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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
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$92.47B	12.00%	3.90%	9.19%	8.50%	1.45	2.29	28.20%	8.50%	18.50%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$8.51B	12.30%	8.00%	9.45%	9.60%	0.57	1.84	48.50%	27.90%	30.84%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$6.16B	-9.00%	-4.40%	-2.61%	-5.10%	1.12	1.78	32.70%	-8.10%	-4.14%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.54B	2.60%	1.40%	3.12%	2.90%	0.83	1.57	14.40%	1.50%	3.04%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$175.42M	25.00%	15.20%	23.40%	28.00%	0.64	2.76	28.00%	13.20%	17.75%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$19.85B	-6.80%	-4.00%	-1.00%	-1.00%	0.69	2.23	13.00%	-13.20%	-2.84%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$804.92M	-2.80%	-1.30%	4.02%	5.30%	1.07	2.43	32.90%	-2.10%	5.62%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$1.28B	14.60%	12.10%	18.05%	28.20%	0.22	2.75	47.80%	24.70%	40.47%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$13.29B	27.10%	11.90%	19.16%	23.30%	1.10	4.13	38.70%	15.70%	23.92%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$28.28B	20.80%	7.20%	13.23%	15.80%	1.76	1.62	41.30%	9.90%	14.33%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$5.74B	25.40%	12.70%	19.53%	20.30%	0.96	2.53	31.50%	15.40%	22.03%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$20.61B	-3.80%	-2.40%	-1.89%	-2.40%	0.54	2.42	34.50%	-11.40%	-5.31%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.18	1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$598.90M	19.60%	16.90%	12.47%	17.80%	0.08	8.55	57.20%	27.80%	27.82%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.54	1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.25B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$50.11B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$8.58B	37.30%	16.40%	26.10%	29.40%	1.13	1.52	40.50%	19.10%	26.62%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$89.36B	58.50%	10.10%	20.04%	19.80%	4.63	0.87	48.80%	10.90%	16.13%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$14.80B	22.70%	8.80%	13.98%	14.20%	1.51	2.22	41.20%	8.80%	11.92%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.95B	20.40%	8.20%	20.08%	15.60%	1.29	1.67	25.40%	8.60%	16.05%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$20.82B	1.20%	0.60%	6.30%	5.40%	0.77	1.88	7.50%	1.00%	7.48%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$162.85M	1.00%	0.60%	0.45%	0.50%	0.38	6.40	21.90%	0.80%	0.47%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$3.94B	6.70%	3.10%	1.12%	3.00%	1.38	2.22	58.20%	12.30%	4.20%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.56B	0.40%	0.30%	3.07%	7.10%	0.51	1.79	26.90%	0.30%	2.66%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$426.79M	79.30%	38.30%	N/A	622.10%	0.23	N/A	100.00%	82.80%	82.80%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$342.03M	-48.10%	-44.50%	-50.66%	-893.40%	0.08	12.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$3.82B	9.00%	3.00%	7.01%	5.20%	1.81	2.09	14.40%	6.00%	13.37%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$751.60M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.97B	-33.60%	-14.60%	-14.33%	-14.30%	1.41	3.15	30.10%	-38.30%	-32.96%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$9.34B	10.10%	5.20%	9.07%	8.10%	0.92	1.14	15.60%	10.30%	15.42%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$231.84B	18.50%	8.50%	13.44%	19.00%	1.19	0.82	48.80%	21.20%	27.99%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$174.99M	-1.30%	1.90%	-46.19%	259.10%	-1.38	0.14	42.70%	0.90%	14.48%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$504.40M	6.10%	3.00%	4.78%	4.00%	1.09	1.13	10.80%	3.20%	4.13%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$2.39B	25.60%	15.80%	29.14%	34.10%	0.61	1.98	43.90%	18.50%	26.68%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$332.25M	-51.20%	-19.90%	-22.82%	-21.50%	0.49	0.32	40.40%	-7,902.60%	-5,666.44%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$767.05M	-1.10%	-0.90%	0.28%	0.30%	0.32	2.03	71.10%	-44.30%	14.02%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.92B	13.90%	4.90%	11.63%	9.10%	1.86	1.50	21.90%	3.90%	7.10%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$82.89B	16.50%	6.70%	11.30%	11.90%	1.37	1.74	36.10%	10.00%	14.97%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$15.30B	-539.10%	15.50%	32.75%	21.50%	-27.70	1.81	35.40%	10.70%	15.71%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$52.83B	8.90%	5.80%	9.67%	9.70%	0.49	2.47	27.90%	16.90%	25.63%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.43B	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.27%	-1.20%	0.53	2.10	18.30%	-7.20%	-5.25%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02	10.33	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
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$6.39B	10.10%	7.80%	11.98%	17.20%	0.29	4.49	16.80%	5.00%	6.69%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$3.31B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53	2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$4.06B	-27.20%	2.90%	14.25%	7.70%	-7.06	1.35	31.00%	2.70%	8.94%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$4.08B	-1.50%	-0.90%	-0.00%	0.00%	0.63	1.85	13.60%	-1.40%	-0.01%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.55B	-77.50%	-4.40%	1.16%	0.70%	24.40	1.71	17.40%	-5.70%	1.12%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$2.14B	-113.90%	-28.60%	-35.23%	-38.90%	3.67	0.91	18.50%	-56.20%	-52.59%
GEVO	GEVO INC	$450.69M	-9.50%	-6.80%	-5.08%	-6.10%	0.45	1.91	46.70%	-37.30%	-25.78%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$450.34M	-40.50%	-32.30%	0.14%	0.20%	0.26	5.24	16.80%	-70.20%	0.28%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$3.85B	11.60%	6.10%	10.46%	9.50%	0.88	4.10	33.50%	8.30%	12.85%
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$462.37M	-62.20%	-55.80%	-48.13%	-207.40%	0.09	31.06	93.60%	-20,877.90%	-20,877.94%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$10.91B	-9.90%	-3.40%	0.26%	0.20%	2.06	1.40	29.10%	-4.50%	0.26%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$53.61B	10.40%	4.00%	6.94%	11.30%	1.67	1.20	25.90%	6.80%	9.60%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$947.10M	-22.20%	-11.10%	-15.05%	-14.60%	1.05	1.66	30.10%	-12.80%	-11.04%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$260.17M	-4.30%	-4.20%	-3.87%	-4.60%	0.01	8.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$16.72B	36.70%	12.50%	18.55%	25.70%	2.49	3.09	35.70%	14.80%	20.43%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$37.56M	-19.70%	-7.20%	1.45%	1.50%	1.73	0.95	40.40%	-17.80%	2.00%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$3.22B	34.70%	19.40%	28.01%	32.70%	0.74	2.97	55.40%	14.40%	16.62%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$6.53B	13.90%	5.00%	10.23%	12.10%	1.74	1.95	45.10%	7.30%	12.50%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$526.62M	-6.70%	-2.50%	-3.17%	-2.60%	1.95	2.11	15.50%	-2.40%	-2.71%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$9.03B	8.10%	3.20%	6.35%	6.20%	1.48	1.37	21.10%	5.40%	8.86%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$103.39B	36.20%	13.90%	25.45%	46.50%	1.49	1.25	36.20%	13.70%	18.06%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$5.93B	-63.20%	-13.50%	-11.35%	-9.10%	4.50	1.63	21.30%	-31.90%	-21.56%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.07B	32.80%	9.80%	14.78%	9.40%	2.65	2.21	27.00%	16.30%	21.28%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$582.46M	0.20%	0.20%	0.14%	0.20%	0.00	265.74	15.80%	1.30%	1.24%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$3.33B	N/A	-27.60%	-14.28%	-17.00%	3.86	19.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.55B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$76.14M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAON	AAON INC	$8.35B	12.00%	7.40%	10.27%	10.60%	0.78	3.04	26.90%	7.60%	10.02%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$3.79B	-19.10%	-10.90%	-10.43%	-10.20%	1.00	0.79	13.00%	-28.00%	-23.29%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$26.94M	-34.90%	-29.60%	-20.97%	-37.90%	0.18	3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$51.32B	4.40%	2.60%	5.72%	13.20%	0.77	1.43	47.30%	6.30%	10.10%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$220.12M	-11.40%	-10.00%	-9.70%	-10.20%	0.03	3.49	100.00%	305.90%	296.01%
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$20.84B	-3.00%	-1.50%	-1.25%	-1.70%	0.81	1.44	36.40%	-3.70%	-2.46%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$6.07B	-25.00%	-7.20%	-8.77%	-6.70%	2.24	1.95	-4.60%	-7.90%	-7.87%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$559.21M	-7.40%	-7.40%	-7.44%	-7.70%	0.01	8.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
OEC	ORION SA	$342.14M	-16.30%	-3.60%	2.19%	1.30%	3.96	1.03	19.90%	-3.90%	1.55%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.06B	16.70%	8.90%	14.09%	18.80%	0.88	2.35	22.90%	7.80%	11.65%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$25.88M	-20.20%	-19.90%	-20.52%	-21.30%	0.01	47.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$5.14B	10.30%	4.40%	9.02%	7.70%	1.22	2.54	18.40%	5.00%	9.38%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.57M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$2.26B	-2.90%	-1.90%	-2.48%	-4.20%	0.47	3.95	10.80%	-2.10%	-2.33%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$896.16M	-47.00%	-27.70%	-27.85%	-37.40%	1.13	1.31	37.50%	-2,226.00%	-2,074.11%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$145.61M	-175.80%	-145.30%	-162.20%	-841.90%	0.22	6.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$244.91M	-2.30%	-1.20%	-0.65%	-0.60%	0.93	2.43	7.40%	-1.20%	-0.57%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$467.57M	-47.00%	-42.80%	-34.88%	-62.80%	0.04	14.88	-109.80%	-436.30%	-439.41%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$651.34M	-57.70%	-49.70%	-45.20%	-125.40%	0.18	4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$4.04B	-109.20%	-27.10%	-19.38%	-38.20%	6.59	2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$314.35M	-12.50%	-12.00%	-14.41%	-20.30%	0.03	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$8.41M	-33.60%	-32.70%	-14.00%	-118.00%	0.00	253.00	2.80%	-158.40%	-160.74%
JAGU	JAGUAR URANIUM CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.29	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$123.59M	134.40%	124.40%	126.08%	136.00%	0.07	8.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$519.96M	-79.80%	-21.30%	-0.01%	0.00%	4.31	1.57	8.10%	-28.20%	-0.01%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$12.23B	10.10%	3.80%	8.14%	8.40%	1.58	1.86	30.40%	2.90%	5.18%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$188.58M	-44.50%	-26.60%	-25.11%	-20.80%	0.89	1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$306.21M	N/A	-18.40%	-21.63%	-9.20%	-4.49	0.10	1,392.90%	-39,087.50%	-26,767.38%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$36.02B	9.80%	5.00%	8.99%	11.80%	0.83	1.64	25.70%	10.00%	16.28%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-2.16%	-0.49%	+3.11%	+5.55%	28.99x	1.62x	+7.71%	+3.92%	+8.32%	-0.48%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+0.96%	-0.78%	+3.09%	+87.80%	24.84x	3.02x	+17.18%	+6.03%	+10.96%	-7.32%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+0.88%	-0.38%	+4.61%	+10.85%	34.46x	3.14x	+13.31%	+6.26%	+10.37%	+4.58%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	+0.66%	-0.64%	+10.51%	+3.18%	32.66x	6.17x	+3.53%	+9.98%	+17.87%	+5.87%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.31%	-2.53%	+11.23%	-1.87%	-19.88x	1.37x	-21.19%	-5.98%	-4.09%	+1.28%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-0.72%	-4.32%	-21.63%	+24.98%	23.74x	1.81x	-0.82%	-0.80%	-0.83%	+16.09%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.77%	+0.47%	+4.96%	+105.89%	39.29x	8.01x	+27.92%	+13.21%	+24.23%	-20.74%	Buy
Gold	49	+2.17%	+2.54%	+4.06%	+127.32%	28.45x	4.37x	+16.65%	+11.12%	+15.50%	-2.17%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.40%	-5.04%	+5.00%	+3.68%	15.04x	1.81x	+6.99%	+4.47%	+6.58%	+5.81%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	-0.71%	-1.72%	-1.86%	+58.20%	12.06x	2.94x	-63.23%	+2.48%	+10.84%	-3.34%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	+2.33%	+3.61%	-0.62%	+182.75%	6.17x	4.45x	+6.42%	+1.90%	+6.07%	+10.19%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+1.17%	-5.18%	-3.29%	-33.75%	5.79x	1.46x	+26.16%	+7.17%	+15.88%	+22.51%	Buy
Silver	3	+8.50%	+14.14%	+9.59%	+313.82%	42.71x	4.65x	+4.87%	+2.98%	+7.72%	-5.68%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.31%	-0.42%	+7.00%	+6.32%	2.74x	3.76x	+16.86%	+5.57%	+10.21%	+6.67%	Buy
Steel	22	-0.53%	-2.63%	+4.40%	+11.26%	25.65x	1.25x	+5.81%	+3.89%	+7.30%	-0.38%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.78%	-2.16%	+0.40%	+28.14%	-25.93x	1.45x	-3.35%	+0.73%	-0.39%	+19.19%	Strong Buy
Uranium	11	-0.87%	+4.15%	-22.08%	+121.50%	67.31x	8.73x	-0.12%	-0.94%	+1.42%	+20.41%	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. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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 Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 251.82% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 231 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $17.25, a downside of -22.3% from Iamgold's current stock price of $22.20.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Iamgold, 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.

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 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Commercial Metals Co has seen its stock return 51.06% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 30 percentage points.

Commercial Metals Co has an average 1 year price target of $78.71, an upside of 2.49% from Commercial Metals Co's current stock price of $76.80.

Commercial Metals Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Commercial Metals Co, 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.

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, 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 135.68% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 115 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 99 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 12.45%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 11.83%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 127.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.62%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 -232.9% 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 0.46% in the last day, and down -0.4% over the last week. Fortuna Mining was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 12.57% yesterday.

Shares of precious metal stocks are trading higher in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Trump's global tariffs, which caused U.S. Treasury yields decline.

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 50 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 154.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 133 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 29, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cabot's stock has dropped -11.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -32 percentage points.

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 91.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 71 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

44.19% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 3.8% over the next year.

7.04% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.63% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.04% are rated C (Hold), 16.3% are rated D (Sell), and 10% 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 21.95x.

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