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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
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$180.22B	49.30%	25.80%	42.19%	40.60%	0.90	5.06	63.80%	35.90%	58.77%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$224.35M	19.10%	6.60%	14.22%	14.30%	1.71	2.31	31.40%	6.50%	10.49%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$5.14B	-28.80%	-5.40%	-2.44%	-1.90%	4.04	1.45	20.90%	-12.00%	-4.37%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.80B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.99	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$78.35B	24.50%	12.70%	19.23%	21.90%	0.57	3.01	56.00%	31.60%	45.75%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$171.35B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.55B	17.20%	9.30%	13.95%	13.10%	0.84	3.01	25.60%	8.20%	11.07%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$931.42M	-35.50%	-13.00%	-11.24%	-11.40%	1.74	2.28	26.50%	-13.90%	-10.46%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.92B	67.00%	19.30%	33.68%	26.60%	2.50	1.57	33.50%	15.00%	19.73%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$5.33B	38.20%	10.60%	7.94%	15.70%	2.09	9.58	48.60%	125.20%	145.47%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$7.29B	22.20%	13.90%	34.17%	34.20%	0.44	1.58	49.10%	21.30%	45.61%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.78B	0.80%	0.40%	3.85%	3.50%	0.93	1.46	11.70%	0.20%	1.65%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.09B	7.10%	1.30%	9.92%	5.70%	4.14	2.01	17.20%	1.40%	8.49%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$3.15B	10.70%	5.50%	12.11%	13.00%	0.79	1.97	31.10%	8.90%	17.27%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$10.84B	24.40%	10.50%	17.61%	20.60%	1.46	2.12	38.60%	14.00%	21.45%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$61.22B	35.80%	18.70%	27.78%	29.90%	0.64	2.87	49.20%	26.60%	37.78%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$10.68B	13.60%	8.10%	14.09%	13.00%	0.54	1.33	46.70%	32.00%	49.93%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$138.64B	25.10%	15.10%	26.65%	30.00%	0.63	2.55	68.90%	33.40%	54.21%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$19.61B	40.40%	14.50%	20.06%	23.90%	1.08	4.86	42.50%	27.10%	37.14%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$21.95B	11.50%	9.00%	10.22%	11.10%	0.24	2.92	86.20%	47.70%	61.56%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$18.68B	0.30%	0.20%	1.67%	2.60%	0.52	2.43	29.40%	1.20%	6.76%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.74B	18.50%	12.30%	18.78%	27.80%	0.48	3.29	45.70%	15.60%	20.88%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.21B	-4.00%	-1.90%	-1.06%	-1.20%	1.24	1.43	24.50%	-3.10%	-1.32%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$827.05M	1.30%	0.60%	4.40%	5.60%	1.09	2.16	33.40%	0.90%	5.71%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$110.09B	15.30%	5.00%	10.29%	9.30%	1.37	2.07	27.10%	11.40%	21.03%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$10.39B	12.40%	7.40%	16.42%	19.40%	0.53	2.57	50.40%	21.20%	43.84%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$231.40M	4.60%	3.20%	5.41%	6.00%	0.41	2.00	18.20%	2.90%	3.81%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$67.94B	-0.30%	-0.10%	0.24%	0.20%	1.72	1.09	32.10%	-0.40%	0.70%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$14.45B	-406.90%	16.70%	34.22%	22.90%	-15.12	1.87	37.00%	11.60%	16.86%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$54.95B	6.10%	3.40%	5.61%	5.80%	0.76	1.36	7.10%	5.10%	6.88%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$84.14B	62.10%	10.20%	23.14%	19.90%	5.99	0.73	49.00%	11.00%	16.42%
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.72B	2.70%	1.60%	1.45%	1.50%	0.65	1.83	17.30%	2.30%	1.82%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$78.95B	21.40%	8.20%	12.02%	18.00%	1.97	1.84	44.10%	12.60%	17.09%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$153.01M	-26.00%	-24.10%	-18.65%	-29.20%	0.06	42.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPKI	NPK INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.16B	12.10%	9.80%	14.01%	18.40%	0.21	1.61	35.80%	14.20%	18.50%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$4.66B	30.80%	21.50%	33.55%	42.30%	0.43	2.42	38.10%	36.90%	51.34%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$109.41B	22.80%	16.80%	24.67%	33.80%	0.32	2.86	68.80%	40.40%	60.91%
OEC	ORION SA	$345.92M	-24.90%	-4.90%	-0.27%	-0.20%	4.23	1.03	18.40%	-5.30%	-0.19%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.96B	19.50%	18.40%	17.70%	20.40%	0.13	3.68	70.60%	84.30%	91.97%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.09B	2.50%	1.40%	6.04%	6.00%	0.78	1.44	21.80%	2.80%	11.33%
ELE	ELEMENTAL ROYALTY CORP	$1.43B	0.40%	0.40%	1.41%	1.90%	0.17	5.48	66.10%	4.00%	17.87%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$81.67M	-325.30%	204.00%	1,197.39%	609.70%	-2.60	0.30	41.40%	122.50%	133.74%
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$5.32B	6.30%	2.30%	5.54%	6.00%	1.75	2.01	45.90%	3.40%	6.69%
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
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$576.43M	5.00%	3.10%	9.72%	15.60%	0.49	5.31	39.50%	4.10%	13.90%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$697.19M	5.90%	2.50%	6.97%	10.20%	1.29	2.94	35.90%	3.70%	9.15%
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$585.80M	-51.90%	-8.20%	-4.55%	-2.80%	7.32	1.37	5.90%	-9.50%	-3.87%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$51.25B	19.10%	17.70%	21.51%	24.90%	0.08	9.38	77.30%	63.80%	81.48%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$1.04B	-0.20%	-0.20%	0.87%	0.90%	0.07	4.50	87.10%	-2.80%	14.98%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$15.90B	26.20%	18.30%	26.11%	29.40%	0.40	2.07	61.80%	52.60%	72.14%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$309.41M	4.00%	2.60%	2.93%	2.70%	0.55	3.30	18.50%	6.20%	6.46%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.82B	-24.00%	-12.80%	-7.64%	-10.70%	0.46	1.62	51.20%	-26.70%	-14.87%
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.78M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.31	3.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
UFPI	UFP INDUSTRIES INC	$4.90B	8.10%	6.10%	9.83%	13.30%	0.34	3.98	16.10%	4.00%	5.59%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.49B	N/A	-43.70%	-25.47%	-80.70%	-2.64	8.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$6.43B	-15.20%	-4.40%	-3.95%	-3.00%	2.55	1.89	-1.10%	-4.60%	-3.40%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.41B	20.80%	19.20%	23.63%	56.70%	0.07	27.54	48.50%	35.70%	45.71%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$63.25B	16.30%	6.60%	12.29%	12.10%	1.37	1.58	36.20%	9.90%	15.45%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$5.15B	-30.40%	-11.60%	-12.96%	-31.80%	2.18	1.57	54.70%	-44.90%	-50.15%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$3.25B	3.10%	2.00%	3.16%	2.50%	0.58	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$11.10B	17.50%	4.90%	12.37%	8.60%	2.44	3.38	28.70%	17.10%	40.66%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$224.76B	18.80%	8.30%	13.27%	17.80%	1.22	0.88	48.30%	20.40%	27.03%
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$10.09B	-13.90%	-6.30%	-6.61%	-6.20%	1.18	2.45	9.60%	-10.90%	-10.01%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$35.92B	9.40%	4.50%	9.15%	9.60%	1.07	1.39	31.00%	8.40%	13.60%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$298.74M	54.80%	46.70%	N/A	494.30%	0.20	N/A	100.00%	75.30%	75.32%
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$24.98B	9.20%	5.00%	9.33%	12.30%	0.91	1.10	25.00%	9.90%	15.65%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$233.14M	-26.10%	-14.30%	-13.95%	-11.90%	0.77	8.00	10.80%	-112.80%	-102.07%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$800.61M	7.00%	3.10%	6.35%	4.50%	1.27	2.43	17.30%	5.60%	10.44%
SLVM	SYLVAMO CORP	$1.46B	7.80%	2.70%	8.53%	6.70%	2.01	1.47	20.60%	2.30%	5.49%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$1.25B	18.50%	15.70%	20.48%	39.60%	0.14	5.85	54.40%	38.20%	51.02%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$67.28M	-114.10%	-43.40%	-51.62%	-58.50%	1.02	0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$2.48B	15.30%	8.20%	13.46%	17.40%	0.84	2.27	22.30%	7.30%	10.91%
FMC	FMC CORP	$1.38B	-118.60%	-27.40%	-30.99%	-26.80%	4.57	1.99	35.30%	-84.80%	-64.48%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.75B	19.60%	17.30%	18.60%	22.60%	0.25	2.28	84.90%	78.00%	92.66%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$21.56B	12.50%	8.60%	7.41%	12.50%	0.46	3.65	41.80%	26.80%	34.40%
CC	CHEMOURS CO	$2.40B	-170.30%	-4.10%	4.44%	2.60%	-146.90	1.66	15.30%	-5.20%	4.05%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS HOLDINGS INC	$1.82B	17.30%	9.80%	19.57%	20.60%	0.81	1.86	39.60%	12.40%	19.33%
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	$7.22M	-648.50%	-128.00%	344.51%	-130.80%	-2.06	0.44	54.10%	-203.20%	-199.41%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$71.65B	23.00%	20.70%	20.49%	27.10%	0.26	0.47	75.30%	64.70%	76.77%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$13.92B	13.00%	10.00%	17.76%	18.00%	0.19	5.20	53.80%	20.80%	33.65%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$524.54M	5.30%	4.10%	4.46%	5.80%	0.26	6.33	20.50%	8.90%	9.10%
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$122.08M	-93.60%	-35.20%	-60.36%	-40.70%	2.33	1.59	19.70%	-37.40%	-33.51%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$1.71B	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$392.03M	-24.70%	-13.00%	-8.27%	-8.10%	1.22	0.71	36.40%	-966.70%	-517.25%
OGG	OSISKO GOLD GROUP INC	$938.84M	11.40%	6.50%	5.79%	11.40%	0.74	3.58	64.60%	149.50%	152.02%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.77B	17.40%	11.30%	20.70%	17.40%	0.61	1.06	38.20%	14.70%	20.17%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$3.37B	-5.30%	-3.20%	-3.97%	-3.90%	0.66	2.01	10.40%	-4.60%	-4.60%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$11.92B	12.40%	8.00%	8.93%	11.60%	0.49	1.31	51.70%	29.80%	41.13%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$493.74M	-49.20%	-30.80%	-5.17%	-76.90%	0.24	4.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
FNUC	FRONTIER NUCLEAR & MINERALS INC	$28.99M	-39.80%	-30.20%	-26.91%	-46.10%	0.38	2.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$441.77M	-10.80%	-2.90%	1.65%	1.30%	2.77	2.45	11.90%	-3.40%	1.64%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$146.88M	14.10%	8.80%	14.59%	16.90%	0.52	4.06	23.50%	8.60%	12.28%
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$6.35B	26.90%	10.70%	15.56%	13.00%	1.63	3.23	27.00%	17.30%	24.24%
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$7.55B	2.50%	0.90%	4.58%	4.70%	1.83	1.79	29.20%	0.70%	3.01%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$1.12B	-7.00%	-4.80%	-2.38%	-2.00%	0.40	0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$517.04M	21.30%	19.70%	19.71%	25.10%	0.06	12.17	64.10%	44.00%	48.94%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$54.57B	4.10%	2.40%	5.41%	12.50%	0.65	1.52	49.50%	5.70%	9.38%
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$794.07M	0.20%	0.20%	0.90%	0.90%	0.17	4.80	71.20%	6.70%	33.59%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$707.22M	-16.30%	-12.40%	-8.54%	-20.40%	0.39	5.36	11.10%	-185.40%	-180.18%
VMET	VERSAMET ROYALTIES CORP	$1.12B	12.20%	7.30%	9.05%	10.00%	1.00	0.71	54.70%	49.90%	89.78%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+2.17%	+6.11%	+2.66%	+4.29%	29.85x	1.72x	+8.90%	+4.29%	+8.40%	+6.12%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.97%	-10.08%	-1.79%	+95.74%	9.53x	2.22x	+32.08%	+11.08%	+16.00%	+25.01%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+1.46%	-1.65%	-1.29%	-10.69%	30.78x	2.49x	+13.53%	+6.65%	+11.10%	+22.69%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	33	+0.39%	-4.00%	-3.27%	-18.28%	29.02x	5.76x	+6.29%	+9.10%	+16.81%	+21.99%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.44%	+2.57%	-1.33%	+22.84%	-3.95x	1.54x	-8.75%	-1.95%	+0.54%	+24.06%	Hold
Coking Coal	4	+6.32%	+18.36%	+39.64%	+50.60%	-3.26x	2.08x	+3.13%	+3.20%	+3.37%	-9.14%	Buy
Copper	6	+8.35%	+15.82%	+20.48%	+121.39%	36.13x	7.84x	+34.89%	+17.18%	+28.88%	-14.61%	Buy
Gold	49	+2.75%	+13.17%	+37.23%	+65.53%	18.54x	3.79x	+24.26%	+15.72%	+21.40%	+9.04%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.67%	-1.93%	+3.77%	-4.12%	12.89x	1.69x	+3.94%	+2.23%	+4.09%	+16.75%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	52	+4.30%	-0.78%	+9.32%	+55.54%	16.31x	3.10x	-21.35%	-3.78%	-271.68%	+8.21%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	20	+2.08%	+5.75%	+23.22%	+69.63%	-27.15x	3.46x	+9.69%	+5.73%	+9.61%	+46.28%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.90%	-0.96%	+4.56%	-9.23%	7.49x	1.08x	+13.49%	+4.13%	+11.07%	+15.99%	Hold
Silver	4	-0.68%	+5.11%	+30.99%	+155.08%	28.68x	3.82x	+7.70%	+4.60%	+10.48%	+14.89%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.82%	-1.72%	+5.67%	+7.16%	-91.83x	3.73x	+17.01%	+5.49%	+10.48%	+19.43%	Buy
Steel	21	+2.05%	-8.24%	-0.00%	-14.92%	22.27x	1.33x	+8.74%	+5.47%	+9.02%	+8.30%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	5	+1.07%	+0.47%	+7.04%	+19.96%	17.51x	1.34x	+5.29%	+3.66%	+4.42%	+12.03%	Buy
Uranium	12	+6.54%	+0.91%	+12.70%	+17.33%	104.94x	6.86x	-4.22%	-1.36%	+0.65%	+32.54%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 327 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 Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 99.39% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 92 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 12.31% from Green Plains's current stock price of $16.25.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Green Plains, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 327 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 Nucor (NYSE:NUE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) 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. Nucor has seen its stock return 70.07% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 63 percentage points.

Nucor has an average 1 year price target of $268.10, an upside of 10.04% from Nucor's current stock price of $243.63.

Nucor stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Nucor, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 327 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 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -1 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SQM as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has seen its stock return 81.13% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 74 percentage points.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has an average 1 year price target of $85.20, an upside of 3.95% from Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's current stock price of $81.96.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 141 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 11.49%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 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 9.13%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 8.74%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 up?

Basic material stocks were up 1.79% in the last day, and up 0.1% over the last week. Critical Metals was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 22.59% yesterday.

Shares of critical metal companies are trading higher, possibly after the U.S. DOE recently selected seven projects to expand critical mineral and material processing, battery manufacturing and recycling capacity. This third round of funding aligns with President Trump's 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order that benefits critical metal and non-fuel mineral producers and processors.

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 43, which is 23 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 214.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 207 percentage points.

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

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 37 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 99.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 92 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.54% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 16.26% over the next year.

4.63% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.37% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.96% are rated C (Hold), 18.51% are rated D (Sell), and 8.54% 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 0.34x.

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