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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
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CMCL
CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC
$21.492.82%11.17%21.55%74.43%129.59%109.66%96.61%19.72%N/A$21.49$8.810.00%144.07%0.5593,000-52.79%
PAAS
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
$29.201.46%0.24%11.20%19.57%40.12%39.58%56.07%-0.90%242.32%$29.66$17.861.55%63.49%0.902,669,000-24.67%
KGC
KINROSS GOLD CORP
$15.861.86%0.06%2.19%24.98%62.17%91.31%373.43%118.16%592.58%$16.03$7.841.06%102.30%0.7812,079,000-18.35%
PPIH
PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC
$23.98-0.35%0.46%68.52%107.17%67.11%188.92%172.81%301.00%317.77%$24.50$7.722.12%210.62%0.4622,000-78.85%
CDE
COEUR MINING INC
$9.121.56%0.77%3.64%66.12%50.74%53.02%226.88%84.99%56.97%$9.69$4.575.88%99.56%1.445,648,000-45.62%
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
$88.930.16%-0.50%7.72%18.18%15.54%18.57%-3.07%881.24%-29.08%$93.73$62.945.12%41.29%0.723,700-75.66%
GFI
GOLD FIELDS LTD
$24.200.46%1.60%-2.54%6.84%73.23%58.27%171.00%152.87%644.62%$26.36$12.988.19%86.44%0.511,480,000-7.90%
NGD
NEW GOLD INC
$4.991.84%1.22%6.85%40.96%92.66%136.49%362.04%275.19%78.85%$5.16$1.943.29%157.22%0.9811,340,000-36.25%
HBM
HUDBAY MINERALS INC
$10.83-1.19%1.21%15.71%52.32%28.01%13.28%182.77%259.80%34.53%$11.13$5.952.70%82.02%1.575,135,000-48.51%
BTG
B2GOLD CORP
$3.660.00%0.27%1.95%25.34%42.41%31.65%12.62%-34.76%140.79%$3.83$2.204.44%66.36%0.6932,703,000-10.38%
ERO
ERO COPPER CORP
$16.97-2.81%-1.62%15.84%50.84%22.79%-24.78%103.72%N/AN/A$23.40$9.3027.48%82.47%1.32946,00061.43%
RGLD
ROYAL GOLD INC
$179.820.29%-0.08%-2.99%7.50%33.75%38.93%66.96%46.74%183.52%$191.78$125.696.23%43.07%0.50251,000-40.52%
NGVT
INGEVITY CORP
$46.76-0.06%8.39%12.08%34.87%17.31%9.38%-24.62%-12.14%N/A$51.67$28.499.50%64.13%1.24117,000-53.57%
B
BARRICK MINING CORP
$21.461.13%1.23%6.82%10.73%35.48%24.05%23.19%-19.35%97.79%$21.70$15.111.11%42.03%0.527,362,000-24.64%
SSRM
SSR MINING INC
$13.180.15%4.27%4.94%30.75%85.11%178.65%-18.19%-36.36%111.90%$13.46$4.322.08%205.09%0.741,807,000-30.79%
ASIX
ADVANSIX INC
$25.290.76%5.82%6.08%21.76%-8.37%14.18%-21.56%113.78%N/A$33.00$18.4423.36%37.15%1.2091,000-47.40%
TFPM
TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP
$24.171.21%1.43%1.17%22.13%59.22%47.56%N/AN/AN/A$25.45$13.945.03%73.39%0.40237,000-57.60%
FSM
FORTUNA MINING CORP
$6.61-0.30%-0.30%-1.05%8.54%47.22%30.89%148.50%36.57%82.60%$7.55$3.8612.45%71.24%1.038,507,000-23.84%
ODC
OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA
$60.33-0.08%4.14%19.49%36.52%37.82%95.69%285.99%241.91%305.44%$60.70$29.470.61%104.70%0.4728,500-62.99%
AEM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
$120.061.15%-2.43%-2.00%10.66%48.08%76.43%163.64%90.84%303.56%$126.76$68.785.28%74.56%0.511,409,000-41.85%
ARLO
ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$17.603.96%1.38%20.05%106.82%58.42%30.37%182.50%554.28%N/A$17.98$7.842.13%124.49%1.631,482,00025.27%
HNRG
HALLADOR ENERGY CO
$16.202.21%6.72%-5.32%44.39%37.99%107.16%217.03%2,423.36%94.24%$19.71$4.8617.81%233.33%1.05429,000-22.84%
TILE
INTERFACE INC
$22.132.69%5.78%9.28%17.28%-8.70%48.82%73.57%177.32%-10.80%$27.34$14.1319.05%56.67%1.23196,000-30.99%
OR
OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD
$26.031.72%1.21%-2.91%24.07%40.47%64.23%164.26%151.74%N/A$27.60$15.785.69%64.96%0.53295,000-57.12%
KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
$85.641.75%7.10%11.44%60.34%21.94%-5.87%11.63%20.18%3.38%$100.07$46.8114.42%82.97%1.3667,000-51.09%
NEU
NEWMARKET CORP
$737.282.39%8.29%15.53%32.20%45.47%41.78%143.35%81.45%64.78%$737.28$480.000.00%53.60%0.62117,000-24.03%
NEM
NEWMONT CORP
$59.90-0.27%1.20%8.24%23.94%57.18%37.86%0.32%-2.09%151.05%$60.31$36.860.68%62.51%0.515,370,000-42.31%
USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
$104.802.31%4.44%-2.07%20.43%-14.78%47.15%398.48%526.94%814.33%$159.53$65.4534.31%60.12%0.89118,000-40.40%
CMP
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
$22.251.04%12.94%15.64%141.85%101.91%112.92%-32.27%-55.42%-73.05%$22.58$7.511.46%196.27%1.04540,000-31.56%
ITRG
INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP
$1.492.76%-2.61%-12.87%28.45%65.56%60.39%-37.92%N/AN/A$1.95$0.7923.39%88.61%0.81404,000-72.27%
MOS
MOSAIC CO
$37.27-1.43%5.94%0.87%43.57%48.19%35.28%-16.28%183.64%-19.76%$38.06$22.362.08%66.68%0.943,075,000-47.35%
WPM
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
$90.560.97%0.34%-1.25%15.36%57.39%66.10%158.60%104.15%416.31%$95.23$53.054.90%70.71%0.62662,000-36.10%
WS
WORTHINGTON STEEL INC
$32.421.41%2.47%23.22%38.13%6.71%-0.03%N/AN/AN/A$47.19$21.3031.30%52.21%1.39309,000-37.70%
EGO
ELDORADO GOLD CORP
$20.770.29%0.87%-0.81%17.41%33.74%34.26%248.49%109.80%0.58%$21.79$13.294.68%56.28%0.75823,000-44.91%
CF
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
$94.650.85%4.37%2.52%18.52%6.94%35.29%13.29%218.04%48.94%$104.45$67.349.38%40.56%0.601,516,000-36.22%
SUZ
SUZANO SA
$9.570.42%2.03%7.17%5.16%-5.90%-7.54%5.16%39.10%N/A$10.98$8.4112.84%13.79%0.65640,000-59.67%
TGLS
TECNOGLASS INC
$78.042.00%2.54%-8.79%13.46%2.09%54.08%331.16%1,229.47%520.84%$90.34$46.4713.62%67.94%1.27109,000-62.15%
CSTM
CONSTELLIUM SE
$14.562.90%7.77%14.83%59.30%38.40%-23.13%14.20%86.67%34.81%$19.65$7.3325.90%98.77%1.401,269,000-43.47%
AAUC
ALLIED GOLD CORP
$13.57-0.22%-0.44%-10.31%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$15.79$13.0514.03%3.98%-0.846,500-64.86%
NC
NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
$42.420.62%2.14%14.31%31.41%39.36%48.84%14.56%79.90%-29.43%$45.50$25.196.77%68.40%0.812,700-74.04%
SBSW
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD
$7.57-0.66%0.26%22.69%82.41%124.63%63.85%-24.00%-20.90%18.10%$7.70$3.051.69%148.20%1.165,067,000-42.18%
EMX
EMX ROYALTY CORP
$2.753.77%7.42%12.70%38.89%58.05%47.06%47.85%21.68%472.92%$2.75$1.590.00%73.50%0.66355,000-24.47%
ROCK
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC
$62.310.48%3.32%5.34%16.45%5.34%-8.89%55.70%32.07%212.33%$81.90$48.9623.92%27.28%1.14129,000-43.91%
FNV
FRANCO NEVADA CORP
$165.090.40%0.22%-6.40%4.01%34.87%34.57%25.71%18.77%243.51%$179.99$112.708.28%46.49%0.52369,000-50.14%
BVN
BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC
$16.700.48%0.18%4.11%14.31%39.52%0.54%154.96%79.38%64.53%$17.71$11.505.70%45.22%0.55280,000-56.32%
CMT
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
$17.300.35%0.82%7.59%13.82%9.98%7.99%95.48%332.50%-16.47%$19.20$12.259.90%41.22%0.6914,700-24.23%
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
$165.021.12%3.99%-0.97%3.01%3.73%3.31%27.98%77.16%193.73%$186.03$145.7011.29%13.26%0.7783,000-26.55%
ASM
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
$3.503.86%-2.78%1.45%113.41%270.37%253.89%548.15%321.69%224.07%$3.81$0.838.14%321.69%1.133,849,000-45.74%
MTRN
MATERION CORP
$85.59-0.07%6.07%10.30%13.88%-11.86%-20.32%20.94%42.34%151.74%$123.21$69.1030.53%23.86%1.1783,000-37.12%
SCL
STEPAN CO
$59.250.75%7.22%8.84%18.79%-6.63%-28.58%-41.46%-39.06%13.79%$94.77$44.2337.48%33.96%0.8551,700-50.29%
CENX
CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
$18.85-0.11%3.34%-2.94%7.96%9.02%-6.64%175.58%160.00%92.94%$25.39$11.4025.76%65.29%1.98671,000-36.28%
APOG
APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC
$43.270.14%9.07%11.69%-4.78%-39.82%-30.37%9.77%87.48%-16.48%$87.93$37.5350.79%15.29%1.06185,000-46.38%
AWI
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
$167.751.01%4.47%8.19%24.23%18.07%48.61%115.48%115.40%208.65%$169.32$110.680.93%51.56%0.96298,00041.90%
HWKN
HAWKINS INC
$152.471.24%8.30%14.73%41.74%23.99%68.12%336.13%596.53%674.94%$153.05$89.060.38%71.20%0.84179,000-38.91%
MSB
MESABI TRUST
$25.003.09%6.02%-6.68%-2.84%-11.19%41.40%3.82%44.59%90.26%$37.00$15.9332.43%56.94%0.5914,900-0.67%
FUL
FULLER H B CO
$62.24-1.19%0.40%12.35%14.54%-0.88%-18.33%4.24%40.09%52.96%$87.67$47.5629.00%30.87%1.02250,000-69.88%
LOMA
LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
$11.311.07%0.62%-9.74%6.50%-9.74%67.56%124.40%142.18%N/A$14.17$5.7020.18%98.42%0.96161,0003.21%
PRM
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC
$15.390.79%10.40%24.11%56.09%24.11%93.58%52.53%N/AN/A$15.46$7.630.45%101.65%1.07990,000-51.47%
REX
REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
$52.762.63%6.93%22.13%45.38%22.02%17.85%90.11%132.97%153.69%$52.77$33.450.02%57.73%0.9078,000-39.53%
TT
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
$437.391.08%1.91%1.07%32.13%14.77%32.03%232.06%372.65%552.53%$438.11$298.150.16%46.70%0.991,182,00028.90%
CX
CEMEX SAB DE CV
$7.230.84%5.86%6.01%30.04%27.74%16.99%83.50%151.92%-12.33%$7.34$4.891.50%47.85%1.254,544,000-67.21%
FRD
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
$16.671.06%2.08%-0.83%13.48%9.67%13.63%128.67%220.58%161.29%$19.12$12.2412.81%36.19%0.629,700-38.99%
NX
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP
$20.51-2.29%8.35%19.66%23.41%-12.76%-23.78%-10.90%52.38%-3.35%$34.97$15.3041.35%34.05%1.12321,000-42.47%
HDSN
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.372.07%6.08%15.45%48.14%43.08%-1.18%13.26%737.00%153.64%$9.28$5.119.81%63.80%1.03178,000-39.66%
WTTR
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC
$9.110.77%3.17%6.67%-4.41%-33.99%-13.89%44.37%87.84%N/A$15.14$7.2039.83%26.53%1.13468,000-37.27%
CMC
COMMERCIAL METALS CO
$52.410.90%4.63%7.22%25.93%7.20%-1.09%59.93%160.62%231.08%$64.53$37.9218.78%38.21%1.17832,000-21.80%
MATV
MATIV HOLDINGS INC
$7.582.57%13.13%16.08%43.83%-30.90%-54.09%-67.62%-76.26%-80.85%$19.96$4.3462.02%74.65%1.16210,000-48.28%
NRP
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
$97.51-2.00%4.78%1.63%-2.00%-12.15%0.54%161.08%689.55%169.36%$113.04$81.7413.74%19.29%0.545,400-81.63%
GAU
GALIANO GOLD INC
$1.320.00%2.33%-12.00%11.86%1.54%-25.42%230.83%-7.04%-23.70%$2.00$1.0034.00%32.00%0.73817,000-55.48%
CGAU
CENTERRA GOLD INC
$7.521.21%2.87%-0.53%21.10%29.88%10.91%20.32%N/AN/A$7.82$5.413.84%39.00%0.76607,000-30.94%
IOSP
INNOSPEC INC
$88.700.67%5.13%2.31%0.28%-18.55%-27.70%-5.78%15.11%98.92%$133.53$80.3233.57%10.43%0.8980,000-69.11%
ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
$7.311.39%7.66%10.59%28.70%44.47%71.19%-14.90%133.55%6.25%$7.35$3.790.48%92.88%0.83748,000-53.86%
CTVA
CORTEVA INC
$77.120.16%3.80%8.33%25.81%37.86%46.95%48.02%180.13%N/A$77.41$50.300.37%53.32%0.711,419,000-44.20%
SAND
SANDSTORM GOLD LTD
$9.632.23%3.44%2.88%27.89%68.95%71.35%62.67%1.16%192.71%$9.69$4.920.62%95.73%0.644,463,000-13.68%
ARLP
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
$26.58-0.15%4.50%2.35%-0.30%0.04%6.32%45.01%679.47%6.24%$30.56$22.1813.03%19.85%0.55125,000-49.39%
UAMY
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP
$2.224.23%-15.59%-16.54%-4.72%19.35%650.00%449.50%347.58%174.07%$3.86$0.2742.49%713.19%1.213,617,000-30.79%
DD
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
$73.721.06%6.41%9.31%8.76%-1.38%-6.91%36.06%34.99%-51.41%$90.06$53.7718.14%37.10%1.092,264,000-15.93%
WDFC
WD 40 CO
$233.160.72%2.02%-4.71%-6.34%-2.34%9.23%17.85%18.57%167.69%$292.36$208.0020.25%12.10%0.50123,000-35.60%
SXC
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC
$8.72-1.25%9.14%5.95%0.00%-16.07%-14.76%34.98%197.61%-30.24%$12.82$7.4731.98%16.73%0.90480,000-60.88%
AGI
ALAMOS GOLD INC
$26.990.07%3.25%0.30%0.45%40.79%67.74%281.75%177.39%388.95%$31.00$15.7412.94%71.47%0.611,617,000-27.16%
ARMN
ARIS MINING CORP
$6.981.45%2.65%1.60%40.44%91.23%69.42%N/AN/AN/A$7.02$3.290.57%112.48%0.90621,000-28.54%
MUX
MCEWEN MINING INC
$11.373.46%16.98%26.47%53.86%39.00%16.98%170.71%9.33%20.70%$11.46$6.380.79%78.21%1.11828,000-29.29%
MT
ARCELORMITTAL
$32.64-1.24%3.13%8.37%21.11%47.09%40.15%49.31%181.62%18.00%$34.90$20.526.48%59.06%1.25895,000-62.68%
TTAM
TITAN AMERICA SA
$12.62-0.79%-3.96%-10.18%-2.62%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$17.78$10.8029.02%16.85%1.14437,000-56.95%
VHI
VALHI INC
$18.10-0.93%8.84%23.38%12.14%-19.20%5.72%-57.11%74.21%-68.71%$41.75$14.1056.65%28.37%1.018,100-46.71%
SVM
SILVERCORP METALS INC
$4.640.00%10.48%12.08%25.75%51.14%31.82%93.33%-10.94%346.15%$5.32$2.8712.78%61.67%1.023,967,000-32.13%
WLKP
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
$22.460.36%0.49%1.67%-4.06%-2.18%-1.92%-7.69%17.90%-3.19%$25.04$21.1910.30%5.99%0.458,300-59.51%
ESI
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
$24.00-0.21%4.53%12.10%19.23%-5.21%-10.85%39.13%115.25%-4.65%$29.78$16.7719.41%43.11%1.281,336,000-56.02%
IPI
INTREPID POTASH INC
$36.630.03%5.38%-3.48%26.84%61.86%57.08%-12.10%292.56%-68.01%$39.01$20.756.10%76.57%1.2755,300-53.53%
ORLA
ORLA MINING LTD
$10.140.90%1.20%-9.30%7.07%69.57%164.75%284.09%N/AN/A$12.43$3.2418.42%212.96%0.81582,000-43.33%
MTX
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$59.100.25%6.28%2.84%0.92%-21.37%-28.19%-3.10%27.76%-11.84%$90.30$49.5434.55%19.30%1.05118,000-43.54%
IAG
IAMGOLD CORP
$7.480.67%1.36%-0.53%14.55%35.75%96.33%412.33%78.95%281.63%$8.38$3.4410.74%117.44%0.859,762,000-50.60%
SSD
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC
$163.13-0.88%3.34%2.89%12.40%-2.12%-0.68%57.45%98.89%380.93%$197.82$137.3517.53%18.77%1.03348,000-34.95%
VOXR
VOX ROYALTY CORP
$3.273.15%0.62%-8.40%14.34%37.39%22.93%N/AN/AN/A$3.79$2.2113.72%47.96%0.44469,00036.73%
JBI
JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$8.990.11%7.54%11.82%36.42%18.76%-28.31%-4.16%-9.83%N/A$15.24$5.9941.01%50.21%0.97516,000-59.24%
SIM
GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV
$28.230.00%7.62%2.77%8.58%5.81%-7.35%-5.11%334.31%222.63%$31.00$22.158.94%27.45%0.26200-92.86%
ZEUS
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
$34.811.22%7.21%10.33%20.62%7.67%-20.56%42.20%222.02%108.82%$51.66$26.3232.62%32.26%1.2841,700-34.84%
AG
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP
$8.46-0.59%0.95%20.00%31.37%46.11%35.79%23.32%-10.95%73.72%$8.74$4.433.20%90.97%1.1015,179,000-39.42%
KRO
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
$6.54-0.61%2.67%-1.06%-6.30%-29.98%-49.26%-62.35%-36.63%-38.88%$13.77$5.8752.51%11.41%1.03104,000-37.72%
SSL
SASOL LTD
$4.99-0.20%12.39%5.72%39.39%6.40%-37.23%-76.26%-39.73%-85.60%$8.40$2.7840.60%79.50%1.07751,000-62.67%

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
16+0.07%+3.66%+6.18%+16.85%41.85x1.71x+6.07%+2.91%+6.48%-2.38%Buy
4+1.00%+6.04%+9.95%-12.92%20.48x1.67x+14.72%+4.87%+10.88%-7.74%Buy
18+0.27%+3.86%+1.05%+7.18%26.74x2.58x+15.09%+7.27%+11.83%+15.92%Strong Buy
32+0.39%+5.23%+6.67%+1.34%25.35x5.76x+13.81%+12.16%+22.72%+8.75%Buy
17+0.65%+4.77%+9.28%-31.15%37.03x1.15x-4.43%-1.71%+1.33%+11.59%Buy
5-1.37%+15.93%+6.93%-55.14%10.82x1.21x+4.65%+2.70%+3.64%+26.40%Strong Buy
7-0.39%+0.98%+13.95%-9.11%29.54x5.00x+24.87%+11.31%+21.81%-9.23%Buy
45+0.59%+0.42%-0.79%+47.83%38.67x2.49x+3.85%+6.86%+10.31%+6.83%Buy
5-0.88%+3.93%+4.55%-1.75%814.60x1.60x+10.15%+7.02%+11.02%+22.63%Buy
39-0.43%+1.04%+10.56%-3.34%10.49x1.98x+16.31%+6.95%+9.18%+29.60%Buy
15+1.73%+2.09%+0.74%+22.90%159.22x2.00x+0.69%-5.25%-7.67%+26.33%Buy
6+0.61%+5.30%+2.23%-28.58%-72.31x1.51x+2.38%+1.07%+5.17%+18.45%Hold
4+0.42%+1.97%+11.39%+57.86%-6.43x2.01x+2.95%+3.44%+6.47%+3.66%Buy
56+0.62%+5.06%+6.15%+1.19%8.56x3.44x+20.30%+6.62%+12.10%+15.75%Buy
24+0.44%+4.42%+7.04%+1.67%24.05x0.91x+6.05%+4.13%+7.50%+4.35%Buy
6-0.76%+5.40%+5.71%-5.11%10.73x1.08x+4.95%+4.27%+2.05%+30.26%Strong Buy
9+0.35%-0.14%+28.06%+127.56%175.57x5.80x+4.22%-0.50%+1.80%+10.00%Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 308 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 109.66% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 107 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, a downside of -2.28% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $21.49.

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. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)


Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 308 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 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 39.58% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 37 percentage points.

Pan American Silver has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 13.01% from Pan American Silver's current stock price of $29.20.

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 308 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 40, which is 9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kinross Gold has seen its stock return 91.31% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 89 percentage points.

Kinross Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 4.04% from Kinross Gold's current stock price of $15.86.

Kinross Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kinross Gold, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 128 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD)


American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. American Vanguard's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Vanguard's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Vanguard's dividend payout ratio of -0.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)


Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 9%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. Huntsman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -109.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)


Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 8.96%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -52.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.36% in the last day, and up 4.29% over the last week.

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

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 gained 14.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 12 percentage points.

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)


Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

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 30.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 29 percentage points.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)


Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa 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.

Vale Sa's stock has dropped -11.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -14 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.26% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 12.27% over the next year.

6.02% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.16% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.26% are rated C (Hold), 17.29% are rated D (Sell), and 11.28% 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 31.1x.
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