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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
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
ECL
ECOLAB INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$77.31B$274.18-0.62%$3.75B37.41x1.52
United States
NX
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$774.44M$16.86-1.11%-$69.61M-3.19x1.71
United States
SHW
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$79.23B$319.780.65%$4.99B30.84x4.63
United States
EGO
ELDORADO GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$7.28B$36.77-5.28%$821.44M14.71x0.57
Canada
WTTR
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.70B$14.011.01%$222.61M66.71x0.83
United States
HNRG
HALLADOR ENERGY CO
NASDAQ
Thermal Coal
$804.10M$17.10-11.54%$101.82M17.45x1.55
United States
PRM
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$3.40B$22.76-1.26%-$116.22M-16.61x1.34
Luxembourg
ALM
ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$4.42B$19.68-6.58%N/AN/A1.53
Canada
FCX
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC
NYSE
Copper
$81.03B$56.38-4.78%$7.04B36.85x1.45
United States
SCZM
SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD
NASDAQ
Gold
N/A$9.33-5.38%N/AN/A1.18
Mexico
LIN
LINDE PLC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$228.88B$493.920.72%$12.91B33.62x1.23
United Kingdom
ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$18.65B$158.22-3.46%$512.58M-27.47x0.69
United States
IDR
IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$545.58M$34.99-5.46%$12.06M49.28x0.08
United States
RPM
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$12.78B$99.760.10%$1.11B19.11x1.51
United States
TII
TITAN MINING CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
N/A$3.38-3.98%N/AN/A11.54
Canada
NEU
NEWMARKET CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$5.49B$584.66-0.58%$722.68M13.16x0.96
United States
SMG
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$3.54B$60.962.20%$374.00M39.33x-7.06
United States
MTA
METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$709.95M$7.67-6.69%$1.16M-365.24x0.06
Canada
USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
NASDAQ
Building Materials
$3.42B$119.232.27%$196.24M25.42x0.08
United States
SMID
SMITH MIDLAND CORP
NASDAQ
Building Materials
$174.73M$32.94-0.93%$18.36M14.77x0.64
United States
ACNT
ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO
NASDAQ
Steel
$121.12M$12.79-0.93%$4.49M142.11x0.29
United States
ASH
ASHLAND INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.29B$49.97-1.98%-$361.00M-3.29x1.41
United States
ROCK
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$1.22B$41.27-2.53%$12.73M-27.89x0.47
United States
EMN
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$7.90B$69.25-1.90%$1.29B16.73x1.48
United States
WMS
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$10.69B$137.27-1.27%$921.02M22.65x1.10
United States
MP
MP MATERIALS CORP
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$10.16B$57.21-4.70%$2.97M-114.42x0.74
United States
EXK
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$2.95B$9.97-7.51%-$16.60M-23.74x1.13
Canada
IPI
INTREPID POTASH INC
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$606.80M$45.26-7.33%$52.53M52.63x0.29
United States
SID
NATIONAL STEEL CO
NYSE
Steel
$1.47B$1.11-7.50%$1.45B-3.30x7.21
Brazil
MEOH
METHANEX CORP
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$4.00B$51.75-10.87%$804.02M47.05x1.87
Canada
LZM
LIFEZONE METALS LTD
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$339.39M$4.28-2.51%-$22.25M-10.19x0.49
Isle Of Man
CE
CELANESE CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$6.33B$57.74-3.12%$232.00M-5.43x4.25
United States
MSB
MESABI TRUST
NYSE
Steel
$414.46M$31.59-1.25%$17.21M24.10x0.23
United States
DD
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$18.36B$44.90-0.97%$283.00M-24.01x0.54
United States
TT
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$93.49B$422.400.14%$4.23B32.27x1.49
Ireland
CRH
CRH PUBLIC LTD CO
NYSE
Building Materials
$66.70B$99.820.09%$8.05B18.02x1.37
Ireland
IFF
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$17.78B$69.61-0.57%$777.00M-49.37x0.80
United States
NAMM
NAMIB MINERALS
NASDAQ
Gold
$144.39M$2.69-3.76%$24.50M0.63x-1.38
Cayman Islands
LWLG
LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$1.02B$7.617.49%-$18.93M-42.28x0.09
United States
SXT
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$3.79B$89.15-2.71%$268.23M28.03x0.88
United States
USAS
AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$2.01B$7.36-8.34%-$36.20M-28.31x3.67
Canada
AVD
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$115.58M$4.06-2.40%-$60.13M-1.02x1.96
United States
MAS
MASCO CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$12.53B$61.521.42%$1.34B15.90x-27.70
United States
GROY
GOLD ROYALTY CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$677.82M$3.95-2.95%$5.25M-98.75x0.32
Canada
FBIN
FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$5.18B$43.16-0.25%$766.20M17.40x1.73
United States
CCJ
CAMECO CORP
NYSE
Uranium
$46.98B$107.92-6.40%$871.74M108.68x0.49
Canada
GSM
FERROGLOBE PLC
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$860.49M$4.57-2.14%-$62.51M-5.02x1.05
United Kingdom
PKX
POSCO HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Steel
$17.21B$56.89-1.71%$6.49B37.70x0.77
Republic Of Korea
CARR
CARRIER GLOBAL CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$46.51B$55.65-1.49%$3.36B31.98x1.67
United States
SLVM
SYLVAMO CORP
NYSE
Paper & Paper Products
$1.64B$41.51-1.12%$417.00M12.62x1.86
United States
WRN
WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$555.54M$2.77-6.10%-$2.62M-395.71x0.03
Canada
BTU
PEABODY ENERGY CORP
NYSE
Thermal Coal
$4.22B$34.64-3.59%$384.30M-80.56x0.63
United States
ASM
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$1.11B$6.84-8.56%$32.50M51.82x0.19
Canada
MTUS
METALLUS INC
NYSE
Steel
$612.60M$14.68-3.55%$53.60M-489.33x0.66
United States
BCC
BOISE CASCADE CO
NYSE
Building Materials
$2.50B$70.000.55%$363.65M19.77x0.56
United States
AWI
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$7.17B$167.301.41%$553.70M23.46x1.14
United States
KNF
KNIFE RIVER CORP
NYSE
Building Materials
$4.45B$78.470.28%$488.89M28.33x1.22
United States
CSL
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$13.96B$341.40-0.58%$1.22B19.77x2.49
United States
ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$6.93B$5.37-1.47%$1.30B29.83x1.03
Israel
WDFC
WD 40 CO
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$3.03B$224.96-0.35%$113.08M34.08x0.74
United States
SLSR
SOLARIS RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$1.40B$8.45-10.39%-$51.48M24.14x-2.13
Canada (Federal Level)
IONR
IONEER LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$209.96M$3.22-9.30%-$5.79M-0.30x0.01
Australia
RYAM
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$757.16M$11.30-0.44%$134.50M-1.79x4.56
United States
ELE
ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP
NASDAQ
Other Precious Metals & Mining
N/A$22.37-7.77%N/AN/A0.02
CTVA
CORTEVA INC
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$53.27B$79.21-0.68%$2.96B49.51x0.77
United States
BIOX
BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP
NASDAQ
Agricultural Inputs
$33.52M$0.53-12.87%$23.82M-0.14x5.94
Cayman Islands
AMR
ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Coking Coal
$2.40B$187.86-0.85%$95.51M-39.55x0.48
United States
VHI
VALHI INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$383.78M$13.56-1.81%$77.80M-6.71x1.24
United States
UFPI
UFP INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Lumber & Wood Production
$5.08B$89.70-0.06%$563.01M17.94x0.31
United States
CLF
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
NYSE
Steel
$4.83B$8.46-5.16%-$230.00M-2.91x2.24
United States
TREX
TREX CO INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$3.96B$37.490.40%$320.92M21.06x0.41
United States
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Agricultural Inputs
$1.38B$131.00-5.76%$210.85M14.04x2.65
United States
SCL
STEPAN CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.06B$46.84-0.23%$208.06M22.85x0.90
United States
OC
OWENS CORNING
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$8.56B$106.463.31%$721.00M-17.12x2.36
United States
BGL
BLUE GOLD LTD
NASDAQ
Gold
$48.90M$1.49-7.45%-$7.93M-2.76x-3.33
Cayman Islands
NC
NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Thermal Coal
$387.58M$51.44-5.18%$44.18M21.70x0.54
United States
TGLS
TECNOGLASS INC
NYSE
Building Materials
$2.04B$45.712.10%$275.50M13.37x0.77
Colombia
HYMC
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Gold
$3.45B$37.93-5.46%-$27.62M-40.35x0.23
United States
ATCX
ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP
NASDAQ
Gold
$21.61M$6.22-3.72%-$5.40M-3.68x2.30
Brazil
HWKN
HAWKINS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$2.92B$139.880.12%$173.44M35.23x0.88
United States
JAGU
JAGUAR URANIUM CORP
NYSEMKT
Uranium
N/A$1.64-1.20%N/AN/A0.29
Canada (Federal Level)
USGO
US GOLDMINING INC
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$153.70M$11.58-9.11%-$6.51M-22.27x0.22
Canada
SLI
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$884.08M$4.27-1.84%-$27.16M-29.86x0.13
Canada
NVA
NOVA MINERALS LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$211.93M$6.21-3.57%-$6.97M-19.78x0.03
Australia
ODV
OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP
NYSE
Gold
$886.58M$3.70-7.50%-$160.79M-3.43x1.13
Canada
LII
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$16.74B$480.96-0.28%$1.15B21.01x2.51
United States
AAON
AAON INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$6.84B$83.90-3.63%$225.84M63.56x0.88
United States
SXC
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC
NYSE
Coking Coal
$509.69M$6.02-2.75%$103.80M-11.58x1.95
United States
ELVR
ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$1.30B$51.40-1.31%-$253.80M-0.01x0.42
Australia
AMRZ
AMRIZE LTD
NYSE
Building Materials
$30.72B$55.55-1.33%$2.84B25.96x0.83
Switzerland
CC
CHEMOURS CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.64B$17.57-0.73%$332.00M-6.84x28.52
United States
AREC
AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
NASDAQ
Coking Coal
$315.33M$3.11-4.60%-$23.06M-6.76x-4.49
United States
LITM
SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$20.91M$2.39-17.01%-$10.63M-1.04x0.18
Canada
PZG
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$175.17M$2.09-5.86%-$12.49M10.45x0.89
United States
CLW
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP
NYSE
Paper & Paper Products
$210.26M$13.11-3.18%$83.50M-11.40x0.93
United States
THM
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$670.97M$2.57-7.55%-$4.64M-128.50x0.01
Canada
AEHL
ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$2.21M$1.86-9.27%N/AN/A0.38
Colombia
BLDR
BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$9.74B$88.091.72%$1.38B22.53x1.58
United States
ATLX
ATLAS LITHIUM CORP
NASDAQ
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$132.15M$4.87-4.51%-$27.99M-3.16x0.68
United States
SOLS
SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$11.62B$73.221.58%$847.00M49.14x3.05
United States

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
13-3.48%+5.20%+14.95%+32.61%30.63x1.82x+8.03%+3.95%+8.10%-7.95%Hold
4-3.24%-0.11%-3.41%+96.19%37.28x3.18x+17.77%+5.89%+9.80%+2.19%Buy
17+0.01%-3.73%-14.18%+6.33%28.64x2.62x+13.25%+6.28%+10.38%+23.89%Buy
30-0.10%-3.52%-15.35%-1.68%26.71x5.45x+5.03%+9.99%+17.94%+24.26%Buy
17-3.59%+6.97%+7.30%+21.07%-0.83x1.57x-16.58%-4.92%-3.00%+1.48%Buy
5-0.90%+10.28%-0.88%+48.58%27.08x1.85x-1.44%-1.14%-1.38%+10.64%Buy
6-5.14%-6.90%-14.26%+85.57%31.69x6.73x+29.82%+14.30%+26.13%-5.87%Buy
50-4.97%-6.31%-6.45%+101.52%22.53x3.90x+16.50%+11.68%+16.52%+10.79%Buy
5+0.17%-3.77%-16.32%-1.75%12.68x1.60x+6.00%+3.74%+5.60%+19.82%Buy
44-4.05%-4.99%-8.09%+63.90%9.97x2.65x-73.42%+2.34%+10.41%+2.28%Strong Buy
16-5.60%-6.45%-5.17%+145.14%2.06x3.87x+6.17%+1.72%+5.91%+31.95%Buy
6-1.60%-6.40%-19.51%-36.23%5.19x1.31x+26.73%+7.29%+16.05%+45.83%Buy
3-6.98%-10.82%-3.15%+210.61%29.04x3.80x+4.72%+2.89%+7.63%+10.91%Hold
57-0.53%-2.14%-6.99%+4.55%-1.07x3.62x+15.30%+5.16%+9.81%+17.40%Buy
22-1.57%-4.32%-14.37%+4.39%17.47x1.01x+6.89%+4.44%+7.34%+14.48%Buy
6-2.52%+4.70%-1.52%+35.17%-27.51x1.51x+6.10%+3.80%+5.33%+14.06%Strong Buy
11-3.82%+5.24%-0.43%+161.72%57.51x7.39x-0.47%-0.66%+2.34%+24.15%Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Mar 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the basic material sector average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 110.17% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 91 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $9.17, a downside of -16.28% 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 3 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. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)


Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 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 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 91.04% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 72 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.25, an upside of 66.02% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.56.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Galiano Gold, 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.

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: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 118.41% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 99 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 123 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)


Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.96%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.93%. 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 -10.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)


Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.16%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.93%. 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.

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)


Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.39%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.93%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -1.75% in the last day, and down -2.58% over the last week. Senestech was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -15.04% yesterday.

SenesTech shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results.

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 29, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 110.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 91 percentage points.

2. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)


Cabot (NYSE:CBT) 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.

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

Cabot's stock has dropped -14.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -34 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 50 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 89.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 71 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.05% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 16.05% over the next year.

6.52% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.84% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.55% are rated C (Hold), 18.84% are rated D (Sell), and 7.25% 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 17.1x.
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