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Best Basic Material Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top basic material stocks in 2026 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

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$438.57M	12.10%	7.20%	11.29%	9.30%	0.55	3.81	5.00%	3.10%	4.25%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$503.99M	13.20%	5.00%	24.45%	26.50%	1.53	0.97	31.00%	7.60%	24.93%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$801.58M	14.00%	4.10%	10.45%	7.70%	2.42	2.71	22.80%	4.10%	9.09%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$820.52M	22.30%	4.60%	6.78%	5.20%	1.73	3.65	31.40%	4.70%	6.56%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$7.78B	21.00%	14.10%	18.31%	19.30%	0.43	2.01	45.20%	45.20%	57.60%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$62.33B	23.60%	12.30%	17.19%	19.90%	0.58	3.06	55.00%	32.10%	44.34%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.05B	-2.00%	-1.00%	1.17%	0.90%	1.01	1.71	11.50%	-0.80%	0.77%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.40B	-10.20%	-4.20%	-0.52%	-0.40%	1.17	2.38	22.60%	-7.70%	-0.71%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$5.10B	6.70%	3.90%	7.11%	7.30%	0.42	5.33	62.40%	12.20%	19.73%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$854.43M	8.90%	4.00%	7.52%	5.40%	1.19	3.07	19.60%	7.20%	12.75%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$57.05B	11.20%	6.70%	9.83%	10.90%	0.61	2.90	14.00%	6.80%	9.05%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$4.45B	46.30%	7.80%	19.40%	13.60%	4.21	1.39	15.00%	4.80%	8.10%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$8.77B	25.90%	17.80%	25.76%	24.60%	0.38	1.89	48.00%	29.50%	41.37%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.34B	22.90%	9.10%	17.53%	152.50%	1.26	1.52	45.10%	5.50%	5.58%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$5.59B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$2.86B	18.70%	5.90%	11.74%	8.20%	2.18	2.47	13.60%	4.10%	6.94%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$8.79B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$322.45M	32.00%	27.20%	23.32%	31.10%	0.07	4.94	65.90%	102.50%	108.20%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.46B	21.00%	15.00%	23.10%	28.80%	0.37	3.17	54.70%	31.50%	46.67%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$598.07M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.57	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.76B	20.50%	10.10%	17.08%	15.40%	0.90	2.43	38.90%	8.90%	11.72%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.37B	-156.10%	-7.30%	-3.84%	-2.00%	41.42	1.42	39.30%	-10.60%	-3.93%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$361.96M	24.40%	14.20%	21.11%	28.80%	0.93	4.66	51.20%	22.40%	38.33%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$21.21B	10.80%	4.50%	8.64%	8.50%	1.13	3.27	29.60%	12.90%	24.06%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$17.36B	-4.00%	-2.40%	1.04%	1.00%	0.51	2.07	18.40%	-7.30%	2.57%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$5.84B	40.80%	15.50%	18.15%	18.20%	1.19	2.30	12.40%	13.70%	15.06%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.60B	21.00%	4.10%	17.61%	15.50%	3.36	0.85	26.30%	6.40%	20.86%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$1.39B	20.50%	14.20%	19.81%	23.20%	0.43	3.28	27.80%	11.40%	14.11%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.21B	6.60%	2.60%	5.89%	8.60%	1.47	1.77	31.20%	4.80%	9.23%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$2.93B	9.70%	5.00%	11.79%	12.00%	0.73	1.78	50.20%	14.70%	33.30%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$817.85M	10.80%	4.80%	10.69%	11.10%	1.19	1.65	22.70%	3.90%	6.51%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$434.33M	17.10%	3.70%	2.83%	2.30%	3.31	2.26	18.90%	3.90%	2.49%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.36B	9.60%	4.70%	8.98%	10.90%	0.99	2.13	24.90%	7.60%	12.33%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$38.70B	15.30%	8.50%	12.50%	10.90%	0.83	3.13	14.00%	7.20%	9.57%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$17.12B	7.50%	3.40%	8.33%	9.90%	1.15	0.83	32.90%	6.00%	11.15%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$99.04B	25.20%	15.10%	26.85%	29.60%	0.65	2.44	68.30%	33.90%	56.07%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$4.47B	34.60%	6.10%	54.88%	50.80%	4.45	0.98	60.00%	7.80%	53.74%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$6.43B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.18B	15.70%	9.50%	28.17%	28.20%	0.61	1.19	51.60%	14.80%	37.18%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$18.61B	12.60%	9.00%	12.90%	14.90%	0.38	2.84	42.30%	28.90%	42.22%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$29.26B	7.40%	4.10%	8.79%	9.10%	0.74	2.83	30.90%	14.90%	30.09%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$7.10B	4.30%	2.10%	7.47%	6.60%	1.11	1.38	30.40%	3.50%	9.85%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.20B	-3.80%	-1.90%	2.86%	3.10%	0.95	1.70	26.60%	-3.50%	4.68%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.44B	15.80%	12.10%	11.81%	16.80%	0.13	6.76	16.50%	14.10%	13.37%
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$54.15M	5.80%	4.90%	6.80%	7.80%	0.16	19.81	37.80%	6.00%	7.98%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$20.13B	11.20%	7.60%	11.40%	14.10%	0.52	4.39	28.60%	5.40%	7.51%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.23B	40.10%	12.10%	16.52%	11.10%	2.27	2.75	29.30%	18.90%	23.62%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$16.79B	35.20%	12.40%	17.86%	20.70%	1.19	3.54	39.10%	23.70%	32.91%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$85.03B	25.50%	9.00%	15.35%	24.60%	1.84	1.04	36.60%	14.50%	17.44%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$181.72M	11.40%	5.90%	9.68%	8.60%	1.19	3.59	7.90%	2.70%	4.10%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$28.25B	34.50%	23.40%	34.80%	39.20%	0.40	2.84	56.50%	36.00%	50.66%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$7.68B	10.70%	6.00%	11.70%	10.30%	0.58	1.24	46.50%	26.90%	45.95%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$5.03B	6.40%	5.00%	6.12%	6.40%	0.28	3.48	28.20%	9.40%	10.77%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$89.24B	14.50%	4.70%	10.43%	9.60%	1.40	2.39	28.20%	10.30%	20.89%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.11B	-1.30%	-0.80%	3.81%	6.10%	0.38	3.58	60.70%	-2.30%	11.66%
DOW	DOW INC	$24.68B	-17.30%	-4.80%	-3.88%	-3.50%	2.82	1.85	6.40%	-7.20%	-4.85%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$21.03B	-7.50%	-2.30%	-0.89%	-0.60%	2.38	1.54	9.20%	-2.70%	-0.80%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$17.76B	1.50%	0.80%	7.16%	6.20%	0.79	1.90	7.70%	1.20%	8.74%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.29B	18.30%	7.40%	19.34%	14.90%	1.41	1.45	24.80%	8.00%	15.30%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$30.01B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$9.80B	20.70%	10.70%	20.13%	20.80%	0.95	1.36	37.10%	27.70%	48.79%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.33B	8.10%	3.10%	7.96%	9.20%	1.53	1.92	31.50%	4.60%	10.49%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$9.62B	5.60%	2.80%	5.64%	9.80%	1.09	2.68	40.80%	5.30%	10.47%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$8.16B	11.90%	6.10%	8.35%	10.00%	1.17	2.38	17.70%	6.00%	8.16%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$13.86B	25.20%	17.40%	23.16%	26.10%	0.42	2.01	60.40%	51.20%	66.55%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.54B	-1.80%	-0.60%	3.18%	2.10%	1.87	1.96	9.20%	-1.20%	5.58%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$5.52B	-16.40%	-6.90%	-6.65%	-18.90%	1.63	3.09	56.40%	-26.90%	-28.58%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.31B	21.80%	8.50%	14.30%	14.10%	1.51	2.28	41.40%	8.60%	12.13%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$2.93B	32.50%	22.90%	31.65%	43.20%	0.47	2.41	37.30%	40.30%	52.51%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$5.52B	-25.30%	-4.90%	-2.57%	-2.00%	4.25	1.38	20.50%	-11.50%	-4.71%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.05B	8.70%	6.30%	8.35%	16.10%	0.35	2.98	27.40%	6.40%	6.93%
VALE	VALE SA	$63.73B	7.00%	2.80%	9.44%	8.90%	1.56	1.15	35.00%	6.10%	17.37%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$210.53B	21.40%	9.50%	19.80%	18.50%	1.20	1.65	100.00%	19.00%	36.78%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.45B	-57.50%	-13.50%	-13.83%	-5.00%	3.49	0.32	29.20%	-41.80%	-14.74%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$76.25B	22.00%	15.90%	24.32%	32.20%	0.34	3.15	70.80%	39.50%	60.22%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$923.77M	17.70%	14.90%	18.85%	38.00%	0.16	5.78	54.40%	32.70%	48.37%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$17.30B	16.50%	6.50%	8.44%	8.10%	1.44	1.48	15.20%	8.20%	8.54%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$2.69B	31.20%	15.30%	21.80%	18.00%	0.87	1.30	42.80%	31.60%	43.20%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$48.57B	6.10%	3.40%	5.61%	5.80%	0.76	1.36	7.10%	5.10%	6.88%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$208.42M	19.10%	6.60%	14.22%	14.30%	1.71	2.31	31.40%	6.50%	10.49%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.03B	13.60%	9.00%	6.28%	6.70%	0.49	1.14	29.20%	31.40%	23.30%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$138.58B	45.90%	23.90%	41.19%	37.00%	0.85	4.38	61.90%	34.10%	56.45%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.21B	2.80%	0.50%	8.68%	4.90%	3.98	2.06	17.50%	0.50%	7.52%
AAON	AAON INC	$9.92B	13.40%	7.40%	11.77%	11.10%	0.92	2.62	26.20%	7.30%	10.41%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.45B	-33.70%	3.60%	15.61%	8.80%	-12.91	1.27	32.50%	3.30%	9.84%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.54B	2.50%	1.30%	2.96%	2.90%	0.59	1.92	15.10%	1.50%	3.13%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.10B	12.10%	6.40%	10.68%	9.90%	0.88	5.01	33.80%	8.70%	13.31%
AYA	AYA GOLD & SILVER INC	$2.30B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$5.89B	18.20%	16.60%	18.93%	22.10%	0.09	4.11	84.80%	78.10%	91.93%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$6.59B	-9.60%	-4.60%	-2.92%	-5.50%	1.09	1.76	32.10%	-8.40%	-4.59%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$15.94B	16.30%	11.20%	6.80%	16.30%	0.47	3.73	48.10%	31.10%	39.22%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.99B	30.20%	17.20%	28.47%	33.30%	0.76	2.83	55.70%	12.60%	16.69%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$5.55B	15.60%	15.10%	16.20%	18.10%	0.03	6.31	70.30%	68.70%	77.87%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.66B	17.70%	11.70%	17.93%	25.60%	0.48	3.40	45.50%	14.90%	19.91%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$39.63B	35.80%	18.70%	27.78%	29.90%	0.64	2.87	49.20%	26.60%	37.78%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.33B	2.50%	1.40%	6.04%	6.00%	0.78	1.44	21.80%	2.80%	11.33%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$9.42B	11.00%	8.10%	15.77%	15.70%	0.31	4.94	50.90%	17.40%	31.89%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$49.80B	4.70%	2.70%	5.97%	13.90%	0.74	1.47	48.60%	6.50%	10.30%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.37B	0.30%	0.20%	3.02%	4.10%	1.03	2.45	36.10%	0.20%	3.78%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.25B	13.70%	8.60%	11.90%	10.10%	0.61	1.46	34.60%	11.30%	14.13%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-0.93%	-4.73%	-10.87%	-12.31%	33.58x	1.57x	+8.26%	+4.20%	+8.50%	+17.07%	Hold
Aluminum	4	-4.46%	-10.27%	-2.36%	+134.15%	15.94x	3.07x	+25.72%	+8.36%	+12.21%	+6.54%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	-2.97%	-3.88%	-3.86%	-6.92%	28.71x	2.58x	+14.28%	+6.84%	+11.03%	+24.45%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-4.62%	-4.01%	-4.68%	-5.11%	29.33x	6.27x	+1.42%	+9.15%	+16.61%	+19.29%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.04%	-5.84%	-9.95%	+13.84%	-17.55x	1.70x	-16.54%	-4.59%	-1.97%	+22.63%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+0.26%	-9.31%	+5.11%	+76.53%	0.30x	1.95x	-2.47%	+1.96%	+2.72%	+4.84%	Buy
Copper	6	-3.81%	-15.11%	-9.09%	+68.50%	30.50x	6.59x	+32.33%	+15.72%	+28.10%	+7.67%	Buy
Gold	50	-4.45%	-12.63%	-23.97%	+34.71%	13.81x	2.86x	+22.29%	+14.71%	+20.16%	+63.35%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-2.67%	-0.72%	+1.39%	-1.89%	12.95x	1.62x	+4.50%	+2.63%	+4.36%	+20.13%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	51	-2.92%	-11.98%	-11.77%	+79.97%	15.44x	2.93x	+10.13%	-20.10%	+116.68%	+9.53%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	18	-3.01%	-13.72%	-24.24%	+53.33%	-2.01x	2.65x	+8.75%	+3.99%	+7.50%	+81.38%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.17%	+2.34%	+2.14%	-29.43%	5.12x	0.99x	+20.36%	+5.83%	+13.72%	+17.47%	Hold
Silver	4	-4.51%	-19.64%	-29.30%	+100.16%	-15.23x	2.83x	+6.23%	+3.75%	+8.52%	+47.84%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-1.05%	+1.22%	-0.09%	+9.45%	8.34x	3.63x	+16.00%	+5.71%	+10.62%	+13.99%	Buy
Steel	22	+1.38%	+0.01%	+7.07%	-10.31%	23.39x	1.36x	+8.25%	+5.25%	+8.48%	-2.95%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.22%	-3.19%	+0.55%	+24.58%	-25.18x	1.33x	+4.74%	+3.17%	+4.50%	+31.28%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-6.29%	-19.02%	-28.32%	+18.40%	57.80x	6.18x	-1.77%	-0.55%	+2.88%	+68.54%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

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. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 3 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alto Ingredients has seen its stock return 409.91% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 401 percentage points.

Alto Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 76.68% from Alto Ingredients's current stock price of $5.66.

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

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -4 points lower than the basic material sector average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 36.62% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 28 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.08, an upside of 110.05% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $1.94.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Galiano 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.

3. Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP)

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 4 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Koppers Holdings has seen its stock return 25.32% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 16 percentage points.

Koppers Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 31.96% from Koppers Holdings's current stock price of $41.68.

Koppers Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Koppers Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 142 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC)

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 1.85%.

Ramaco Resources's dividend payout ratio of -6.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 1.85%.

Algoma Steel Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.22%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.85%. Fmc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of -6.6% 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 -2.3% in the last day, and down -4.53% over the last week. Intelligent Living Application Group was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -11.8% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader industrial sector are trading lower amid elevated oil prices following President Trump's military threats to Iran, which may risk inflation and high interest rates that could hurt demand.

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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 144.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 135 percentage points.

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 7.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -1 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 71, which is 53 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 17.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 9 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.15% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 21.27% over the next year.

9.76% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.03% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 14.63% are rated D (Sell), and 10.8% 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 18.18x.

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