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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
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.45B	14.20%	2.70%	14.39%	12.60%	3.97	0.87	23.70%	4.40%	18.25%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$11.42B	18.20%	12.10%	19.01%	17.60%	0.38	1.75	42.30%	23.30%	35.55%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$244.52M	20.80%	7.40%	17.90%	17.20%	1.84	1.76	33.50%	6.90%	11.65%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$3.66B	32.90%	5.10%	14.48%	9.90%	4.60	1.29	14.00%	3.20%	6.10%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$23.71B	16.70%	11.70%	14.79%	17.70%	0.39	2.69	38.80%	27.00%	36.47%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$440.18M	-77.50%	-16.50%	-22.19%	-17.90%	3.11	2.24	18.30%	-17.00%	-19.72%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$789.51M	18.60%	3.70%	5.99%	4.60%	1.76	2.80	29.80%	4.20%	6.18%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$5.97B	19.70%	5.50%	20.44%	19.60%	2.17	1.08	53.20%	10.10%	29.92%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.51B	12.50%	4.70%	11.34%	40.80%	1.43	1.51	44.00%	2.80%	2.96%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$1.04B	4.90%	2.10%	5.92%	4.10%	1.26	2.78	17.00%	4.00%	10.27%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$37.94B	30.60%	20.40%	29.48%	31.10%	0.43	2.35	52.70%	33.90%	46.04%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$9.19B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$654.67M	-13.40%	-5.20%	13.15%	13.70%	1.72	0.92	20.10%	-8.90%	15.16%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$3.72B	31.70%	22.70%	29.70%	43.70%	0.44	2.39	33.50%	42.20%	53.88%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$562.08M	29.60%	21.40%	31.35%	60.90%	0.38	3.87	50.50%	22.70%	37.92%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$6.63B	11.90%	6.80%	8.96%	9.20%	0.51	2.08	59.90%	24.30%	30.10%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$340.86M	5.40%	3.10%	7.12%	5.50%	0.59	2.64	3.80%	1.30%	2.56%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$69.33B	19.80%	10.20%	14.29%	16.30%	0.59	2.92	51.30%	29.40%	40.52%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.15B	-1.10%	-0.50%	1.41%	1.70%	1.00	2.08	25.00%	-0.90%	1.98%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$7.51B	15.50%	13.90%	16.03%	18.50%	0.09	4.53	83.80%	74.30%	88.64%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.18B	3.50%	1.40%	4.03%	5.90%	1.53	1.66	31.20%	2.50%	6.40%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$104.82B	19.30%	13.80%	21.24%	27.20%	0.39	2.02	71.90%	37.50%	57.06%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$10.45B	6.40%	3.90%	8.86%	10.00%	0.55	2.60	35.80%	13.10%	29.85%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$41.28B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$12.97B	13.60%	9.80%	15.64%	15.60%	0.37	2.72	43.70%	22.60%	36.60%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$3.00B	31.40%	14.50%	21.71%	16.80%	1.05	1.06	43.90%	33.60%	45.95%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.35B	12.10%	7.30%	20.54%	20.90%	0.62	1.06	50.00%	13.10%	32.33%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$3.18B	17.30%	12.10%	18.69%	22.00%	0.37	2.98	49.30%	28.50%	41.54%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$200.87M	7.30%	5.00%	7.57%	10.20%	0.44	3.02	17.40%	4.10%	5.36%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.44B	19.80%	9.30%	16.13%	14.20%	0.88	2.34	38.70%	8.40%	11.28%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$467.70M	22.80%	14.20%	27.82%	28.90%	0.50	1.69	51.20%	20.60%	36.54%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$2.14B	14.20%	4.50%	9.36%	6.50%	2.11	2.95	13.10%	3.30%	5.93%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.15B	8.10%	3.10%	7.96%	9.20%	1.53	1.92	31.50%	4.60%	10.49%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$11.61B	4.40%	2.40%	5.94%	5.80%	0.82	1.56	35.40%	12.20%	30.32%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$7.30B	12.60%	12.30%	13.15%	14.50%	0.03	3.92	67.60%	61.70%	70.19%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.81B	9.00%	6.50%	8.76%	17.20%	0.38	2.79	27.70%	6.60%	7.25%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.57B	11.60%	6.10%	10.98%	12.00%	0.72	1.80	12.80%	3.80%	5.26%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.78B	11.90%	6.10%	8.35%	10.00%	1.17	2.38	17.70%	6.00%	8.16%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.44B	-10.90%	-4.30%	-1.53%	-1.00%	1.09	2.64	21.80%	-9.80%	-2.41%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$123.04M	11.40%	5.90%	9.68%	8.60%	1.19	3.59	7.90%	2.70%	4.10%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$8.83B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$720.18M	10.40%	2.90%	8.88%	6.60%	2.29	2.95	23.80%	3.00%	7.84%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$6.54B	5.30%	1.90%	4.38%	3.80%	1.66	1.97	10.10%	1.60%	3.02%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$50.36B	16.20%	15.10%	17.48%	21.10%	0.08	8.30	73.90%	61.00%	77.85%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$61.73B	18.40%	17.70%	18.99%	24.00%	0.05	7.79	72.20%	63.60%	73.61%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$16.41B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$720.59M	8.10%	3.50%	8.11%	8.50%	1.18	1.90	22.50%	2.90%	5.14%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$22.43B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$19.25B	19.20%	7.50%	10.67%	10.00%	1.64	1.44	16.90%	9.00%	10.25%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$19.52B	22.40%	15.20%	18.73%	21.20%	0.44	2.00	55.20%	49.00%	60.24%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$7.44B	-33.40%	-5.90%	43.22%	39.80%	5.06	0.97	58.00%	-8.60%	50.77%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$12.20B	19.60%	13.40%	16.58%	20.00%	0.42	2.47	44.50%	28.30%	34.47%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.47B	-2.40%	-1.40%	2.99%	3.70%	0.71	1.24	52.20%	-4.60%	8.03%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$4.89B	2.70%	2.10%	2.54%	2.80%	0.30	3.19	22.90%	4.40%	4.90%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$439.04M	7.10%	3.40%	18.16%	20.50%	1.02	1.09	47.50%	5.60%	24.97%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$518.53M	1.30%	1.30%	0.98%	1.40%	0.00	325.28	19.70%	8.00%	6.88%
VALE	VALE SA	$69.07B	7.00%	2.80%	9.44%	8.90%	1.56	1.15	35.00%	6.10%	17.37%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$81.49B	23.50%	8.40%	14.69%	22.40%	1.87	0.99	36.50%	14.20%	16.85%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.51B	14.70%	11.30%	10.58%	15.60%	0.16	5.94	14.40%	12.80%	11.75%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$8.77B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$960.34M	-15.30%	-2.50%	3.61%	2.30%	4.86	2.59	16.50%	-2.80%	3.47%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$186.06B	21.40%	9.50%	19.80%	18.50%	1.20	1.65	100.00%	19.00%	36.78%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$526.18M	-1.50%	-0.80%	9.53%	16.30%	0.68	3.52	38.80%	-0.90%	10.72%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$603.69M	2.80%	1.30%	5.28%	6.80%	1.03	2.77	33.40%	2.00%	7.20%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$142.50B	42.20%	21.40%	37.54%	32.80%	0.93	3.89	60.10%	32.30%	53.81%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$8.43B	7.30%	3.80%	6.82%	11.50%	0.90	3.68	42.00%	7.50%	12.50%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$4.14B	7.20%	3.40%	11.20%	10.90%	0.73	1.76	46.70%	8.40%	26.60%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$698.46M	9.80%	4.20%	9.55%	14.20%	1.28	3.54	38.80%	6.10%	12.80%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$555.43M	24.60%	21.90%	15.23%	24.20%	0.05	13.96	61.80%	39.40%	40.42%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.76B	20.60%	10.80%	15.80%	17.40%	0.83	3.03	26.10%	11.10%	16.07%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$15.86B	10.30%	7.10%	10.74%	13.40%	0.45	4.88	28.70%	5.20%	7.15%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.44B	12.30%	9.30%	13.86%	31.40%	0.34	2.07	35.70%	14.90%	20.18%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.49B	-127.80%	-9.00%	-6.15%	-3.30%	54.59	1.33	39.50%	-14.30%	-6.90%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$25.67B	13.30%	7.40%	10.92%	9.50%	0.84	3.06	13.20%	6.50%	8.59%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$667.25M	6.10%	3.00%	4.78%	4.00%	1.09	1.13	10.80%	3.20%	4.13%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.10B	-15.80%	-7.60%	-7.36%	-5.50%	1.05	1.80	6.50%	-5.80%	-4.61%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$2.44B	-5.00%	-1.30%	-0.24%	-0.20%	2.18	1.50	22.60%	-4.50%	-0.79%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$3.61B	-17.80%	-8.10%	-7.95%	-22.00%	1.34	3.22	57.50%	-31.60%	-30.19%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$8.64B	19.20%	9.80%	19.56%	17.70%	0.93	0.95	33.60%	25.70%	44.18%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$3.13B	8.10%	4.20%	7.24%	6.80%	0.91	3.11	17.30%	4.20%	6.28%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$65.10B	-2.20%	-0.80%	-0.49%	-0.40%	1.52	1.46	31.60%	-2.70%	-1.50%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.12B	-0.20%	-0.10%	2.74%	3.90%	1.04	2.42	36.00%	-0.10%	3.50%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$20.56B	30.00%	10.50%	15.54%	17.80%	1.31	3.37	38.50%	20.50%	28.95%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$990.72M	20.20%	13.80%	19.42%	22.20%	0.43	3.45	28.30%	11.00%	13.66%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$154.03B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$39.46B	8.50%	5.00%	7.50%	8.40%	0.62	2.94	11.90%	5.40%	7.18%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.60B	22.70%	18.00%	20.56%	36.70%	0.18	1.85	88.50%	65.80%	70.96%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.57B	17.10%	10.80%	13.95%	12.10%	0.54	2.10	35.00%	14.20%	16.84%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.28B	6.90%	4.50%	1.87%	1.80%	0.50	1.69	24.10%	17.40%	7.17%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$360.97M	8.00%	6.50%	6.65%	9.50%	0.15	2.73	60.70%	35.40%	47.71%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$37.05B	9.10%	4.30%	8.98%	9.20%	1.06	1.34	31.00%	8.40%	13.78%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$6.90B	17.60%	11.60%	17.18%	25.00%	0.51	3.54	45.90%	14.80%	19.82%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$124.72B	21.70%	12.70%	23.17%	24.60%	0.68	2.29	64.30%	31.30%	52.54%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$821.76M	-30.20%	-11.70%	-9.96%	-10.10%	1.71	2.31	27.40%	-13.00%	-9.34%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.84B	2.60%	1.40%	3.12%	2.90%	0.83	1.57	14.40%	1.50%	3.04%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$554.38M	2.30%	1.80%	2.07%	2.50%	0.29	4.38	18.40%	3.70%	4.01%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$5.46B	-9.00%	-4.40%	-2.61%	-5.10%	1.12	1.78	32.70%	-8.10%	-4.14%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$22.85B	20.80%	7.20%	13.23%	15.80%	1.76	1.62	41.30%	9.90%	14.33%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$77.79B	58.50%	10.10%	20.04%	19.80%	4.63	0.87	48.80%	10.90%	16.13%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.91B	20.40%	8.20%	20.08%	15.60%	1.29	1.67	25.40%	8.60%	16.05%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.27%	+2.01%	+7.69%	+46.11%	32.57x	1.84x	+7.83%	+3.88%	+7.95%	-5.64%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.47%	+10.36%	+12.76%	+202.64%	45.53x	3.66x	+17.57%	+5.86%	+9.72%	-4.56%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-0.67%	-0.49%	-2.05%	+12.51%	29.24x	2.69x	+13.29%	+6.31%	+10.38%	+20.06%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	-0.45%	-0.39%	-6.05%	+2.75%	26.86x	5.43x	+5.85%	+10.00%	+17.96%	+26.15%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.88%	-0.60%	+14.98%	+50.93%	-0.63x	1.75x	-15.44%	-4.36%	-2.69%	-3.67%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-2.11%	-0.72%	+15.52%	+93.28%	30.84x	1.97x	-1.37%	-0.88%	-1.09%	+3.00%	Buy
Copper	6	-0.94%	+2.45%	-5.70%	+128.32%	33.11x	7.00x	+29.49%	+14.11%	+25.81%	-6.63%	Buy
Gold	49	+0.65%	+4.23%	-6.05%	+106.85%	20.30x	3.84x	+18.27%	+12.73%	+17.22%	+12.14%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.65%	-2.40%	-6.59%	+0.18%	12.10x	1.56x	+5.79%	+3.61%	+5.43%	+23.96%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	+0.10%	+2.68%	-4.10%	+87.75%	14.10x	2.77x	+7.32%	+3.58%	+10.55%	+3.77%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-0.19%	+3.02%	-10.82%	+167.97%	16.11x	3.58x	+6.00%	+2.26%	+6.22%	+43.73%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-2.54%	-2.84%	-7.41%	-32.01%	4.83x	1.20x	+26.56%	+7.25%	+15.98%	+31.60%	Buy
Silver	3	+0.10%	+0.84%	-13.37%	+270.74%	21.52x	3.85x	+4.45%	+2.72%	+7.29%	+14.06%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.10%	-0.52%	+1.09%	+18.26%	-2.28x	3.67x	+14.53%	+4.93%	+9.57%	+14.21%	Buy
Steel	22	+0.73%	+0.75%	-1.27%	+16.58%	18.08x	1.07x	+6.84%	+4.40%	+7.31%	+10.83%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.76%	-1.81%	+2.07%	+50.99%	-24.85x	1.49x	+6.21%	+3.92%	+5.42%	+21.61%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-3.22%	-0.39%	-8.30%	+178.12%	61.45x	7.32x	-0.11%	-0.37%	+2.48%	+39.00%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 312 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -5 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 79.21% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 48 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $11.38, an upside of 3.88% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $10.95.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 312 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 Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 240.74% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 210 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, a downside of -1.66% from Iamgold's current stock price of $19.32.

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

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 312 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 178.69% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 148 percentage points.

Perma Pipe International Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 19.17% from Perma Pipe International Holdings's current stock price of $30.21.

Perma Pipe International Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Perma Pipe International Holdings, 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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 131 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.02%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout ratio of 104.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.41%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout ratio of 136.5% 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 8.08%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 127.8% 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 -0.19% in the last day, and up 0.6% 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 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 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 79.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 48 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 71, which is 49 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 92.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 62 percentage points.

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 79.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.27% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.33% over the next year.

7.5% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.14% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 49.29% are rated C (Hold), 16.79% are rated D (Sell), and 9.29% 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 17.56x.

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