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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
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$9.83B	10.80%	6.50%	13.25%	15.30%	0.52	2.73	43.80%	19.50%	38.54%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$509.74M	1.30%	1.30%	0.98%	1.40%	0.00	325.28	19.70%	8.00%	6.88%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$18.87B	11.90%	9.40%	8.45%	11.30%	0.27	3.52	86.50%	48.50%	60.65%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$756.57M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.14	1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$48.80B	6.10%	3.40%	5.61%	5.80%	0.76	1.36	7.10%	5.10%	6.88%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$52.86B	4.70%	2.70%	5.97%	13.90%	0.74	1.47	48.60%	6.50%	10.30%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$11.60B	11.00%	8.10%	15.77%	15.70%	0.31	4.94	50.90%	17.40%	31.89%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$4.37B	8.20%	4.20%	7.10%	6.70%	0.96	3.04	16.40%	4.00%	5.89%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$64.62B	13.70%	5.10%	7.68%	5.50%	1.50	1.43	32.00%	16.90%	23.50%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$315.65M	-12.60%	-6.10%	7.99%	11.40%	0.54	2.37	54.90%	-8.30%	11.33%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$17.49B	16.50%	6.50%	8.44%	8.10%	1.44	1.48	15.20%	8.20%	8.54%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$33.85B	9.50%	4.50%	9.45%	9.60%	1.14	1.24	31.20%	8.60%	13.80%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$8.37B	6.80%	2.60%	5.32%	5.30%	1.52	1.47	19.80%	4.60%	7.66%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.42B	0.30%	0.20%	3.02%	4.10%	1.03	2.45	36.10%	0.20%	3.78%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$254.66M	24.30%	8.50%	18.66%	17.70%	1.69	1.84	32.90%	8.10%	12.18%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.19B	13.70%	8.60%	11.90%	10.10%	0.61	1.46	34.60%	11.30%	14.13%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$16.72B	73.90%	20.60%	34.84%	28.00%	2.54	1.57	33.40%	15.30%	19.88%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.20B	12.40%	9.40%	13.83%	31.90%	0.32	2.55	36.30%	15.00%	20.16%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.87B	-41.30%	-17.60%	-12.24%	-19.40%	0.84	1.69	45.70%	-36.10%	-25.73%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$10.68B	25.30%	6.90%	15.52%	10.70%	2.45	3.52	31.40%	23.00%	48.19%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$782.36M	-17.00%	-7.20%	-4.67%	-3.30%	1.41	3.18	10.10%	-7.10%	-3.69%
VMET	VERSAMET ROYALTIES CORP	$1.25B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.16	33.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$6.21B	13.60%	8.70%	12.91%	12.50%	0.55	1.63	51.40%	28.60%	38.59%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$372.96M	5.00%	3.30%	3.76%	3.70%	0.57	3.31	15.70%	7.80%	8.56%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$19.21B	6.00%	3.30%	4.75%	7.60%	0.78	1.49	36.30%	7.90%	9.46%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.98B	11.00%	5.60%	10.68%	10.90%	0.85	1.48	12.30%	3.60%	5.01%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$6.63B	24.10%	12.20%	18.98%	19.70%	1.02	2.55	31.30%	15.30%	21.75%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$170.47B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.58B	-37.50%	-15.50%	-14.52%	-14.50%	1.41	3.06	30.00%	-39.00%	-32.96%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$238.01B	18.40%	8.20%	13.24%	17.80%	1.20	0.83	48.80%	20.40%	27.09%
VHI	VALHI INC	$358.31M	-7.00%	-2.70%	-0.17%	-0.20%	1.21	3.25	15.70%	-3.40%	-0.17%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$541.89M	2.90%	2.20%	2.49%	3.00%	0.29	5.26	19.30%	4.70%	4.86%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$110.27M	-19.30%	-18.10%	-15.45%	-21.30%	0.06	26.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$19.33B	-0.20%	-0.10%	1.40%	2.00%	0.51	2.68	31.90%	-0.50%	4.40%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$4.94B	-116.10%	-40.00%	-30.51%	-37.20%	0.65	3.89	7.30%	-498.00%	-484.13%
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.19B	-2.50%	-1.70%	-2.72%	-4.40%	0.51	3.67	10.70%	-1.80%	-2.61%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$76.29B	58.20%	10.00%	20.47%	19.40%	4.95	0.86	49.00%	10.90%	16.12%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$3.22B	-164.40%	-5.50%	-0.48%	-0.30%	32.80	1.82	15.10%	-7.10%	-0.46%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$686.46M	-10.30%	-3.70%	-4.86%	-3.70%	1.93	2.23	15.60%	-3.50%	-4.01%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$51.65B	9.30%	3.50%	6.00%	9.20%	1.74	1.05	24.80%	6.00%	7.84%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$70.41B	21.70%	8.70%	14.96%	19.30%	1.50	0.99	44.30%	12.80%	17.22%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.23B	-1.70%	-1.00%	-1.81%	-1.80%	0.66	1.70	16.00%	-1.50%	-2.28%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$98.95B	34.80%	13.40%	24.79%	45.50%	1.65	1.10	35.90%	13.40%	17.73%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$771.36M	0.40%	0.30%	0.39%	0.50%	0.67	1.73	8.30%	0.20%	0.27%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.04B	21.30%	19.70%	24.18%	57.60%	0.08	20.73	48.20%	35.40%	45.23%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$699.69M	7.70%	3.30%	8.36%	12.20%	1.34	2.65	37.50%	4.80%	10.95%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$789.14M	-30.20%	-11.70%	-9.96%	-10.10%	1.71	2.31	27.40%	-13.00%	-9.34%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$275.49M	-4.00%	-3.90%	-3.46%	-3.90%	0.01	8.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$605.84M	2.10%	1.00%	4.96%	6.30%	1.16	1.88	33.80%	1.50%	6.59%
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$471.87M	60.00%	10.20%	44.12%	420.30%	3.87	1.21	16.10%	10.40%	12.25%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.84B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.82	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$215.37M	6.20%	4.20%	6.51%	8.10%	0.53	2.41	17.60%	3.50%	4.65%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$74.10M	-325.30%	204.00%	1,197.39%	609.70%	-2.60	0.30	41.40%	122.50%	133.74%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$9.35B	-12.50%	-4.00%	-0.56%	-0.50%	2.58	1.24	26.70%	-5.40%	-0.57%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$10.35B	23.40%	10.30%	16.40%	20.40%	1.37	2.42	38.30%	14.00%	21.48%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$13.45B	38.40%	12.00%	19.00%	24.10%	2.62	3.38	35.60%	14.60%	20.58%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$81.81M	-21.90%	-7.10%	-4.78%	-4.80%	2.51	2.32	29.80%	-8.70%	-4.33%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$1.56B	-7.60%	-5.30%	-3.07%	-2.60%	0.42	0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$342.30M	66.10%	54.10%	N/A	516.70%	0.19	N/A	100.00%	79.10%	79.14%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.05B	-13.90%	-7.50%	-4.49%	-12.00%	2.17	1.41	25.20%	-10.70%	-8.25%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$129.16M	1.40%	1.00%	0.21%	0.30%	0.26	8.69	22.20%	1.50%	0.26%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$6.16B	28.30%	11.70%	16.43%	14.20%	1.61	3.66	28.30%	18.40%	25.49%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$63.28M	-159.50%	-54.20%	-67.18%	-72.00%	1.32	0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$6.71B	34.80%	16.00%	24.93%	29.80%	1.22	1.54	40.30%	18.60%	26.08%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.36B	5.30%	3.30%	6.36%	6.90%	0.66	2.77	16.30%	1.70%	2.71%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$12.08B	1.90%	0.90%	3.49%	5.30%	1.13	1.58	35.80%	2.20%	9.05%
REA	RARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	-21.62%	N/A	0.78	5.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
HSLV	HIGHLANDER SILVER CORP	$1.07B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.40	4.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$45.85B	8.90%	5.80%	9.67%	9.70%	0.49	2.47	27.90%	16.90%	25.63%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$631.67M	-1.30%	-1.30%	-0.40%	-0.40%	0.07	3.45	83.90%	-26.00%	-8.06%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.19B	16.00%	8.30%	13.94%	17.60%	0.85	2.21	22.60%	7.50%	11.34%
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$4.46B	-10.20%	-6.50%	-4.92%	-5.50%	1.01	27.51	34.60%	-82.70%	-82.45%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$773.86M	-15.00%	-7.20%	-9.21%	-9.10%	1.27	1.43	33.20%	-8.10%	-6.62%
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$2.52B	-12.00%	-4.70%	-4.23%	-3.50%	1.58	1.27	12.90%	-5.80%	-4.02%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$831.55M	-10.60%	-6.10%	-5.48%	-10.00%	0.53	2.37	61.50%	-189.60%	-180.00%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$285.52M	-10.90%	-6.50%	-5.20%	-5.30%	0.67	11.08	22.30%	-63.00%	-52.87%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$648.86M	-2.00%	-2.00%	-1.00%	-2.50%	0.00	238.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$1.94B	-30.60%	-25.10%	-23.35%	-40.50%	0.09	6.25	64.80%	-3,477.70%	-3,786.63%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$743.21M	-0.20%	-0.10%	0.68%	0.70%	0.17	4.91	73.90%	-5.70%	28.93%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.28B	-61.70%	-27.60%	-18.77%	-26.90%	2.94	9.46	18.50%	-176.90%	-157.10%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.96B	-9.90%	-2.50%	-1.69%	-1.30%	3.24	1.36	6.40%	-2.80%	-1.46%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$2.97B	-3.40%	-2.10%	-1.81%	-1.80%	0.62	1.87	12.00%	-3.10%	-2.28%
NUCL	EAGLE NUCLEAR ENERGY CORP	$332.77M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.39	39.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$34.01B	13.10%	6.60%	10.63%	11.00%	0.97	2.59	27.70%	13.80%	20.67%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$27.95B	8.90%	4.80%	8.80%	12.00%	0.85	1.40	25.40%	9.70%	15.66%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP	$1.09B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.17	6.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.17B	-1.20%	-0.60%	0.23%	0.20%	0.96	1.26	11.10%	-0.60%	0.16%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.64B	N/A	-49.50%	-52.69%	-101.70%	-1.76	3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$1.70B	-15.90%	-2.00%	8.05%	5.80%	6.59	1.08	27.70%	-4.50%	13.03%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.32B	2.50%	1.40%	6.04%	6.00%	0.78	1.44	21.80%	2.80%	11.33%
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$453.34M	-42.10%	-24.40%	-30.69%	-26.80%	0.92	2.89	11.90%	-48.60%	-43.00%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$10.99B	-4.10%	-2.10%	-1.98%	-2.70%	0.74	7.18	37.20%	-20.50%	-20.29%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.52B	10.50%	3.70%	9.59%	7.50%	1.90	1.45	21.30%	3.10%	6.06%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$1.83B	20.30%	11.90%	23.52%	25.00%	0.85	1.77	41.50%	14.80%	22.21%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.34M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$4.55B	8.60%	6.60%	10.40%	14.40%	0.30	4.64	16.60%	4.30%	5.96%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$2.19B	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.04B	18.80%	12.40%	22.34%	18.80%	0.74	1.02	39.20%	16.30%	22.07%
TMCR	METALS ROYALTY CO INC	$768.10M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.08	9.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$31.21M	N/A	-104.40%	-97.47%	1,181.90%	-2.88	0.19	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	13	+0.21%	-2.48%	-2.46%	-2.62%	36.18x	1.70x	+8.34%	+4.19%	+8.48%	+7.09%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.28%	-3.14%	+5.27%	+159.08%	16.06x	3.09x	+25.70%	+8.39%	+12.20%	+7.44%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.28%	-4.47%	-11.23%	-10.97%	28.54x	2.56x	+14.25%	+6.82%	+11.03%	+27.85%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.48%	-4.96%	-3.38%	-6.09%	28.63x	6.14x	+2.19%	+9.18%	+16.64%	+20.32%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.76%	-5.25%	-5.36%	+25.42%	-17.39x	1.79x	-16.33%	-4.56%	-1.83%	+19.26%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-0.23%	-3.88%	-12.26%	+49.99%	0.47x	1.76x	-3.00%	+2.00%	+2.85%	+18.44%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.15%	-6.46%	-3.61%	+94.95%	31.68x	6.87x	+32.72%	+15.94%	+28.48%	+1.94%	Buy
Gold	52	-0.26%	-8.35%	-9.66%	+61.71%	15.94x	3.34x	+22.21%	+14.59%	+20.01%	+39.39%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.38%	-0.86%	-5.00%	-0.66%	13.13x	1.58x	+4.86%	+2.89%	+4.73%	+22.72%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	48	+2.84%	-3.26%	+5.89%	+103.43%	15.10x	3.09x	+9.58%	+3.63%	+11.16%	+1.15%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	17	-0.29%	-9.59%	-5.44%	+108.37%	-4.30x	3.10x	+8.82%	+4.59%	+8.32%	+53.21%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+2.18%	-0.12%	-7.06%	-34.41%	5.27x	1.02x	+20.64%	+5.93%	+13.89%	+27.09%	Hold
Silver	4	-1.07%	-16.35%	-2.20%	+225.53%	-6.08x	3.67x	+6.21%	+3.75%	+8.62%	+16.32%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.31%	-1.43%	-1.31%	+10.88%	6.61x	3.67x	+15.86%	+5.62%	+10.51%	+13.35%	Buy
Steel	22	+0.76%	-2.33%	+6.25%	-18.61%	23.97x	1.31x	+7.89%	+5.04%	+8.27%	-0.11%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.81%	-2.61%	-5.05%	+15.01%	-21.19x	1.27x	+5.06%	+3.35%	+4.81%	+38.73%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	+3.56%	-7.51%	-8.75%	+93.54%	58.19x	7.10x	-1.89%	-0.67%	+2.72%	+48.55%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in May 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. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 323 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 Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alto Ingredients has seen its stock return 411.98% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 400 percentage points.

Alto Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 119.3% from Alto Ingredients's current stock price of $4.56.

Alto Ingredients stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Alto Ingredients, 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.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 323 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 151.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 139 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 48.99% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.78.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Iamgold, 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.

3. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 323 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: C.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 181.22% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 169 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $33.80, an upside of 5.49% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $32.04.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Constellium Se, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 139 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 1.8%.

Algoma Steel Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 10.15%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. 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 -6.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 10%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten 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 91.7% 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 0.34% in the last day, and down -3.91% over the last week. Mp Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 4.41% yesterday.

MP Materials shares are trading higher after a Form 4 filing showed its COO purchased 17,000 shares at an average price of $56.62 each.

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 52 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 61.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 38.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 27 percentage points.

3. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 170.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 159 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.41% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 18.99% over the next year.

9.72% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.71% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.26% are rated C (Hold), 14.24% are rated D (Sell), and 10.07% 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 18.27x.

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