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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
NUCL	EAGLE NUCLEAR ENERGY CORP	$7.80	298,000	-49.66%	6.47	6.14	8.05	8.74	9.90	59.82	91.44	90.08	100.00	100.00	-0.19	-0.56	0.38	0.12
SBMT	SILVER BOW MINING CORP	$6.83	62,500	-29.78%	6.66	6.62	7.34	N/A	N/A	49.44	47.64	47.99	85.24	84.09	-0.13	-0.22	0.10	2.12
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$0.90	2,414,000	-13.60%	0.97	1.01	1.06	1.17	1.43	36.86	19.16	26.55	8.75	15.48	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	1.27
SSMR	SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CO	$16.83	294,000	-28.47%	15.01	14.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	54.20	82.41	80.56	95.53	95.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.73
GROY	GOLD ROYALTY CORP	$3.08	2,932,000	-28.19%	2.76	2.67	2.78	3.12	3.64	68.62	90.46	89.43	98.25	98.25	0.05	-0.02	0.07	0.91
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.46	787,000	-36.43%	2.20	2.18	2.32	2.53	2.67	63.00	90.60	86.61	100.00	100.00	0.01	-0.04	0.05	1.06
SIND	SINDA LTD	$16.21	48,000	62.71%	14.02	13.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	70.57	94.32	91.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.44
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$6.29	1,072,000	-53.31%	5.19	5.14	5.53	4.83	4.32	61.58	59.77	64.31	85.01	91.49	0.14	-0.08	0.22	2.07
ALOY	REALLOYS INC	$12.99	4,588,000	19.26%	9.89	9.35	12.17	11.09	10.84	61.24	91.54	84.96	98.23	92.78	-0.12	-0.77	0.65	1.04
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.70	1,849,000	31.32%	1.49	1.46	1.56	1.79	2.22	63.39	91.27	82.21	100.00	99.40	0.01	-0.03	0.04	0.83
IFF	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	$85.09	1,254,000	-11.75%	82.27	79.26	77.79	75.35	72.66	61.90	75.95	81.14	68.73	79.19	2.10	1.25	0.85	0.85
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$22.83	141,000	-11.32%	21.81	19.06	17.35	15.77	16.60	75.30	93.49	93.93	92.31	95.49	1.90	1.45	0.45	0.70
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$6.22	2,129,000	-51.76%	6.15	6.16	6.70	7.82	6.54	48.31	65.19	57.54	73.29	71.22	-0.10	-0.19	0.09	1.62
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$1.59	905,000	13.27%	1.38	1.33	1.40	1.58	2.01	68.77	88.20	88.77	97.30	97.30	0.03	-0.01	0.04	1.35
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$5.16	338,000	-13.11%	4.94	4.84	4.58	4.37	4.00	64.60	69.81	65.63	81.66	77.74	0.15	0.12	0.03	0.76
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$285.34	624,000	-48.64%	281.93	282.82	288.65	284.35	289.97	50.30	50.33	51.41	86.07	88.18	-1.76	-2.52	0.76	0.93
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.54	656,000	2.82%	1.26	1.20	1.20	1.38	1.47	73.47	96.92	95.04	100.00	100.00	0.06	0.01	0.05	0.49
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$54.66	10,582,000	-14.32%	45.49	45.63	52.85	56.22	58.12	62.21	88.11	87.52	98.80	98.80	-0.77	-2.45	1.68	1.66
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$19.19	666,000	-43.42%	18.17	17.73	18.43	20.32	20.93	56.40	66.54	71.56	69.92	78.27	0.15	-0.15	0.30	1.20
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$97.31	1,767,000	-45.11%	91.15	89.88	98.08	105.72	104.74	57.30	87.87	86.30	98.27	98.42	-0.64	-2.37	1.73	1.37
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$14.29	6,372,000	-48.30%	12.40	12.22	13.98	16.70	17.69	59.52	89.21	83.68	100.00	96.99	-0.17	-0.61	0.44	1.79
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$5.45	5,255,000	13.65%	4.70	4.56	4.86	5.13	5.61	64.15	87.27	83.63	96.45	93.60	0.11	-0.05	0.16	-6.66
REA	RARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC	$13.43	93,000	-27.34%	11.00	11.23	14.49	N/A	N/A	58.98	89.82	81.86	100.00	99.36	-0.59	-1.20	0.62	2.07
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.70	26,971,000	77.84%	1.43	1.38	1.43	1.48	1.48	69.90	94.72	91.10	100.00	100.00	0.04	-0.00	0.04	1.04
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.70	599,000	-24.27%	5.96	6.09	5.87	5.84	6.55	42.38	14.01	32.83	4.66	24.76	-0.04	0.04	-0.07	1.11
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$3.19	218,000	27.49%	2.87	2.92	3.40	4.04	4.49	53.74	91.51	83.54	100.00	100.00	-0.12	-0.20	0.08	1.53
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$67.52	968,000	3.42%	71.94	75.94	79.20	81.26	78.38	34.70	10.70	11.09	3.47	1.44	-3.60	-2.51	-1.09	1.41
STDN	STANDARD NUCLEAR INC	$11.45	1,947,000	500.93%	8.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.64
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$2.53	244,000	9.91%	3.38	4.30	5.70	6.95	8.68	17.03	4.33	5.05	6.65	3.70	-0.93	-0.78	-0.15	0.10
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$16.26	386,000	-46.31%	19.45	20.21	20.63	21.90	19.67	24.34	21.77	22.47	3.37	5.49	-0.74	-0.32	-0.42	1.08
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$1.43	454,000	-51.34%	1.34	1.36	1.49	1.79	2.21	51.90	62.75	50.56	91.51	91.51	-0.04	-0.06	0.02	1.08
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$71.24	192,000	-30.94%	68.25	68.33	68.06	65.74	65.20	58.41	93.20	87.70	93.20	93.86	0.73	0.18	0.55	0.85
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$74.39	1,212,000	5.21%	75.12	74.30	75.03	73.91	79.27	49.07	66.60	74.35	69.64	84.94	0.33	-0.03	0.36	1.26
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$549.54	259,000	-42.95%	550.63	555.95	574.07	583.05	608.94	46.09	34.07	36.64	48.01	49.12	-8.56	-8.53	-0.03	0.98
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$1.87	680,000	-59.60%	1.58	1.37	1.53	1.46	2.04	71.25	89.52	88.85	96.23	97.07	0.11	0.02	0.09	1.57
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$2.42	161,000	-35.34%	2.15	2.11	2.18	2.43	N/A	62.63	90.25	87.24	100.00	100.00	0.03	-0.02	0.05	2.26
RMIX	SUNCRETE INC	$18.30	185,000	-25.70%	17.96	18.38	19.64	16.85	14.11	47.39	62.28	57.82	83.49	89.13	-0.38	-0.49	0.12	0.15
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$7.61	3,354,000	14.78%	6.90	6.68	8.18	9.89	7.07	52.47	84.73	83.18	89.87	88.55	-0.13	-0.46	0.33	2.25
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.26	146,000	19.67%	2.12	2.16	2.20	2.62	2.55	56.01	47.06	40.52	74.15	63.28	-0.02	-0.04	0.02	1.16
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$15.88	2,256,000	306.49%	14.74	15.41	16.53	16.73	18.19	51.99	47.42	40.94	77.90	71.70	-0.46	-0.56	0.10	1.09
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$31.25	961,000	-4.57%	27.72	26.72	27.73	28.68	29.28	66.05	92.66	90.87	98.78	98.78	0.77	0.06	0.71	0.98
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.23	1,724,000	33.33%	1.89	1.77	1.97	2.04	2.10	70.29	92.30	92.84	100.00	100.00	0.05	-0.02	0.07	0.77
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$2.85	3,411,000	-37.09%	2.11	1.91	2.03	2.18	2.68	79.72	96.19	94.73	100.00	100.00	0.15	0.02	0.13	1.50
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$19.52	361,000	-20.66%	17.10	16.62	16.67	19.18	22.71	66.68	94.08	91.08	100.00	100.00	0.48	-0.00	0.48	0.50
AMR	ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES INC	$153.81	191,000	-36.33%	144.82	145.37	165.97	180.33	184.59	53.13	83.29	77.42	99.72	99.30	-3.57	-6.28	2.71	0.86
GEVO	GEVO INC	$1.57	4,164,000	-18.05%	1.51	1.58	1.54	1.77	1.92	51.40	27.54	24.06	23.84	20.81	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	1.85
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$4.43	1,793,000	125.53%	4.14	4.06	4.31	4.47	4.36	56.54	56.87	61.89	56.74	64.00	0.02	-0.03	0.05	1.23
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$10.18	1,608,000	-36.82%	9.61	10.66	12.68	13.60	16.59	42.81	35.20	28.25	75.13	59.06	-0.85	-0.94	0.09	0.92
CITR	CITROTECH INC	$5.84	22,700	254.69%	5.73	5.33	5.78	6.82	N/A	54.72	88.38	85.72	92.53	90.93	0.06	-0.05	0.11	0.66
LGO	LARGO INC	$0.79	1,626,000	571.90%	0.65	0.64	0.72	0.94	1.08	63.78	81.93	83.89	90.28	90.74	-0.01	-0.03	0.02	1.46
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$10.30	2,889,000	-21.28%	9.69	9.42	9.86	10.82	10.64	59.95	82.14	86.83	96.19	98.73	0.12	-0.07	0.19	1.66
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.51	917,000	2.92%	0.63	0.64	0.73	0.93	1.45	34.56	27.47	48.14	29.44	55.59	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	1.03
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$8.63	86,000	14.67%	7.89	7.88	8.21	10.21	10.71	60.75	81.72	74.82	99.72	97.82	-0.02	-0.20	0.18	0.85
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$2.53	3,185,000	96.60%	2.17	2.20	2.80	3.26	3.83	56.67	86.56	84.15	100.00	100.00	-0.12	-0.20	0.09	1.75
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$19.04	16,154,000	-14.81%	16.28	16.05	19.78	20.48	19.25	57.51	91.06	90.98	98.34	98.93	-0.36	-1.11	0.75	0.73
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$15.23	267,000	30.88%	14.13	14.13	14.85	15.32	16.53	56.69	87.28	87.87	95.65	98.55	0.00	-0.27	0.28	0.93
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$1.42	6,043,000	8.22%	1.29	1.28	1.42	1.52	1.52	59.33	91.75	83.80	100.00	100.00	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	1.60
OLN	OLIN CORP	$18.82	2,550,000	11.94%	19.68	21.13	22.05	24.79	23.55	36.16	13.92	14.32	8.67	8.29	-0.99	-0.71	-0.28	1.24
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$33.06	368,000	-68.22%	28.89	27.76	27.73	29.10	27.47	68.81	92.49	91.96	100.00	100.00	1.08	0.32	0.76	0.92
GMTL	GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES PLC	$12.36	241,000	1.26%	10.61	10.67	13.02	N/A	N/A	55.18	74.83	68.14	99.87	99.91	-0.43	-0.80	0.37	2.21
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$1.96	12,686,000	200.05%	1.35	1.25	1.43	1.54	2.43	69.76	69.50	81.87	88.50	92.80	0.06	-0.03	0.09	1.16
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$6.94	6,319,000	-31.75%	6.24	6.40	8.45	9.39	10.12	48.29	80.75	78.74	92.88	94.51	-0.49	-0.76	0.27	0.88
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$14.36	52,000	-48.00%	13.12	12.86	13.41	15.46	14.98	60.44	87.24	79.67	100.00	98.90	0.11	-0.14	0.25	1.00
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.62	16,854,000	-86.72%	0.47	0.44	0.48	0.56	0.78	62.84	51.08	55.40	75.88	81.61	0.02	-0.01	0.03	1.16
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$4.29	2,220,000	-34.42%	4.06	4.09	5.51	5.35	6.02	45.92	79.50	74.62	91.22	89.52	-0.31	-0.43	0.12	2.04
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$3.25	14,665,000	15.31%	2.99	2.98	3.74	4.23	4.67	50.57	85.21	85.73	96.65	96.65	-0.15	-0.25	0.10	1.71
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$4.43	4,466,000	-62.21%	3.90	3.89	4.50	4.82	5.73	58.06	84.56	85.56	95.69	98.56	-0.05	-0.18	0.13	1.59
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.03	907,000	-24.92%	0.91	0.88	0.92	1.06	1.26	67.29	93.40	93.00	100.00	100.00	0.02	-0.01	0.03	0.80
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$11.00	1,834,000	-55.89%	9.99	9.40	10.18	11.57	13.49	64.24	87.56	89.10	99.58	99.86	0.25	-0.07	0.32	1.71
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$2.65	2,397,000	-52.01%	2.28	2.33	2.78	2.95	3.52	57.47	83.68	73.92	100.00	100.00	-0.08	-0.15	0.08	-0.70
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$6.13	2,345,000	28.00%	5.12	4.79	4.78	5.12	5.31	76.81	96.19	97.23	100.00	100.00	0.29	0.11	0.18	0.92
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.88	6,122,000	-39.47%	3.41	3.32	3.38	3.39	4.09	66.80	89.28	86.96	94.95	94.62	0.10	0.02	0.08	1.25
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$27.29	1,822,000	-18.41%	22.40	21.33	23.70	30.22	28.25	65.47	89.67	88.14	96.42	96.42	0.42	-0.64	1.07	1.05
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$11.38	6,325,000	-22.03%	10.24	9.97	10.87	12.44	13.40	61.31	91.63	90.17	100.00	100.00	0.05	-0.23	0.29	1.90
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$23.47	5,969,000	4.83%	22.85	22.66	22.20	23.10	24.86	58.02	75.30	74.80	87.89	88.82	0.30	0.20	0.10	0.88
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$25.66	310,000	70.33%	22.83	23.07	28.42	30.26	35.80	54.02	87.00	83.45	100.00	100.00	-0.93	-1.70	0.77	1.28
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$5.55	586,000	126.25%	5.48	5.58	6.22	6.57	N/A	45.91	65.00	73.05	73.62	86.93	-0.15	-0.23	0.08	2.63
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$3.88	1,491,000	-23.03%	3.37	3.23	3.53	3.80	4.20	67.70	94.79	94.54	100.00	100.00	0.06	-0.05	0.12	1.09
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.93	2,165,000	-15.13%	5.13	4.59	4.67	3.99	3.86	65.29	80.49	83.70	86.49	90.39	0.38	0.18	0.20	0.54
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$6.67	6,297,000	2.67%	5.83	5.73	6.79	8.19	7.97	55.62	87.26	88.51	93.48	95.56	-0.11	-0.35	0.24	1.28
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$24.89	1,097,000	-54.41%	20.71	19.34	21.31	24.91	26.38	70.02	95.81	95.79	99.46	99.46	0.68	-0.32	1.00	1.20
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$189.34	434,000	-30.34%	180.34	171.75	171.18	182.58	223.70	57.71	64.22	70.76	78.83	81.13	5.12	2.62	2.50	2.14
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.26	24,609,000	18.86%	2.97	2.97	3.11	3.35	3.30	59.09	86.52	86.44	100.00	100.00	0.00	-0.05	0.05	1.61
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$22.22	397,000	-75.85%	19.62	20.43	22.99	26.58	25.73	55.24	83.63	69.93	100.00	98.02	-0.73	-1.17	0.44	1.00
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$2.60	1,136,000	21,746.15%	2.78	2.86	2.69	2.81	5.49	43.10	63.75	65.65	60.35	79.44	0.02	0.03	-0.01	0.75
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$1.07	60,000	-43.93%	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.12	1.21	60.11	79.40	81.55	83.89	85.40	0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.89
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$0.19	86,000	-47.56%	0.20	0.21	0.32	0.70	2.08	30.72	13.13	9.62	53.00	48.75	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.42
NVA	NOVA MINERALS CORP	$5.81	225,000	-32.43%	5.03	4.86	5.48	5.75	6.84	62.53	90.44	89.78	96.59	96.59	0.09	-0.10	0.19	0.96
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$7.64	5,167,000	-25.01%	6.48	6.09	6.66	7.68	8.80	68.72	94.92	91.85	100.00	100.00	0.19	-0.08	0.26	1.05
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$30.79	2,100	75.00%	29.13	28.99	29.61	29.91	29.83	62.35	76.24	69.88	99.89	99.96	0.14	-0.20	0.34	0.22
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$2.32	17,300	-44.19%	2.20	2.21	2.35	2.48	3.13	53.63	74.07	66.05	89.95	86.60	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	12.70
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$1.27	70,000	81.82%	1.40	1.39	1.50	1.58	2.02	41.10	18.91	38.21	26.73	48.69	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.90
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.10	3,300	-85.53%	1.18	1.27	1.38	1.44	1.67	36.70	5.22	4.60	11.67	5.18	-0.08	-0.06	-0.02	0.78
JAGU	JAGUAR URANIUM CORP	$1.72	48,300	-57.26%	1.65	1.69	1.80	2.03	N/A	50.60	70.00	58.33	97.25	81.80	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	3.33
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$4.35	1,300	-40.91%	4.23	4.20	4.63	4.87	6.18	49.79	52.30	49.87	85.52	78.73	-0.09	-0.15	0.05	0.50
KBSX	FST CORP	$1.10	14,000	91.78%	0.96	0.92	1.04	1.19	1.27	58.45	50.28	54.80	54.07	60.50	0.00	-0.02	0.03	-0.05
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$3.38	500	-28.57%	3.34	3.45	3.46	3.45	3.71	47.75	26.76	20.18	63.01	36.81	-0.08	-0.06	-0.02	0.16
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$3.09	11,300	-87.16%	2.77	2.70	2.41	2.15	2.19	69.32	90.26	86.45	88.14	72.94	0.15	0.11	0.04	0.19
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$1.21	57,000	41.44%	1.26	1.19	0.84	0.86	1.03	59.83	66.29	72.49	21.41	32.15	0.11	0.13	-0.01	0.54
NWGL	CL WORKSHOP GROUP LTD	$0.30	324,000	-63.96%	0.27	0.27	0.37	0.63	0.95	50.87	34.91	30.19	99.18	96.52	-0.02	-0.03	0.02	0.25

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.30%	-0.81%	-0.65%	-0.75%	27.98x	1.59x	+8.79%	+4.27%	+8.39%	+13.64%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.39%	+13.33%	+13.26%	+132.99%	10.06x	2.37x	+33.04%	+11.42%	+16.45%	+7.33%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.47%	-0.15%	-2.16%	-8.30%	30.86x	2.58x	+13.88%	+6.66%	+11.08%	+20.76%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-2.14%	+1.70%	-2.58%	-9.94%	30.66x	6.09x	+6.79%	+9.02%	+16.70%	+16.15%	Buy
Chemicals	16	+1.82%	+0.59%	-1.07%	+21.56%	-4.00x	1.47x	-9.55%	-2.25%	+0.48%	+30.85%	Hold
Coking Coal	5	+2.00%	+14.01%	+9.03%	+8.92%	1.76x	1.80x	-1.28%	+4.33%	+5.42%	+16.23%	Buy
Copper	6	+1.40%	+11.94%	+17.89%	+104.38%	33.58x	7.25x	+34.91%	+17.19%	+28.91%	-6.81%	Strong Buy
Gold	49	+1.11%	+18.71%	+19.09%	+49.17%	15.32x	3.30x	+23.86%	+15.47%	+20.90%	+24.00%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.92%	+2.14%	+4.99%	+1.37%	13.34x	1.73x	+4.03%	+2.29%	+4.21%	+13.44%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	53	-0.09%	+17.67%	+6.60%	+59.26%	15.55x	3.06x	+10.86%	-4.27%	+50.46%	+3.01%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	19	+1.45%	+17.92%	+16.08%	+58.22%	2.22x	3.06x	+10.90%	+6.64%	+10.90%	+57.14%	Strong Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.44%	+1.71%	+10.77%	-5.19%	5.81x	1.02x	+19.07%	+5.63%	+13.43%	+8.05%	Hold
Silver	4	+3.39%	+28.85%	+24.83%	+135.84%	-23.94x	3.66x	+6.54%	+3.90%	+9.54%	+23.55%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.12%	+3.66%	+5.37%	+12.09%	-93.64x	3.77x	+17.35%	+5.52%	+10.56%	+16.39%	Buy
Steel	21	+0.89%	+5.41%	+15.15%	+63.21%	25.76x	1.46x	+8.44%	+5.25%	+8.63%	-3.06%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+1.25%	+6.34%	+4.66%	+10.23%	19.19x	1.33x	+5.94%	+3.87%	+5.18%	+21.24%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-0.47%	+6.12%	+7.55%	-0.85%	100.98x	6.48x	-3.47%	-1.43%	+1.21%	+37.52%	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 70.8% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 56 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 20.94% from Green Plains's current stock price of $15.09.

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. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) 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 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 158.28% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 144 percentage points.

Kaiser Aluminum has an average 1 year price target of $168.25, a downside of -10.07% from Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price of $187.10.

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.

3. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) 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 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 99.4% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 85 percentage points.

Nucor has an average 1 year price target of $268.10, a downside of -2.37% from Nucor's current stock price of $274.61.

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.

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 12.37%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. 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 9.68%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. 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 8.69%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. 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 -0.05% in the last day, and up 5.86% over the last week. Westwater Resources was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -19.22% yesterday.

Westwater Resources shares are trading lower after the company reported a wider net loss for the second quarter.

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 203.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 189 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 144.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 130 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?

43.91% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.69% over the next year.

5.65% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.67% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.88% are rated C (Hold), 14.49% are rated D (Sell), and 11.31% 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 -1.5x.

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1. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

2. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

3. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

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1. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

2. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

3. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

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