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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
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$232.87M	15.60%	5.80%	14.87%	13.80%	1.60	1.88	33.30%	5.50%	10.02%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$993.21M	-1.60%	-0.60%	2.11%	1.80%	1.56	2.81	26.60%	-1.60%	5.02%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$539.03M	9.80%	4.90%	6.52%	5.80%	1.00	1.35	11.90%	5.10%	5.70%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$502.47M	22.20%	18.60%	16.42%	20.30%	0.12	5.11	53.20%	29.10%	29.25%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$11.53B	20.20%	4.90%	11.96%	8.00%	2.69	3.16	37.70%	15.30%	34.24%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.10B	-80.90%	-5.60%	-0.25%	-0.20%	30.59	1.68	18.30%	-7.10%	-0.24%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$2.99B	5.10%	2.00%	4.81%	7.30%	1.59	2.03	32.60%	3.70%	7.98%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$2.82B	27.40%	16.90%	30.77%	36.00%	0.61	2.00	44.70%	19.10%	27.71%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$6.29B	21.90%	6.00%	11.62%	12.20%	2.42	2.12	34.60%	8.60%	14.26%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$73.91B	14.00%	5.20%	8.78%	14.10%	1.66	0.96	38.10%	11.10%	13.57%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.80B	29.50%	11.30%	20.12%	16.40%	1.40	2.13	25.20%	11.10%	16.33%
OEC	ORION SA	$324.55M	3.20%	0.80%	5.20%	3.30%	3.34	1.10	21.40%	0.80%	3.96%
FMC	FMC CORP	$3.80B	2.20%	0.80%	5.77%	6.10%	1.79	1.53	39.60%	2.40%	12.18%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.33B	17.80%	11.60%	17.81%	24.60%	0.51	3.17	46.10%	14.50%	19.42%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$209.13B	17.50%	8.10%	12.72%	18.80%	1.20	0.93	48.40%	20.20%	27.30%
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.80%	N/A	0.88	1.23	32.10%	6.30%	8.61%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$1.40B	7.70%	4.90%	8.20%	11.30%	0.44	4.61	44.10%	17.70%	29.09%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$10.50B	11.50%	5.50%	9.85%	18.50%	1.03	0.98	33.20%	10.30%	15.08%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.74B	36.20%	19.10%	27.79%	32.80%	0.77	2.84	54.90%	14.10%	16.44%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$38.68B	11.70%	5.80%	9.18%	9.90%	1.02	1.67	27.60%	12.50%	18.90%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.33B	-0.50%	-0.30%	2.78%	4.40%	1.12	2.56	36.10%	-0.40%	3.75%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$1.72B	3.40%	1.40%	7.07%	6.60%	1.13	2.10	32.50%	4.90%	24.06%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$80.83B	15.20%	6.40%	11.15%	11.80%	1.36	1.75	36.00%	9.10%	13.89%
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$6.68M	-197.80%	-156.40%	-194.42%	-366.50%	0.25	5.83	61.30%	-312.20%	-311.05%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$7.57B	30.80%	14.10%	19.81%	17.50%	1.28	2.73	29.40%	19.80%	27.11%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.62B	-28.30%	-6.80%	-2.67%	-2.40%	3.41	2.05	21.90%	-16.30%	-5.63%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$327.35M	7.70%	5.00%	6.25%	6.10%	0.53	3.91	12.10%	11.80%	13.48%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$538.56M	-0.70%	-0.70%	-0.46%	-0.50%	0.00	201.73	18.10%	-4.00%	-2.81%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$14.58B	10.20%	7.20%	10.99%	14.00%	0.45	3.19	29.30%	5.40%	7.34%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$429.78M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$16.89B	-2.80%	-1.40%	-0.90%	-1.20%	0.81	1.86	36.20%	-3.50%	-1.83%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$12.43B	-10.80%	-6.40%	-3.82%	-3.80%	0.66	2.31	7.80%	-22.00%	-11.75%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$2.76B	11.20%	3.70%	6.97%	5.70%	1.84	2.13	13.70%	7.00%	13.67%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$94.76B	37.60%	13.90%	26.51%	46.20%	1.68	1.10	36.30%	13.80%	18.13%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$115.88M	-3.50%	-2.20%	4.03%	3.70%	0.37	6.64	18.40%	-2.50%	3.48%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$686.27M	-6.70%	-2.80%	-0.83%	-0.60%	1.28	2.64	6.60%	-6.20%	-1.60%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$673.94M	10.90%	4.40%	7.85%	6.60%	1.38	2.62	16.10%	4.00%	6.19%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$629.92M	-0.30%	-0.20%	0.07%	0.10%	0.33	1.56	72.10%	-14.90%	4.40%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$623.90M	-66.60%	-59.30%	-67.66%	-204.80%	0.13	20.72	91.80%	-22,473.20%	-22,473.21%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.76B	-0.70%	-0.20%	2.80%	2.30%	2.90	1.48	8.70%	-0.20%	2.57%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$10.68B	6.40%	2.30%	7.27%	7.30%	1.80	1.52	29.50%	3.00%	7.76%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$583.09M	5.00%	1.30%	7.01%	5.20%	2.80	2.64	21.10%	1.20%	5.57%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$641.20M	-1.90%	-1.80%	-1.00%	-1.00%	0.06	4.04	72.10%	-57.80%	-32.25%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.04B	4.80%	2.40%	4.61%	3.70%	0.95	1.35	12.40%	2.60%	3.55%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.43B	4.20%	2.30%	4.73%	5.00%	0.78	2.01	15.10%	2.30%	4.30%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.03B	N/A	-107.20%	-91.50%	-115.90%	-2.79	6.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$23.36B	13.90%	4.80%	10.44%	12.50%	1.90	1.42	40.90%	6.90%	11.66%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$195.78M	8.30%	4.40%	15.77%	17.00%	0.79	0.77	37.60%	9.60%	27.83%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.10B	16.60%	6.00%	11.56%	14.30%	1.82	1.98	45.30%	8.80%	14.34%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$2.01B	12.40%	8.80%	13.16%	37.50%	0.42	2.54	26.70%	10.10%	12.36%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$22.34B	12.70%	7.20%	10.55%	9.30%	0.78	3.11	13.10%	6.40%	8.38%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$791.57M	-35.90%	-19.80%	-16.34%	-14.60%	0.69	1.38	-0.40%	-183.30%	-141.27%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$27.42B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.91	1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$5.38B	10.90%	8.40%	13.01%	18.90%	0.29	4.54	17.10%	5.30%	7.11%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$11.15B	28.70%	11.70%	19.27%	22.10%	1.28	3.22	37.40%	14.80%	22.70%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$9.60B	15.60%	6.10%	9.21%	10.90%	2.01	3.76	38.20%	8.80%	14.47%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$16.94B	0.90%	0.50%	7.68%	6.30%	0.74	1.96	7.50%	0.70%	8.43%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$6.83B	25.50%	15.10%	21.26%	19.80%	0.59	1.41	33.10%	45.40%	58.91%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$428.00M	-3.10%	-3.10%	-3.11%	-3.40%	0.02	22.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.75B	32.50%	10.60%	20.72%	16.30%	1.90	1.64	24.70%	7.80%	11.30%
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$2.11B	-28.80%	-20.60%	-20.27%	-21.60%	0.31	3.84	65.50%	-2,120.20%	-1,987.81%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.40B	91.60%	23.90%	44.32%	32.10%	2.29	1.68	33.20%	15.70%	19.86%
GEVO	GEVO INC	$597.34M	-12.00%	-9.10%	-7.71%	-10.60%	0.47	2.33	44.30%	-72.80%	-60.46%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$11.57B	-9.80%	-4.50%	-5.49%	-5.20%	1.29	4.12	522.80%	214.80%	239.07%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.28B	0.80%	0.50%	1.31%	1.90%	0.65	1.78	20.60%	0.60%	2.18%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$13.01B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.34B	-14.80%	-9.10%	-7.01%	-7.90%	0.88	0.93	16.50%	-28.10%	-22.13%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$49.22B	27.90%	10.50%	17.66%	30.30%	1.60	1.17	27.80%	17.80%	24.11%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$168.68M	-196.00%	-163.80%	-210.12%	-910.40%	0.21	7.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$26.04M	-18.30%	-14.90%	-11.92%	-27.80%	0.22	2.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$818.75M	40.10%	35.10%	49.77%	51.10%	0.13	6.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$83.28B	60.80%	10.40%	21.52%	20.80%	4.76	0.78	48.90%	11.00%	16.01%
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$327.86M	N/A	-20.90%	-27.34%	-12.90%	-3.29	0.12	-312.40%	-12,959.60%	-9,780.30%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$2.40B	-4.90%	-3.00%	-3.25%	-2.70%	0.61	4.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$107.80M	-138.90%	-29.50%	-35.44%	-37.30%	7.10	1.65	-41.30%	-89.40%	-99.04%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$563.15M	-26.20%	-20.50%	-24.48%	-25.10%	0.24	2.53	-12.20%	-176.30%	-186.72%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$5.24B	20.50%	12.90%	22.70%	19.70%	0.56	1.08	39.30%	16.50%	22.49%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$1.45B	-2.90%	-2.40%	-2.23%	-4.40%	0.27	2.21	25.90%	-3.30%	-3.29%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$12.83B	-11.40%	-10.00%	-9.70%	-10.20%	0.03	3.49	100.00%	305.90%	296.01%
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$46.16M	-10.10%	-8.80%	-6.97%	-10.60%	0.10	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$239.76M	-109.60%	-75.20%	-66.95%	-1,100.50%	0.07	12.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$37.46B	11.90%	6.30%	9.21%	9.10%	0.93	2.35	29.40%	16.50%	23.50%
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$2.52B	-20.10%	-17.30%	-22.37%	-25.80%	0.18	1.05	-5.50%	-2,513.60%	-2,557.99%
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$379.91M	-2.80%	-2.80%	-2.80%	-3.20%	0.01	18.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$284.32M	-12.50%	-12.00%	-14.41%	-20.30%	0.03	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$1.24B	-12.50%	-2.90%	-1.32%	-1.00%	3.37	1.08	19.40%	-10.10%	-4.39%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$448.57M	-25.40%	-16.70%	-18.59%	-17.80%	0.62	0.39	40.50%	-1,914.70%	-1,655.19%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$56.73B	9.70%	3.90%	5.64%	4.30%	1.54	1.29	31.90%	12.90%	17.24%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$28.00M	-27.00%	-26.60%	-28.57%	-28.60%	0.01	46.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$14.49B	33.90%	13.90%	22.58%	31.40%	1.60	2.19	36.90%	16.10%	21.77%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.67%	N/A	2.61	0.93	30.20%	-16.40%	1.90%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$471.84M	-23.90%	-23.10%	-21.02%	-31.80%	0.03	14.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$13.71B	17.50%	6.80%	12.75%	13.90%	1.74	1.79	31.60%	4.70%	7.70%
LGO	LARGO INC	$73.73M	-22.20%	-11.50%	-20.29%	-13.80%	1.05	0.51	-21.90%	-35.00%	-37.26%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.80M	-17.20%	-13.20%	-34.02%	-12.00%	0.46	2.52	-0.10%	-10.70%	-9.41%
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.14B	1.60%	1.10%	1.29%	2.20%	0.49	3.87	12.10%	1.00%	1.05%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$382.51M	-6.50%	-6.40%	-6.25%	-6.70%	0.00	18.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$370.92M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.10	4.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.20B	14.40%	5.50%	9.34%	9.70%	1.60	1.69	24.00%	9.00%	12.91%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$80.67M	-25.80%	-16.90%	-14.19%	-11.90%	0.56	4.10	N/A	N/A	N/A

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	+0.08%	+2.89%	-5.28%	-5.71%	24.31x	1.40x	+7.56%	+3.74%	+7.63%	+18.73%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.67%	+13.05%	+25.12%	+32.60%	20.89x	2.04x	+15.29%	+5.54%	+11.44%	-2.04%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.40%	-0.27%	+1.39%	-1.31%	26.67x	3.09x	+12.72%	+6.06%	+9.83%	+9.63%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.86%	+1.37%	+1.55%	-12.76%	26.54x	5.37x	+8.38%	+10.66%	+19.32%	+14.37%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+1.04%	+4.36%	-0.46%	-39.58%	-7.47x	1.00x	-14.75%	-5.12%	-2.05%	+18.41%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+3.33%	-0.45%	+1.08%	-2.76%	36.97x	1.83x	+0.76%	-0.26%	+0.10%	+7.60%	Strong Buy
Copper	6	+0.78%	-0.55%	+10.92%	+12.18%	29.42x	5.47x	+26.43%	+12.34%	+23.28%	+0.54%	Buy
Gold	47	-1.02%	-6.98%	-2.22%	+54.53%	30.94x	3.25x	+12.54%	+8.52%	+12.37%	+24.45%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.66%	+0.33%	-1.74%	-18.46%	7.96x	1.54x	+9.50%	+6.42%	+10.08%	+12.54%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	+1.04%	-5.95%	+13.91%	+15.56%	-37.92x	2.37x	-2.73%	+4.20%	+11.04%	+5.75%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-0.66%	-7.07%	+10.98%	+70.31%	8.22x	2.99x	+3.09%	-0.97%	+2.79%	+15.91%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-0.34%	+3.41%	-2.92%	-45.34%	7.09x	1.24x	+20.42%	+5.40%	+12.67%	+48.02%	Hold
Silver	3	-0.63%	-6.97%	+8.49%	+53.43%	-996.76x	2.42x	+1.96%	+1.24%	+3.54%	+9.15%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.13%	+1.30%	-2.25%	-7.10%	12.55x	3.22x	+18.76%	+6.25%	+11.22%	+19.03%	Buy
Steel	23	+1.21%	+4.68%	+2.84%	+1.69%	23.89x	0.96x	+5.22%	+3.84%	+6.91%	+11.54%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.33%	-3.25%	+1.38%	+5.34%	22.59x	1.29x	-0.93%	+1.59%	+0.21%	+19.33%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+8.50%	+0.58%	+27.74%	+207.18%	174.87x	8.02x	+2.22%	-1.97%	+0.04%	-27.86%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 310 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 99.87% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 100 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -11.73% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $31.72.

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. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 310 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 Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 109.73% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 110 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 150.46% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $10.78.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla Mining, 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. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 310 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 31, which is 1 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 122.26% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 122 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $8.75, an upside of 34.82% from New Gold's current stock price of $6.49.

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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 110 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.39%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. 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.

2. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 11.1%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -31.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.05%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. Huntsman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -51% 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 0.67% in the last day, and up 0.07% over the last week. Albemarle was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 8.5% yesterday.

Albemarle shares are trading higher after Rothschild & Co initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $135 price target.

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

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 56.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 57 percentage points.

2. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) 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.

Suncoke Energy 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.

Suncoke Energy's stock has dropped -5.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -6 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 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advansix's stock has dropped -31.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -31 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.06% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 13.51% over the next year.

6.88% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.41% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.62% are rated C (Hold), 16.3% are rated D (Sell), and 9.78% 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 14.71x.

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