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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
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.12B	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.27%	-1.20%	0.53	2.10	18.30%	-7.20%	-5.25%
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$543.26M	-14.50%	-3.90%	-0.74%	-0.60%	2.75	2.37	10.50%	-5.00%	-0.78%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$11.36B	3.00%	1.60%	5.07%	5.30%	0.85	1.07	27.80%	5.70%	20.11%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$16.46B	19.80%	7.70%	12.30%	12.00%	1.52	1.56	18.40%	8.90%	12.03%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$111.31M	-49.20%	-17.40%	-18.80%	-18.50%	1.96	1.77	24.10%	-21.10%	-15.06%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.12B	3.70%	1.90%	4.57%	3.70%	0.95	1.30	11.90%	2.00%	3.41%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$747.03M	19.60%	16.90%	12.47%	17.80%	0.08	8.55	57.20%	27.80%	27.82%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$84.31B	60.50%	10.30%	20.00%	20.10%	4.92	0.82	48.90%	11.00%	16.10%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.75B	24.30%	9.50%	13.80%	14.70%	1.60	2.26	41.30%	9.20%	11.98%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.71B	22.50%	8.80%	21.10%	16.10%	1.36	1.61	25.30%	8.90%	16.24%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$76.91B	21.60%	8.60%	13.40%	18.70%	1.46	1.70	44.30%	12.50%	16.62%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$1.97B	-10.50%	-2.50%	-3.37%	-2.50%	3.25	0.97	14.00%	-9.30%	-11.84%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$153.68M	-159.70%	-25.30%	-26.69%	-29.60%	5.33	1.70	-9.30%	-63.00%	-63.40%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.49B	0.40%	0.30%	3.07%	7.10%	0.51	1.79	26.90%	0.30%	2.66%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$7.99B	10.10%	5.20%	9.07%	8.10%	0.92	1.14	15.60%	10.30%	15.42%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$138.68B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.41B	13.90%	5.00%	10.23%	12.10%	1.74	1.95	45.10%	7.30%	12.50%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$151.62M	1.00%	0.60%	0.45%	0.50%	0.38	6.40	21.90%	0.80%	0.47%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$746.46M	-1.10%	-0.90%	0.28%	0.30%	0.32	2.03	71.10%	-44.30%	14.02%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$372.32M	-4.30%	-4.20%	-3.87%	-4.60%	0.01	8.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$7.59B	9.20%	6.00%	8.92%	9.30%	0.58	2.79	45.80%	22.10%	31.51%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$8.48B	16.80%	8.30%	17.16%	15.20%	0.92	0.97	31.90%	22.70%	40.66%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$14.04B	35.50%	13.40%	18.47%	28.10%	2.24	3.25	36.20%	15.50%	20.96%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$16.29B	0.90%	0.50%	6.89%	5.80%	0.73	1.96	7.50%	0.70%	7.82%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$18.61B	-1.90%	-1.10%	1.21%	1.20%	0.69	2.27	12.30%	-3.80%	3.71%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$478.72M	6.50%	3.20%	3.88%	3.40%	1.06	1.36	10.00%	3.50%	3.52%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$36.36B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$182.88M	25.00%	15.20%	23.40%	28.00%	0.64	2.76	28.00%	13.20%	17.75%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$86.38B	15.50%	6.40%	10.91%	11.50%	1.45	1.45	36.10%	9.30%	13.87%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.02B	4.90%	1.90%	4.67%	7.00%	1.55	2.03	32.20%	3.50%	7.71%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.32B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$164.46B	19.50%	8.50%	18.61%	17.10%	1.19	1.46	100.00%	17.60%	33.83%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$4.16B	6.70%	3.10%	1.12%	3.00%	1.38	2.22	58.20%	12.30%	4.20%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$84.50B	37.70%	14.20%	26.13%	47.50%	1.57	1.21	36.40%	13.90%	18.44%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$204.13B	18.50%	8.50%	13.44%	19.00%	1.19	0.82	48.80%	21.20%	27.99%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$266.30M	-48.10%	-44.50%	-50.66%	-893.40%	0.08	12.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
OEC	ORION SA	$325.11M	-7.00%	-1.60%	2.63%	1.60%	3.89	1.08	20.30%	-1.70%	1.91%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$96.74M	-19.70%	-7.20%	1.45%	1.50%	1.73	0.95	40.40%	-17.80%	2.00%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$270.30M	-12.50%	-12.00%	-14.41%	-20.30%	0.03	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.87B	19.50%	6.80%	13.46%	10.80%	1.77	1.52	22.50%	5.20%	8.04%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.80B	-37.80%	-17.20%	-19.08%	-19.20%	1.42	2.85	30.10%	-46.30%	-43.80%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$86.44M	5.00%	3.20%	6.76%	7.10%	0.39	2.96	32.50%	5.00%	8.29%
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
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$680.19M	-23.80%	-11.40%	-9.96%	-7.10%	0.99	1.68	4.60%	-8.40%	-5.61%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$2.36B	25.60%	15.80%	29.14%	34.10%	0.61	1.98	43.90%	18.50%	26.68%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.54B	-44.70%	4.60%	17.50%	8.70%	-8.67	1.27	30.60%	4.30%	10.27%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$3.12B	-19.10%	-10.90%	-10.43%	-10.20%	1.00	0.79	13.00%	-28.00%	-23.29%
GEVO	GEVO INC	$487.04M	-9.50%	-6.80%	-5.08%	-6.10%	0.45	1.91	46.70%	-37.30%	-25.78%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$3.41B	9.00%	3.00%	7.01%	5.20%	1.81	2.09	14.40%	6.00%	13.37%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$5.53B	10.10%	7.80%	11.98%	17.20%	0.29	4.49	16.80%	5.00%	6.69%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.02B	3.50%	2.20%	5.75%	7.90%	0.53	4.59	44.60%	7.80%	20.27%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.67B	-1.30%	-0.80%	-1.05%	-1.20%	0.64	1.82	17.40%	-1.20%	-1.53%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$534.51M	79.30%	38.30%	N/A	622.10%	0.23	N/A	100.00%	82.80%	82.80%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$398.06M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.43B	-113.90%	-28.60%	-35.23%	-38.90%	3.67	0.91	18.50%	-56.20%	-52.59%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$12.40B	6.00%	2.50%	3.25%	6.90%	1.23	1.79	36.30%	4.70%	10.22%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$518.50M	-62.20%	-55.80%	-48.13%	-207.40%	0.09	31.06	93.60%	-20,877.90%	-20,877.94%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.13B	17.40%	9.60%	13.82%	20.00%	0.94	2.43	23.00%	8.00%	11.71%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$12.30B	13.80%	5.30%	10.73%	11.30%	1.65	1.79	31.00%	3.80%	6.57%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.27B	-37.30%	-20.20%	-18.34%	-15.70%	0.79	1.02	7.60%	-148.50%	-117.65%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.39B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$44.44B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$18.20B	-3.30%	-2.10%	-0.34%	-0.70%	0.64	2.00	37.50%	-6.20%	-0.89%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.87B	-63.20%	-13.50%	-11.35%	-9.10%	4.50	1.63	21.30%	-31.90%	-21.56%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$242.65M	-11.40%	-10.00%	-9.70%	-10.20%	0.03	3.49	100.00%	305.90%	296.01%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$45.06B	27.90%	10.60%	17.57%	29.40%	1.60	1.14	27.20%	18.10%	24.15%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$11.77B	16.50%	4.10%	10.50%	7.20%	2.64	3.20	34.40%	12.80%	31.01%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$39.62B	13.40%	6.60%	10.32%	10.80%	0.94	2.23	28.20%	14.20%	20.89%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$13.71B	-476.00%	16.00%	32.66%	22.20%	-65.94	1.88	35.70%	10.90%	16.06%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$6.95B	29.90%	13.60%	19.29%	16.60%	1.22	2.72	29.00%	19.40%	26.49%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$9.55B	-9.90%	-3.40%	0.26%	0.20%	2.06	1.40	29.10%	-4.50%	0.26%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$69.25M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$1.07B	-15.60%	-13.70%	-14.09%	-16.90%	0.13	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$18.23B	91.60%	23.90%	44.32%	32.10%	2.29	1.68	33.20%	15.70%	19.86%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$32.98M	-34.90%	-29.60%	-20.97%	-37.90%	0.18	3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$748.55M	-57.70%	-49.70%	-45.20%	-125.40%	0.18	4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$79.00M	-64.90%	-40.90%	-40.63%	-31.40%	0.14	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$860.22M	-47.00%	-27.70%	-27.85%	-37.40%	1.13	1.31	37.50%	-2,226.00%	-2,074.11%
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$5.68B	41.40%	7.60%	7.67%	18.60%	5.18	3.46	31.80%	25.00%	27.35%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$550.64M	0.20%	0.20%	0.14%	0.20%	0.00	265.74	15.80%	1.30%	1.24%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.67B	12.00%	7.40%	10.27%	10.60%	0.78	3.04	26.90%	7.60%	10.02%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$127.02M	-175.80%	-145.30%	-162.20%	-841.90%	0.22	6.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.72B	-2.90%	-1.90%	-2.48%	-4.20%	0.47	3.95	10.80%	-2.10%	-2.33%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$8.37B	-1.40%	-0.70%	2.33%	4.60%	1.10	1.49	33.10%	-1.30%	3.60%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$1.99B	-77.50%	-4.40%	1.16%	0.70%	24.40	1.71	17.40%	-5.70%	1.12%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$382.80M	-40.50%	-32.30%	0.14%	0.20%	0.26	5.24	16.80%	-70.20%	0.28%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$30.88B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.86	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$631.75M	-2.00%	-1.90%	-1.94%	-2.10%	0.03	10.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$455.27M	-7.40%	-7.40%	-7.44%	-7.70%	0.01	8.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$327.50M	N/A	-18.40%	-21.63%	-9.20%	-4.49	0.10	1,392.90%	-39,087.50%	-26,767.38%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.79B	12.00%	4.60%	8.26%	8.40%	1.58	1.76	22.80%	7.70%	11.74%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$3.92B	-0.90%	-0.60%	0.69%	0.70%	0.61	1.99	13.90%	-0.80%	0.86%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$2.31B	N/A	-27.60%	-14.28%	-17.00%	3.86	19.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.36B	2.50%	1.30%	3.56%	3.50%	0.81	1.64	14.30%	1.40%	3.43%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$2.94B	-109.20%	-27.10%	-19.38%	-38.20%	6.59	2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$17.64B	-3.00%	-1.50%	-1.25%	-1.70%	0.81	1.44	36.40%	-3.70%	-2.46%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.02B	20.90%	13.30%	23.07%	20.20%	0.39	1.20	39.50%	16.80%	22.87%
LGO	LARGO INC	$76.32M	-41.50%	-19.80%	-22.53%	-13.60%	1.43	0.50	-22.50%	-57.70%	-33.36%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.55B	2.70%	0.70%	3.83%	3.10%	2.86	1.56	9.30%	0.80%	3.47%
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$4.28B	10.00%	4.40%	8.52%	7.80%	1.30	2.39	17.90%	4.90%	9.03%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	+1.50%	+4.74%	+8.53%	-12.41%	20.34x	1.41x	+7.53%	+4.22%	+8.87%	+14.84%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.95%	+7.30%	+27.34%	+82.50%	21.03x	2.90x	+17.39%	+6.21%	+11.04%	-17.28%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+0.65%	+2.64%	+2.97%	+2.27%	27.57x	3.07x	+12.37%	+5.81%	+9.42%	+8.73%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.24%	+2.14%	+2.01%	-11.76%	25.41x	5.22x	+8.23%	+11.16%	+20.10%	+18.13%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+2.84%	+6.08%	+7.60%	-21.34%	-22.32x	1.10x	-17.56%	-5.07%	-2.33%	+10.01%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+3.38%	+4.80%	+19.42%	+25.54%	47.12x	2.01x	-0.44%	-0.87%	-1.09%	-10.11%	Buy
Copper	6	+3.06%	+9.00%	+17.59%	+77.16%	34.29x	6.71x	+27.04%	+12.75%	+23.75%	-13.86%	Buy
Gold	47	+4.12%	+6.10%	+17.88%	+130.57%	27.78x	4.03x	+14.24%	+9.67%	+13.67%	+5.84%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.65%	+3.38%	+3.36%	-10.89%	7.95x	1.49x	+9.38%	+6.38%	+9.64%	+19.88%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	42	+4.13%	+11.08%	+13.41%	+49.78%	9.49x	2.70x	-96.20%	+3.84%	+11.20%	+8.13%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	+5.41%	+7.37%	+16.11%	+147.19%	11.83x	4.01x	+4.56%	+0.44%	+4.45%	+0.94%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.88%	+0.77%	+2.29%	-35.27%	8.72x	1.25x	+15.15%	+4.12%	+10.32%	+25.30%	Buy
Silver	3	+7.24%	+7.88%	+22.60%	+216.76%	120.02x	3.42x	+3.06%	+1.89%	+4.12%	-16.88%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+2.11%	+3.29%	+5.87%	+3.27%	-2.43x	3.24x	+17.44%	+5.65%	+10.23%	+14.56%	Buy
Steel	23	+1.47%	+2.80%	+6.09%	+10.99%	27.22x	1.10x	+5.36%	+3.76%	+7.07%	+1.15%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+1.27%	+1.44%	+3.86%	+4.56%	-104.96x	1.38x	-3.51%	+0.74%	-0.23%	+13.86%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+3.07%	+22.47%	+14.71%	+181.80%	214.10x	8.60x	-1.72%	-3.20%	-1.59%	-1.89%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

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

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 309 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 167.89% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 156 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, a downside of -7.71% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $15.35.

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. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 309 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: C, 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 131.91% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 120 percentage points.

3. Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV)

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 309 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 Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -18 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MATV as a "A".It passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mativ Holdings has seen its stock return 12.73% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 1 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 102 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. 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 2.02%. 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.

2. 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 2.02%. 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.

3. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.26%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.02%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 1.93% in the last day, and up 4.46% over the last week. Lithium Americas (Argentina) was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 14.61% yesterday.

Lithium Argentina shares are trading higher after the company announced strong preliminary 2025 operational results for the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation in Jujuy, Argentina.

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 -9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. 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 gained 39.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 27 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 64.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 52 percentage points.

3. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) 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.

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 -20.91% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -33 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 9.73% over the next year.

6.67% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.37% are rated C (Hold), 14.44% are rated D (Sell), and 11.85% 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 21.74x.

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