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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	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
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$0.87	7,680,000	218.14%	0.95	1.00	1.05	1.17	1.42	34.05	13.65	20.91	3.35	10.69	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	1.27
SSMR	SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CO	$17.00	104,000	-64.63%	15.32	14.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	55.11	89.93	84.38	100.00	97.02	0.65	0.33	0.32	2.71
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$3.09	2,265,000	-22.75%	2.82	2.70	2.77	3.12	3.64	68.97	93.93	91.20	100.00	98.83	0.07	-0.00	0.07	0.91
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.45	1,024,000	30.11%	2.24	2.20	2.31	2.53	2.67	62.26	92.90	90.56	99.05	99.68	0.03	-0.02	0.05	1.06
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$6.14	847,000	-20.99%	5.36	5.19	5.52	4.86	4.31	59.43	53.57	59.05	75.92	83.95	0.19	-0.02	0.21	2.07
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$6.39	2,441,000	14.65%	6.17	6.17	6.67	7.81	6.56	50.76	53.38	59.34	60.49	68.53	-0.08	-0.16	0.09	1.62
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$6.65	3,134,000	13.92%	6.38	6.29	7.66	8.27	7.19	47.88	84.72	88.73	91.73	96.72	-0.24	-0.44	0.20	1.88
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.66	1,535,000	-16.98%	1.52	1.47	1.55	1.78	2.22	59.86	87.85	88.42	95.25	98.42	0.02	-0.02	0.04	0.83
ALOY	REALLOYS INC	$12.75	2,069,000	-54.90%	10.43	9.45	12.24	11.07	10.86	59.94	92.86	88.72	98.65	95.64	0.08	-0.60	0.67	1.05
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$85.00	1,184,000	-5.58%	82.84	79.78	77.97	75.52	72.76	61.64	76.82	78.16	68.35	72.35	2.17	1.44	0.73	0.85
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$22.67	102,000	-27.66%	22.33	19.45	17.48	15.87	16.62	73.64	91.35	93.12	84.98	91.53	1.87	1.53	0.34	0.70
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$6.51	930,000	3.56%	5.47	4.90	4.52	4.72	4.10	77.23	92.55	93.02	97.27	97.71	0.52	0.30	0.22	1.01
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$287.79	448,000	-28.21%	281.86	282.61	288.75	284.65	289.94	52.24	56.42	52.83	94.75	89.64	-1.26	-2.26	1.01	0.93
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$1.52	1,199,000	32.49%	1.41	1.34	1.39	1.58	2.01	61.13	86.94	87.70	91.63	95.41	0.04	-0.00	0.04	1.35
TMCR	METALS ROYALTY CO INC	$6.29	57,000	14.00%	5.97	5.85	7.48	N/A	N/A	48.96	64.00	54.12	97.00	92.49	-0.35	-0.55	0.19	1.50
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.54	520,000	-20.73%	1.30	1.22	1.20	1.38	1.47	73.47	95.92	96.14	100.00	100.00	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.49
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$19.14	701,000	5.26%	18.37	17.79	18.37	20.30	20.93	56.04	73.94	70.53	74.39	74.20	0.21	-0.08	0.28	1.20
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$55.24	5,719,000	-45.96%	46.89	45.85	52.66	56.19	58.05	63.03	92.29	88.88	100.00	99.20	-0.09	-1.98	1.89	1.66
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.53	476,000	-20.53%	5.89	6.05	5.87	5.83	6.53	38.89	9.57	17.91	4.66	10.47	-0.07	0.02	-0.08	1.11
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$98.73	1,462,000	-17.26%	92.33	90.23	97.80	105.62	104.82	59.41	93.31	89.53	99.78	98.85	-0.10	-1.91	1.81	1.37
REA	RARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC	$13.57	69,400	-25.38%	11.41	11.26	14.33	N/A	N/A	59.64	94.81	90.07	100.00	100.00	-0.39	-1.04	0.65	2.06
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$14.78	5,623,000	-11.75%	12.75	12.30	13.91	16.66	17.65	62.23	93.81	87.85	100.00	98.49	0.00	-0.49	0.49	1.79
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$3.17	173,000	-20.64%	2.92	2.92	3.38	4.03	4.48	52.88	95.21	90.94	98.94	99.65	-0.09	-0.18	0.08	1.53
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$68.15	665,000	-31.30%	70.86	75.34	78.99	81.11	78.41	36.19	13.61	11.17	10.06	4.51	-3.64	-2.74	-0.90	1.41
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$2.32	211,000	-13.52%	3.14	4.14	5.61	6.90	8.63	15.90	2.89	4.40	7.42	6.17	-0.95	-0.81	-0.14	0.10
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$1.41	188,000	-58.59%	1.35	1.36	1.48	1.78	2.20	49.84	79.17	63.52	96.98	93.34	-0.04	-0.06	0.02	1.08
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$71.51	250,000	30.21%	68.66	68.35	68.11	65.82	65.22	59.02	93.45	92.09	92.07	94.30	0.88	0.32	0.56	0.85
STDN	STANDARD NUCLEAR INC	$12.08	1,745,000	-10.37%	8.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.41
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$553.67	240,000	-7.34%	547.63	554.95	573.52	582.91	608.60	47.62	42.03	37.38	58.23	51.57	-7.75	-8.38	0.62	0.98
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$1.89	1,642,000	141.47%	1.65	1.41	1.52	1.46	2.02	71.86	91.94	89.78	98.01	97.24	0.13	0.04	0.08	1.57
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$75.52	867,000	-28.47%	75.02	74.30	75.01	73.91	79.19	51.25	63.57	69.58	59.80	74.01	0.33	0.04	0.29	1.26
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$16.74	452,000	17.10%	19.08	20.00	20.51	21.86	19.66	29.02	22.62	22.11	5.19	4.19	-0.88	-0.43	-0.45	1.08
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$1.39	6,763,000	11.91%	1.30	1.28	1.41	1.52	1.52	56.09	90.99	88.98	95.23	98.41	-0.00	-0.03	0.03	1.60
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$2.39	191,000	18.63%	2.19	2.13	2.18	2.42	N/A	60.76	92.98	90.12	97.26	99.09	0.04	-0.01	0.05	2.26
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$5.36	5,084,000	-3.25%	4.83	4.58	4.85	5.13	5.60	61.98	89.30	86.43	97.61	95.41	0.15	-0.01	0.16	-6.66
RMIX	SUNCRETE INC	$19.35	303,000	63.78%	18.09	18.36	19.68	16.93	14.15	53.81	74.36	65.90	90.27	89.00	-0.26	-0.45	0.18	0.15
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.23	127,000	-13.01%	2.14	2.16	2.20	2.60	2.54	53.64	58.30	48.19	86.31	74.02	-0.01	-0.03	0.02	1.16
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$7.56	3,303,000	-1.52%	7.08	6.71	8.12	9.90	7.09	52.06	82.40	83.27	88.03	88.60	-0.09	-0.38	0.30	2.25
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$32.03	646,000	-32.78%	28.42	27.03	27.69	28.73	29.32	68.14	95.83	93.50	100.00	99.19	1.02	0.25	0.77	0.98
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$2.19	430,000	90.27%	2.42	2.51	2.64	2.65	3.59	34.05	7.15	22.54	9.70	43.03	-0.09	-0.07	-0.02	0.80
CITR	CITROTECH INC	$5.89	42,000	85.02%	5.76	5.38	5.76	6.80	N/A	55.58	86.23	87.80	89.82	92.14	0.08	-0.02	0.10	0.66
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.60	7,202,000	-57.27%	0.49	0.45	0.48	0.56	0.77	60.52	51.37	53.46	73.55	78.22	0.03	-0.00	0.03	1.16
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.27	1,257,000	-27.09%	1.95	1.80	1.97	2.04	2.11	71.59	89.68	91.49	100.00	100.00	0.07	-0.00	0.08	0.77
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$19.93	285,000	-21.05%	17.52	16.76	16.67	19.18	22.70	68.40	96.53	94.25	100.00	100.00	0.64	0.12	0.51	0.50
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$153.80	182,000	-4.71%	145.69	145.37	165.06	179.91	184.59	53.12	84.67	83.56	99.70	99.71	-2.77	-5.58	2.81	0.86
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$2.90	3,066,000	-10.11%	2.23	1.97	2.05	2.17	2.68	80.43	99.31	96.95	100.00	100.00	0.19	0.05	0.14	1.50
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$2.45	1,711,000	-46.28%	2.22	2.20	2.77	3.24	3.83	52.69	81.52	84.87	96.03	98.68	-0.09	-0.18	0.09	1.75
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$10.21	845,000	-47.45%	9.66	10.52	12.57	13.56	16.44	43.12	40.24	34.34	90.41	74.51	-0.78	-0.90	0.13	0.92
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$18.91	14,954,000	-7.43%	16.77	16.08	19.60	20.48	19.22	56.83	90.82	91.09	95.92	97.83	-0.18	-0.93	0.74	0.73
LGO	LARGO INC	$0.77	277,000	-82.96%	0.67	0.65	0.72	0.94	1.08	61.43	85.60	83.74	95.97	92.18	0.00	-0.02	0.03	1.46
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$4.42	1,001,000	-44.17%	4.15	4.09	4.29	4.48	4.36	56.29	70.88	63.04	70.12	62.90	0.04	-0.02	0.05	1.23
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$10.56	2,867,000	-0.76%	9.83	9.48	9.84	10.81	10.65	63.03	82.05	84.11	96.19	97.46	0.17	-0.02	0.19	1.65
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$8.83	40,000	-53.49%	8.02	7.92	8.19	10.19	10.69	63.65	87.79	82.95	99.72	99.81	0.04	-0.15	0.19	0.85
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.50	471,000	-48.64%	0.62	0.64	0.72	0.92	1.44	33.88	6.77	27.59	4.93	29.61	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	1.03
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$15.24	224,000	-16.10%	14.39	14.13	14.84	15.32	16.51	56.76	85.86	87.91	91.38	95.68	0.06	-0.21	0.27	0.93
GMTL	GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES PLC	$13.56	159,000	-34.02%	10.96	10.83	12.97	N/A	N/A	61.31	85.44	75.63	99.87	99.87	-0.20	-0.68	0.48	2.14
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$33.32	319,000	-13.32%	29.58	28.08	27.79	29.15	27.55	69.44	94.09	92.69	100.00	100.00	1.31	0.52	0.79	0.92
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$1.84	1,722,000	-86.43%	1.42	1.28	1.43	1.54	2.41	64.67	56.97	68.65	82.70	87.04	0.09	-0.01	0.10	1.16
OLN	OLIN CORP	$19.08	1,640,000	-35.69%	19.45	21.00	21.91	24.72	23.54	38.33	15.51	14.29	13.49	9.78	-0.98	-0.76	-0.21	1.24
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$14.36	32,200	-38.08%	13.29	12.93	13.37	15.44	15.00	60.44	92.39	86.37	100.00	100.00	0.19	-0.07	0.26	1.00
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.66	12,075,000	-55.23%	1.46	1.40	1.43	1.49	1.49	66.05	93.19	93.04	95.73	98.58	0.05	0.01	0.05	1.05
GEVO	GEVO INC	$1.63	2,562,000	-38.47%	1.52	1.59	1.54	1.76	1.92	54.97	41.30	30.80	37.78	27.31	-0.00	-0.01	0.00	1.85
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$4.32	2,158,000	-2.79%	4.11	4.08	5.44	5.34	6.00	46.50	84.94	79.22	92.95	90.94	-0.27	-0.40	0.13	2.04
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.04	693,000	-23.59%	0.93	0.89	0.92	1.05	1.26	68.21	94.50	93.70	100.00	100.00	0.03	-0.00	0.03	0.80
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$4.55	3,314,000	-25.79%	3.99	3.90	4.47	4.81	5.72	60.34	83.65	84.99	93.93	96.54	-0.00	-0.15	0.14	1.59
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$3.25	4,294,000	-70.72%	3.04	2.99	3.70	4.22	4.65	50.57	88.50	86.89	100.00	97.77	-0.13	-0.22	0.10	1.71
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$11.12	3,870,000	111.01%	10.19	9.50	10.14	11.56	13.47	65.28	87.43	88.17	99.58	99.72	0.31	0.01	0.30	1.71
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$6.77	4,518,000	-28.50%	6.35	6.34	8.37	9.37	10.07	46.68	80.50	80.66	90.25	92.82	-0.44	-0.69	0.26	0.88
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$6.30	1,073,000	-54.24%	5.28	4.89	4.79	5.14	5.32	78.43	96.67	96.89	100.00	100.00	0.35	0.16	0.20	0.92
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$2.66	2,831,000	18.11%	2.33	2.34	2.76	2.94	3.50	57.81	90.14	82.37	100.00	100.00	-0.05	-0.13	0.08	-0.70
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$27.53	1,250,000	-31.39%	23.14	21.61	23.59	30.13	28.35	66.02	96.84	90.94	100.00	97.61	0.74	-0.37	1.11	1.05
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$15.64	1,571,000	-30.36%	14.85	15.33	16.46	16.73	18.17	50.11	57.94	47.04	85.52	76.61	-0.38	-0.53	0.14	1.09
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.83	5,819,000	-4.95%	3.47	3.35	3.38	3.39	4.09	64.66	92.08	89.86	96.79	95.56	0.12	0.04	0.08	1.25
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$25.25	235,000	-24.19%	23.14	23.06	28.09	30.25	35.68	52.34	86.37	86.07	97.52	99.17	-0.73	-1.50	0.77	1.28
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$23.10	4,936,000	-17.31%	22.85	22.67	22.18	23.05	24.83	54.55	70.52	73.62	76.48	84.79	0.30	0.22	0.08	0.88
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$11.46	5,598,000	-11.49%	10.44	10.03	10.82	12.42	13.38	62.02	93.10	91.86	100.00	100.00	0.13	-0.16	0.29	1.90
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$5.29	406,000	-30.72%	5.49	5.52	6.17	6.57	N/A	41.88	46.47	63.51	52.58	71.94	-0.16	-0.21	0.05	2.65
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$3.93	1,355,000	-9.12%	3.46	3.27	3.52	3.80	4.20	68.80	95.59	95.11	100.00	100.00	0.10	-0.02	0.12	1.09
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$6.58	4,038,000	-35.87%	5.97	5.74	6.74	8.17	7.94	54.48	87.34	88.19	92.16	94.08	-0.06	-0.29	0.24	1.28
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$6.40	1,726,000	-20.28%	5.34	4.71	4.70	4.02	3.86	69.25	87.83	83.99	92.43	89.85	0.44	0.23	0.21	0.54
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$25.43	1,043,000	-4.92%	21.51	19.66	21.27	24.88	26.39	71.48	97.94	96.86	100.00	99.64	0.95	-0.07	1.02	1.20
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$189.19	319,000	-26.50%	182.29	173.24	171.31	182.39	223.07	57.62	70.97	68.71	88.56	82.93	5.44	3.19	2.25	2.14
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.31	16,866,000	-31.46%	3.03	2.98	3.10	3.35	3.30	60.74	89.57	88.10	100.00	100.00	0.03	-0.03	0.06	1.61
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$2.21	1,034,000	9.65%	2.29	2.36	2.79	3.39	3.35	35.16	14.26	23.45	51.57	64.28	-0.15	-0.17	0.02	1.04
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$3.20	11,500	-44.98%	2.85	2.97	3.49	4.35	N/A	51.66	73.92	40.96	100.00	74.09	-0.19	-0.25	0.06	1.10
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$1.03	1,300	-97.83%	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.12	1.20	51.36	68.45	79.01	77.20	81.66	0.00	-0.00	0.01	0.89
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$4.24	4,500	246.15%	4.24	4.20	4.60	4.87	6.16	47.06	53.10	52.25	85.83	84.93	-0.09	-0.13	0.05	0.51
JAGU	JAGUAR URANIUM CORP	$1.72	44,000	-8.90%	1.65	1.69	1.79	2.03	N/A	50.60	72.86	67.25	97.79	91.94	-0.03	-0.04	0.02	3.32
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$0.21	223,000	159.30%	0.20	0.21	0.32	0.69	2.04	37.95	29.33	16.75	75.12	57.97	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.42
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.07	30,200	815.15%	1.16	1.25	1.37	1.43	1.66	35.09	6.21	5.23	16.04	10.53	-0.09	-0.07	-0.02	0.78
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$30.79	450	-78.57%	29.36	29.04	29.62	29.91	29.85	62.35	81.03	76.24	99.75	99.88	0.24	-0.11	0.35	0.22
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$43.33	154,000	38.74%	41.93	41.17	40.64	37.90	37.62	59.82	81.40	85.03	82.24	89.96	0.79	0.52	0.27	1.07
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$4.54	115,000	53.33%	4.13	4.30	4.29	4.73	5.69	57.33	40.38	31.11	59.77	40.11	-0.03	-0.06	0.02	2.09
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$0.66	57,000	39.02%	0.70	0.75	0.87	1.12	1.17	34.54	6.67	8.36	0.47	0.16	-0.06	-0.06	-0.00	1.08
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$22.19	397,000	0.00%	19.76	20.41	22.91	26.49	25.76	55.05	89.59	81.39	99.83	99.94	-0.54	-1.04	0.50	1.00
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$7.68	3,513,000	-32.01%	6.67	6.18	6.64	7.67	8.79	69.10	95.99	94.75	100.00	100.00	0.26	-0.01	0.27	1.05
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$1.32	69,000	7.81%	1.39	1.55	1.58	1.65	2.06	39.32	13.13	17.53	20.01	22.35	-0.08	-0.06	-0.02	1.36
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$1.26	58,600	-16.29%	1.39	1.39	1.49	1.57	2.00	40.63	18.41	24.34	26.57	33.70	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	0.90
NXTS	NEXENTIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.89	18,000	4.65%	1.83	1.95	3.79	4.21	9.15	39.50	57.15	51.80	84.09	83.99	-0.51	-0.64	0.13	0.78
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.90	43,000	641.38%	5.01	5.24	5.90	5.95	6.30	26.26	14.53	15.13	55.40	55.53	-0.28	-0.30	0.02	0.78

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	-0.28%	-1.75%	-2.36%	-1.02%	27.97x	1.58x	+8.69%	+4.24%	+8.35%	+14.86%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+3.03%	+10.54%	+17.23%	+140.04%	10.43x	2.45x	+32.78%	+11.33%	+16.33%	+4.18%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.91%	-0.21%	+0.11%	-7.47%	31.10x	2.61x	+13.90%	+6.67%	+11.14%	+19.45%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+1.70%	+0.33%	-0.20%	-8.44%	30.74x	6.19x	+6.81%	+9.04%	+16.71%	+14.69%	Buy
Chemicals	16	+0.28%	-0.40%	-3.23%	+21.91%	-4.54x	1.49x	-9.58%	-2.25%	+0.45%	+30.09%	Hold
Coking Coal	5	+0.86%	+12.91%	+8.00%	+9.86%	2.45x	1.83x	-1.18%	+4.41%	+5.51%	+15.25%	Buy
Copper	6	-2.14%	+3.79%	+17.37%	+100.01%	32.92x	7.08x	+34.84%	+17.15%	+28.84%	-4.94%	Strong Buy
Gold	49	+0.18%	+16.52%	+22.75%	+49.41%	15.27x	3.29x	+23.86%	+15.50%	+21.11%	+23.79%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+1.85%	+1.47%	+8.09%	+3.24%	13.77x	1.76x	+4.17%	+2.39%	+4.36%	+11.33%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	53	-0.41%	+10.78%	+9.92%	+58.65%	15.15x	3.01x	+11.24%	-3.42%	+47.65%	+2.99%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	19	+1.25%	+13.51%	+21.35%	+59.61%	0.89x	3.09x	+10.87%	+6.63%	+10.89%	+54.87%	Strong Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.91%	-2.05%	+9.29%	-7.00%	5.70x	0.99x	+19.01%	+5.62%	+13.41%	+10.00%	Hold
Silver	4	+0.62%	+19.49%	+31.61%	+139.71%	-26.15x	3.68x	+6.53%	+3.89%	+9.54%	+21.56%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.29%	+1.74%	+6.61%	+12.39%	-94.32x	3.77x	+17.34%	+5.51%	+10.55%	+16.52%	Buy
Steel	21	-1.20%	+1.20%	+12.09%	+61.25%	25.40x	1.44x	+8.43%	+5.25%	+8.62%	-2.02%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.07%	+4.70%	+2.50%	+9.04%	39.34x	1.32x	+5.13%	+3.56%	+4.65%	+22.06%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	+0.72%	+3.72%	+16.87%	-0.19%	102.15x	6.59x	-3.52%	-1.39%	+1.21%	+36.68%	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 326 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: D, 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 76.12% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 61 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 17.29% from Green Plains's current stock price of $15.56.

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 326 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nucor has seen its stock return 97.47% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 82 percentage points.

Nucor has an average 1 year price target of $268.10, a downside of -1.42% from Nucor's current stock price of $271.95.

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. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kaiser Aluminum has seen its stock return 166.97% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 152 percentage points.

Kaiser Aluminum has an average 1 year price target of $168.25, a downside of -13% from Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price of $193.39.

Kaiser Aluminum stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kaiser Aluminum, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% 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 12.04%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.7%. 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 9.7%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.7%. 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. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.88%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.7%. 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 -3.7% 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 0.41% in the last day, and up 3.64% 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. 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 25 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 194.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 180 percentage points.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 140.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 126 percentage points.

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.31% over the next year.

5.3% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.31% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.53% are rated C (Hold), 15.9% are rated D (Sell), and 10.95% 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 -1.75x.

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1. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

2. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

3. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

3. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

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1. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

2. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

3. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

3. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

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