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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
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$680.36M	-3.00%	-1.90%	-3.75%	-4.70%	0.61	2.03	6.60%	-2.10%	-2.95%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.74B	12.00%	5.60%	6.37%	16.40%	0.98	5.23	56.50%	23.20%	25.89%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$26.52B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
OEC	ORION SA	$577.78M	3.20%	0.80%	5.20%	3.30%	3.34	1.10	21.40%	0.80%	3.96%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.01B	12.90%	8.10%	10.95%	9.50%	0.59	1.96	31.00%	10.30%	12.59%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$80.45B	24.10%	9.40%	15.54%	21.40%	1.54	1.44	43.90%	13.60%	18.61%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$225.04B	17.50%	8.10%	12.72%	18.80%	1.20	0.93	48.40%	20.20%	27.30%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$95.41B	37.60%	13.90%	26.51%	46.20%	1.68	1.10	36.30%	13.80%	18.13%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$7.19B	16.60%	6.00%	11.56%	14.30%	1.82	1.98	45.30%	8.80%	14.34%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$21.55B	99.40%	24.00%	47.20%	33.20%	3.06	1.41	33.10%	15.40%	19.48%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.40B	-0.50%	-0.30%	2.78%	4.40%	1.12	2.56	36.10%	-0.40%	3.75%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$785.83M	-45.40%	-7.50%	-2.37%	-1.40%	5.16	2.15	14.00%	-9.90%	-2.46%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.25B	-80.90%	-5.60%	-0.25%	-0.20%	30.59	1.68	18.30%	-7.10%	-0.24%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.95B	-28.30%	-6.80%	-2.67%	-2.40%	3.41	2.05	21.90%	-16.30%	-5.63%
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$8.17M	-197.80%	-156.40%	-194.42%	-366.50%	0.25	5.83	61.30%	-312.20%	-311.05%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.86B	12.40%	8.80%	13.16%	37.50%	0.42	2.54	26.70%	10.10%	12.36%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$267.51M	7.70%	5.00%	6.25%	6.10%	0.53	3.91	12.10%	11.80%	13.48%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$11.19B	28.70%	11.70%	19.27%	22.10%	1.28	3.22	37.40%	14.80%	22.70%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$25.47B	13.90%	4.80%	10.44%	12.50%	1.90	1.42	40.90%	6.90%	11.66%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$597.30M	5.00%	1.30%	7.01%	5.20%	2.80	2.64	21.10%	1.20%	5.57%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$546.55M	9.80%	4.90%	6.52%	5.80%	1.00	1.35	11.90%	5.10%	5.70%
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$365.27M	2.50%	1.40%	4.07%	3.80%	0.86	3.07	24.10%	0.80%	1.91%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$11.33B	-9.80%	-4.50%	-5.49%	-5.20%	1.29	4.12	522.80%	214.80%	239.07%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$15.10B	10.20%	7.20%	10.99%	14.00%	0.45	3.19	29.30%	5.40%	7.34%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$68.40B	14.00%	5.20%	8.78%	14.10%	1.66	0.96	38.10%	11.10%	13.57%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$2.61B	11.20%	3.70%	6.97%	5.70%	1.84	2.13	13.70%	7.00%	13.67%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$8.85B	11.50%	5.50%	9.85%	18.50%	1.03	0.98	33.20%	10.30%	15.08%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$57.00B	27.90%	10.50%	17.66%	30.30%	1.60	1.17	27.80%	17.80%	24.11%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.85B	22.40%	10.90%	18.82%	19.80%	1.09	1.61	25.50%	10.20%	15.28%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.44B	-0.70%	-0.20%	2.80%	2.30%	2.90	1.48	8.70%	-0.20%	2.57%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$7.57B	30.80%	14.10%	19.81%	17.50%	1.28	2.73	29.40%	19.80%	27.11%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$38.69B	11.70%	5.80%	9.18%	9.90%	1.02	1.67	27.60%	12.50%	18.90%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$136.17B	26.20%	11.30%	22.69%	20.40%	1.12	1.70	100.00%	21.20%	37.44%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$12.15B	20.20%	4.90%	11.96%	8.00%	2.69	3.16	37.70%	15.30%	34.24%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$158.87M	-4.20%	-3.30%	0.94%	1.30%	0.48	4.34	65.30%	-16.90%	5.19%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$75.78B	38.40%	18.90%	33.40%	28.90%	0.95	5.27	58.20%	30.40%	51.21%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$938.31M	7.70%	4.90%	8.20%	11.30%	0.44	4.61	44.10%	17.70%	29.09%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.98B	36.20%	19.10%	27.79%	32.80%	0.77	2.84	54.90%	14.10%	16.44%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$561.44M	-35.90%	-19.80%	-16.34%	-14.60%	0.69	1.38	-0.40%	-183.30%	-141.27%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$16.87B	-2.80%	-1.40%	-0.90%	-1.20%	0.81	1.86	36.20%	-3.50%	-1.83%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$495.06M	-0.30%	-0.20%	0.07%	0.10%	0.33	1.56	72.10%	-14.90%	4.40%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$98.59B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$111.01M	-3.50%	-2.20%	4.03%	3.70%	0.37	6.64	18.40%	-2.50%	3.48%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.79B	32.50%	10.60%	20.72%	16.30%	1.90	1.64	24.70%	7.80%	11.30%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$4.58B	25.50%	15.10%	21.26%	19.80%	0.59	1.41	33.10%	45.40%	58.91%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.12B	4.80%	2.40%	4.61%	3.70%	0.95	1.35	12.40%	2.60%	3.55%
GEVO	GEVO INC	$384.52M	-12.00%	-9.10%	-7.71%	-10.60%	0.47	2.33	44.30%	-72.80%	-60.46%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$888.47M	N/A	-107.20%	-91.50%	-115.90%	-2.79	6.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$18.87B	11.70%	6.70%	10.00%	8.90%	0.76	3.13	12.50%	6.10%	8.01%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$6.01B	10.90%	8.40%	13.01%	18.90%	0.29	4.54	17.10%	5.30%	7.11%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$248.00M	-3.10%	-3.10%	-3.11%	-3.40%	0.02	22.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$382.13M	-1.90%	-1.80%	-1.00%	-1.00%	0.06	4.04	72.10%	-57.80%	-32.25%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$12.87B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$1.78B	1.60%	1.10%	1.29%	2.20%	0.49	3.87	12.10%	1.00%	1.05%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$639.22M	10.90%	4.40%	7.85%	6.60%	1.38	2.62	16.10%	4.00%	6.19%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$1.54B	-14.80%	-9.10%	-7.01%	-7.90%	0.88	0.93	16.50%	-28.10%	-22.13%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$514.28M	-2.90%	-2.40%	-2.23%	-4.40%	0.27	2.21	25.90%	-3.30%	-3.29%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$531.61M	40.10%	35.10%	49.77%	51.10%	0.13	6.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$16.25B	2.00%	1.10%	8.09%	6.80%	0.76	1.94	7.50%	1.50%	8.89%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$938.40M	-12.50%	-2.90%	-1.32%	-1.00%	3.37	1.08	19.40%	-10.10%	-4.39%
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$494.48M	-62.50%	-13.60%	-14.68%	-10.20%	4.33	1.77	17.00%	-10.30%	-8.17%
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%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$338.15M	-25.40%	-16.70%	-18.59%	-17.80%	0.62	0.39	40.50%	-1,914.70%	-1,655.19%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$217.31M	-93.60%	-76.00%	-91.15%	-102.80%	0.17	2.19	-590.20%	-3,235.60%	-3,229.63%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$21.63M	-18.30%	-14.90%	-11.92%	-27.80%	0.22	2.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$421.29M	-23.90%	-23.10%	-21.02%	-31.80%	0.03	14.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$36.65B	11.90%	6.30%	9.21%	9.10%	0.93	2.35	29.40%	16.50%	23.50%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$265.35M	-66.60%	-59.30%	-67.66%	-204.80%	0.13	20.72	91.80%	-22,473.20%	-22,473.21%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$7.73B	18.10%	6.90%	13.26%	12.30%	1.45	1.65	20.20%	7.90%	12.16%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$12.22B	20.70%	8.50%	14.84%	14.10%	1.42	2.10	38.80%	10.90%	16.91%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$91.74B	60.80%	10.40%	21.52%	20.80%	4.76	0.78	48.90%	11.00%	16.01%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$1.68B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$64.59B	9.70%	3.90%	5.64%	4.30%	1.54	1.29	31.90%	12.90%	17.24%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.67%	N/A	2.61	0.93	30.20%	-16.40%	1.90%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.18B	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$1.23B	-28.80%	-20.60%	-20.27%	-21.60%	0.31	3.84	65.50%	-2,120.20%	-1,987.81%
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$106.61M	N/A	-20.90%	-27.34%	-12.90%	-3.29	0.12	-312.40%	-12,959.60%	-9,780.30%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$977.40M	4.20%	2.30%	4.73%	5.00%	0.78	2.01	15.10%	2.30%	4.30%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$97.72M	-196.00%	-163.80%	-210.12%	-910.40%	0.21	7.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$241.15M	-6.50%	-6.40%	-6.25%	-6.70%	0.00	18.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$16.54B	33.90%	13.90%	22.58%	31.40%	1.60	2.19	36.90%	16.10%	21.77%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$3.59B	0.80%	0.50%	1.31%	1.90%	0.65	1.78	20.60%	0.60%	2.18%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$15.35B	0.80%	0.50%	3.51%	3.60%	0.72	3.47	20.40%	2.10%	14.16%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$54.16M	-24.30%	-16.20%	-13.64%	-11.50%	0.55	4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$288.20M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.10	4.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
TREX	TREX CO INC	$6.87B	20.50%	12.90%	22.70%	19.70%	0.56	1.08	39.30%	16.50%	22.49%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$3.29B	12.30%	7.60%	13.26%	15.90%	0.60	2.96	18.20%	4.00%	5.66%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$208.08M	14.20%	7.80%	15.61%	23.40%	0.86	1.81	35.90%	9.70%	13.13%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.14M	-17.20%	-13.20%	-34.02%	-12.00%	0.46	2.52	-0.10%	-10.70%	-9.41%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.66B	14.40%	5.50%	9.34%	9.70%	1.60	1.69	24.00%	9.00%	12.91%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$321.92M	N/A	-0.80%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-5.03	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$185.22M	-2.90%	-1.10%	4.49%	4.50%	1.47	1.02	39.90%	-2.40%	5.45%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$9.48B	-10.80%	-6.40%	-3.82%	-3.80%	0.66	2.31	7.80%	-22.00%	-11.75%
VHI	VALHI INC	$465.29M	9.40%	3.50%	10.46%	11.00%	1.24	2.83	22.80%	4.50%	10.98%
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$37.05M	-10.10%	-8.80%	-6.97%	-10.60%	0.10	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$274.85M	-3.20%	-3.20%	-3.26%	-3.80%	0.01	23.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGO	LARGO INC	$86.87M	-22.20%	-11.50%	-20.29%	-13.80%	1.05	0.51	-21.90%	-35.00%	-37.26%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$15.27B	17.50%	6.80%	12.75%	13.90%	1.74	1.79	31.60%	4.70%	7.70%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$344.14M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$2.83B	-9.30%	-7.80%	-7.43%	-7.50%	0.14	1.94	100.00%	339.20%	313.98%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	15	-0.59%	+1.83%	-4.74%	+2.32%	27.07x	1.48x	+7.27%	+3.67%	+7.56%	+13.81%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.57%	-1.46%	-10.92%	+4.59%	17.94x	1.57x	+14.75%	+5.35%	+11.18%	+7.84%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.72%	-1.00%	+8.64%	+10.34%	25.89x	3.08x	+12.96%	+6.16%	+10.10%	+6.76%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	32	+1.26%	+1.41%	+4.21%	-0.04%	26.81x	5.53x	+8.77%	+10.85%	+19.85%	+8.94%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.25%	+3.37%	-7.66%	-37.74%	-8.12x	0.98x	-13.73%	-4.82%	-1.64%	+15.88%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-2.95%	-14.45%	+6.13%	-29.72%	45.00x	1.45x	+1.36%	+0.54%	+1.13%	+12.25%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-1.27%	-2.50%	-4.95%	-6.85%	25.41x	4.43x	+24.42%	+11.27%	+21.69%	+6.46%	Hold
Gold	46	-3.04%	-2.98%	+5.65%	+41.98%	27.40x	2.60x	+4.55%	+8.22%	+11.97%	+11.56%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+1.66%	+1.46%	+11.12%	-4.04%	1.51x	1.67x	+9.94%	+6.78%	+10.60%	+5.71%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	41	-1.85%	-2.51%	+4.51%	+20.67%	7.74x	2.07x	+5.00%	+6.52%	+14.38%	+5.32%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-4.66%	-4.64%	+1.96%	+35.33%	4.52x	2.13x	+3.51%	-1.29%	+2.52%	+25.60%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.04%	-0.76%	-9.90%	-38.39%	7.36x	1.32x	+20.07%	+5.31%	+12.53%	+41.65%	Hold
Silver	4	-3.63%	-4.57%	-1.26%	+52.58%	-437.45x	1.94x	+6.69%	+5.97%	+7.69%	+14.07%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.72%	+1.55%	+3.90%	-0.60%	19.55x	3.40x	+19.21%	+6.36%	+11.42%	+13.60%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.96%	+1.01%	-5.90%	+1.26%	25.99x	0.90x	+5.56%	+3.90%	+6.95%	+7.88%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.57%	-5.39%	-4.01%	+0.00%	17.93x	1.05x	+0.90%	+2.58%	+1.60%	+30.16%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-6.26%	-17.39%	-18.08%	+162.87%	164.26x	6.05x	+0.92%	-1.58%	+0.34%	+25.49%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 311 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 57, which is 27 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 90.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 87 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 21% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $23.14.

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. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 311 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -6 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 30.52% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 27 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 49.25% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.01.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Galiano 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.

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 311 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: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 230.43% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 227 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 112 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 13.48%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.09% in the last day, and down -0.34% 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. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia 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.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 90.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 87 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 44.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 42 percentage points.

3. Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO)

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) 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.

Ero Copper 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.

Ero Copper's stock has dropped -31.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -35 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.7% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 11.27% over the next year.

4.85% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.94% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.34% are rated C (Hold), 18.28% are rated D (Sell), and 8.58% 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 22.61x.

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