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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
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$818.06M	-4.00%	-1.90%	1.99%	2.60%	1.16	2.55	30.60%	-3.10%	2.90%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$12.35B	4.80%	1.70%	6.83%	6.60%	1.91	1.44	29.40%	2.30%	7.04%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$17.19B	10.50%	7.50%	11.57%	14.70%	0.46	3.17	29.30%	5.60%	7.65%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$26.85B	14.90%	5.20%	11.76%	13.20%	2.03	1.35	41.20%	7.20%	11.82%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$70.22B	15.70%	5.90%	10.26%	16.60%	1.60	0.96	37.20%	11.80%	14.74%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$674.14M	5.00%	1.30%	7.01%	5.20%	2.80	2.64	21.10%	1.20%	5.57%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$8.06B	17.20%	6.00%	12.53%	11.50%	1.52	1.71	20.40%	6.80%	11.41%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$31.97B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$84.28B	39.70%	19.20%	33.93%	29.20%	1.06	3.71	58.20%	30.00%	50.65%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$3.84B	3.40%	2.30%	5.75%	4.90%	0.46	1.43	25.30%	7.00%	16.36%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$2.16B	32.50%	10.60%	20.72%	16.30%	1.90	1.64	24.70%	7.80%	11.30%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$577.50M	-39.70%	-11.90%	-8.18%	-4.00%	2.28	0.85	22.30%	-27.20%	-9.28%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.58B	11.90%	6.30%	10.51%	9.80%	0.91	4.34	32.70%	8.20%	12.51%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$6.75B	23.40%	6.10%	12.48%	12.50%	2.55	2.12	34.40%	8.60%	14.47%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$6.66B	-26.80%	-6.80%	-2.46%	-2.20%	3.39	1.94	22.60%	-16.50%	-4.98%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$96.04B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$428.78M	40.10%	35.10%	49.77%	51.10%	0.13	6.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$986.16M	-1.60%	-0.60%	2.11%	1.80%	1.56	2.81	26.60%	-1.60%	5.02%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$65.78B	10.10%	3.20%	9.14%	8.60%	1.52	2.32	29.30%	7.10%	18.42%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$128.11B	26.20%	11.30%	22.69%	20.40%	1.12	1.70	100.00%	21.20%	37.44%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.21B	31.10%	11.70%	21.17%	16.90%	1.54	1.96	24.90%	11.10%	16.07%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$357.95M	-1.80%	-1.70%	-0.98%	-1.00%	0.06	0.87	64.70%	-70.50%	-39.18%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.20B	6.80%	3.50%	7.78%	12.00%	0.92	2.45	36.70%	5.20%	9.84%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$2.32B	10.70%	3.40%	7.28%	5.50%	1.83	3.17	12.20%	6.00%	11.85%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$224.14B	17.20%	8.10%	13.06%	19.20%	1.14	0.94	48.30%	20.00%	26.99%
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$33.97M	-18.90%	-15.90%	-13.57%	-19.20%	0.13	1.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
VALE	VALE SA	$46.39B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	115.73%	N/A	8.96	1.08	15.30%	9.80%	11.58%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$127.32M	-10.90%	-6.90%	-2.18%	-1.90%	0.67	2.95	15.40%	-6.60%	-1.68%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$10.61B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$3.83B	5.50%	3.10%	2.94%	5.40%	0.61	1.89	23.70%	4.30%	6.07%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$14.06B	21.00%	8.40%	14.58%	16.50%	1.62	1.82	32.20%	5.70%	8.70%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$31.81B	6.60%	3.90%	5.86%	6.90%	0.68	2.52	10.50%	4.40%	5.70%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$1.40B	-1.40%	-0.90%	-0.12%	-0.10%	0.60	9.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$35.17B	11.80%	6.00%	8.84%	10.10%	1.05	2.42	27.40%	12.50%	18.73%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$573.80M	-104.20%	-26.80%	-32.83%	-32.90%	2.33	0.52	19.20%	-47.40%	-39.89%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$77.71B	24.40%	9.50%	16.18%	21.20%	1.52	1.32	43.70%	13.40%	18.31%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$29.43B	2.10%	1.00%	4.04%	4.10%	1.21	1.22	28.50%	2.10%	6.37%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$6.39B	11.70%	8.90%	13.74%	20.80%	0.27	4.96	17.70%	5.60%	7.60%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$246.68M	N/A	-30.10%	-48.77%	-28.00%	-8.19	0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$280.20M	-37.60%	-20.90%	-19.83%	-15.00%	1.07	0.52	-23.10%	-262.70%	-203.11%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$9.46B	12.40%	5.70%	10.26%	17.90%	1.02	1.12	33.60%	10.70%	15.79%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$3.51B	14.40%	9.00%	15.92%	19.50%	0.64	2.82	18.90%	4.70%	6.69%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$64.86B	40.80%	14.90%	27.96%	46.00%	1.61	1.20	27.50%	24.90%	35.72%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$183.53M	24.40%	20.00%	18.46%	22.00%	0.14	4.37	50.90%	30.50%	30.71%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$64.18B	15.40%	6.50%	11.54%	12.40%	1.40	1.64	35.60%	9.20%	13.93%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$185.29M	19.90%	11.70%	18.97%	20.70%	0.63	2.39	25.50%	9.80%	12.80%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$117.66M	-47.80%	-19.20%	-27.47%	-24.00%	1.78	1.77	20.50%	-25.80%	-21.77%
FMC	FMC CORP	$5.52B	7.30%	2.70%	4.90%	5.00%	1.69	1.54	39.50%	8.00%	10.11%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$19.52B	-6.00%	-2.90%	-2.29%	-2.90%	1.14	1.87	36.20%	-7.30%	-4.74%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$815.35M	-4.80%	-2.60%	-0.65%	-0.70%	0.97	1.66	35.30%	-2.60%	-0.45%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$310.16M	-2.90%	-1.10%	4.49%	4.50%	1.47	1.02	39.90%	-2.40%	5.45%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.96B	-11.10%	1.10%	8.64%	5.20%	-13.19	1.71	28.00%	1.00%	6.31%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$369.49M	-69.00%	-31.00%	-39.07%	-46.20%	0.64	0.57	38.20%	-32,952.30%	-27,988.82%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$1.76B	10.00%	6.20%	9.91%	10.40%	0.56	2.36	19.40%	8.70%	12.00%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$193.33M	-6.50%	-6.40%	-6.25%	-6.70%	0.00	18.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$17.21B	48.60%	20.60%	32.30%	46.00%	1.52	2.58	37.50%	25.20%	31.36%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.06B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$21.44B	105.90%	23.90%	47.26%	32.40%	3.05	1.43	32.80%	15.00%	19.03%
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$18.46M	N/A	-60.70%	6.88%	67.00%	-0.86	0.01	17.40%	-4,254.40%	-1,973.78%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$19.78B	13.00%	7.60%	11.30%	10.40%	0.80	2.74	13.40%	6.80%	8.97%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$1.94B	4.80%	0.40%	5.75%	3.60%	11.77	1.75	19.00%	0.50%	5.67%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$422.94M	-28.20%	-27.00%	-22.11%	-35.40%	0.02	26.31	N/A	N/A	N/A
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$14.56B	24.40%	9.70%	16.37%	15.70%	1.48	2.22	41.10%	8.80%	12.06%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$23.69M	-18.30%	-14.90%	-11.92%	-27.80%	0.22	2.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$88.71B	66.60%	11.20%	23.16%	22.20%	4.97	0.77	48.70%	11.60%	16.85%
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$2.99B	80.60%	11.70%	17.08%	32.80%	5.05	2.12	29.70%	22.60%	25.94%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$9.19B	16.10%	6.10%	10.34%	10.80%	1.54	1.72	24.80%	9.80%	14.02%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.15B	4.30%	1.70%	4.62%	7.10%	1.52	2.05	32.20%	3.10%	7.30%
OEC	ORION SA	$633.03M	5.50%	1.40%	6.01%	3.80%	3.22	1.14	21.80%	1.40%	4.43%
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$469.21M	-20.30%	-4.80%	-1.00%	-1.10%	2.72	2.40	10.60%	-6.10%	-1.59%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$1.01B	-12.50%	-2.90%	-1.32%	-1.00%	3.37	1.08	19.40%	-10.10%	-4.39%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$12.37B	20.70%	8.50%	14.84%	14.10%	1.42	2.10	38.80%	10.90%	16.91%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$590.84M	-5.30%	-2.20%	-0.13%	-0.10%	1.40	2.51	7.60%	-5.00%	-0.27%
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$489.78M	22.90%	8.30%	13.96%	8.00%	0.95	1.66	6.70%	9.90%	10.67%
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$738.23M	-12.90%	-6.10%	-7.16%	-6.50%	1.08	3.10	-9.60%	-8.10%	-8.09%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$235.70M	14.20%	7.80%	15.61%	23.40%	0.86	1.81	35.90%	9.70%	13.13%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$2.65B	9.30%	4.60%	12.14%	10.00%	1.01	0.85	19.20%	18.10%	42.78%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$14.00B	-490.30%	15.30%	33.59%	21.70%	-20.13	1.75	36.20%	10.30%	15.28%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$249.00M	-3.10%	-3.10%	-3.11%	-3.40%	0.02	22.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.43B	18.10%	6.50%	13.05%	15.30%	1.86	1.41	44.90%	9.40%	14.75%
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$6.07B	0.00%	0.00%	0.69%	1.10%	0.26	2.09	15.80%	0.00%	0.90%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$696.33M	-3.00%	-1.90%	-3.75%	-4.70%	0.61	2.03	6.60%	-2.10%	-2.95%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$20.33B	1.40%	0.80%	4.38%	4.20%	0.73	3.36	23.00%	3.10%	15.78%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$392.12M	-0.60%	-0.40%	-0.10%	-0.10%	0.33	1.41	69.20%	-31.40%	-7.34%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.12B	20.00%	14.10%	18.08%	21.20%	0.59	2.77	31.00%	12.60%	15.69%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$96.88M	-138.00%	-39.80%	-36.77%	-36.30%	5.01	1.44	-33.30%	-102.40%	-82.73%
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$6.39B	24.10%	15.70%	23.59%	23.50%	0.52	3.03	27.70%	13.70%	18.40%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$1.33B	-14.20%	-9.60%	-8.43%	-8.70%	0.61	1.14	19.90%	-29.10%	-24.11%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.86M	-17.20%	-13.20%	-34.02%	-12.00%	0.46	2.52	-0.10%	-10.70%	-9.41%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$124.33M	52.90%	49.90%	61.60%	2,363.60%	0.09	11.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$66.69M	-17.60%	-9.10%	-13.05%	-11.70%	1.06	2.22	20.90%	-11.90%	-11.92%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.45B	-4.10%	-2.00%	-5.56%	-6.40%	1.05	2.32	31.70%	-5.70%	-13.59%
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$279.11M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.04	7.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.52B	3.00%	0.80%	4.42%	3.70%	2.80	1.56	10.40%	0.90%	4.20%
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$1.24B	-37.20%	-26.20%	-26.36%	-29.00%	0.32	3.07	63.00%	-3,163.20%	-3,034.74%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$158.32M	-100.10%	-68.30%	-58.89%	-784.20%	0.49	12.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$7.91B	-12.60%	-7.50%	-5.83%	-5.60%	0.67	2.11	3.50%	-25.70%	-17.22%
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$257.68M	-3.20%	-3.20%	-3.26%	-3.80%	0.01	23.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$7.00B	32.30%	14.90%	20.93%	18.50%	1.24	2.73	29.80%	20.50%	27.96%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	16	+0.07%	+3.66%	+6.18%	+16.85%	41.85x	1.71x	+6.07%	+2.91%	+6.48%	-2.38%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.00%	+6.04%	+9.95%	-12.92%	20.48x	1.67x	+14.72%	+4.87%	+10.88%	-7.74%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.27%	+3.86%	+1.05%	+7.18%	26.74x	2.58x	+15.09%	+7.27%	+11.83%	+15.92%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	32	+0.39%	+5.23%	+6.67%	+1.34%	25.35x	5.76x	+13.81%	+12.16%	+22.72%	+8.75%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.65%	+4.77%	+9.28%	-31.15%	37.03x	1.15x	-4.43%	-1.71%	+1.33%	+11.59%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-1.37%	+15.93%	+6.93%	-55.14%	10.82x	1.21x	+4.65%	+2.70%	+3.64%	+26.40%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-0.39%	+0.98%	+13.95%	-9.11%	29.54x	5.00x	+24.87%	+11.31%	+21.81%	-9.23%	Buy
Gold	45	+0.59%	+0.42%	-0.79%	+47.83%	38.67x	2.49x	+3.85%	+6.86%	+10.31%	+6.83%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.88%	+3.93%	+4.55%	-1.75%	814.60x	1.60x	+10.15%	+7.02%	+11.02%	+22.63%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	39	-0.43%	+1.04%	+10.56%	-3.34%	10.49x	1.98x	+16.31%	+6.95%	+9.18%	+29.60%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+1.73%	+2.09%	+0.74%	+22.90%	159.22x	2.00x	+0.69%	-5.25%	-7.67%	+26.33%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.61%	+5.30%	+2.23%	-28.58%	-72.31x	1.51x	+2.38%	+1.07%	+5.17%	+18.45%	Hold
Silver	4	+0.42%	+1.97%	+11.39%	+57.86%	-6.43x	2.01x	+2.95%	+3.44%	+6.47%	+3.66%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	56	+0.62%	+5.06%	+6.15%	+1.19%	8.56x	3.44x	+20.30%	+6.62%	+12.10%	+15.75%	Buy
Steel	24	+0.44%	+4.42%	+7.04%	+1.67%	24.05x	0.91x	+6.05%	+4.13%	+7.50%	+4.35%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.76%	+5.40%	+5.71%	-5.11%	10.73x	1.08x	+4.95%	+4.27%	+2.05%	+30.26%	Strong Buy
Uranium	9	+0.35%	-0.14%	+28.06%	+127.56%	175.57x	5.80x	+4.22%	-0.50%	+1.80%	+10.00%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 308 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 109.66% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 107 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, a downside of -2.28% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $21.49.

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. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 308 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 Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pan American Silver has seen its stock return 39.58% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 37 percentage points.

Pan American Silver has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 13.01% from Pan American Silver's current stock price of $29.20.

Pan American Silver stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pan American Silver, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 308 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 Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kinross Gold has seen its stock return 91.31% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 89 percentage points.

Kinross Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 4.04% from Kinross Gold's current stock price of $15.86.

Kinross Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kinross Gold, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 128 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD)

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. American Vanguard's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Vanguard's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Vanguard's dividend payout ratio of -0.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 9%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. 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 -109.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 8.96%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.17%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 -52.1% 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 0.36% in the last day, and up 4.29% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why basic material stocks are up.

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. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has gained 14.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 12 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 30.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 29 percentage points.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa 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.

Vale Sa's stock has dropped -11.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -14 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.26% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 12.27% over the next year.

6.02% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.16% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.26% are rated C (Hold), 17.29% are rated D (Sell), and 11.28% 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 31.1x.

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