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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
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CMP
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$767.91M$18.421.94%$72.90M-6.33x5.16
United States
OEC
ORION SA
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$506.47M$9.02-2.80%$202.60M33.41x3.34
United States
LIN
LINDE PLC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$223.54B$476.73-1.10%$12.80B33.69x1.20
United Kingdom
CRH
CRH PUBLIC LTD CO
NYSE
Building Materials
$76.17B$113.24-0.13%$7.28B23.49x1.36
Ireland
ZEUS
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
NASDAQ
Steel
$370.87M$33.120.76%$68.74M27.15x0.86
United States
PPIH
PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Building Products & Equipment
$211.98M$26.19-15.52%$21.97M20.79x1.60
United States
WMS
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$11.10B$142.780.91%$854.96M25.59x1.28
United States
OLN
OLIN CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.91B$25.37-3.83%$692.80M-211.42x2.90
United States
GROY
GOLD ROYALTY CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$640.16M$3.75-1.57%$3.39M-375.00x0.33
Canada
IDR
IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$432.26M$29.80-1.68%$11.01M45.15x0.12
United States
NX
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$689.53M$15.034.38%-$129.67M-2.33x1.75
United States
NC
NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Thermal Coal
$303.58M$40.742.34%$60.48M9.52x0.53
United States
TRX
TRX GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$150.08M$0.534.31%N/AN/A0.79
Canada
JCI
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$70.55B$107.810.26%$3.44B31.90x1.66
Ireland
ASIX
ADVANSIX INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$566.41M$21.10-1.72%$162.94M7.30x1.00
United States
CBT
CABOT CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$4.20B$78.93-0.09%$774.00M10.22x1.40
United States
CE
CELANESE CORP
NYSE
Chemicals
$4.90B$44.78-1.80%$222.00M-3.02x3.41
United States
MEOH
METHANEX CORP
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$3.08B$39.811.43%$887.24M10.70x1.84
Canada
RS
RELIANCE INC
NYSE
Steel
$15.30B$290.940.08%$1.28B20.99x0.45
United States
UROY
URANIUM ROYALTY CORP
NASDAQ
Uranium
$481.10M$3.6014.65%-$876.09kN/A0.00
Canada
ARMN
ARIS MINING CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$1.71B$9.860.92%$171.72M54.78x1.13
Canada
VMC
VULCAN MATERIALS CO
NYSE
Building Materials
$38.85B$294.03-0.31%$2.18B40.89x1.02
United States
CC
CHEMOURS CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.58B$17.263.04%$322.00M-6.16x30.59
United States
TT
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$89.55B$402.440.42%$4.15B31.64x1.68
Ireland
TTAM
TITAN AMERICA SA
NYSE
Building Materials
$2.92B$15.830.70%$349.73M16.66x1.09
United States
KWR
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$2.44B$140.04-1.08%$155.06M-318.27x1.12
United States
LXU
LSB INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Chemicals
$598.51M$8.323.87%$70.50M-18.09x1.28
United States
SCCO
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP
NYSE
Copper
$88.40B$109.943.54%$6.95B23.99x0.95
United States
PRM
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$3.31B$22.420.72%$219.88M24.64x0.98
Luxembourg
FUL
FULLER H B CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$3.33B$61.780.21%$481.03M32.86x1.74
United States
SQM
CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$12.42B$43.473.57%$1.17B18.12x1.22
Chile
MSB
MESABI TRUST
NYSE
Steel
$411.18M$31.34-0.32%$92.77M4.43x0.09
United States
WDFC
WD 40 CO
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$2.79B$206.42-2.18%$110.88M32.46x0.77
United States
UAMY
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$612.07M$5.072.84%$1.01M-507.00x0.27
United States
OC
OWENS CORNING
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$12.75B$152.410.09%$1.58B38.58x1.80
United States
RIO
RIO TINTO LTD
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$103.68B$63.722.05%$22.27B8.95x0.81
Australia
MTA
METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$518.14M$5.60-1.75%-$258.39k-155.56x0.06
Canada
ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$9.54B$81.046.66%$70.60M-8.70x0.66
United States
SXC
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC
NYSE
Coking Coal
$668.86M$7.902.20%$228.60M9.19x1.38
United States
BHP
BHP GROUP LTD
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$139.08B$54.801.35%$22.88B15.41x1.19
Australia
YMAT
J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
N/A$1.39-2.11%$1.87M19.86x0.88
China
IAUX
I-80 GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$749.95M$0.92-1.61%-$104.89M-2.78x0.69
United States
SVM
SILVERCORP METALS INC
NYSEMKT
Silver
$1.18B$5.392.08%$124.17M21.30x0.44
Canada
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC
NYSE
Building Materials
$7.62B$234.780.66%$781.16M17.15x1.28
United States
IAG
IAMGOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$6.56B$11.412.24%$1.34B163.00x0.59
Canada
DC
DAKOTA GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$550.48M$4.901.87%-$26.05M-18.15x0.03
United States
SLSR
SOLARIS RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$888.47M$5.360.37%-$59.85M13.07x-2.79
Canada (Federal Level)
LII
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$19.38B$551.851.35%$1.15B23.46x3.06
United States
ACNT
ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO
NASDAQ
Steel
$117.19M$12.51-1.11%$10.30M-43.14x0.37
United States
APD
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$64.43B$289.52-1.13%$3.61B41.54x1.54
United States
SCL
STEPAN CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.10B$48.661.14%$197.43M19.16x0.95
United States
UFPI
UFP INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Lumber & Wood Production
$5.82B$99.290.62%$619.65M17.24x0.29
United States
SLVM
SYLVAMO CORP
NYSE
Paper & Paper Products
$1.80B$44.202.08%$577.00M6.33x1.90
United States
PKX
POSCO HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Steel
$15.77B$52.122.72%$7.31B42.24x0.74
Republic Of Korea
MP
MP MATERIALS CORP
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$10.78B$65.943.83%-$35.33M-103.03x1.29
United States
FBIN
FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$7.02B$58.47-1.37%$876.10M18.27x1.82
United States
CNR
CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Thermal Coal
$3.95B$76.775.40%$474.26M34.90x0.65
United States
AA
ALCOA CORP
NYSE
Aluminum
$8.70B$33.601.08%$2.17B8.24x1.45
United States
WRN
WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$342.00M$1.712.40%-$4.22M-77.73x0.02
Canada
LWLG
LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$406.44M$3.14-2.48%-$19.18M-17.44x0.13
United States
KOP
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$572.89M$28.63-0.42%$195.80M22.72x2.80
United States
CARR
CARRIER GLOBAL CORP
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$52.12B$61.24-0.70%$6.64B13.58x1.60
United States
AMR
ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Coking Coal
$2.03B$155.268.65%$198.23M75.74x0.49
United States
LOMA
LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
NYSE
Building Materials
$879.89M$7.54-0.92%$352.98M6.40x0.78
Argentina
TGB
TASEKO MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Copper
$1.12B$3.663.10%$40.11M-24.08x3.37
Canada
STLD
STEEL DYNAMICS INC
NASDAQ
Steel
$19.37B$131.580.71%$1.89B19.04x0.76
United States
LGO
LARGO INC
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$111.55M$1.747.74%-$16.66M-3.00x1.05
Canada
EXK
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP
NYSE
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$1.88B$6.485.71%-$17.03M-24.92x0.88
Canada
SHW
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$89.03B$357.08-0.84%$4.83B35.01x4.76
United States
SA
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$2.07B$20.287.70%N/A-51.47x0.61
Canada
BCC
BOISE CASCADE CO
NYSE
Building Materials
$3.18B$85.12-0.65%$523.10M12.44x0.60
United States
AREC
AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
NASDAQ
Coking Coal
$207.29M$2.4520.69%-$28.57M-4.62x-3.29
United States
ABAT
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$219.61M$2.393.02%-$54.59M-2.60x0.17
United States
SID
NATIONAL STEEL CO
NYSE
Steel
$1.99B$1.501.35%$1.45B-4.46x7.21
Brazil
ODV
OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP
NYSE
Gold
$423.73M$3.07-0.65%-$77.88M-3.79x0.62
Canada
JHX
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
NYSE
Building Materials
$8.66B$20.140.75%$803.70M26.16x2.01
Ireland
MLM
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC
NYSE
Building Materials
$36.85B$611.08-0.78%$2.19B33.76x0.93
United States
GORO
GOLD RESOURCE CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$110.25M$0.81-1.46%-$34.96M-1.92x7.10
United States
SLI
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD
NYSEMKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$595.63M$3.075.86%$94.44M7.06x0.13
Canada
LITM
SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$24.40M$4.156.68%-$4.23M-1.52x0.22
Canada
DNN
DENISON MINES CORP
NYSEMKT
Uranium
$2.31B$2.588.86%-$76.37M-27.74x0.18
Canada
CSL
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$15.22B$355.97-2.65%$1.28B19.53x1.60
United States
AAUC
ALLIED GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
N/A$15.731.55%$62.89M-36.58x2.61
Canada
TREX
TREX CO INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$6.42B$59.88-0.94%$311.02M34.61x0.56
United States
GEVO
GEVO INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Chemicals
$437.73M$1.818.38%-$26.08M-6.96x0.47
United States
WTTR
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$1.10B$9.060.55%$225.97M27.45x0.78
United States
PZG
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$71.09M$1.00-3.40%-$7.08M7.65x0.55
United States
THM
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$334.70M$1.611.26%-$3.72M-80.50x0.00
Canada
DVS
DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP
NYSEMKT
Silver
$390.07M$4.48-0.67%N/AN/A0.10
Canada
EU
ENCORE ENERGY CORP
NASDAQ
Uranium
$471.48M$2.5213.00%-$76.84M-5.86x0.24
United States
LZM
LIFEZONE METALS LTD
NYSE
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$387.76M$4.896.07%-$22.25M-11.64x0.49
Isle Of Man
IE
IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC
NYSEMKT
Copper
$1.19B$8.954.56%-$72.93M13.98x0.31
Canada
CLW
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP
NYSE
Paper & Paper Products
$344.15M$21.370.05%$304.60M1.78x0.96
United States
USAU
US GOLD CORP
NASDAQ
Gold
$217.23M$15.14-4.30%-$18.19M-9.83x0.07
United States
IPX
IPERIONX LTD
NASDAQ
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$1.50B$47.466.45%N/A-43.15x0.10
United States
FMST
FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD
NASDAQ
Chemicals
$36.44M$3.002.74%N/A-14.71x0.10
Canada
JELD
JELD-WEN HOLDING INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$544.87M$6.381.43%-$169.51M-1.53x4.33
United States
BLDR
BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
NYSE
Building Products & Equipment
$15.50B$140.17-1.79%$1.80B21.08x1.74
United States
EMN
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
NYSE
Specialty Chemicals
$7.48B$65.15-2.99%$1.71B9.06x1.60
United States
PPTA
PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP
NASDAQ
Other Precious Metals & Mining
$1.94B$18.013.98%-$21.97M-58.10x0.02
United States

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
15-1.22%-0.77%-1.35%+3.55%26.35x1.47x+7.36%+3.69%+7.57%+14.38%Buy
4+0.90%+5.09%+5.46%+13.35%18.93x1.74x+14.94%+5.43%+11.28%+2.20%Strong Buy
18-0.01%-1.30%-0.06%+5.23%25.92x3.07x+12.51%+5.98%+9.72%+8.05%Buy
31-0.17%-4.02%-2.92%-7.19%25.79x5.41x+7.59%+10.74%+19.61%+14.06%Buy
17-0.09%-0.70%+8.15%-30.65%-7.90x1.03x-13.58%-4.84%-1.65%-0.83%Buy
5+8.18%+8.38%+6.17%-10.12%44.94x1.64x+1.14%+0.19%+0.66%+2.07%Strong Buy
7+2.80%+4.08%+12.36%+11.01%28.48x5.06x+24.88%+11.51%+22.02%+0.20%Hold
47+1.78%+4.22%+18.78%+67.53%33.97x3.18x+4.49%+8.20%+11.98%-5.01%Buy
5+0.03%-2.98%+0.02%-9.04%0.23x1.65x+9.80%+6.68%+10.45%+6.53%Buy
41+2.48%+1.95%+4.20%+0.48%11.66x2.16x+0.74%+5.03%+12.38%+9.92%Buy
15+2.46%+3.19%+15.83%+61.74%10.46x2.70x+3.69%-0.33%+3.36%+6.39%Buy
6+0.99%-2.28%-1.92%-38.35%7.32x1.29x+20.25%+5.36%+12.61%+45.66%Hold
3+1.62%+11.56%+21.96%+59.72%-827.67x2.06x+1.94%+1.23%+3.50%+7.65%Strong Buy
56-0.74%-1.82%+1.11%-2.30%17.82x3.36x+19.06%+6.37%+11.35%+15.31%Buy
23+0.37%-0.54%+3.92%+3.52%25.97x0.91x+5.10%+3.73%+6.80%+8.99%Strong Buy
6+2.99%+3.40%+4.38%+5.93%19.58x1.15x-0.60%+1.86%+0.42%+18.62%Strong Buy
10+10.12%+16.06%+27.00%+259.24%179.67x7.50x+1.03%-1.85%+0.03%-4.09%Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 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 Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 135.77% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 132 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -13.12% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $32.23.

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. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)


New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) 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 New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 5 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 115.34% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 112 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $5.50, a downside of -18.4% from New Gold's current stock price of $6.74.

New Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering New 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. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)


Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) 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 Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 284.38% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 281 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $18.95, a downside of -16.3% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $22.64.

Ssr Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ssr 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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 112 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.45%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)


Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.31%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout ratio of 691% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dow (NYSE:DOW)


Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 10.14%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.05%. Dow's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dow's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dow's dividend payout ratio of -200% 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 0.48% in the last day, and down -0.53% over the last week. Energy Fuels was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 15.84% yesterday.

Shares of uranium and nuclear-linked stocks are trading lower amid a possible sell-off. Yesterday, stocks surged ahead of a nuclear energy deal between the United States and the United Kingdom and after news that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission signed a refreshed MOU with the UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation.

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. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)


Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining 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.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 64.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 61 percentage points.

2. Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF)


Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) 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.

Cf Industries Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Industries Holdings's stock has gained 7.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 4 percentage points.

3. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)


Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -24.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -28 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

48.34% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 9.93% over the next year.

5.24% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.73% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.06% are rated C (Hold), 15.36% are rated D (Sell), and 8.61% 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 24.04x.
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