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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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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$412.92M	11.00%	7.30%	16.03%	16.10%	0.55	1.48	44.90%	12.70%	25.11%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$10.58B	6.60%	4.40%	10.97%	10.90%	0.49	2.93	24.40%	10.40%	24.22%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$19.51B	17.90%	11.20%	18.40%	17.50%	0.50	2.83	40.30%	21.70%	33.60%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$191.42M	20.00%	7.50%	17.60%	16.20%	1.53	1.96	34.80%	7.30%	12.01%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$5.83B	8.10%	4.50%	6.31%	8.70%	0.48	1.93	33.00%	10.10%	19.98%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$939.96M	25.40%	7.60%	11.52%	7.70%	2.36	2.50	24.80%	14.00%	19.50%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$21.66B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$3.95B	12.80%	6.40%	7.23%	6.50%	1.05	1.69	28.30%	13.70%	14.65%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$4.28B	6.20%	2.90%	8.55%	7.60%	1.08	2.32	30.30%	7.60%	20.65%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$4.83B	-19.00%	-12.30%	-6.39%	-6.40%	0.62	1.22	38.50%	-31.00%	-13.94%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$1.76B	2.80%	1.20%	3.08%	2.40%	1.36	1.05	41.90%	3.90%	9.19%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$11.84B	12.90%	11.90%	14.21%	15.50%	0.08	4.74	86.00%	52.10%	63.10%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$1.71B	-152.30%	-16.50%	-19.09%	-12.30%	7.76	2.00	34.70%	-26.20%	-25.33%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$37.06B	9.70%	4.90%	9.28%	10.10%	0.60	2.87	41.30%	17.50%	31.64%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$2.67B	2.70%	1.60%	2.95%	3.20%	0.52	3.95	51.50%	7.80%	14.70%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$678.09M	11.00%	5.50%	8.48%	7.40%	1.05	1.19	13.10%	5.40%	6.93%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$4.85B	0.30%	0.30%	1.19%	1.20%	0.02	2.32	58.50%	1.70%	7.15%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.03B	11.50%	7.70%	13.73%	14.20%	0.45	2.04	34.60%	14.30%	23.19%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$883.12M	21.60%	13.90%	20.94%	22.00%	0.50	2.84	29.80%	10.40%	13.77%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$60.36B	11.40%	7.90%	12.40%	14.70%	0.41	2.37	65.60%	26.50%	40.79%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.82B	-21.70%	-7.20%	-16.64%	-44.00%	1.87	1.42	38.10%	-4.30%	-4.05%
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$696.21M	-100.40%	-44.90%	-110.88%	-60.00%	2.17	0.61	25.80%	-52.60%	-51.38%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.30B	17.50%	7.10%	13.53%	11.60%	1.32	2.76	36.50%	6.50%	10.04%
OR	OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD	$4.87B	2.60%	2.30%	3.93%	4.10%	0.14	4.99	80.70%	15.30%	26.75%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.38B	6.40%	1.90%	5.10%	3.60%	2.22	2.67	11.20%	1.40%	3.38%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$6.96B	34.40%	15.20%	23.37%	21.70%	1.13	2.84	32.50%	17.20%	23.75%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$66.67B	16.90%	9.10%	14.40%	13.80%	0.77	1.98	54.40%	25.80%	36.68%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.00B	24.80%	22.60%	26.98%	59.10%	0.10	15.29	47.30%	35.70%	44.79%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$926.06M	-50.50%	-9.10%	-2.17%	-1.20%	5.48	1.84	13.40%	-12.20%	-2.19%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$251.38M	-3.60%	-1.90%	2.49%	4.60%	0.83	2.25	23.90%	-3.50%	5.41%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$11.82B	3.10%	1.60%	4.13%	3.60%	0.96	1.12	14.50%	3.30%	7.11%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$41.09B	8.50%	8.30%	10.24%	11.80%	0.04	11.38	65.20%	42.50%	53.67%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.65B	10.80%	6.00%	11.49%	11.60%	0.65	1.75	12.40%	3.40%	4.63%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$4.26B	8.60%	5.80%	8.20%	8.50%	0.49	3.12	40.40%	23.10%	31.65%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$15.33B	26.20%	9.80%	14.28%	15.60%	1.26	2.59	36.20%	21.80%	28.81%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$12.10B	-2.50%	-0.60%	2.36%	1.50%	3.04	N/A	40.50%	-1.90%	6.77%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$3.67B	27.80%	17.00%	30.99%	34.90%	0.66	1.94	43.80%	18.90%	27.26%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$2.08B	8.80%	1.50%	8.00%	5.50%	5.91	1.24	13.70%	1.00%	3.60%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.67%	N/A	2.61	0.93	30.20%	-16.40%	1.90%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$315.70M	8.50%	5.60%	6.95%	7.10%	0.55	3.42	13.00%	13.60%	15.77%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$5.36B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$303.27M	0.20%	0.10%	5.27%	5.10%	0.36	8.56	64.40%	0.70%	26.96%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.84B	13.20%	9.40%	13.94%	48.80%	0.43	1.71	26.40%	10.20%	12.41%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$31.80B	10.20%	9.70%	13.11%	17.40%	0.06	22.91	69.80%	50.40%	70.54%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$4.24B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$155.56M	7.90%	5.30%	8.67%	11.60%	0.49	2.50	18.10%	4.10%	5.38%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.38B	11.80%	8.60%	12.96%	27.90%	0.34	2.44	35.50%	14.20%	19.86%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$491.98M	10.80%	9.10%	16.07%	19.60%	0.19	3.11	43.30%	18.10%	31.61%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$1.78B	1.10%	0.60%	3.68%	3.30%	0.97	2.84	19.20%	0.60%	3.18%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.34B	4.70%	2.40%	4.90%	3.80%	0.99	1.21	12.50%	2.50%	3.64%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$1.76B	16.90%	6.00%	11.26%	8.90%	1.74	1.84	9.70%	4.80%	7.18%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$931.58M	10.30%	4.60%	9.24%	10.70%	1.40	1.77	24.40%	3.70%	6.06%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.28B	37.30%	15.00%	24.46%	26.20%	1.34	1.60	40.40%	18.20%	26.42%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.17B	18.90%	11.80%	18.08%	24.10%	0.67	2.15	23.10%	8.70%	12.30%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$328.00M	233.00%	145.90%	N/A	2,649.20%	0.40	N/A	100.00%	96.20%	96.23%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.36B	5.60%	2.10%	6.84%	7.90%	1.74	1.87	29.90%	2.90%	8.61%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.32B	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.27B	12.00%	5.60%	6.37%	16.40%	0.98	5.23	56.50%	23.20%	25.89%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$868.90M	10.30%	8.10%	11.87%	17.30%	0.14	9.37	14.30%	8.90%	12.09%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$97.55B	37.10%	13.50%	26.41%	44.20%	1.68	1.09	35.90%	13.50%	17.88%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$10.49B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$117.68M	4.70%	2.80%	5.65%	4.90%	0.71	4.34	5.00%	1.40%	2.39%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$942.91M	1.90%	0.90%	3.30%	4.80%	1.30	2.41	25.30%	1.10%	4.19%
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$363.93M	7.10%	5.80%	8.55%	17.40%	0.25	3.84	24.80%	7.70%	9.62%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.10B	4.50%	2.50%	4.70%	5.20%	0.79	1.83	15.20%	2.40%	4.17%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$5.87B	0.90%	0.50%	1.61%	1.70%	0.71	2.86	15.00%	0.50%	1.22%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$414.12M	-58.20%	-18.30%	-24.06%	-18.80%	3.79	2.38	17.90%	-22.70%	-21.60%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.28B	26.50%	18.10%	21.26%	31.80%	0.37	2.45	88.50%	56.00%	62.93%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$339.34M	-7.80%	-3.70%	12.28%	15.70%	1.41	1.83	32.10%	-6.70%	19.25%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$1.56B	2.60%	1.90%	7.43%	10.40%	0.39	3.20	29.50%	3.70%	12.27%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.21B	2.20%	1.50%	1.33%	2.70%	0.40	2.73	28.70%	1.50%	1.06%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$9.44B	6.70%	3.40%	8.18%	7.30%	0.95	1.47	32.90%	5.70%	10.81%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$52.61B	4.70%	2.70%	5.84%	13.00%	0.73	1.45	44.60%	6.80%	10.64%
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	$2.82B	2.00%	1.60%	5.44%	4.30%	0.28	0.08	57.00%	15.80%	42.39%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.41B	14.80%	9.30%	12.35%	10.70%	0.59	1.93	31.20%	11.80%	14.03%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$261.79M	-3.10%	-2.60%	-2.48%	-5.60%	0.21	5.26	26.30%	-4.50%	-4.51%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$30.85B	-0.30%	-0.20%	2.32%	4.40%	0.56	1.40	37.10%	-0.60%	5.81%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$3.16B	37.10%	19.00%	28.82%	32.70%	0.89	2.40	54.10%	14.00%	16.27%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$738.16M	14.00%	5.60%	9.51%	7.90%	1.39	2.40	17.00%	4.90%	7.38%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$11.35B	7.50%	5.10%	9.21%	9.90%	0.49	1.49	44.90%	18.40%	32.52%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$1.21B	3.40%	1.40%	7.07%	6.60%	1.13	2.10	32.50%	4.90%	24.06%
MUX	MCEWEN MINING INC	$613.84M	-6.00%	-4.40%	-3.81%	-4.00%	0.52	2.35	20.70%	-17.50%	-15.47%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$25.09B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.33B	22.40%	10.90%	18.82%	19.80%	1.09	1.61	25.50%	10.20%	15.28%
VHI	VALHI INC	$512.14M	11.50%	4.30%	11.46%	12.40%	1.27	2.67	23.60%	5.40%	11.81%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$1.01B	8.80%	5.90%	8.57%	12.70%	0.44	5.05	45.60%	19.50%	30.48%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$791.46M	19.20%	4.00%	6.46%	5.00%	2.15	1.37	34.10%	4.80%	7.15%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$5.82B	11.80%	5.80%	8.81%	12.90%	0.90	3.95	42.10%	11.60%	15.83%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$487.79M	-35.40%	-29.30%	-1.70%	-1.60%	0.25	5.17	13.60%	-75.10%	-3.51%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$3.28B	0.40%	0.20%	7.77%	15.20%	3.08	0.81	60.20%	0.40%	27.57%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.88B	-1.40%	-0.70%	1.62%	1.90%	1.11	1.89	25.60%	-1.10%	2.19%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$4.30B	25.50%	15.10%	21.26%	19.80%	0.59	1.41	33.10%	45.40%	58.91%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$6.82B	17.80%	11.60%	17.81%	24.60%	0.51	3.17	46.10%	14.50%	19.42%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$165.97M	-4.00%	-3.40%	1.86%	2.30%	0.20	4.24	68.20%	-16.30%	8.24%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$1.26B	9.50%	3.90%	10.60%	14.10%	1.41	2.59	40.20%	5.50%	13.05%
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.33B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$388.57M	2.90%	1.60%	4.52%	4.20%	0.85	3.16	23.60%	0.90%	2.08%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$4.10B	-5.30%	-3.40%	1.38%	2.20%	0.50	3.19	22.30%	-12.30%	7.62%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$752.34M	11.70%	5.20%	13.79%	11.00%	1.30	2.62	20.80%	5.10%	11.01%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$3.24B	-26.00%	-11.10%	-7.76%	-5.80%	1.52	2.32	49.90%	-16.10%	-8.76%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	16	+0.07%	+3.66%	+6.18%	+16.85%	41.85x	1.71x	+6.07%	+2.91%	+6.48%	-2.38%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.00%	+6.04%	+9.95%	-12.92%	20.48x	1.67x	+14.72%	+4.87%	+10.88%	-7.74%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.27%	+3.86%	+1.05%	+7.18%	26.74x	2.58x	+15.09%	+7.27%	+11.83%	+15.92%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	32	+0.39%	+5.23%	+6.67%	+1.34%	25.35x	5.76x	+13.81%	+12.16%	+22.72%	+8.75%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.65%	+4.77%	+9.28%	-31.15%	37.03x	1.15x	-4.43%	-1.71%	+1.33%	+11.59%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-1.37%	+15.93%	+6.93%	-55.14%	10.82x	1.21x	+4.65%	+2.70%	+3.64%	+26.40%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-0.39%	+0.98%	+13.95%	-9.11%	29.54x	5.00x	+24.87%	+11.31%	+21.81%	-9.23%	Buy
Gold	45	+0.59%	+0.42%	-0.79%	+47.83%	38.67x	2.49x	+3.85%	+6.86%	+10.31%	+6.83%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.88%	+3.93%	+4.55%	-1.75%	814.60x	1.60x	+10.15%	+7.02%	+11.02%	+22.63%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	39	-0.43%	+1.04%	+10.56%	-3.34%	10.49x	1.98x	+16.31%	+6.95%	+9.18%	+29.60%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+1.73%	+2.09%	+0.74%	+22.90%	159.22x	2.00x	+0.69%	-5.25%	-7.67%	+26.33%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.61%	+5.30%	+2.23%	-28.58%	-72.31x	1.51x	+2.38%	+1.07%	+5.17%	+18.45%	Hold
Silver	4	+0.42%	+1.97%	+11.39%	+57.86%	-6.43x	2.01x	+2.95%	+3.44%	+6.47%	+3.66%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	56	+0.62%	+5.06%	+6.15%	+1.19%	8.56x	3.44x	+20.30%	+6.62%	+12.10%	+15.75%	Buy
Steel	24	+0.44%	+4.42%	+7.04%	+1.67%	24.05x	0.91x	+6.05%	+4.13%	+7.50%	+4.35%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.76%	+5.40%	+5.71%	-5.11%	10.73x	1.08x	+4.95%	+4.27%	+2.05%	+30.26%	Strong Buy
Uranium	9	+0.35%	-0.14%	+28.06%	+127.56%	175.57x	5.80x	+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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