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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
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$23.36B	19.50%	7.10%	13.19%	15.30%	1.65	1.58	40.90%	9.60%	13.90%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$216.52B	19.90%	8.50%	19.71%	18.60%	1.28	1.89	100.00%	16.70%	35.19%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$122.53M	-5.30%	-4.00%	-6.64%	-10.20%	0.34	4.33	21.10%	-5.30%	-7.27%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$12.39B	67.00%	19.30%	33.68%	26.60%	2.50	1.57	33.50%	15.00%	19.73%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$119.64B	25.10%	15.10%	26.65%	30.00%	0.63	2.55	68.90%	33.40%	54.21%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$45.48B	35.80%	18.70%	27.78%	29.90%	0.64	2.87	49.20%	26.60%	37.78%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$64.49B	24.50%	12.70%	19.23%	21.90%	0.57	3.01	56.00%	31.60%	45.75%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP	$1.12B	0.40%	0.40%	1.41%	1.90%	0.17	5.48	66.10%	4.00%	17.87%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$12.64B	41.10%	11.60%	19.51%	23.10%	2.86	2.60	35.30%	14.20%	20.48%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$151.59B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$13.58B	-406.90%	16.70%	34.22%	22.90%	-15.12	1.87	37.00%	11.60%	16.86%
VALE	VALE SA	$57.92B	5.70%	2.40%	9.03%	8.20%	1.32	1.19	34.80%	5.10%	16.31%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.11B	-37.40%	-7.70%	5.84%	3.70%	4.81	0.34	49.10%	-19.30%	8.63%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.41B	2.70%	1.60%	1.45%	1.50%	0.65	1.83	17.30%	2.30%	1.82%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$17.70B	0.30%	0.20%	1.67%	2.60%	0.52	2.43	29.40%	1.20%	6.76%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.61B	22.20%	13.90%	34.17%	34.20%	0.44	1.58	49.10%	21.30%	45.61%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.46B	10.70%	5.50%	12.11%	13.00%	0.79	1.97	31.10%	8.90%	17.27%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$27.50B	36.00%	24.90%	37.04%	44.10%	0.40	2.89	57.70%	37.50%	53.05%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$8.64B	13.60%	8.10%	14.09%	13.00%	0.54	1.33	46.70%	32.00%	49.93%
AAON	AAON INC	$7.18B	17.20%	9.30%	13.95%	13.10%	0.84	3.01	25.60%	8.20%	11.07%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.26B	7.80%	2.70%	8.53%	6.70%	2.01	1.47	20.60%	2.30%	5.49%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$14.29B	2.30%	1.10%	4.27%	6.00%	1.06	1.59	35.90%	2.70%	9.78%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$61.93B	-0.30%	-0.10%	0.24%	0.20%	1.72	1.09	32.10%	-0.40%	0.70%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.11B	2.50%	1.40%	6.04%	6.00%	0.78	1.44	21.80%	2.80%	11.33%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$8.20B	12.40%	7.40%	16.42%	19.40%	0.53	2.57	50.40%	21.20%	43.84%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.03B	-4.00%	-1.90%	-1.06%	-1.20%	1.24	1.43	24.50%	-3.10%	-1.32%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$135.66M	-26.00%	-24.10%	-18.65%	-29.20%	0.06	42.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.16B	20.80%	19.20%	23.63%	56.70%	0.07	27.54	48.50%	35.70%	45.71%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$13.24B	26.20%	18.30%	26.11%	29.40%	0.40	2.07	61.80%	52.60%	72.14%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$47.43B	6.10%	3.40%	5.61%	5.80%	0.76	1.36	7.10%	5.10%	6.88%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$19.31B	11.50%	9.00%	10.22%	11.10%	0.24	2.92	86.20%	47.70%	61.56%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$91.34B	22.80%	16.80%	24.67%	33.80%	0.32	2.86	68.80%	40.40%	60.91%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$12.54B	21.10%	8.50%	16.11%	15.80%	1.37	1.76	41.20%	8.70%	12.76%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$511.71M	5.00%	3.10%	9.72%	15.60%	0.49	5.31	39.50%	4.10%	13.90%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$808.28M	-0.20%	-0.20%	0.87%	0.90%	0.07	4.50	87.10%	-2.80%	14.98%
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$459.30M	-51.90%	-8.20%	-4.55%	-2.80%	7.32	1.37	5.90%	-9.50%	-3.87%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.45B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.99	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$947.51M	7.10%	1.30%	9.92%	5.70%	4.14	2.01	17.20%	1.40%	8.49%
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$4.22B	8.10%	6.10%	9.83%	13.30%	0.34	3.98	16.10%	4.00%	5.59%
NPKI	NPK INTERNATIONAL INC	$968.82M	12.10%	9.80%	14.01%	18.40%	0.21	1.61	35.80%	14.20%	18.50%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$4.60B	6.30%	2.30%	5.54%	6.00%	1.75	2.01	45.90%	3.40%	6.69%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$203.97M	4.60%	3.20%	5.41%	6.00%	0.41	2.00	18.20%	2.90%	3.81%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$1.58B	12.50%	8.00%	4.35%	11.60%	0.85	0.88	33.00%	25.70%	35.84%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$4.15B	30.80%	21.50%	33.55%	42.30%	0.43	2.42	38.10%	36.90%	51.34%
IMC	IMC RARE EARTHS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	70.91%	N/A	-2.00	0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$77.96B	21.40%	8.20%	12.02%	18.00%	1.97	1.84	44.10%	12.60%	17.09%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$3.49B	38.20%	10.60%	7.94%	15.70%	2.09	9.58	48.60%	125.20%	145.47%
CHWM	CHILWA MINERALS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.06	2.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$61.25M	-111.60%	160.90%	918.02%	-1,475.40%	-2.87	0.32	49.20%	111.50%	123.70%
PHOS	FIRST PHOSPHATE CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.20	6.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$54.19B	16.30%	6.60%	12.29%	12.10%	1.37	1.58	36.20%	9.90%	15.45%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$9.51B	24.40%	10.50%	17.61%	20.60%	1.46	2.12	38.60%	14.00%	21.45%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$45.88B	19.10%	17.70%	21.51%	24.90%	0.08	9.38	77.30%	63.80%	81.48%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$896.80M	18.50%	15.70%	20.48%	39.60%	0.14	5.85	54.40%	38.20%	51.02%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$76.47B	62.10%	10.20%	23.14%	19.90%	5.99	0.73	49.00%	11.00%	16.42%
OEC	ORION SA	$323.31M	-24.90%	-4.90%	-0.27%	-0.20%	4.23	1.03	18.40%	-5.30%	-0.19%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$33.39B	9.40%	4.50%	9.15%	9.60%	1.07	1.39	31.00%	8.40%	13.60%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$2.87B	3.10%	2.00%	3.16%	2.50%	0.58	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$6.88B	-15.20%	-4.40%	-3.95%	-3.00%	2.55	1.89	-1.10%	-4.60%	-3.40%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$19.90B	9.20%	5.00%	9.33%	12.30%	0.91	1.10	25.00%	9.90%	15.65%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.41B	-24.00%	-12.80%	-7.64%	-10.70%	0.46	1.62	51.20%	-26.70%	-14.87%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$4.66B	-30.40%	-11.60%	-12.96%	-31.80%	2.18	1.57	54.70%	-44.90%	-50.15%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$271.98M	4.00%	2.60%	2.93%	2.70%	0.55	3.30	18.50%	6.20%	6.46%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.14B	N/A	-43.70%	-25.47%	-80.70%	-2.64	8.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
TGLS	TECNOGLASS HOLDINGS INC	$1.66B	17.30%	9.80%	19.57%	20.60%	0.81	1.86	39.60%	12.40%	19.33%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$10.64B	17.50%	4.90%	12.37%	8.60%	2.44	3.38	28.70%	17.10%	40.66%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.49M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.31	3.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$16.96B	12.50%	8.60%	7.41%	12.50%	0.46	3.65	41.80%	26.80%	34.40%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$9.64B	4.10%	2.40%	5.41%	12.50%	0.65	1.52	49.50%	5.70%	9.38%
FMC	FMC CORP	$1.14B	-118.60%	-27.40%	-30.99%	-26.80%	4.57	1.99	35.30%	-84.80%	-64.48%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$11.01B	13.00%	10.00%	17.76%	18.00%	0.19	5.20	53.80%	20.80%	33.65%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$336.28M	-24.70%	-13.00%	-8.27%	-8.10%	1.22	0.71	36.40%	-966.70%	-517.25%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.10B	-170.30%	-4.10%	4.44%	2.60%	-146.90	1.66	15.30%	-5.20%	4.05%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$60.71B	23.00%	20.70%	20.49%	27.10%	0.26	0.47	75.30%	64.70%	76.77%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$734.37M	7.00%	3.10%	6.35%	4.50%	1.27	2.43	17.30%	5.60%	10.44%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$223.11B	18.80%	8.30%	13.27%	17.80%	1.22	0.88	48.30%	20.40%	27.03%
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$7.86B	-13.90%	-6.30%	-6.61%	-6.20%	1.18	2.45	9.60%	-10.90%	-10.01%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$2.76B	15.30%	8.20%	13.46%	17.40%	0.84	2.27	22.30%	7.30%	10.91%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$5.14B	26.90%	10.70%	15.56%	13.00%	1.63	3.23	27.00%	17.30%	24.24%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.46B	17.40%	11.30%	20.70%	17.40%	0.61	1.06	38.20%	14.70%	20.17%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$530.98M	19.10%	3.80%	7.92%	10.20%	3.02	3.33	36.00%	5.00%	10.81%
OGG	OSISKO GOLD GROUP INC	$844.04M	11.40%	6.50%	5.79%	11.40%	0.74	3.58	64.60%	149.50%	152.02%
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$543.41M	-21.50%	-11.30%	-8.85%	-17.50%	0.50	1.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$417.02M	21.30%	19.70%	19.71%	25.10%	0.06	12.17	64.10%	44.00%	48.94%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$664.81M	0.20%	0.20%	0.90%	0.90%	0.17	4.80	71.20%	6.70%	33.59%
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$417.43M	-10.80%	-2.90%	1.65%	1.30%	2.77	2.45	11.90%	-3.40%	1.64%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$445.01M	5.30%	4.10%	4.46%	5.80%	0.26	6.33	20.50%	8.90%	9.10%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$119.78M	14.10%	8.80%	14.59%	16.90%	0.52	4.06	23.50%	8.60%	12.28%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.35B	19.60%	17.30%	18.60%	22.60%	0.25	2.28	84.90%	78.00%	92.66%
NWGL	CL WORKSHOP GROUP LTD	$20.61M	-90.90%	-21.20%	-138.60%	-28.10%	2.81	1.31	9.60%	-40.20%	-36.35%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.21B	19.50%	18.40%	17.70%	20.40%	0.13	3.68	70.60%	84.30%	91.97%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$9.56B	12.40%	8.00%	8.93%	11.60%	0.49	1.31	51.70%	29.80%	41.13%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$5.76B	2.50%	0.90%	4.58%	4.70%	1.83	1.79	29.20%	0.70%	3.01%
NUCL	EAGLE NUCLEAR ENERGY CORP	$180.73M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.49	15.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$876.77M	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
REA	RARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC	$193.75M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.18	31.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$241.67M	33.50%	28.20%	N/A	320.50%	0.13	N/A	100.00%	54.50%	54.47%
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$129.52M	-68.90%	-62.80%	-65.82%	-84.60%	0.06	7.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$3.03B	-5.30%	-3.20%	-3.97%	-3.90%	0.66	2.01	10.40%	-4.60%	-4.60%
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$93.52M	48.00%	8.80%	38.62%	95.60%	3.96	1.21	15.80%	9.60%	11.34%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	-1.13%	-12.63%	-23.79%	-13.49%	11.56x	1.03x	+11.66%	+5.32%	+9.97%	+37.99%	Hold
Aluminum	4	-1.33%	+3.72%	-13.15%	+63.83%	8.14x	1.90x	+32.39%	+11.00%	+16.15%	+32.71%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	-2.10%	-0.88%	-8.91%	-38.13%	25.81x	2.13x	+13.77%	+6.76%	+11.21%	+34.92%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	33	-2.16%	+1.34%	-3.25%	-21.98%	28.88x	5.64x	+7.86%	+9.38%	+17.21%	+28.33%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.85%	+0.60%	-4.82%	+11.68%	-1.49x	1.37x	-7.97%	-1.60%	+0.96%	+31.55%	Buy
Coking Coal	4	-3.41%	+1.41%	-21.09%	+0.14%	-2.11x	1.74x	+3.20%	+3.27%	+3.46%	+12.66%	Buy
Copper	6	-2.08%	-0.41%	-5.02%	+59.15%	33.65x	7.28x	+34.90%	+17.17%	+28.88%	-7.40%	Buy
Gold	51	-3.24%	-2.17%	-12.96%	+11.27%	15.91x	3.13x	+24.08%	+15.63%	+21.51%	+30.82%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.96%	-2.03%	-5.71%	-5.71%	11.33x	1.51x	+3.75%	+2.14%	+3.89%	+30.55%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	56	-4.50%	+0.40%	-8.95%	+20.20%	15.95x	2.72x	-17.76%	+0.81%	-129.81%	+30.82%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	21	-3.40%	-6.09%	-15.65%	-9.22%	-18.50x	2.85x	+9.91%	+6.00%	+9.80%	+85.28%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-2.24%	-0.84%	-7.53%	-17.00%	6.93x	1.02x	+14.14%	+4.18%	+11.17%	+34.13%	Buy
Silver	4	-5.12%	-4.71%	-15.47%	+35.34%	21.10x	3.20x	+7.26%	+4.33%	+9.88%	+44.72%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	-1.49%	+0.63%	-1.75%	+3.92%	-79.49x	3.52x	+17.16%	+5.62%	+10.61%	+27.76%	Buy
Steel	21	-1.97%	+3.21%	-3.87%	-17.15%	22.26x	1.30x	+8.77%	+5.50%	+9.15%	+9.84%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	5	-0.77%	+1.77%	-8.14%	-4.67%	16.94x	1.26x	+5.54%	+3.86%	+4.65%	+19.15%	Hold
Uranium	12	-4.49%	+3.35%	-18.27%	-46.61%	95.40x	5.47x	-3.14%	-0.88%	+0.97%	+57.67%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Sasol (NYSE:SSL)

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sasol (NYSE:SSL) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SSL as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sasol has seen its stock return 138.26% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 147 percentage points.

Sasol stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sasol, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV)

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -5 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MATV as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mativ Holdings has seen its stock return 10.99% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 20 percentage points.

3. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW as a "A".It passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -15.61% over the past year, underperforming other basic material stocks by -7 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 39.46% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $9.68.

Sibanye Stillwater stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sibanye Stillwater, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 140 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.55%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.02%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight 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 81.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.76%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.02%. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout ratio of 117.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.82%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.02%. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout ratio of 115.6% 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 -2.19% in the last day, and down -0.04% over the last week. Luda Technology Group was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -9.18% yesterday.

Shares of steel-related companies are trading lower as larger inventories and elevated financing costs weigh on activity and prices.

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 57, which is 34 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 146.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 155 percentage points.

2. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) 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.

Sibanye Stillwater 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 SBSW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Sibanye Stillwater's stock has dropped -15.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -7 percentage points.

3. Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX)

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) 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.

Century Aluminum Co 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.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 28.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 37 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

44.49% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 28.32% over the next year.

4.59% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.13% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.06% are rated C (Hold), 18.02% are rated D (Sell), and 9.19% 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 -0.18x.

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