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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$6.91	461,381	-13.26%	6.43	5.83	6.32	7.25	7.79	64.63	94.90	91.43	99.07	95.17	0.17	-0.02	0.19	1.28
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.22	84,195	-19.21%	2.31	2.43	2.67	4.27	N/A	41.90	13.75	19.36	19.44	26.22	-0.16	-0.15	-0.01	0.63
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$57.93	2,149,399	-36.86%	58.30	56.80	65.71	76.05	85.16	44.81	46.34	48.40	65.11	63.69	-2.04	-2.79	0.75	1.56
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$46.37	106,283	-44.23%	46.14	45.68	47.84	46.16	53.69	50.65	84.81	86.69	94.42	97.02	-0.14	-0.38	0.24	0.97
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$1.58	8,366,882	255.34%	1.68	1.62	1.60	1.55	1.82	46.14	66.24	73.33	48.54	60.06	0.02	0.02	0.00	1.28
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$74.54	106,898	-16.00%	74.28	73.94	75.41	80.52	86.29	49.79	46.27	44.13	90.17	85.22	-0.32	-0.58	0.27	0.87
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$22.94	66,885	198.19%	21.83	20.39	19.50	23.93	22.47	59.79	80.14	79.93	38.35	41.77	0.97	0.69	0.28	0.99
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$2.43	324,562	3.61%	2.49	2.62	2.24	2.06	1.89	49.64	23.22	18.68	22.37	17.84	0.04	0.09	-0.05	-5.90
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$3.11	4,077,701	2.14%	3.11	2.93	2.24	1.84	1.42	58.28	50.25	50.79	9.66	9.30	0.26	0.29	-0.03	1.12
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$12.28	9,221	-68.75%	12.74	12.69	11.65	12.18	9.64	50.15	26.25	35.46	13.25	6.72	0.26	0.37	-0.11	0.56
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$7.25	1,123,780	-9.36%	7.77	7.81	9.53	10.48	11.27	37.35	25.82	29.83	41.36	43.02	-0.55	-0.58	0.03	1.40
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$1.98	561,993	30.03%	1.80	1.73	1.55	1.56	1.77	70.29	81.98	84.28	96.48	94.97	0.10	0.08	0.03	0.68
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$3.57	12,317,206	13.00%	3.54	3.68	3.95	3.88	3.95	46.51	22.74	20.42	42.78	39.20	-0.13	-0.13	0.00	1.32
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$1.62	1,085,918	-1.38%	1.52	1.55	1.47	1.38	1.36	61.10	64.10	49.06	64.43	50.14	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.91
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$3.78	6,139,527	-67.47%	4.10	3.85	3.39	3.31	3.63	51.18	36.95	46.75	3.09	14.23	0.21	0.27	-0.06	0.89
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$0.54	50,612,287	1,348.42%	0.60	0.61	0.63	0.61	0.78	37.92	39.66	39.97	36.17	42.69	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.97
KBSX	FST CORP	$1.96	153,822	-22.76%	1.93	1.96	2.72	5.70	8.64	45.07	35.35	33.33	92.85	89.94	-0.22	-0.31	0.09	-0.14
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$1.60	184,015	-2.12%	1.65	1.56	1.53	1.39	1.05	52.11	74.00	77.11	57.91	64.40	0.04	0.04	0.00	1.05
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$0.81	354,254	-20.30%	0.79	0.81	0.81	0.81	0.86	52.03	49.68	49.65	69.17	70.65	-0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.71
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$1.70	3,075,855	11.28%	1.61	1.50	1.49	2.34	3.03	59.84	91.99	90.51	93.83	89.72	0.04	0.00	0.04	1.51
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$2.16	75,282	62.42%	2.48	2.72	2.82	3.54	4.09	30.91	4.39	5.43	0.00	0.97	-0.17	-0.11	-0.06	0.83
GEVO	GEVO INC	$1.16	1,667,165	-20.61%	1.10	1.13	1.19	1.52	1.48	51.71	55.07	36.23	85.00	51.66	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	1.99
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$3.48	160,099	22.19%	3.39	3.40	3.09	2.70	2.54	56.53	40.77	32.74	46.30	36.89	0.10	0.11	-0.01	0.76
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$1.72	4,063,571	97.29%	1.59	1.83	1.78	4.02	5.80	48.25	23.87	22.09	51.64	40.94	-0.11	-0.13	0.02	0.44
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.05	2,690,298	-8.61%	1.10	1.07	0.94	0.79	0.59	51.36	49.65	52.67	4.11	6.54	0.03	0.05	-0.02	0.93
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$0.87	125,426	-78.37%	0.89	0.86	1.09	1.36	1.45	41.50	33.46	33.33	61.02	60.35	-0.06	-0.07	0.02	1.39
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$271.13	913,093	-14.96%	270.65	268.06	282.37	296.03	297.59	48.35	52.34	50.55	54.65	53.10	-2.89	-4.28	1.39	0.77
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$5.70	10,586,903	-21.98%	5.44	5.18	5.07	6.02	6.26	62.36	78.09	81.13	82.42	87.29	0.17	0.09	0.08	1.81
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	$7.27	12,852	-36.49%	7.30	7.28	9.34	10.91	11.90	31.35	53.67	54.16	94.84	89.56	-0.58	-0.71	0.13	0.48
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$1.40	845,511	-40.80%	1.45	1.27	1.12	1.37	1.18	57.02	45.71	48.42	20.23	24.07	0.10	0.09	0.01	-1.69
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$4.71	134,951	17.80%	4.33	4.31	4.39	5.26	6.77	58.54	67.12	50.83	60.72	35.42	0.00	-0.05	0.05	0.61
TREX	TREX CO INC	$57.76	2,121,764	12.12%	58.17	56.90	57.25	63.47	66.21	50.58	53.51	58.31	43.08	53.24	0.22	0.01	0.21	1.49
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$56.93	3,745,693	33.00%	57.43	57.45	64.99	70.41	80.68	40.61	24.20	16.73	48.42	32.47	-2.09	-2.51	0.42	1.01
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.76	1,360,250	87.67%	3.95	4.41	5.57	6.11	6.32	31.54	21.28	15.38	51.97	26.78	-0.57	-0.53	-0.04	0.94
X	UNITED STATES STEEL CORP	$42.43	4,309,940	10.95%	42.78	42.00	41.03	38.28	38.14	51.99	45.15	48.47	27.70	30.57	0.30	0.49	-0.19	1.30
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$3.63	658,208	-24.18%	4.15	4.30	5.15	6.41	7.20	24.78	27.68	30.21	20.05	40.84	-0.37	-0.36	-0.01	1.50
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$1.54	41,833,452	-18.53%	1.46	1.40	1.38	1.61	1.76	61.77	88.39	87.52	100.00	96.22	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.56
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$4.07	1,650,245	-28.29%	3.75	3.65	4.46	6.52	9.70	52.27	86.31	81.33	100.00	94.02	-0.19	-0.30	0.12	1.37
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.52	312,442	-50.00%	0.50	0.52	0.56	0.69	0.61	48.86	36.11	20.84	81.84	49.47	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.22
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$0.56	528,424	-33.24%	0.58	0.49	0.49	0.41	0.35	56.38	70.94	77.64	62.76	71.81	0.04	0.03	0.01	0.62
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$15.18	652,745	10.29%	14.71	14.06	11.67	11.46	10.22	66.89	76.79	77.50	19.68	28.03	0.95	0.98	-0.02	1.04
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$1.16	85,775	-36.68%	1.17	1.17	1.16	1.18	1.35	50.33	48.89	50.91	45.31	47.54	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.88
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$2.13	468,220	-21.49%	2.07	2.06	2.14	2.42	2.72	53.37	69.26	56.67	79.88	59.76	-0.02	-0.03	0.02	1.90
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$2.35	2,950,471	133.57%	2.20	2.19	2.16	2.07	2.01	58.74	69.52	68.74	73.20	75.79	0.03	0.01	0.02	1.14
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$11.97	440,042	76.55%	10.54	10.25	9.57	8.51	7.30	66.14	82.29	71.67	71.88	55.79	0.41	0.30	0.12	0.81
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$1.01	655,795	35.51%	0.90	0.91	1.02	1.44	2.20	55.13	67.65	44.40	83.21	63.91	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	1.61
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$10.12	37,456	-23.42%	9.70	10.12	9.02	7.00	5.16	55.38	40.38	40.46	39.83	37.89	0.21	0.30	-0.08	0.64
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.29	657,279	-14.77%	1.18	1.17	1.35	1.55	1.97	56.51	83.97	68.66	100.00	99.45	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	0.70
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$45.33	652,027	-39.94%	46.95	47.63	47.34	50.42	56.54	42.92	29.17	39.50	5.24	19.53	-0.38	-0.10	-0.28	0.84
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$4.23	2,690,698	-5.98%	5.00	5.10	5.57	6.98	10.36	32.06	5.34	11.85	7.73	11.43	-0.37	-0.25	-0.12	1.49
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$2.52	902,933	-47.86%	3.84	3.64	3.89	4.36	4.31	29.80	33.24	63.81	33.33	66.67	-0.09	-0.01	-0.08	1.72
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$6.43	2,797,525	73.37%	5.57	5.64	4.91	5.09	4.55	64.33	76.94	58.76	73.59	51.52	0.23	0.19	0.04	1.67
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$0.71	2,152,825	-9.93%	0.73	0.72	0.75	0.92	1.06	47.48	33.79	41.99	8.13	14.56	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	1.50
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$5.25	2,741,350	-56.92%	5.37	5.36	6.21	7.91	10.50	42.70	24.40	22.86	33.40	32.18	-0.28	-0.33	0.04	1.65
DOW	DOW INC	$29.48	8,144,734	4.59%	29.71	29.18	32.51	36.08	43.20	45.15	38.42	36.92	45.30	38.16	-0.77	-1.00	0.23	1.00
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$4.22	6,986	-70.24%	4.34	3.97	3.57	3.50	2.99	58.27	68.05	73.23	24.04	36.72	0.24	0.25	-0.00	1.40
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$12.05	3,201,636	-30.74%	12.39	12.79	14.70	16.06	18.89	38.09	22.08	12.14	46.11	22.93	-0.79	-0.78	-0.02	1.05
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$3.16	3,818,611	-18.97%	2.98	2.86	2.83	2.96	2.99	65.15	86.37	87.51	100.00	98.39	0.09	0.04	0.04	1.67
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.74	37,477	-53.11%	4.87	4.91	5.91	7.20	7.11	41.50	40.84	33.68	51.35	39.83	-0.29	-0.34	0.04	0.23
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$4.95	3,830,085	-61.72%	5.37	5.31	6.21	8.78	15.14	40.88	42.08	49.41	48.64	58.81	-0.31	-0.34	0.03	1.93
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$5.73	8,230,924	15.36%	5.39	5.07	4.86	5.75	6.30	68.01	87.58	87.06	97.22	96.17	0.21	0.13	0.08	1.57
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$0.85	556,507	-41.64%	0.88	0.93	0.68	0.72	0.78	51.55	17.63	16.17	16.16	10.29	0.05	0.08	-0.03	1.51
SDST	STARDUST POWER INC	$0.50	927,823	49.19%	0.50	0.54	0.58	1.45	5.18	40.70	39.22	30.34	64.32	40.96	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.08
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$80.00	865,776	-9.64%	84.65	88.16	96.47	105.27	121.79	33.36	11.66	8.43	19.66	11.85	-4.69	-3.87	-0.82	1.11
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$0.67	639,372	-22.44%	0.69	0.68	0.72	0.86	1.09	47.14	28.15	29.62	18.35	21.86	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	1.23
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$7.00	34,502,495	-38.93%	8.21	7.80	8.53	9.41	11.08	37.40	28.70	51.91	26.85	54.05	-0.13	-0.13	-0.01	1.64
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$4.76	11,462,083	24.15%	4.62	4.53	4.21	4.72	5.19	59.06	64.95	56.53	56.28	38.09	0.15	0.13	0.02	1.74
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$1.93	3,347,580	-22.03%	1.88	1.82	1.79	2.04	2.24	57.35	87.26	85.44	97.27	94.03	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.56
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$3.90	2,132	-51.24%	3.95	3.86	4.12	4.37	4.42	47.61	37.03	38.25	59.06	56.18	-0.06	-0.07	0.02	0.12
IONR	IONEER LTD	$3.56	5,261	36.54%	3.56	3.61	3.75	4.02	4.59	46.59	38.84	32.99	64.21	42.82	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.89
GOLD	BARRICK GOLD CORP	$18.86	21,284,071	-34.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.51
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$1.00	21,253	-29.21%	1.05	1.06	1.12	1.18	1.35	42.86	16.05	12.56	10.59	5.78	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	1.00
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$0.51	48,220,546	121,127.21%	0.39	0.38	0.41	0.63	0.80	70.43	34.85	33.41	82.84	67.63	-0.00	-0.02	0.01	0.03
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$4.00	7,609	1,072.42%	4.11	4.08	4.21	N/A	N/A	46.70	47.35	45.22	39.51	32.56	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.47
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$2.51	1,900	-10.04%	2.65	2.82	3.32	3.92	4.29	34.15	10.97	7.85	30.42	26.98	-0.22	-0.21	-0.01	0.28
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$1.66	126,060	58.24%	1.12	1.05	1.19	1.26	1.37	76.52	92.34	85.30	100.00	98.40	0.05	-0.03	0.07	0.51
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$4.68	9,046	-16.19%	4.47	4.39	4.73	5.07	5.36	57.73	82.98	75.10	92.51	92.51	-0.03	-0.09	0.06	0.35
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$2.67	43,015	240.98%	2.74	2.72	2.90	3.17	3.53	46.93	29.04	36.26	4.56	4.55	-0.04	-0.05	0.00	45.95
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.32	11,393	11.69%	1.34	1.38	1.48	1.57	1.86	42.97	26.90	24.19	65.98	61.07	-0.05	-0.05	0.00	0.80
RDUS	RADIUS RECYCLING	$29.34	283,487	-69.09%	29.37	29.21	25.96	19.75	18.46	73.56	82.08	84.92	2.56	7.59	0.81	1.09	-0.28	1.35
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$5.15	4,556	-72.35%	5.53	5.77	5.72	6.17	6.69	32.45	4.91	4.51	11.89	6.60	-0.17	-0.08	-0.09	0.97
GRFX	GRAPHEX GROUP LTD	$0.75	40,313	901.81%	0.92	0.94	1.06	1.20	1.19	33.58	5.15	10.02	3.68	10.43	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	0.30
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$3.62	594,926	-55.71%	3.72	3.68	3.66	3.98	5.07	48.20	41.18	41.09	29.89	27.16	0.01	0.00	0.00	1.02
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$0.63	58,284	79.00%	0.62	0.70	0.70	0.69	0.78	44.19	20.48	12.93	22.76	10.99	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.38
AZEK	AZEK CO INC	$50.29	974,827	-64.33%	49.65	48.58	46.41	47.84	46.50	60.90	76.22	73.51	77.79	75.08	0.89	0.83	0.06	1.51
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$5.40	74,028	47.24%	6.48	6.64	5.50	5.15	5.15	42.80	6.10	12.15	0.00	0.55	0.14	0.40	-0.26	-0.16
NITO	N2OFF INC	$0.44	68,203,160	489.61%	0.35	0.29	0.28	0.57	0.43	58.74	30.63	33.96	43.56	49.59	0.03	0.01	0.03	0.73
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$1.06	199,592	-50.64%	0.94	0.81	0.78	1.05	1.77	62.77	63.61	62.91	65.88	67.30	0.07	0.04	0.03	0.52
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$4.42	25,192	-40.83%	4.67	4.61	4.17	7.09	10.66	48.15	43.03	54.04	22.57	32.68	0.07	0.09	-0.02	1.05
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$3.99	46,637,198	-48.50%	1.50	1.24	1.28	2.47	3.08	91.70	87.01	81.93	100.00	97.91	0.27	0.00	0.27	0.97
NWGL	NATURE WOOD GROUP LTD	$1.39	1,535	-16.12%	1.41	1.40	1.42	1.36	1.45	49.75	33.90	37.51	37.58	45.24	0.00	0.00	-0.00	-0.13
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$1.05	14,296	-23.74%	1.09	1.08	1.20	1.41	1.75	41.11	30.40	38.09	32.55	42.98	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.80
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$9.62	744,917	-13.94%	10.81	11.48	10.63	11.32	11.08	46.14	18.16	18.78	10.16	13.84	-0.05	0.20	-0.25	-0.12
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$0.44	244,296,026	79,929.36%	0.28	0.27	0.29	0.33	0.29	75.71	48.60	46.80	93.83	79.66	0.01	-0.00	0.01	0.69
ENFY	ENLIGHTIFY INC	$1.00	11,878	1.44%	1.03	1.07	1.08	1.11	1.49	38.98	9.66	12.83	14.64	21.16	-0.02	-0.02	-0.01	0.28
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$0.32	613,285	145.23%	0.31	0.32	0.31	0.31	0.35	53.07	37.83	32.11	50.76	44.54	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.50
GGB	GERDAU SA	$2.62	14,756,475	72.94%	2.61	2.58	2.74	2.84	3.08	49.03	34.59	29.17	45.08	31.88	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	1.06
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.38	156,156	93.36%	0.38	0.38	0.39	0.38	0.40	48.17	33.40	33.75	35.26	32.99	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	0.63
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.62	94,943	-45.39%	0.62	0.63	0.63	0.64	0.67	48.52	27.01	27.89	12.53	10.89	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	0.84
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$0.48	96,352	-31.08%	0.47	0.43	0.39	0.38	0.40	66.61	87.60	87.77	63.90	67.07	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.44

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	15	+0.67%	+3.22%	+15.55%	-6.84%	37.57x	1.52x	+6.06%	+2.89%	+6.50%	+5.79%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-0.07%	-1.92%	+14.50%	-29.89%	15.95x	1.37x	+14.83%	+4.92%	+10.94%	+15.82%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+0.22%	-0.08%	+7.93%	-5.06%	26.25x	2.96x	+15.30%	+7.34%	+12.03%	+15.55%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.10%	+0.38%	+6.56%	-6.43%	24.20x	5.32x	+14.18%	+12.33%	+22.91%	+14.45%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.14%	+1.70%	+6.38%	-46.11%	40.78x	1.12x	-3.89%	-1.57%	+1.51%	+28.40%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-5.73%	-8.73%	-0.59%	-54.56%	35.26x	1.10x	+5.09%	+2.93%	+4.10%	+56.69%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	+1.32%	+0.86%	+9.66%	-25.84%	24.98x	4.17x	+25.19%	+11.46%	+22.06%	+12.38%	Strong Buy
Gold	44	+2.90%	+5.77%	+12.98%	+41.33%	29.85x	2.34x	+11.29%	+7.29%	+10.69%	+6.64%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.21%	-1.32%	-1.61%	-12.78%	810.77x	1.53x	+10.09%	+6.96%	+10.92%	+28.57%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	40	+0.87%	-0.88%	+9.68%	-17.45%	10.40x	1.89x	+18.11%	+7.87%	+12.78%	+44.07%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+2.96%	+4.16%	+14.07%	+0.64%	152.28x	1.74x	-60.88%	-4.60%	-3.99%	+42.21%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-6.30%	-6.99%	-9.18%	-32.91%	-66.17x	1.43x	+2.50%	+1.11%	+5.27%	+57.24%	Buy
Silver	4	+5.46%	+10.55%	+13.69%	+10.21%	-3.37x	1.39x	+3.87%	+4.27%	+7.18%	+20.87%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	56	-0.12%	-0.50%	+4.23%	-12.13%	9.79x	3.24x	+20.84%	+6.69%	+12.33%	+23.39%	Buy
Steel	25	-0.27%	-2.91%	+3.61%	-13.43%	22.60x	0.81x	+6.66%	+4.45%	+8.11%	+16.08%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.23%	-5.68%	-1.49%	-3.77%	10.00x	1.02x	+5.83%	+4.51%	+2.71%	+42.99%	Strong Buy
Uranium	9	+4.38%	+17.67%	+36.37%	+28.85%	113.54x	4.07x	+2.84%	-0.74%	+1.46%	+83.94%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in May 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 306 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -3 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMCL as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 36.15% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 46 percentage points.

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 306 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 Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pan American Silver has seen its stock return 31.9% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 42 percentage points.

Pan American Silver has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 24.95% from Pan American Silver's current stock price of $27.21.

Pan American Silver stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pan American Silver, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 306 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 Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kinross Gold has seen its stock return 100% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 110 percentage points.

Kinross Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 6.24% from Kinross Gold's current stock price of $15.06.

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

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 125 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

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

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% sixteen times in the last 10 years. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's dividend payout ratio of 8.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Buenaventura Mining Co's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 2.3%. Flexible Solutions International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Flexible Solutions International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flexible Solutions International's dividend payout ratio of 41.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.19% in the last day, and up 0.11% over the last week. N2off was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 16.84% yesterday.

N2OFF shares are trading higher after the company announced it launched a battery storage venture in Poland.

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. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -5.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 4 percentage points.

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) 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.

Cemex Sab De CV 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.

Cemex Sab De CV's stock has dropped -18.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -9 percentage points.

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

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 9.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 20 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

47.89% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 20.54% over the next year.

2.61% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.55% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.87% are rated C (Hold), 19.4% are rated D (Sell), and 11.57% 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 27.88x.

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

1. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

3. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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

2. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)

3. Flexible Solutions International (NYSEMKT:FSI)

1. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

2. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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