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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
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$731.23M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$85.30B	15.50%	6.40%	10.91%	11.50%	1.45	1.45	36.10%	9.30%	13.87%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$71.43B	21.80%	7.90%	14.28%	20.50%	1.93	0.93	36.40%	13.90%	16.34%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.68B	24.30%	9.50%	13.80%	14.70%	1.60	2.26	41.30%	9.20%	11.98%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$7.46B	16.80%	8.30%	17.16%	15.20%	0.92	0.97	31.90%	22.70%	40.66%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$683.10M	19.60%	16.90%	12.47%	17.80%	0.08	8.55	57.20%	27.80%	27.82%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$558.80M	3.10%	0.80%	5.91%	4.40%	2.47	2.63	21.90%	0.80%	5.03%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$123.37B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$73.96B	21.60%	8.60%	13.40%	18.70%	1.46	1.70	44.30%	12.50%	16.62%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.97B	37.30%	16.40%	26.10%	29.40%	1.13	1.52	40.50%	19.10%	26.62%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$7.89B	10.10%	5.20%	9.07%	8.10%	0.92	1.14	15.60%	10.30%	15.42%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$87.56B	37.70%	14.20%	26.13%	47.50%	1.57	1.21	36.40%	13.90%	18.44%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$16.52B	0.90%	0.50%	6.89%	5.80%	0.73	1.96	7.50%	0.70%	7.82%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$145.53M	1.00%	0.60%	0.45%	0.50%	0.38	6.40	21.90%	0.80%	0.47%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$141.38M	-159.70%	-25.30%	-26.69%	-29.60%	5.33	1.70	-9.30%	-63.00%	-63.40%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.09B	3.70%	1.90%	4.57%	3.70%	0.95	1.30	11.90%	2.00%	3.41%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.31B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$6.31B	9.40%	4.90%	7.62%	12.50%	0.90	4.05	42.00%	9.60%	14.23%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$279.73M	-4.30%	-4.20%	-3.87%	-4.60%	0.01	8.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$35.48B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.50B	0.40%	0.30%	3.07%	7.10%	0.51	1.79	26.90%	0.30%	2.66%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.56B	-113.90%	-28.60%	-35.23%	-38.90%	3.67	0.91	18.50%	-56.20%	-52.59%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.68B	-19.10%	-10.90%	-10.43%	-10.20%	1.00	0.79	13.00%	-28.00%	-23.29%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$150.22B	19.50%	8.50%	18.61%	17.10%	1.19	1.46	100.00%	17.60%	33.83%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ALTUS ROYALTIES CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02	10.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.22B	13.90%	5.00%	10.23%	12.10%	1.74	1.95	45.10%	7.30%	12.50%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$275.14M	-48.10%	-44.50%	-50.66%	-893.40%	0.08	12.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$1.87B	3.50%	2.20%	5.75%	7.90%	0.53	4.59	44.60%	7.80%	20.27%
OEC	ORION SA	$295.35M	-7.00%	-1.60%	2.63%	1.60%	3.89	1.08	20.30%	-1.70%	1.91%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$13.87B	35.50%	13.40%	18.47%	28.10%	2.24	3.25	36.20%	15.50%	20.96%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.39B	-44.70%	4.60%	17.50%	8.70%	-8.67	1.27	30.60%	4.30%	10.27%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$180.46M	25.00%	15.20%	23.40%	28.00%	0.64	2.76	28.00%	13.20%	17.75%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.03B	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.27%	-1.20%	0.53	2.10	18.30%	-7.20%	-5.25%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$698.41M	-1.10%	-0.90%	0.28%	0.30%	0.32	2.03	71.10%	-44.30%	14.02%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$429.02M	6.50%	3.20%	3.88%	3.40%	1.06	1.36	10.00%	3.50%	3.52%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$2.03B	19.50%	6.80%	13.46%	10.80%	1.77	1.52	22.50%	5.20%	8.04%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$266.30M	-12.50%	-12.00%	-14.41%	-20.30%	0.03	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.63B	22.50%	8.80%	21.10%	16.10%	1.36	1.61	25.30%	8.90%	16.24%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$450.80M	79.30%	38.30%	N/A	622.10%	0.23	N/A	100.00%	82.80%	82.80%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$6.90B	9.20%	6.00%	8.92%	9.30%	0.58	2.79	45.80%	22.10%	31.51%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$3.02B	9.00%	3.00%	7.01%	5.20%	1.81	2.09	14.40%	6.00%	13.37%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$4.17B	6.70%	3.10%	1.12%	3.00%	1.38	2.22	58.20%	12.30%	4.20%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.65B	-63.20%	-13.50%	-11.35%	-9.10%	4.50	1.63	21.30%	-31.90%	-21.56%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$98.00M	-19.70%	-7.20%	1.45%	1.50%	1.73	0.95	40.40%	-17.80%	2.00%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$1.72B	-10.50%	-2.50%	-3.37%	-2.50%	3.25	0.97	14.00%	-9.30%	-11.84%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$15.56B	-1.90%	-1.10%	1.21%	1.20%	0.69	2.27	12.30%	-3.80%	3.71%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$503.80M	-62.20%	-55.80%	-48.13%	-207.40%	0.09	31.06	93.60%	-20,877.90%	-20,877.94%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$194.71B	18.50%	8.50%	13.44%	19.00%	1.19	0.82	48.80%	21.20%	27.99%
GEVO	GEVO INC	$533.08M	-9.50%	-6.80%	-5.08%	-6.10%	0.45	1.91	46.70%	-37.30%	-25.78%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$2.48B	25.60%	15.80%	29.14%	34.10%	0.61	1.98	43.90%	18.50%	26.68%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$310.05M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.74B	-37.80%	-17.20%	-19.08%	-19.20%	1.42	2.85	30.10%	-46.30%	-43.80%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$86.94M	5.00%	3.20%	6.76%	7.10%	0.39	2.96	32.50%	5.00%	8.29%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$2.79B	4.90%	1.90%	4.67%	7.00%	1.55	2.03	32.20%	3.50%	7.71%
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$12.85M	-98.30%	-73.20%	-41.87%	-123.50%	0.29	15.75	63.50%	-253.50%	-252.50%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.01B	17.40%	9.60%	13.82%	20.00%	0.94	2.43	23.00%	8.00%	11.71%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.22B	-37.30%	-20.20%	-18.34%	-15.70%	0.79	1.02	7.60%	-148.50%	-117.65%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$39.20B	13.40%	6.60%	10.32%	10.80%	0.94	2.23	28.20%	14.20%	20.89%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.28B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$5.38B	10.10%	7.80%	11.98%	17.20%	0.29	4.49	16.80%	5.00%	6.69%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$684.38M	-23.80%	-11.40%	-9.96%	-7.10%	0.99	1.68	4.60%	-8.40%	-5.61%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$1.06B	N/A	-27.60%	-14.28%	-17.00%	3.86	19.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$11.80B	6.00%	2.50%	3.25%	6.90%	1.23	1.79	36.30%	4.70%	10.22%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$277.80M	-11.40%	-10.00%	-9.70%	-10.20%	0.03	3.49	100.00%	305.90%	296.01%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.35B	-1.30%	-0.80%	-1.05%	-1.20%	0.64	1.82	17.40%	-1.20%	-1.53%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$44.28B	27.90%	10.60%	17.57%	29.40%	1.60	1.14	27.20%	18.10%	24.15%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$11.57B	13.80%	5.30%	10.73%	11.30%	1.65	1.79	31.00%	3.80%	6.57%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$496.69M	0.20%	0.20%	0.14%	0.20%	0.00	265.74	15.80%	1.30%	1.24%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$7.15B	29.90%	13.60%	19.29%	16.60%	1.22	2.72	29.00%	19.40%	26.49%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$13.48B	-476.00%	16.00%	32.66%	22.20%	-65.94	1.88	35.70%	10.90%	16.06%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$11.39B	16.50%	4.10%	10.50%	7.20%	2.64	3.20	34.40%	12.80%	31.01%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$9.45B	-9.90%	-3.40%	0.26%	0.20%	2.06	1.40	29.10%	-4.50%	0.26%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$357.16M	-40.50%	-32.30%	0.14%	0.20%	0.26	5.24	16.80%	-70.20%	0.28%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$24.51M	-20.20%	-19.90%	-20.52%	-21.30%	0.01	47.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$124.77M	-175.80%	-145.30%	-162.20%	-841.90%	0.22	6.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.40B	91.60%	23.90%	44.32%	32.10%	2.29	1.68	33.20%	15.70%	19.86%
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$85.06M	-64.90%	-40.90%	-40.63%	-31.40%	0.14	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$39.08B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$1.77B	-77.50%	-4.40%	1.16%	0.70%	24.40	1.71	17.40%	-5.70%	1.12%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$28.78M	-34.90%	-29.60%	-20.97%	-37.90%	0.18	3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$910.54M	-47.00%	-27.70%	-27.85%	-37.40%	1.13	1.31	37.50%	-2,226.00%	-2,074.11%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$7.69B	-1.40%	-0.70%	2.33%	4.60%	1.10	1.49	33.10%	-1.30%	3.60%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.27B	12.00%	7.40%	10.27%	10.60%	0.78	3.04	26.90%	7.60%	10.02%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$991.74M	-15.60%	-13.70%	-14.09%	-16.90%	0.13	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$399.14M	-7.40%	-7.40%	-7.44%	-7.70%	0.01	8.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$282.76M	17.20%	8.70%	10.78%	9.10%	0.99	2.10	7.30%	9.10%	9.20%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$3.74B	20.90%	13.30%	23.07%	20.20%	0.39	1.20	39.50%	16.80%	22.87%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$511.41M	-2.00%	-1.90%	-1.94%	-2.10%	0.03	10.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.46B	-2.90%	-1.90%	-2.48%	-4.20%	0.47	3.95	10.80%	-2.10%	-2.33%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.29B	12.00%	4.60%	8.26%	8.40%	1.58	1.76	22.80%	7.70%	11.74%
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$235.23M	N/A	-18.40%	-21.63%	-9.20%	-4.49	0.10	1,392.90%	-39,087.50%	-26,767.38%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.46B	2.70%	0.70%	3.83%	3.10%	2.86	1.56	9.30%	0.80%	3.47%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$2.83B	-109.20%	-27.10%	-19.38%	-38.20%	6.59	2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$16.43B	-3.00%	-1.50%	-1.25%	-1.70%	0.81	1.44	36.40%	-3.70%	-2.46%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$673.21M	-57.70%	-49.70%	-45.20%	-125.40%	0.18	4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$31.24B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.86	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.10B	-130.20%	-63.70%	-134.46%	-193.10%	1.11	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.64M	-17.20%	-13.20%	-34.02%	-12.00%	0.46	2.52	-0.10%	-10.70%	-9.41%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$451.27M	-25.20%	-17.20%	-16.45%	-20.20%	0.66	13.64	-0.40%	-152.10%	-161.11%
LGO	LARGO INC	$61.57M	-41.50%	-19.80%	-22.53%	-13.60%	1.43	0.50	-22.50%	-57.70%	-33.36%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-0.97%	+3.11%	+1.63%	-7.01%	19.53x	1.37x	+7.61%	+4.26%	+8.85%	+19.17%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.16%	+5.34%	+20.53%	+40.34%	16.44x	2.20x	+17.20%	+6.04%	+10.91%	-3.09%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.26%	+2.06%	+9.27%	-6.56%	26.97x	3.04x	+12.37%	+5.81%	+9.42%	+9.41%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.64%	+0.54%	+5.14%	-18.65%	25.56x	5.23x	+8.59%	+11.14%	+20.10%	+20.69%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-1.51%	+2.38%	+8.10%	-26.15%	-22.77x	1.02x	-17.44%	-5.02%	-2.34%	+18.83%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+1.87%	+7.26%	+11.79%	-1.18%	46.74x	1.78x	-0.26%	-0.65%	-0.87%	+0.07%	Buy
Copper	6	+0.71%	+3.28%	+16.53%	+50.47%	30.02x	5.89x	+27.41%	+12.96%	+24.08%	-3.97%	Buy
Gold	47	-0.98%	+7.52%	+13.71%	+101.26%	26.09x	3.70x	+14.19%	+9.72%	+13.72%	+14.85%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.12%	+1.04%	+4.95%	-19.29%	8.35x	1.45x	+9.55%	+6.50%	+9.86%	+22.54%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	42	-2.12%	-1.41%	+8.38%	+32.28%	8.95x	2.42x	-96.41%	+3.96%	+11.34%	+20.86%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-1.54%	+7.77%	+18.74%	+124.63%	6.97x	3.64x	+4.60%	+0.39%	+4.36%	+7.31%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.77%	+3.91%	+14.43%	-36.64%	8.66x	1.22x	+15.30%	+4.18%	+10.39%	+20.36%	Buy
Silver	3	+1.39%	+9.59%	+32.27%	+175.17%	102.92x	2.98x	+3.05%	+1.88%	+4.13%	-5.49%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	-0.34%	+3.12%	+3.71%	-7.10%	-1.55x	3.09x	+17.67%	+5.71%	+10.26%	+19.75%	Buy
Steel	23	-0.71%	+3.02%	+10.07%	+14.29%	25.99x	1.07x	+5.31%	+3.73%	+7.09%	+4.25%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.13%	+1.65%	+0.62%	+0.39%	-91.56x	1.30x	-4.69%	+0.46%	-0.87%	+19.96%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-6.15%	-11.11%	-2.64%	+126.33%	196.42x	7.28x	-1.65%	-2.93%	-1.24%	+22.89%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

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

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 311 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 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 137.29% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 136 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, a downside of -0.16% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $14.19.

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. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 311 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: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 66.94% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 66 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 6.09% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $18.38.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Constellium Se, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 311 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 106.11% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 105 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 106 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. National Steel Co (NYSE:SID)

National Steel Co (NYSE:SID) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.1%. National Steel Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. National Steel Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Steel Co's dividend payout ratio of -69.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be 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 2.1%. 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. 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 2.1%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -0.7% in the last day, and up 2.44% over the last week. Scantech Ai Systems was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -21.46% yesterday.

ScanTech AI Systems shares are trading lower after the company announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split.

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 -8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. 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 dropped -7.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -8 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 71, which is 49 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 40.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 39 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 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 136.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 135 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

41.01% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.62% over the next year.

6.3% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.93% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.74% are rated C (Hold), 15.56% are rated D (Sell), and 11.48% 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 20.1x.

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