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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
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	$86.00M	-0.40%	-0.30%	3.13%	3.60%	0.38	1.77	37.00%	-0.40%	2.86%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.02B	12.40%	6.50%	10.68%	10.00%	0.87	4.59	33.60%	8.70%	13.22%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.30B	3.70%	1.90%	4.57%	3.70%	0.95	1.30	11.90%	2.00%	3.41%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$22.22B	14.70%	12.90%	13.14%	15.90%	0.31	2.89	86.80%	56.00%	66.90%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$562.26M	19.60%	16.90%	12.47%	17.80%	0.08	8.55	57.20%	27.80%	27.82%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$1.26B	14.60%	12.10%	18.05%	28.20%	0.22	2.75	47.80%	24.70%	40.47%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$174.44B	19.50%	8.50%	18.61%	17.10%	1.19	1.46	100.00%	17.60%	33.83%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$2.54B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53	2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$20.08B	-1.90%	-1.10%	1.21%	1.20%	0.69	2.27	12.30%	-3.80%	3.71%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$11.20B	3.00%	1.60%	5.07%	5.30%	0.85	1.07	27.80%	5.70%	20.11%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$186.40M	25.00%	15.20%	23.40%	28.00%	0.64	2.76	28.00%	13.20%	17.75%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.87B	2.20%	1.10%	4.05%	3.90%	0.92	3.29	19.50%	1.10%	3.64%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.53B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.82B	22.50%	8.80%	21.10%	16.10%	1.36	1.61	25.30%	8.90%	16.24%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$151.80M	1.00%	0.60%	0.45%	0.50%	0.38	6.40	21.90%	0.80%	0.47%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.92B	37.30%	16.40%	26.10%	29.40%	1.13	1.52	40.50%	19.10%	26.62%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$73.24M	5.00%	3.20%	6.76%	7.10%	0.39	2.96	32.50%	5.00%	8.29%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.32B	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.27%	-1.20%	0.53	2.10	18.30%	-7.20%	-5.25%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$431.65M	79.30%	38.30%	N/A	622.10%	0.23	N/A	100.00%	82.80%	82.80%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$695.14M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$281.45M	-48.10%	-44.50%	-50.66%	-893.40%	0.08	12.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$148.12B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$13.32B	6.00%	2.50%	3.25%	6.90%	1.23	1.79	36.30%	4.70%	10.22%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$3.69B	9.00%	3.00%	7.01%	5.20%	1.81	2.09	14.40%	6.00%	13.37%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.80B	-37.80%	-17.20%	-19.08%	-19.20%	1.42	2.85	30.10%	-46.30%	-43.80%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.31B	4.90%	1.90%	4.67%	7.00%	1.55	2.03	32.20%	3.50%	7.71%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$41.48B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$288.20M	-4.30%	-4.20%	-3.87%	-4.60%	0.01	8.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$419.47M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$734.44M	-1.10%	-0.90%	0.28%	0.30%	0.32	2.03	71.10%	-44.30%	14.02%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$8.73B	10.10%	5.20%	9.07%	8.10%	0.92	1.14	15.60%	10.30%	15.42%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.70B	22.70%	8.80%	13.98%	14.20%	1.51	2.22	41.20%	8.80%	11.92%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$87.91B	60.50%	10.30%	20.00%	20.10%	4.92	0.82	48.90%	11.00%	16.10%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$2.42B	-10.50%	-2.50%	-3.37%	-2.50%	3.25	0.97	14.00%	-9.30%	-11.84%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.50B	13.90%	5.00%	10.23%	12.10%	1.74	1.95	45.10%	7.30%	12.50%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$82.05B	15.50%	6.40%	10.91%	11.50%	1.45	1.45	36.10%	9.30%	13.87%
OEC	ORION SA	$347.01M	-7.00%	-1.60%	2.63%	1.60%	3.89	1.08	20.30%	-1.70%	1.91%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$93.26B	37.70%	14.20%	26.13%	47.50%	1.57	1.21	36.40%	13.90%	18.44%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$52.99M	-19.70%	-7.20%	1.45%	1.50%	1.73	0.95	40.40%	-17.80%	2.00%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$9.37B	16.80%	8.30%	17.16%	15.20%	0.92	0.97	31.90%	22.70%	40.66%
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
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$440.94M	-40.50%	-32.30%	0.14%	0.20%	0.26	5.24	16.80%	-70.20%	0.28%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.93B	19.50%	6.80%	13.46%	10.80%	1.77	1.52	22.50%	5.20%	8.04%
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$465.29M	-14.50%	-3.90%	-0.74%	-0.60%	2.75	2.37	10.50%	-5.00%	-0.78%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$2.28B	25.60%	15.80%	29.14%	34.10%	0.61	1.98	43.90%	18.50%	26.68%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$14.24B	35.50%	13.40%	18.47%	28.10%	2.24	3.25	36.20%	15.50%	20.96%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$12.65B	13.80%	5.30%	10.73%	11.30%	1.65	1.79	31.00%	3.80%	6.57%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$18.40B	-3.30%	-2.10%	-0.34%	-0.70%	0.64	2.00	37.50%	-6.20%	-0.89%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.20B	3.50%	2.20%	5.75%	7.90%	0.53	4.59	44.60%	7.80%	20.27%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$3.12B	34.70%	19.40%	28.01%	32.70%	0.74	2.97	55.40%	14.40%	16.62%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$440.99M	-62.20%	-55.80%	-48.13%	-207.40%	0.09	31.06	93.60%	-20,877.90%	-20,877.94%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.51B	0.40%	0.30%	3.07%	7.10%	0.51	1.79	26.90%	0.30%	2.66%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.89B	-1.30%	-0.80%	-1.05%	-1.20%	0.64	1.82	17.40%	-1.20%	-1.53%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.87B	-63.20%	-13.50%	-11.35%	-9.10%	4.50	1.63	21.30%	-31.90%	-21.56%
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.70B	-2.90%	-1.90%	-2.48%	-4.20%	0.47	3.95	10.80%	-2.10%	-2.33%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.31B	-37.30%	-20.20%	-18.34%	-15.70%	0.79	1.02	7.60%	-148.50%	-117.65%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$287.35M	-11.40%	-10.00%	-9.70%	-10.20%	0.03	3.49	100.00%	305.90%	296.01%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.54B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$11.84B	16.50%	4.10%	10.50%	7.20%	2.64	3.20	34.40%	12.80%	31.01%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$6.02B	10.10%	7.80%	11.98%	17.20%	0.29	4.49	16.80%	5.00%	6.69%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$2.03B	-113.90%	-28.60%	-35.23%	-38.90%	3.67	0.91	18.50%	-56.20%	-52.59%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$9.85B	-9.90%	-3.40%	0.26%	0.20%	2.06	1.40	29.10%	-4.50%	0.26%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$7.45B	-1.40%	-0.70%	2.33%	4.60%	1.10	1.49	33.10%	-1.30%	3.60%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$13.73B	-476.00%	16.00%	32.66%	22.20%	-65.94	1.88	35.70%	10.90%	16.06%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$39.71B	13.40%	6.60%	10.32%	10.80%	0.94	2.23	28.20%	14.20%	20.89%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$639.19M	0.20%	0.20%	0.14%	0.20%	0.00	265.74	15.80%	1.30%	1.24%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$3.87B	6.70%	3.10%	1.12%	3.00%	1.38	2.22	58.20%	12.30%	4.20%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.36B	91.60%	23.90%	44.32%	32.10%	2.29	1.68	33.20%	15.70%	19.86%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$3.21B	-19.10%	-10.90%	-10.43%	-10.20%	1.00	0.79	13.00%	-28.00%	-23.29%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$94.52M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$3.02B	N/A	-27.60%	-14.28%	-17.00%	3.86	19.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$800.31M	-23.80%	-11.40%	-9.96%	-7.10%	0.99	1.68	4.60%	-8.40%	-5.61%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$27.03M	-34.90%	-29.60%	-20.97%	-37.90%	0.18	3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.91B	12.00%	4.60%	8.26%	8.40%	1.58	1.76	22.80%	7.70%	11.74%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$50.18B	27.90%	10.60%	17.57%	29.40%	1.60	1.14	27.20%	18.10%	24.15%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$2.72B	16.70%	8.90%	14.09%	18.80%	0.88	2.35	22.90%	7.80%	11.65%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.25B	-77.50%	-4.40%	1.16%	0.70%	24.40	1.71	17.40%	-5.70%	1.12%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$17.88B	-3.00%	-1.50%	-1.25%	-1.70%	0.81	1.44	36.40%	-3.70%	-2.46%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$178.33M	-175.80%	-145.30%	-162.20%	-841.90%	0.22	6.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$29.10B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.86	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.46B	2.50%	1.30%	3.56%	3.50%	0.81	1.64	14.30%	1.40%	3.43%
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$320.40M	N/A	-18.40%	-21.63%	-9.20%	-4.49	0.10	1,392.90%	-39,087.50%	-26,767.38%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$53.71B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$542.58M	-7.40%	-7.40%	-7.44%	-7.70%	0.01	8.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$46.68M	-64.90%	-40.90%	-40.63%	-31.40%	0.14	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$670.78M	-57.70%	-49.70%	-45.20%	-125.40%	0.18	4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
GEVO	GEVO INC	$474.93M	-9.50%	-6.80%	-5.08%	-6.10%	0.45	1.91	46.70%	-37.30%	-25.78%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$802.71M	-47.00%	-27.70%	-27.85%	-37.40%	1.13	1.31	37.50%	-2,226.00%	-2,074.11%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$4.29B	-0.90%	-0.60%	0.69%	0.70%	0.61	1.99	13.90%	-0.80%	0.86%
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$269.76M	17.20%	8.70%	10.78%	9.10%	0.99	2.10	7.30%	9.10%	9.20%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$639.77M	-2.00%	-1.90%	-1.94%	-2.10%	0.03	10.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$110.51M	-47.50%	-45.70%	-44.01%	-50.40%	0.03	5.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$6.42M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$130.29M	134.40%	124.40%	126.08%	136.00%	0.07	8.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$60.67B	-2.20%	-0.80%	-0.49%	-0.40%	1.52	1.46	31.60%	-2.70%	-1.50%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$3.29B	-109.20%	-27.10%	-19.38%	-38.20%	6.59	2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.37B	2.70%	0.70%	3.83%	3.10%	2.86	1.56	9.30%	0.80%	3.47%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$318.36M	-12.50%	-12.00%	-14.41%	-20.30%	0.03	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$3.81B	10.00%	4.40%	8.52%	7.80%	1.30	2.39	17.90%	4.90%	9.03%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$6.41B	28.80%	12.40%	16.36%	15.00%	1.57	4.27	28.30%	18.70%	25.63%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-1.71%	-3.50%	+11.58%	-9.17%	21.53x	1.53x	+7.75%	+4.26%	+8.92%	+2.49%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-4.79%	-5.37%	+6.96%	+84.05%	22.04x	2.78x	+17.12%	+6.02%	+10.89%	-7.78%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-1.08%	-2.31%	+1.05%	-3.31%	27.92x	3.01x	+12.29%	+5.76%	+9.31%	+11.23%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.83%	-0.93%	+3.70%	-12.08%	26.59x	5.52x	+9.18%	+11.13%	+20.03%	+16.55%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-2.17%	-4.12%	+11.30%	-20.32%	-23.21x	1.17x	-16.76%	-4.90%	-2.19%	+7.87%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-4.39%	-10.86%	+3.64%	+26.63%	45.92x	1.99x	-0.44%	-0.86%	-1.09%	-3.58%	Buy
Copper	6	-9.30%	+0.74%	+24.39%	+108.52%	38.86x	7.66x	+27.71%	+13.14%	+24.35%	-19.58%	Strong Buy
Gold	49	-12.23%	-11.80%	+11.16%	+115.38%	28.83x	4.16x	+14.71%	+9.74%	+13.64%	+8.57%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.47%	-3.09%	+9.37%	-7.87%	8.18x	1.59x	+9.26%	+6.30%	+9.53%	+13.08%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	-6.65%	-10.01%	+14.83%	+59.39%	10.88x	2.88x	-80.54%	+4.05%	+11.52%	+13.52%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-12.20%	-13.67%	+14.02%	+151.80%	15.24x	4.14x	+4.81%	+0.37%	+4.43%	+16.30%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.59%	-5.83%	-2.35%	-39.76%	8.92x	1.25x	+15.38%	+4.18%	+10.41%	+25.53%	Buy
Silver	3	-16.50%	-19.06%	+17.90%	+235.61%	133.82x	3.78x	+3.07%	+1.89%	+4.13%	+10.81%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.12%	-0.46%	+5.89%	+1.75%	-5.11x	3.36x	+17.46%	+5.68%	+10.30%	+11.24%	Buy
Steel	23	-1.23%	-1.84%	+8.54%	+12.77%	25.49x	1.18x	+5.64%	+3.89%	+7.29%	-2.55%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.63%	-3.15%	+7.23%	+16.71%	-113.05x	1.44x	-2.92%	+0.91%	+0.10%	+11.61%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-7.77%	-4.72%	+22.48%	+184.63%	264.42x	10.11x	-2.42%	-3.31%	-1.62%	-2.12%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 312 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 89.38% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 78 percentage points.

2. Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC)

Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 312 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 Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Commercial Metals Co has seen its stock return 56.91% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 45 percentage points.

Commercial Metals Co has an average 1 year price target of $75.88, a downside of -1.29% from Commercial Metals Co's current stock price of $76.87.

Commercial Metals Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Commercial Metals Co, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 312 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 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 165.19% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 154 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, a downside of -1.55% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $16.76.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Centerra Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 100 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 11.52%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 -54.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.51%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 75.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.12%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 -144.5% 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 -3.22% in the last day, and down -3.72% over the last week. Novagold Resources was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -20.49% yesterday.

Precious metal stocks are trading lower after President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair. Warsh's nomination raised the value of the dollar, which may have eased investors' concerns that drove them to safe-haven assets.

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 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 93.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 82 percentage points.

2. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) 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.

Cabot 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.

Cabot's stock has dropped -17.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -29 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 57, which is 34 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 186.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 175 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.51% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 9.05% over the next year.

5.54% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.61% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.18% are rated C (Hold), 17.34% are rated D (Sell), and 10.33% 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 24.06x.

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