.39	1.29	1.26	1.38	63.76	74.17	75.65	56.45	63.22	0.07	0.05	0.03	0.74
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$23.11	135,569	-45.96%	22.23	21.38	22.56	26.09	27.81	60.27	71.98	69.42	96.95	97.56	0.19	-0.21	0.40	1.29
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$30.17	7,319	4.62%	30.34	30.25	31.53	35.92	35.87	47.85	52.60	56.64	51.05	55.79	-0.25	-0.46	0.21	0.85
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$32.67	4,673,256	-26.85%	30.87	29.14	27.04	26.63	26.74	79.51	95.93	92.74	100.00	97.48	1.50	1.17	0.33	1.03
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$15.88	2,215,124	-45.18%	16.41	16.25	17.41	18.34	17.70	44.66	34.25	42.10	22.06	33.42	-0.32	-0.33	0.01	2.04
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$152.13	220,695	-23.51%	147.91	141.30	141.52	144.80	140.83	67.88	92.87	91.89	97.38	97.29	3.44	1.81	1.63	0.99
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$26.70	16	-75.76%	27.52	26.92	26.44	26.27	26.95	47.50	26.55	46.15	0.00	24.87	0.24	0.35	-0.11	0.29
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$3.28	3,078,397	-30.69%	3.40	3.34	2.46	2.11	1.40	54.72	62.32	69.31	26.46	33.43	0.28	0.32	-0.04	1.12
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$95.80	21,615	207.60%	100.56	100.65	101.68	103.29	99.89	41.20	18.03	25.65	3.62	5.94	-0.69	-0.21	-0.48	0.56
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	$8.81	6,383,800	20.54%	8.59	8.46	7.50	6.68	6.23	63.67	77.10	79.37	20.69	27.11	0.34	0.37	-0.03	0.65
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$404.73	1,913,805	3.07%	390.75	364.52	350.98	361.94	369.29	72.57	94.23	96.01	96.27	98.33	17.69	11.83	5.87	1.01
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$30.27	915,511	-21.25%	30.09	28.89	29.51	27.24	25.59	57.79	80.35	81.62	70.24	73.47	0.52	0.34	0.17	1.32
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$11.51	278,383	6.64%	11.29	11.16	10.84	11.36	10.01	55.34	51.02	50.95	41.72	41.96	0.15	0.14	0.02	0.96
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$6.41	11,856,652	-35.29%	6.23	5.83	5.83	5.90	5.92	65.38	92.61	92.86	96.58	95.04	0.20	0.11	0.08	1.31
MTAL	MAC COPPER LTD	$9.60	356,873	33.95%	9.23	9.06	9.51	10.15	11.20	56.58	80.42	68.94	86.54	70.52	-0.00	-0.10	0.10	0.31
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$8.30	1,748,486	-12.53%	8.38	8.40	9.34	11.25	11.57	45.01	31.32	21.17	42.61	32.42	-0.39	-0.40	0.01	1.26
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$7.28	211,911	-51.37%	7.47	7.33	7.51	8.49	9.97	46.72	43.55	54.83	17.97	33.48	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.05
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$231.82	55,608	-17.88%	230.45	226.41	233.92	236.25	249.70	52.53	86.09	89.74	87.04	93.97	0.25	-1.19	1.45	0.50
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$8.90	3,674,940	28.17%	8.90	8.94	9.18	9.71	9.87	45.36	31.50	25.99	57.81	47.22	-0.08	-0.10	0.02	0.62
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$52.64	751,164	130.59%	59.02	59.37	63.00	70.37	76.24	30.09	35.58	39.18	56.17	66.96	-1.60	-1.46	-0.13	0.96
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$82.53	509,121	-45.71%	74.13	71.93	70.48	74.18	70.95	69.35	81.67	70.94	79.95	68.45	2.05	0.88	1.18	1.29
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$6.91	408,361	-31.27%	6.78	6.61	6.19	5.90	5.09	72.25	91.89	92.93	97.33	97.31	0.22	0.21	0.01	0.85
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$38.10	304,577	-17.12%	35.10	32.54	29.53	27.24	26.00	75.87	91.27	88.31	92.04	89.04	2.41	1.80	0.61	1.38
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$14.33	243,322	-40.56%	15.69	16.69	14.62	13.21	13.23	41.92	10.42	18.55	8.25	16.86	-0.02	0.38	-0.40	0.40
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$3.18	116,454	-53.13%	3.21	3.25	2.92	2.66	2.73	52.30	18.95	24.83	9.52	12.60	0.07	0.11	-0.04	0.47
SCL	STEPAN CO	$53.90	102,851	7.40%	52.76	50.36	53.59	58.83	67.46	56.87	84.84	83.37	86.04	85.82	0.40	-0.45	0.85	0.86
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$7.46	921,467	-62.41%	6.84	6.21	6.01	5.87	6.67	69.17	80.83	85.19	88.88	88.56	0.39	0.23	0.16	0.99
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$31.10	2,966,265	-40.62%	32.21	31.78	32.78	34.38	35.56	42.31	24.73	49.32	10.15	42.45	-0.16	-0.20	0.04	1.10
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$24.33	1,070,465	-30.22%	23.86	23.29	25.77	29.15	32.27	51.79	71.73	69.10	80.98	75.93	-0.26	-0.57	0.31	1.19
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$15.59	50,864	70.54%	15.28	15.18	14.69	14.79	15.95	56.83	59.78	56.83	45.41	43.11	0.16	0.16	-0.01	0.74
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$75.42	161,723	-64.20%	79.63	79.78	82.19	90.92	100.78	39.40	18.04	14.93	21.18	12.43	-1.57	-1.06	-0.51	1.19
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$5.90	21,662,470	-34.07%	6.06	6.23	6.28	5.97	6.06	45.47	28.77	34.79	41.60	50.99	-0.10	-0.06	-0.04	1.11
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$17.24	269,234	-10.32%	16.97	16.69	18.08	20.47	24.70	49.77	57.21	54.61	61.78	59.77	-0.26	-0.46	0.20	1.13
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$157.49	244,472	48.21%	154.90	152.14	154.78	161.44	172.55	57.09	79.04	72.50	88.48	78.37	0.66	-0.26	0.92	1.07
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.45	47,826	83.61%	3.81	3.81	4.53	4.84	4.11	61.25	62.63	39.80	72.24	41.74	-0.16	-0.26	0.10	0.79
VHI	VALHI INC	$17.55	13,760	97.25%	17.29	16.74	16.83	19.10	23.79	54.89	78.41	84.12	84.14	89.45	0.27	0.08	0.19	1.04
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$66.77	1,715,731	-34.14%	65.87	63.76	69.59	73.82	78.33	52.32	72.85	69.04	79.53	71.99	-0.54	-1.28	0.74	1.09
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$91.92	2,914,326	-67.76%	87.46	82.68	81.07	81.65	78.63	72.11	94.51	94.77	99.75	98.43	3.14	1.87	1.27	1.03
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$6.04	914,626	-1.78%	5.60	5.52	4.84	4.29	4.33	68.98	84.45	82.82	80.07	74.94	0.28	0.26	0.02	1.03
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$67.79	3,264,860	-47.11%	63.20	61.71	61.04	61.06	59.22	75.65	94.03	90.65	97.34	94.13	1.27	0.59	0.68	0.74
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$269.63	498,202	-21.88%	262.49	252.68	241.70	253.50	256.23	67.95	89.47	88.80	83.70	85.37	7.89	5.83	2.06	0.95
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$89.38	989,489	0.52%	90.02	89.49	90.67	92.58	98.83	49.15	25.78	30.70	11.65	13.75	-0.27	-0.20	-0.07	1.04
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$31.05	55,736	12.65%	32.30	31.47	31.52	33.05	36.66	46.67	36.40	40.04	25.23	33.89	0.25	0.19	0.06	1.34
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$90.51	193,389	9.29%	91.22	89.47	93.21	101.83	108.11	47.55	70.50	78.76	74.83	89.47	-0.17	-0.89	0.72	0.94
SSL	SASOL LTD	$3.57	652,376	14.95%	3.50	3.51	3.82	4.27	5.42	48.81	35.80	21.56	67.75	45.94	-0.08	-0.11	0.03	1.28
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$7.21	1,527,655	2.07%	6.50	6.17	6.31	7.05	7.13	72.66	92.44	91.78	100.00	100.00	0.20	0.02	0.18	1.09
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$95.64	309,742	6.53%	93.84	85.71	77.98	75.54	76.10	78.79	95.65	96.08	81.47	83.39	5.64	4.91	0.73	0.87
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$24.97	609,135	33.93%	26.63	26.75	26.18	26.57	25.83	35.14	18.09	28.32	15.41	31.48	-0.07	0.13	-0.19	0.68
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$67.23	1,889,925	-33.42%	72.73	73.31	72.82	83.85	95.30	38.55	46.03	64.86	29.02	59.45	-0.74	-0.28	-0.47	1.08
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$7.71	8,646,326	77.11%	7.48	7.30	7.37	7.88	8.18	57.27	87.21	86.13	81.81	80.94	0.08	0.01	0.07	1.58
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$8.20	1,991,217	26.50%	7.29	6.86	7.33	7.59	8.67	70.43	88.20	86.86	93.83	92.63	0.15	-0.03	0.18	0.90
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$59.98	1,256,393	-52.58%	59.79	59.25	60.12	60.45	62.33	52.41	43.67	49.41	34.22	38.64	0.11	-0.01	0.12	0.76
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$5.67	476,398	-51.09%	5.26	5.06	5.70	7.70	11.93	56.57	85.39	76.92	88.58	82.31	-0.09	-0.22	0.12	1.16
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$7.28	572,435	-37.08%	6.84	6.82	6.32	6.19	6.47	61.75	74.36	72.86	66.84	68.84	0.22	0.17	0.05	0.80
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$40.76	181,013	-26.62%	40.02	42.29	45.08	51.50	62.14	41.96	17.32	13.01	52.07	39.76	-1.74	-1.76	0.02	1.13

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	15	+0.67%	+3.22%	+15.55%	-6.84%	37.57x	1.52x	+6.06%	+2.89%	+6.50%	+5.79%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-0.07%	-1.92%	+14.50%	-29.89%	15.95x	1.37x	+14.83%	+4.92%	+10.94%	+15.82%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+0.22%	-0.08%	+7.93%	-5.06%	26.25x	2.96x	+15.30%	+7.34%	+12.03%	+15.55%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.10%	+0.38%	+6.56%	-6.43%	24.20x	5.32x	+14.18%	+12.33%	+22.91%	+14.45%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.14%	+1.70%	+6.38%	-46.11%	40.78x	1.12x	-3.89%	-1.57%	+1.51%	+28.40%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-5.73%	-8.73%	-0.59%	-54.56%	35.26x	1.10x	+5.09%	+2.93%	+4.10%	+56.69%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	+1.32%	+0.86%	+9.66%	-25.84%	24.98x	4.17x	+25.19%	+11.46%	+22.06%	+12.38%	Strong Buy
Gold	44	+2.90%	+5.77%	+12.98%	+41.33%	29.85x	2.34x	+11.29%	+7.29%	+10.69%	+6.64%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.21%	-1.32%	-1.61%	-12.78%	810.77x	1.53x	+10.09%	+6.96%	+10.92%	+28.57%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	40	+0.87%	-0.88%	+9.68%	-17.45%	10.40x	1.89x	+18.11%	+7.87%	+12.78%	+44.07%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+2.96%	+4.16%	+14.07%	+0.64%	152.28x	1.74x	-60.88%	-4.60%	-3.99%	+42.21%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-6.30%	-6.99%	-9.18%	-32.91%	-66.17x	1.43x	+2.50%	+1.11%	+5.27%	+57.24%	Buy
Silver	4	+5.46%	+10.55%	+13.69%	+10.21%	-3.37x	1.39x	+3.87%	+4.27%	+7.18%	+20.87%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	56	-0.12%	-0.50%	+4.23%	-12.13%	9.79x	3.24x	+20.84%	+6.69%	+12.33%	+23.39%	Buy
Steel	25	-0.27%	-2.91%	+3.61%	-13.43%	22.60x	0.81x	+6.66%	+4.45%	+8.11%	+16.08%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.23%	-5.68%	-1.49%	-3.77%	10.00x	1.02x	+5.83%	+4.51%	+2.71%	+42.99%	Strong Buy
Uranium	9	+4.38%	+17.67%	+36.37%	+28.85%	113.54x	4.07x	+2.84%	-0.74%	+1.46%	+83.94%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in May 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 306 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -3 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMCL as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 36.15% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 46 percentage points.

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 306 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 Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pan American Silver has seen its stock return 31.9% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 42 percentage points.

Pan American Silver has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 24.95% from Pan American Silver's current stock price of $27.21.

Pan American Silver stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pan American Silver, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 306 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 Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kinross Gold has seen its stock return 100% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 110 percentage points.

Kinross Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 6.24% from Kinross Gold's current stock price of $15.06.

Kinross Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Kinross Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 125 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% sixteen times in the last 10 years. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend payout ratio of 8.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Flexible Solutions International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Flexible Solutions International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flexible Solutions International's dividend payout ratio of 41.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.19% in the last day, and up 0.11% over the last week. N2off was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 16.84% yesterday.

N2OFF shares are trading higher after the company announced it launched a battery storage venture in Poland.

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. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -5.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 4 percentage points.

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) 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.

Cemex Sab De CV 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.

Cemex Sab De CV's stock has dropped -18.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -9 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 9.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 20 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

47.89% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 20.54% over the next year.

2.61% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.55% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.87% are rated C (Hold), 19.4% are rated D (Sell), and 11.57% 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 27.88x.

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

1. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM)

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

1. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

1. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM)

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

1. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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