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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
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$2.98B	19.50%	14.10%	19.57%	29.70%	0.39	2.89	29.60%	26.40%	35.31%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$260.39M	20.80%	7.40%	17.90%	17.20%	1.84	1.76	33.50%	6.90%	11.65%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$653.44M	-83.10%	-20.40%	-23.39%	-17.90%	4.04	2.14	17.80%	-22.00%	-19.90%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$2.69B	15.60%	2.30%	9.14%	6.30%	5.34	1.28	15.80%	1.50%	4.02%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.96B	12.20%	3.70%	7.89%	5.50%	2.22	2.49	12.40%	2.80%	5.14%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.47B	3.80%	1.40%	3.49%	9.10%	1.72	1.42	41.60%	0.80%	0.95%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$524.05M	21.50%	13.30%	25.06%	26.20%	0.46	1.78	49.30%	20.60%	35.83%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.19B	-38.30%	-3.40%	3.00%	1.70%	12.28	1.27	38.00%	-5.10%	3.33%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$4.67B	10.60%	3.40%	13.98%	16.00%	2.44	1.07	51.10%	7.00%	27.73%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.11B	41.40%	12.50%	16.96%	11.50%	2.26	2.68	31.00%	20.70%	25.65%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$39.77B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$4.39B	6.80%	3.90%	5.91%	6.10%	0.53	2.41	56.80%	15.40%	22.33%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$10.71B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$662.81M	9.60%	5.10%	19.06%	27.20%	1.09	1.58	34.10%	5.90%	17.64%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$8.07B	2.10%	1.20%	2.59%	2.80%	0.71	2.78	15.60%	1.10%	1.96%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$35.24B	23.80%	15.50%	24.07%	24.80%	0.51	2.83	46.90%	27.30%	40.80%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.68B	11.70%	10.40%	12.53%	14.00%	0.09	4.37	82.00%	60.20%	75.85%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.21B	-1.80%	-0.30%	11.58%	10.50%	4.02	0.91	19.60%	-0.60%	15.77%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$87.94B	15.60%	11.00%	17.24%	21.20%	0.39	2.12	70.30%	32.60%	49.88%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$143.38M	8.50%	4.70%	7.40%	7.30%	1.24	3.24	7.30%	2.20%	3.48%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$871.94M	-32.50%	-5.10%	1.18%	0.70%	5.49	2.15	15.30%	-6.40%	1.19%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$13.22B	9.00%	6.30%	11.86%	10.90%	0.32	2.15	36.10%	16.20%	29.46%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$77.16B	14.50%	7.50%	11.84%	12.70%	0.57	2.94	48.30%	24.50%	36.74%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.68B	20.60%	9.10%	14.22%	13.80%	1.14	2.89	38.20%	8.30%	11.30%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.05B	6.90%	4.20%	15.76%	16.10%	0.70	1.03	46.00%	8.80%	29.27%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$7.50B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$112.98B	22.70%	13.00%	21.58%	21.60%	0.64	2.04	60.70%	33.40%	49.78%
VALE	VALE SA	$61.55B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.30B	5.30%	2.30%	9.14%	9.00%	0.87	2.42	42.70%	6.40%	25.82%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$9.39B	10.00%	6.40%	13.30%	11.50%	0.50	1.68	33.30%	15.40%	29.58%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.93B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.24%	2.70%	1.04	1.98	25.40%	-0.10%	3.09%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$2.99B	13.50%	8.40%	11.33%	9.90%	0.59	1.90	31.90%	10.90%	13.37%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$799.13M	8.90%	3.80%	8.20%	8.60%	1.31	1.76	23.10%	3.20%	5.26%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$252.67M	11.80%	6.00%	18.14%	20.50%	0.75	1.05	41.50%	11.40%	29.19%
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$304.32M	9.00%	7.20%	10.23%	25.60%	0.28	3.66	27.20%	9.60%	11.87%
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$849.33M	-142.40%	-44.70%	-81.01%	-71.80%	1.80	0.66	28.50%	-37.60%	-35.46%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$17.18B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.39B	25.60%	19.40%	22.28%	37.50%	0.23	2.14	87.50%	65.50%	71.35%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$621.60M	-0.10%	-0.10%	2.86%	2.00%	1.28	2.84	11.80%	-0.10%	5.15%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$3.06B	15.80%	10.90%	17.88%	20.30%	0.35	3.30	42.90%	22.00%	34.03%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.46B	-0.70%	-0.30%	2.65%	4.00%	1.06	2.47	35.90%	-0.50%	3.46%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$22.42B	12.00%	8.20%	12.00%	14.50%	0.38	2.31	31.40%	19.50%	30.91%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$3.15B	18.30%	8.10%	12.22%	9.70%	1.11	0.82	39.50%	23.40%	33.73%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$16.51B	14.40%	9.70%	13.60%	14.60%	0.48	1.72	50.90%	33.50%	45.59%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$54.93B	13.10%	12.70%	14.25%	17.40%	0.04	8.09	68.60%	54.70%	64.38%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$3.14B	22.40%	10.90%	18.82%	19.80%	1.09	1.61	25.50%	10.20%	15.28%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$191.81M	-23.70%	-13.00%	-11.33%	-9.00%	0.75	3.56	2.00%	-5.60%	-4.25%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$11.95B	16.70%	10.90%	10.73%	13.50%	0.46	2.00	38.00%	24.00%	26.35%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$40.95B	14.20%	13.40%	15.85%	19.40%	0.07	4.64	72.00%	59.50%	75.84%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$4.32B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.94B	-0.10%	-0.10%	-1.67%	-3.30%	0.38	2.78	28.00%	-0.10%	-1.35%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$233.48M	-2.70%	-2.20%	0.88%	1.60%	0.22	3.35	61.80%	-12.80%	8.56%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$4.38B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.43	1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$30.02B	7.30%	3.40%	7.67%	8.00%	1.06	1.41	30.20%	6.80%	11.97%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$7.28B	6.20%	3.10%	8.27%	7.30%	0.96	1.44	31.90%	5.20%	11.07%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$4.73B	1.70%	1.30%	1.15%	1.30%	0.27	4.13	19.90%	2.90%	2.34%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.79B	11.30%	6.10%	10.63%	12.10%	0.83	1.66	12.90%	3.80%	5.26%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.05B	9.10%	7.00%	9.79%	14.30%	0.17	7.16	12.70%	7.70%	10.42%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$125.39B	39.00%	19.50%	34.36%	29.80%	0.94	4.52	58.70%	31.00%	51.91%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$757.59M	-1.20%	-0.70%	-0.97%	-1.30%	0.65	1.90	8.80%	-0.70%	-0.72%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$45.85B	6.50%	3.80%	7.60%	17.90%	0.66	1.58	46.10%	9.20%	13.82%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$406.72M	-19.70%	-0.80%	6.21%	9.40%	3.55	1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.06B	12.10%	9.10%	13.33%	30.80%	0.28	2.72	35.80%	14.70%	20.19%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$11.80B	28.30%	12.00%	19.44%	23.00%	1.18	3.48	38.10%	15.30%	23.43%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$346.74M	7.00%	4.60%	3.92%	3.70%	0.50	3.06	12.40%	10.30%	7.96%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$669.35M	-21.20%	-8.80%	23.54%	25.70%	1.90	0.98	34.70%	-13.50%	25.40%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$12.52B	28.20%	10.10%	14.85%	16.80%	1.34	2.27	36.90%	20.50%	28.43%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$676.37M	18.50%	3.80%	5.99%	4.60%	1.76	2.37	30.80%	4.30%	6.43%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$4.09B	11.20%	4.00%	8.65%	6.80%	1.94	1.71	9.50%	3.20%	5.26%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$38.48B	8.10%	4.80%	7.21%	8.20%	0.62	2.77	11.40%	5.20%	6.90%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$718.46M	-29.40%	-11.80%	-11.07%	-11.00%	1.71	2.04	27.20%	-13.60%	-10.16%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$25.09B	12.70%	7.20%	10.55%	9.30%	0.78	3.11	13.10%	6.40%	8.38%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.23B	6.20%	2.30%	6.95%	8.00%	1.64	1.93	30.40%	3.30%	8.91%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$74.27B	21.80%	7.90%	14.28%	20.50%	1.93	0.93	36.40%	13.90%	16.34%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.69B	2.20%	1.10%	4.05%	3.90%	0.92	3.29	19.50%	1.10%	3.64%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$177.16M	5.30%	3.70%	6.63%	8.90%	0.41	2.91	17.60%	3.10%	4.59%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$8.35B	3.10%	1.90%	3.95%	4.80%	0.47	3.38	27.00%	7.10%	16.38%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$931.52M	8.70%	3.60%	9.40%	13.50%	1.32	3.03	39.20%	5.30%	12.31%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.57B	23.80%	21.90%	26.30%	61.60%	0.08	19.02	48.10%	35.80%	45.39%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.03B	12.40%	6.50%	10.68%	10.00%	0.87	4.59	33.60%	8.70%	13.22%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$699.68M	21.10%	14.20%	19.99%	22.50%	0.43	3.34	28.80%	11.10%	13.79%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$15.51B	10.10%	7.00%	10.41%	13.50%	0.44	4.43	29.00%	5.20%	7.15%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$78.13B	11.50%	3.70%	9.63%	9.00%	1.42	2.46	29.60%	8.00%	19.00%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.89B	11.20%	11.00%	11.44%	12.70%	0.03	1.68	64.70%	59.40%	66.82%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$2.77B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.82	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.65B	36.60%	19.80%	28.13%	33.90%	0.77	2.79	55.10%	14.70%	16.95%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$6.61B	28.50%	14.00%	22.07%	21.20%	0.91	2.68	31.90%	16.30%	22.70%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$747.90M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$19.35B	14.70%	12.90%	13.14%	15.90%	0.31	2.89	86.80%	56.00%	66.90%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.01B	18.10%	11.90%	17.53%	25.40%	0.51	3.35	46.00%	14.90%	20.04%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$6.41B	9.40%	4.90%	7.62%	12.50%	0.90	4.05	42.00%	9.60%	14.23%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$640.92M	9.50%	3.80%	4.78%	4.40%	1.73	2.12	15.80%	3.50%	4.42%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$528.20M	3.10%	0.80%	5.91%	4.40%	2.47	2.63	21.90%	0.80%	5.03%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$20.03B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$23.61B	13.70%	4.70%	10.10%	12.20%	1.82	1.47	40.50%	7.10%	11.82%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$851.83M	14.60%	12.10%	18.05%	28.20%	0.22	2.75	47.80%	24.70%	40.47%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.13B	-15.90%	-6.00%	-3.14%	-2.50%	1.85	2.25	24.20%	-14.30%	-6.73%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$751.26M	-2.80%	-1.30%	4.02%	5.30%	1.07	2.43	32.90%	-2.10%	5.62%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$2.16B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53	2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.07B	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.27%	-1.20%	0.53	2.10	18.30%	-7.20%	-5.25%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	+0.50%	+2.85%	+6.08%	-13.70%	20.11x	1.41x	+7.59%	+4.22%	+8.89%	+15.46%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+3.42%	+7.00%	+24.56%	+80.78%	21.30x	2.85x	+17.31%	+6.18%	+11.00%	-16.49%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+1.40%	+1.02%	+2.12%	+1.56%	27.26x	3.06x	+12.37%	+5.81%	+9.42%	+9.51%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.81%	+1.51%	+0.67%	-11.99%	26.00x	5.31x	+9.22%	+11.13%	+20.03%	+18.46%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+2.20%	+2.92%	+1.70%	-23.52%	-21.69x	1.07x	-17.63%	-5.10%	-2.33%	+13.44%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+0.32%	-0.08%	+11.90%	+21.43%	48.22x	1.97x	-0.44%	-0.88%	-1.10%	-7.08%	Buy
Copper	6	+4.02%	+6.50%	+13.83%	+71.90%	33.14x	6.50x	+27.00%	+12.73%	+23.71%	-11.22%	Buy
Gold	47	+3.30%	+2.52%	+11.05%	+121.33%	26.79x	3.86x	+14.17%	+9.63%	+13.66%	+10.35%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+2.14%	+2.25%	+1.41%	-11.47%	7.75x	1.48x	+9.35%	+6.35%	+9.60%	+20.66%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	42	+3.74%	+6.58%	+8.98%	+44.33%	9.36x	2.62x	-98.26%	+3.92%	+11.29%	+12.07%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	+4.21%	+2.46%	+7.54%	+134.00%	8.61x	3.74x	+4.57%	+0.32%	+4.31%	+6.65%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+1.16%	+0.17%	+0.40%	-35.83%	8.80x	1.25x	+15.23%	+4.14%	+10.35%	+24.19%	Buy
Silver	3	+5.12%	+2.84%	+9.95%	+192.19%	109.20x	3.14x	+3.06%	+1.88%	+4.12%	-9.88%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+1.33%	+0.58%	+1.73%	+1.13%	-2.15x	3.17x	+17.48%	+5.67%	+10.25%	+17.05%	Buy
Steel	23	-0.62%	+0.82%	+4.15%	+9.45%	26.84x	1.08x	+5.36%	+3.76%	+7.08%	+2.19%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.49%	+0.03%	+1.31%	+3.25%	-99.17x	1.34x	-3.75%	+0.72%	-0.34%	+17.38%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+7.79%	+17.13%	+11.58%	+173.33%	210.60x	8.43x	-1.79%	-3.22%	-1.62%	+1.23%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 309 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 Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 157.77% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 148 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, a downside of -4.08% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $14.77.

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

2. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 309 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: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 136.02% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 126 percentage points.

3. Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV)

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 309 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 Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -18 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MATV as a "A".It passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mativ Holdings has seen its stock return 10.24% over the past year.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 102 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. ICL Group (NYSE:ICL)

ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.08%. ICL Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven times in the last 10 years. ICL Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

ICL Group's dividend payout ratio of 46.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ)

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.08%. Suzano Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Suzano Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Suzano Sa's dividend payout ratio of 33.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.92%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.08%. 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 -54.8% 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 1.69% in the last day, and up 2.09% over the last week. Rayonier Advanced Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 19.8% yesterday.

Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are trading higher after the company announced it appointed Scott Sutton as CEO and President.

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 14, which is -9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA a Valuation Rating of "A".

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 30.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 21 percentage points.

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 57.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 47 percentage points.

3. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia 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.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 194.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 185 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 11.81% over the next year.

5.88% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.91% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.47% are rated C (Hold), 14.71% are rated D (Sell), and 11.03% 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 21.37x.

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