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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
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$72.95B	22.00%	8.80%	14.46%	19.20%	1.52	1.08	44.50%	12.90%	17.23%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.58B	20.40%	8.20%	20.08%	15.60%	1.29	1.67	25.40%	8.60%	16.05%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.18	1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$19.29B	30.00%	10.50%	15.54%	17.80%	1.31	3.37	38.50%	20.50%	28.95%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$756.07M	-30.20%	-11.70%	-9.96%	-10.10%	1.71	2.31	27.40%	-13.00%	-9.34%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$77.06B	12.00%	3.90%	9.19%	8.50%	1.45	2.29	28.20%	8.50%	18.50%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$11.30B	2.80%	1.20%	3.08%	5.40%	1.16	1.54	35.90%	2.70%	8.87%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$647.00M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$729.72M	-0.70%	-0.50%	0.48%	0.50%	0.18	4.88	76.40%	-26.50%	25.18%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$10.49B	27.10%	11.90%	19.16%	23.30%	1.10	4.13	38.70%	15.70%	23.92%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.40B	23.10%	21.30%	26.01%	61.50%	0.08	19.27	48.90%	36.00%	45.88%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$6.61B	-25.20%	-5.10%	-3.08%	-2.40%	4.25	1.55	20.50%	-12.20%	-5.80%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$19.24B	-6.80%	-4.00%	-1.00%	-1.00%	0.69	2.23	13.00%	-13.20%	-2.84%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$5.71B	25.40%	12.70%	19.53%	20.30%	0.96	2.53	31.50%	15.40%	22.03%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$146.01M	25.00%	15.20%	23.40%	28.00%	0.64	2.76	28.00%	13.20%	17.75%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.18B	-4.50%	-3.10%	-1.67%	-3.60%	0.47	1.72	26.90%	-3.90%	-1.51%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$117.99M	1.00%	0.70%	0.18%	0.20%	0.29	6.72	23.00%	1.20%	0.24%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$4.52B	-116.10%	-40.00%	-30.51%	-37.20%	0.65	3.89	7.30%	-498.00%	-484.13%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.30B	-33.60%	-14.60%	-14.33%	-14.30%	1.41	3.15	30.10%	-38.30%	-32.96%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$12.16B	-539.10%	15.50%	32.75%	21.50%	-27.70	1.81	35.40%	10.70%	15.71%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$514.96M	2.30%	1.80%	2.07%	2.50%	0.29	4.38	18.40%	3.70%	4.01%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$455.30M	19.60%	16.90%	12.47%	17.80%	0.08	8.55	57.20%	27.80%	27.82%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.57B	-23.00%	-12.00%	-9.43%	-10.60%	1.13	1.53	17.70%	-25.50%	-19.34%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.73B	-27.20%	2.90%	14.25%	7.70%	-7.06	1.35	31.00%	2.70%	8.94%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$12.37B	22.70%	8.80%	13.98%	14.20%	1.51	2.22	41.20%	8.80%	11.92%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$306.98M	-16.70%	-8.20%	-2.99%	-2.80%	1.39	0.47	49.50%	-1,289.20%	-330.50%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.37B	3.20%	1.10%	5.46%	3.80%	1.87	2.06	12.90%	2.20%	9.97%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$67.51B	16.50%	6.70%	11.30%	11.90%	1.37	1.74	36.10%	10.00%	14.97%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$396.75M	79.30%	38.30%	N/A	622.10%	0.23	N/A	100.00%	82.80%	82.80%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$17.41B	-2.60%	-1.40%	-0.86%	-1.30%	0.80	1.42	36.20%	-3.30%	-1.70%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$9.43B	-5.70%	-2.80%	-2.42%	-3.50%	0.74	7.24	30.00%	-31.20%	-31.33%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.50B	6.30%	3.90%	7.34%	8.20%	0.56	3.36	16.50%	2.10%	3.15%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$113.80M	-1.30%	1.90%	-46.19%	259.10%	-1.38	0.14	42.70%	0.90%	14.48%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$251.95M	-2.20%	-0.10%	10.75%	6.90%	18.81	0.68	23.80%	-0.10%	3.41%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$17.80B	-3.80%	-2.40%	-1.89%	-2.40%	0.54	2.42	34.50%	-11.40%	-5.31%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$4.91B	12.70%	4.60%	9.55%	10.80%	1.73	1.84	44.60%	6.70%	11.66%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$3.66B	11.60%	6.10%	10.46%	9.50%	0.88	4.10	33.50%	8.30%	12.85%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.53B	13.90%	4.90%	11.63%	9.10%	1.86	1.50	21.90%	3.90%	7.10%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$207.72M	-4.00%	-3.90%	-3.85%	-4.30%	0.01	8.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$4.56B	-1.50%	-0.90%	-0.00%	0.00%	0.63	1.85	13.60%	-1.40%	-0.01%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$46.40B	8.90%	5.80%	9.67%	9.70%	0.49	2.47	27.90%	16.90%	25.63%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$295.38M	-288.60%	-20.90%	-29.47%	-39.90%	5.85	0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$940.78M	-62.20%	-55.80%	-48.13%	-207.40%	0.09	31.06	93.60%	-20,877.90%	-20,877.94%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$918.67M	15.40%	12.80%	16.41%	30.20%	0.19	4.06	52.60%	28.90%	43.87%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$49.29B	10.40%	4.00%	6.94%	11.30%	1.67	1.20	25.90%	6.80%	9.60%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$621.78M	-0.20%	-0.10%	-0.36%	-0.50%	0.66	1.76	8.20%	-0.10%	-0.26%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.85B	8.10%	3.20%	6.35%	6.20%	1.48	1.37	21.10%	5.40%	8.86%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.61B	-113.90%	-28.60%	-35.23%	-38.90%	3.67	0.91	18.50%	-56.20%	-52.59%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$93.63B	36.20%	13.90%	25.45%	46.50%	1.49	1.25	36.20%	13.70%	18.06%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$6.70B	3.80%	1.90%	7.38%	6.30%	1.03	1.33	30.60%	3.20%	9.58%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$17.37B	1.20%	0.60%	6.30%	5.40%	0.77	1.88	7.50%	1.00%	7.48%
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$207.38M	-2.30%	-1.20%	-0.65%	-0.60%	0.93	2.43	7.40%	-1.20%	-0.57%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$13.61B	36.70%	12.50%	18.55%	25.70%	2.49	3.09	35.70%	14.80%	20.43%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.91B	34.70%	19.40%	28.01%	32.70%	0.74	2.97	55.40%	14.40%	16.62%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.08B	36.10%	16.40%	26.14%	30.20%	1.14	1.46	40.60%	19.00%	26.73%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.34B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$4.53B	10.30%	4.40%	9.02%	7.70%	1.22	2.54	18.40%	5.00%	9.38%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02	10.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$52.50B	4.40%	2.60%	5.72%	13.20%	0.77	1.43	47.30%	6.30%	10.10%
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$746.44M	-99.90%	-22.70%	0.04%	0.00%	4.56	1.58	8.10%	-28.70%	0.04%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$5.01B	9.30%	7.20%	11.39%	15.80%	0.31	4.59	16.80%	4.70%	6.36%
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.54B	-3.90%	-2.60%	-4.07%	-6.80%	0.48	4.47	9.60%	-2.90%	-3.97%
VHI	VALHI INC	$384.35M	-5.50%	-2.10%	0.52%	0.50%	1.24	2.80	16.60%	-2.70%	0.53%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$3.89B	19.20%	12.50%	21.45%	18.80%	0.41	1.24	39.20%	16.20%	21.97%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$1.91B	22.00%	13.30%	26.27%	29.00%	0.77	1.86	42.80%	16.20%	24.27%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$747.52M	-22.20%	-11.10%	-15.05%	-14.60%	1.05	1.66	30.10%	-12.80%	-11.04%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$475.31M	-2.00%	-1.90%	-1.94%	-2.10%	0.03	10.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$380.27M	4.20%	2.70%	3.19%	3.10%	0.54	3.09	13.90%	6.30%	6.82%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$8.31B	-11.40%	-3.80%	0.26%	0.20%	2.36	1.26	28.10%	-5.20%	0.27%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.39B	32.80%	9.80%	14.78%	9.40%	2.65	2.21	27.00%	16.30%	21.28%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$42.01M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.03B	3.80%	2.00%	4.85%	3.80%	0.90	1.29	11.60%	2.00%	3.52%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$2.89B	-80.80%	-20.70%	-11.61%	-19.10%	0.23	24.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$1.58B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
JAGU	JAGUAR URANIUM CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.29	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$2.82B	16.70%	8.90%	14.09%	18.80%	0.88	2.35	22.90%	7.80%	11.65%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$761.92M	-15.60%	-13.70%	-14.09%	-16.90%	0.13	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$18.07M	-563.40%	-215.40%	-651.69%	-695.40%	2.30	0.39	-64.30%	-5,860.20%	-5,860.24%
SOLS	SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$11.60B	10.20%	4.40%	15.83%	16.30%	3.05	1.39	32.20%	6.10%	16.13%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$4.67B	-25.00%	-7.20%	-8.77%	-6.70%	2.24	1.95	-4.60%	-7.90%	-7.87%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$29.94B	9.80%	5.00%	8.99%	11.80%	0.83	1.64	25.70%	10.00%	16.28%
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$251.42M	6.60%	5.20%	7.93%	17.30%	0.31	3.26	25.20%	6.80%	8.17%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$730.83M	-47.00%	-27.70%	-27.85%	-37.40%	1.13	1.31	37.50%	-2,226.00%	-2,074.11%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$16.61B	80.90%	21.90%	35.91%	29.50%	2.51	1.60	33.40%	15.50%	19.97%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$1.10B	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$9.35B	10.10%	3.80%	8.14%	8.40%	1.58	1.86	30.40%	2.90%	5.18%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.52B	12.60%	7.30%	10.80%	10.50%	0.88	2.63	26.70%	7.50%	10.16%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$5.56B	28.80%	12.40%	16.36%	15.00%	1.57	4.27	28.30%	18.70%	25.63%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$5.46B	-4.10%	-2.50%	-3.66%	-3.60%	0.67	1.60	14.90%	-3.70%	-4.65%
FNUC	FRONTIER NUCLEAR AND MINERALS INC	$18.90M	-34.90%	-29.60%	-20.97%	-37.90%	0.18	3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$139.97M	-44.50%	-26.60%	-25.11%	-20.80%	0.89	1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$535.21M	-8.00%	-8.00%	-8.22%	-8.40%	0.01	3.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.97M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$75.33M	-22.90%	-7.90%	-7.42%	-6.50%	2.10	1.77	28.60%	-9.70%	-5.58%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$145.21M	-175.80%	-145.30%	-162.20%	-841.90%	0.22	6.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.84B	-113.20%	-5.20%	-0.14%	-0.10%	28.52	1.78	15.50%	-6.60%	-0.14%
DOW	DOW INC	$26.90B	-15.50%	-4.40%	-3.70%	-3.30%	2.56	1.97	6.30%	-6.60%	-4.57%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$527.47M	-6.70%	-2.50%	-3.17%	-2.60%	1.95	2.11	15.50%	-2.40%	-2.71%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$75.89M	-15.70%	-15.30%	-15.45%	-15.70%	0.02	37.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$283.90M	N/A	-18.40%	-21.63%	-9.20%	-4.49	0.10	1,392.90%	-39,087.50%	-26,767.38%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	-1.75%	-6.87%	+8.94%	+23.46%	30.14x	1.75x	+7.95%	+3.95%	+8.10%	-1.53%	Hold
Aluminum	4	-6.13%	-9.37%	-7.95%	+77.51%	33.67x	2.95x	+17.88%	+5.90%	+9.84%	+9.38%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-1.12%	-2.67%	-15.43%	-2.13%	28.16x	2.58x	+13.23%	+6.27%	+10.33%	+27.14%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	-1.01%	-1.44%	-15.40%	-7.93%	27.11x	5.48x	+5.73%	+9.96%	+17.86%	+25.86%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.95%	-1.06%	+12.61%	+19.75%	-0.40x	1.62x	-16.03%	-4.74%	-2.87%	+0.51%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+2.13%	+4.55%	+8.50%	+61.31%	29.81x	1.93x	-1.35%	-1.00%	-1.23%	+5.16%	Buy
Copper	6	-4.11%	-11.46%	-18.14%	+59.99%	29.97x	6.32x	+29.76%	+14.26%	+26.06%	+0.75%	Buy
Gold	50	-6.21%	-16.22%	-17.87%	+70.89%	19.98x	3.47x	+16.59%	+11.75%	+16.61%	+26.61%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-2.34%	-3.44%	-16.25%	-7.96%	12.52x	1.54x	+6.16%	+3.86%	+5.79%	+24.33%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	-3.86%	-10.61%	-13.49%	+44.24%	9.36x	2.57x	-69.47%	+2.38%	+10.50%	+8.39%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-6.74%	-17.01%	-17.52%	+103.55%	3.75x	3.42x	+6.45%	+1.68%	+5.78%	+57.78%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-2.19%	-6.78%	-18.64%	-42.36%	4.97x	1.26x	+26.94%	+7.33%	+16.11%	+54.55%	Buy
Silver	4	-6.85%	-21.91%	-22.44%	+149.60%	22.13x	3.20x	+4.04%	+2.27%	+7.05%	+30.14%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.60%	-1.57%	-7.30%	+1.85%	-1.65x	3.56x	+15.07%	+5.12%	+9.75%	+19.17%	Buy
Steel	22	-0.46%	-2.60%	-13.45%	+1.64%	17.28x	1.01x	+6.86%	+4.42%	+7.34%	+15.91%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+4.03%	+1.86%	+4.36%	+34.32%	-30.91x	1.60x	+5.83%	+3.65%	+5.11%	+6.92%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-2.01%	-6.08%	-8.83%	+142.57%	57.93x	7.21x	-0.07%	-0.43%	+2.58%	+26.77%	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 314 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 70.41% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 59 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $9.17, a downside of -4.11% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $9.56.

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. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 314 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 Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 19 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 97.83% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 86 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $29.00, an upside of 22.26% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $23.72.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Constellium Se, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 314 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 175.98% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 164 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 12.49% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.89.

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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 124 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 13.07%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.98%. 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 8.79%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.98%. 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 1.98%. 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 -1.7% in the last day, and down -4.81% over the last week. Goldmining was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -13.18% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower as the gold continues yesterday's selloff while investors digest the Fed's decision to maintain interest rates. The pullback is due to ongoing concerns about dollar strength and the Middle East conflict's impact on oil prices and inflation leading to global monetary tightening.

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 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 70.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 59 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 50% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 38 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 27.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 16 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

45.83% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 20.36% over the next year.

7.58% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.88% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.54% are rated C (Hold), 17.33% are rated D (Sell), and 8.66% 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 16.02x.

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