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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
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$898.57M	-15.60%	-13.70%	-14.09%	-16.90%	0.13	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.44B	20.90%	13.30%	23.07%	20.20%	0.39	1.20	39.50%	16.80%	22.87%
AAON	AAON INC	$7.43B	12.00%	7.40%	10.27%	10.60%	0.78	3.04	26.90%	7.60%	10.02%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$525.08M	-59.90%	-51.70%	-47.16%	-72.30%	0.06	7.81	-233.80%	-902.70%	-902.26%
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$5.07B	41.40%	7.60%	7.67%	18.60%	5.18	3.46	31.80%	25.00%	27.35%
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$5.32B	-15.90%	-14.40%	-13.59%	-18.20%	0.07	11.50	6.10%	-124.10%	-125.93%
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%
LGO	LARGO INC	$79.84M	-41.50%	-19.80%	-22.53%	-13.60%	1.43	0.50	-22.50%	-57.70%	-33.36%
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$578.89M	-2.40%	-2.40%	-2.43%	-2.80%	0.01	12.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$425.53M	6.50%	3.20%	3.88%	3.40%	1.06	1.36	10.00%	3.50%	3.52%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$893.67M	-14.80%	-7.60%	-9.24%	-9.70%	0.96	1.66	32.90%	-8.60%	-7.04%
VHI	VALHI INC	$401.61M	1.70%	0.70%	5.97%	6.30%	1.26	3.64	20.40%	0.90%	6.56%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$138.69M	-35.00%	-22.10%	-19.81%	-16.60%	0.74	1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$1.38B	-142.50%	-44.90%	-48.07%	-98.40%	0.87	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.99B	9.00%	5.60%	10.00%	11.70%	0.59	3.10	17.20%	3.00%	4.31%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$2.93B	-5.10%	-3.10%	-2.65%	-2.20%	0.62	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$15.77B	-10.30%	-3.50%	-3.41%	-2.50%	2.19	1.57	9.20%	-3.70%	-2.82%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$595.45M	-25.20%	-17.20%	-16.45%	-20.20%	0.66	13.64	-0.40%	-152.10%	-161.11%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$1.03B	-11.60%	-9.80%	-6.70%	-16.40%	0.11	5.08	25.80%	-14.90%	-14.91%
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$312.74M	-13.80%	-7.70%	-6.35%	-8.10%	0.07	38.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
FMC	FMC CORP	$1.97B	-12.50%	-4.50%	-0.61%	-0.60%	2.19	1.40	38.10%	-14.80%	-1.37%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$6.81B	-27.70%	-8.10%	-9.45%	-7.30%	2.67	2.04	-4.90%	-9.00%	-8.63%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$1.09B	-9.90%	-7.20%	-6.26%	-5.10%	0.33	0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$2.47B	-19.10%	-14.00%	-15.39%	-14.30%	0.33	1.41	64.00%	-1,494.00%	-1,356.06%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$84.54M	-216.70%	-135.70%	-206.56%	-302.20%	0.57	2.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.10B	-130.20%	-63.70%	-134.46%	-193.10%	1.11	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$118.56M	-125.20%	-51.30%	-48.64%	-62.50%	1.07	3.69	-36.00%	-18,069.50%	-17,731.52%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$678.44M	-23.10%	-22.50%	-22.94%	-31.90%	0.03	11.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$114.32M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.72	6.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$197.53M	-1.30%	1.90%	-46.19%	259.10%	-1.38	0.14	42.70%	0.90%	14.48%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.35B	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$195.39M	-0.30%	-0.20%	-2.29%	-2.50%	0.30	14.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$1.12B	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$5.83B	12.60%	8.30%	12.99%	13.00%	0.52	2.93	23.60%	7.70%	10.84%
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$7.45M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.13	0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$3.55B	-84.10%	-34.00%	-24.14%	-29.40%	1.05	23.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$435.23M	-53.20%	-23.60%	-44.13%	-28.60%	1.79	2.29	-16.50%	-30.90%	-38.14%
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$26.29M	-12.30%	-11.10%	-9.85%	-14.20%	0.08	2.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$828.13M	-7.00%	-7.00%	-7.13%	-8.60%	0.00	63.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$1.60B	-49.20%	-44.10%	-36.27%	-132.50%	0.14	6.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$1.88B	-11.40%	-4.60%	-3.58%	-3.00%	1.48	1.36	13.40%	-5.70%	-3.39%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$249.53M	-103.20%	-77.90%	-81.46%	-1,142.80%	0.10	5.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
DOW	DOW INC	$19.58B	-6.60%	-1.90%	-0.03%	0.00%	2.39	1.94	7.10%	-2.80%	-0.03%
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$702.73M	-222.60%	-77.20%	-53.10%	-89.10%	1.75	6.15	23.00%	-1,259.20%	-1,251.44%
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$1.29B	-8.30%	-4.60%	-4.25%	-4.80%	0.61	2.97	16.10%	-5.70%	-5.41%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.20B	-36.10%	-10.00%	-6.79%	-3.60%	3.09	0.49	16.90%	-23.30%	-9.09%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$10.42B	-9.30%	-4.30%	-3.80%	-5.80%	0.72	8.05	11.50%	-50.50%	-57.55%
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.55B	-38.60%	-25.90%	-16.38%	-14.20%	1.75	0.71	-3.10%	-4,017.70%	-1,356.25%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$704.23M	-122.30%	-86.40%	-31.14%	-314.80%	0.29	41.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$39.32B	12.20%	6.30%	9.35%	8.90%	0.92	2.97	29.80%	17.30%	24.65%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$16.35M	-51.70%	-18.80%	-46.82%	-20.30%	2.08	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$1.39B	-74.10%	-63.20%	-68.24%	-876.00%	0.29	4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$8.33B	-7.70%	-6.90%	-5.54%	-8.50%	0.09	27.72	36.60%	-156.50%	-157.03%
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$278.52M	-79.10%	-49.50%	-69.28%	-55.70%	0.61	3.94	32.90%	-86.50%	-82.59%
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$4.98M	-71.10%	-66.10%	-45.56%	-165.10%	0.06	29.49	2.00%	-248.70%	-248.70%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$144.11M	-18.70%	-15.40%	-19.19%	-35.10%	0.20	4.46	-17.90%	-25.20%	-24.89%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$604.03M	-5.00%	-2.10%	3.50%	2.80%	1.37	3.83	16.30%	-2.20%	3.06%
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$3.24B	-14.10%	-13.70%	-8.29%	-66.70%	0.02	42.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$110.91M	-14.20%	-12.80%	-13.78%	-14.40%	0.14	0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$1.76B	-3.10%	-3.10%	-2.53%	-4.90%	0.02	33.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$356.62M	-112.00%	-72.30%	-121.46%	-112.80%	2.30	0.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$232.37M	-155.80%	-26.60%	-27.87%	-15.80%	18.06	1.76	16.40%	-19.60%	-13.04%
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$7.15B	-31.50%	-21.00%	-29.36%	-23.60%	0.71	0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$5.39B	-3.60%	-2.80%	-3.62%	-5.60%	0.30	2.39	9.70%	-4.30%	-4.98%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$2.74B	-16,077.60%	-247.90%	-226.41%	-17,488.50%	-5.32	2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$662.14M	-61.10%	-38.10%	-44.16%	-72.60%	0.89	7.85	-22.20%	-173.80%	-180.61%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$2.97B	N/A	-156.60%	-82.59%	-517.00%	-6.09	16.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$10.17B	-9.40%	-4.70%	-4.24%	-4.00%	1.05	1.99	9.20%	-8.30%	-6.25%
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$960.83M	-19.50%	-5.30%	-1.58%	-1.10%	3.02	2.73	12.20%	-11.40%	-3.02%
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$135.97M	-41.20%	-7.40%	-3.57%	-2.10%	5.37	3.01	2.40%	-9.00%	-3.75%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$1.48B	-108.90%	-20.00%	-18.50%	-30.10%	10.09	3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$124.90M	N/A	-45.30%	77.18%	-403.20%	-3.76	0.59	13.90%	-40.90%	-16.51%
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$4.67M	-30.20%	-24.90%	-33.82%	-34.50%	0.12	8.30	14.80%	-24.30%	-24.81%
CAPS	CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP	$4.98M	-32.50%	-12.00%	-8.99%	-10.90%	1.15	0.96	21.90%	-14.00%	-7.73%
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$178.88M	-9.60%	-3.70%	-4.68%	-4.20%	1.26	1.57	15.70%	-4.70%	-2.72%
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$17.87M	-1.80%	-1.30%	-2.48%	-2.60%	0.45	2.89	10.80%	-2.20%	-3.36%
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$1.42B	N/A	-11.70%	-13.84%	-8.50%	-22.14	1.31	7.70%	-14.60%	-13.11%
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$68.67M	2.70%	2.00%	2.92%	3.60%	0.22	1.15	32.90%	6.00%	9.72%
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$28.57M	-21.90%	-19.70%	-21.78%	-22.60%	0.11	6.33	1.80%	-275.00%	-272.29%
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.04	2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$8.66M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.60%	-3.20%	-1.99%
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$74.41M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.89	1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
CITR	GENERAL ENTERPRISE VENTURES INC	N/A	-718.70%	-366.80%	-227.27%	12,354.60%	0.44	2.44	5.10%	-1,614.80%	-1,047.97%
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$52.21M	5.90%	5.00%	6.78%	7.60%	0.18	14.10	38.20%	6.20%	8.05%
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	$7.35M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.64	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$6.72M	-35.20%	-28.10%	-39.60%	-29.70%	0.38	3.13	8.60%	-18.20%	-16.39%
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$538.49M	2.40%	1.30%	3.96%	3.70%	0.88	3.12	24.40%	0.70%	1.86%
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$1.64M	-41.40%	-24.10%	-26.56%	-56.40%	0.24	0.59	42.60%	-870.90%	-891.61%
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$411.46M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.07	4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$26.25B	4.90%	2.80%	6.11%	6.20%	0.75	2.78	21.10%	11.80%	23.76%
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$7.14M	-53.70%	-45.80%	-58.94%	-51.30%	0.20	4.27	16.00%	-126.80%	-125.45%
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$75.35M	-28.80%	-13.90%	-18.52%	-15.60%	1.17	2.07	19.40%	-18.40%	-16.46%
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$5.68M	-11.20%	-10.80%	-10.70%	-11.20%	0.05	13.90	1.80%	-31.30%	-30.85%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.54	1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$6.16M	-44.30%	-37.60%	-47.13%	-38.10%	0.23	0.92	-28.50%	-286.80%	-261.12%
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$58.49M	N/A	-18.40%	-14.32%	-32.40%	-2.54	1.69	100.00%	-24.30%	-9.95%
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.49B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$70.90M	-20.60%	-20.10%	-19.79%	-20.60%	0.03	17.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$3.68B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.82	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$7.94B	22.50%	11.10%	16.97%	14.80%	0.91	0.88	43.10%	20.10%	27.64%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-1.71%	-3.50%	+11.58%	-9.17%	21.53x	1.53x	+7.75%	+4.26%	+8.92%	+2.49%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-4.79%	-5.37%	+6.96%	+84.05%	22.04x	2.78x	+17.12%	+6.02%	+10.89%	-7.78%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-1.08%	-2.31%	+1.05%	-3.31%	27.92x	3.01x	+12.29%	+5.76%	+9.31%	+11.23%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.83%	-0.93%	+3.70%	-12.08%	26.59x	5.52x	+9.18%	+11.13%	+20.03%	+16.55%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-2.17%	-4.12%	+11.30%	-20.32%	-23.21x	1.17x	-16.76%	-4.90%	-2.19%	+7.87%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-4.39%	-10.86%	+3.64%	+26.63%	45.92x	1.99x	-0.44%	-0.86%	-1.09%	-3.58%	Buy
Copper	6	-9.30%	+0.74%	+24.39%	+108.52%	38.86x	7.66x	+27.71%	+13.14%	+24.35%	-19.58%	Strong Buy
Gold	49	-12.23%	-11.80%	+11.16%	+115.38%	28.83x	4.16x	+14.71%	+9.74%	+13.64%	+8.57%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.47%	-3.09%	+9.37%	-7.87%	8.18x	1.59x	+9.26%	+6.30%	+9.53%	+13.08%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	-6.65%	-10.01%	+14.83%	+59.39%	10.88x	2.88x	-80.54%	+4.05%	+11.52%	+13.52%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-12.20%	-13.67%	+14.02%	+151.80%	15.24x	4.14x	+4.81%	+0.37%	+4.43%	+16.30%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.59%	-5.83%	-2.35%	-39.76%	8.92x	1.25x	+15.38%	+4.18%	+10.41%	+25.53%	Buy
Silver	3	-16.50%	-19.06%	+17.90%	+235.61%	133.82x	3.78x	+3.07%	+1.89%	+4.13%	+10.81%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.12%	-0.46%	+5.89%	+1.75%	-5.11x	3.36x	+17.46%	+5.68%	+10.30%	+11.24%	Buy
Steel	23	-1.23%	-1.84%	+8.54%	+12.77%	25.49x	1.18x	+5.64%	+3.89%	+7.29%	-2.55%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.63%	-3.15%	+7.23%	+16.71%	-113.05x	1.44x	-2.92%	+0.91%	+0.10%	+11.61%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-7.77%	-4.72%	+22.48%	+184.63%	264.42x	10.11x	-2.42%	-3.31%	-1.62%	-2.12%	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. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, 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 89.38% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 78 percentage points.

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 52, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Commercial Metals Co has seen its stock return 56.91% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 45 percentage points.

Commercial Metals Co has an average 1 year price target of $75.88, a downside of -1.29% from Commercial Metals Co's current stock price of $76.87.

Commercial Metals Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Commercial Metals Co, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) 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 Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 165.19% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 154 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, a downside of -1.55% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $16.76.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Centerra 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 100 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 11.52%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 11.51%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 75.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.12%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.97%. 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 -144.5% 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 -3.22% in the last day, and down -3.72% over the last week. Novagold Resources was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -20.49% yesterday.

Precious metal stocks are trading lower after President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair. Warsh's nomination raised the value of the dollar, which may have eased investors' concerns that drove them to safe-haven assets.

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 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 93.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 82 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cabot's stock has dropped -17.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -29 percentage points.

3. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 186.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 175 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.51% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 9.05% over the next year.

5.54% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.61% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.18% are rated C (Hold), 17.34% are rated D (Sell), and 10.33% 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 24.06x.

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