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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.31B	-34.70%	-16.60%	-21.35%	-21.60%	1.45	2.68	30.20%	-46.00%	-47.99%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$3.38B	1.90%	1.50%	2.08%	2.40%	0.27	4.59	20.40%	3.30%	4.19%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$108.83M	103.40%	97.20%	120.08%	103.60%	0.08	7.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$97.99M	-50.20%	-48.00%	-46.38%	-52.80%	0.04	3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$705.92M	-70.30%	-57.90%	-66.03%	-77.20%	0.20	2.16	-246.50%	-1,090.00%	-1,089.53%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$916.07M	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$414.21M	-62.50%	-13.60%	-14.68%	-10.20%	4.33	1.77	17.00%	-10.30%	-8.17%
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$6.97B	51.70%	9.80%	14.77%	28.90%	2.66	2.59	36.00%	24.00%	28.15%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.73B	12.30%	7.60%	13.26%	15.90%	0.60	2.96	18.20%	4.00%	5.66%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$3.53B	3.80%	2.40%	4.66%	4.90%	0.58	2.21	16.70%	3.40%	5.80%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$272.57M	N/A	-34.80%	-23.21%	-20.00%	-11.63	25.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$320.96M	25.20%	10.80%	15.48%	11.00%	0.96	1.97	8.00%	13.00%	13.80%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$953.88M	-10.40%	-5.50%	-5.55%	-6.10%	1.04	1.56	33.40%	-5.80%	-4.09%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$141.41M	-9.30%	-8.50%	-9.17%	-9.50%	0.12	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$8.21M	-87.50%	-78.10%	-76.39%	-183.50%	0.11	8.89	23.50%	-268.90%	-269.67%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$394.90M	-67.90%	-60.40%	-79.65%	-126.10%	0.07	4.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$235.12M	-15.60%	-7.80%	-7.35%	-8.30%	0.09	5.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.10B	-103.70%	-60.40%	-194.36%	-128.50%	2.07	0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$1.58B	-142.50%	-44.90%	-48.07%	-98.40%	0.87	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$26.58M	-44.80%	-17.70%	-39.92%	-18.90%	1.87	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$6.50B	-27.70%	-8.10%	-9.45%	-7.30%	2.67	2.04	-4.90%	-9.00%	-8.63%
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$108.68M	-27.10%	-24.30%	-26.64%	-28.00%	0.12	6.37	1.30%	-312.10%	-308.98%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$217.82M	-50.50%	-47.00%	-60.14%	-1,396.40%	0.09	11.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$731.05M	-18.30%	-8.90%	-7.81%	-5.60%	1.19	1.47	5.40%	-6.30%	-4.28%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$84.16M	-24.90%	-14.60%	-14.33%	-11.40%	0.88	2.89	1.10%	-6.30%	-5.26%
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$38.11M	N/A	-167.00%	61.27%	-138.90%	-1.10	0.14	31.10%	-1,819.30%	-1,190.05%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$1.90B	-152.70%	-50.80%	-40.95%	-86.00%	3.03	1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$246.46M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$135.34M	-102.50%	-41.40%	-38.76%	-24.60%	0.12	0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$6.35B	-9.80%	-8.70%	-8.23%	-10.40%	0.13	8.85	36.60%	-131.10%	-133.14%
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$6.46B	17.50%	11.50%	17.13%	17.30%	0.53	2.84	25.30%	10.30%	13.92%
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$323.35M	14.20%	10.30%	8.48%	9.30%	0.30	12.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$2.51B	-11.10%	-10.60%	-4.32%	-32.70%	0.02	71.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$2.30B	N/A	-75.50%	-65.27%	-108.60%	-2.13	15.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$1.41B	-3.30%	-3.20%	-2.33%	-5.20%	0.01	40.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$339.27M	-15.20%	-3.90%	-0.75%	-0.70%	2.64	2.54	10.50%	-5.00%	-0.98%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$1.08B	-119.50%	-29.80%	-31.33%	-39.40%	3.34	1.14	11.90%	-59.90%	-53.77%
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$1.93B	-5.60%	-3.00%	-2.76%	-2.40%	0.94	1.36	17.10%	-3.20%	-2.48%
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$3.56B	10.60%	4.80%	8.36%	8.40%	1.49	2.78	18.10%	5.20%	9.17%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$984.23M	-7.00%	-7.00%	-7.13%	-8.60%	0.00	63.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$1.59B	-49.20%	-44.10%	-36.27%	-132.50%	0.14	6.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$104.68M	-232.00%	-123.90%	-125.06%	-220.80%	0.29	5.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$15.31B	2.00%	0.70%	2.39%	1.80%	1.97	1.77	9.50%	0.70%	1.98%
ELVR	SAYONA MINING LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.30	1.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$569.51M	8.00%	3.50%	11.50%	8.90%	1.29	2.79	18.90%	3.60%	9.42%
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$115.53M	-2.90%	-1.10%	4.49%	4.50%	1.47	1.02	39.90%	-2.40%	5.45%
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$9.14M	-35.50%	-29.10%	-38.93%	-41.20%	0.25	3.63	13.40%	-40.20%	-40.92%
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$112.99M	-148.90%	-57.20%	-60.37%	-70.90%	1.48	2.16	1.30%	-9,909.20%	-9,733.76%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$1.36B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29.17	0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
NITO	N2OFF INC	$3.55M	-187.80%	-141.50%	-108.24%	-213.70%	0.38	4.73	31.70%	-4,330.70%	-3,359.15%
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$468.55M	-21.60%	-10.00%	-13.81%	-11.30%	1.28	2.46	-12.90%	-13.40%	-14.71%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$183.54M	-13.50%	-11.10%	-13.95%	-26.80%	0.22	4.16	-10.50%	-16.00%	-15.75%
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$491.79M	-71.70%	-21.70%	-1.94%	-1.20%	4.13	1.45	8.40%	-29.20%	-1.77%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$642.27M	-159.40%	-73.00%	-42.78%	-113.90%	0.52	14.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$902.59M	-259.10%	-98.70%	-77.08%	-117.30%	4.27	14.72	39.30%	-2,181.80%	-2,170.61%
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$698.48M	-58.50%	-38.40%	-57.78%	-40.30%	0.76	4.22	39.00%	-65.50%	-62.62%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$727.37M	-2.20%	-1.60%	1.15%	1.00%	0.31	0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
DOW	DOW INC	$17.63B	-6.60%	-1.90%	-0.03%	0.00%	2.39	1.94	7.10%	-2.80%	-0.03%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$115.41M	-1.30%	1.90%	-46.19%	259.10%	-1.38	0.14	42.70%	0.90%	14.48%
BSLK	BOLT PROJECTS HOLDINGS INC	$5.46M	N/A	-95.20%	468.91%	-64.00%	-1.45	0.37	1.60%	-375.60%	-321.69%
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$583.73M	-38.40%	-26.20%	-35.37%	-58.30%	0.68	3.36	-18.30%	-124.20%	-131.89%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$2.90B	-1,984.50%	-145.10%	-102.94%	1,399.70%	1.12	2.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAON	AAON INC	$8.66B	14.90%	10.00%	12.94%	14.30%	0.68	3.10	28.70%	9.70%	12.23%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$669.92M	-50.20%	-14.50%	-12.20%	-6.20%	2.66	0.61	10.80%	-37.50%	-16.84%
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$4.97B	-17.10%	-12.00%	-13.10%	-12.00%	0.51	0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$999.58M	-81.90%	-71.60%	-55.72%	-3,033.00%	0.21	5.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$3.47B	-150.60%	-40.60%	-22.10%	-35.00%	0.95	26.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$4.93B	-17.60%	-15.70%	-14.18%	-20.00%	0.09	8.10	3.20%	-143.00%	-145.34%
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$5.18B	-3.60%	-2.80%	-3.62%	-5.60%	0.30	2.39	9.70%	-4.30%	-4.98%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$1.62B	-14.30%	-5.20%	-4.42%	-10.00%	1.54	9.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTI	GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY	$15.60M	N/A	-1,266.70%	185.87%	156.40%	-1.10	0.03	-54.10%	-53,585.90%	-53,585.28%
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$1.57B	-11.40%	-4.70%	-2.98%	-2.50%	1.45	1.43	13.70%	-5.80%	-2.85%
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$177.50M	-23.90%	-4.60%	0.20%	0.10%	4.33	3.10	6.30%	-5.60%	0.22%
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$10.16B	-0.60%	-0.30%	1.30%	1.30%	0.97	2.47	11.20%	-0.60%	2.03%
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$57.88M	N/A	-14.40%	-5.19%	-2.70%	-4.51	1.42	7.30%	-12.00%	-3.07%
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$607.15M	-14.30%	-4.10%	0.00%	0.00%	2.74	2.10	14.30%	-8.50%	0.00%
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$10.15M	-25.40%	-22.60%	-27.51%	-27.40%	0.14	6.21	17.50%	-49.20%	-47.71%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$447.65M	-47.70%	-35.40%	-54.55%	-96.40%	0.41	1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$50.73M	6.40%	5.40%	7.26%	8.10%	0.17	21.40	39.40%	6.80%	8.71%
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$86.48M	N/A	-89.00%	-110.80%	-417.70%	-3.43	2.26	100.00%	-105.10%	-93.62%
VHI	VALHI INC	$415.48M	9.40%	3.50%	10.46%	11.00%	1.24	2.83	22.80%	4.50%	10.98%
CAPS	CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP	$6.20M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.98	0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$20.70M	-0.70%	-0.50%	-1.64%	-1.70%	0.31	3.72	9.90%	-0.80%	-1.97%
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.26B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$33.92B	-0.80%	-0.50%	1.71%	3.40%	0.57	1.41	37.10%	-1.50%	4.29%
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$8.57M	-41.40%	-24.10%	-26.56%	-56.40%	0.24	0.59	42.60%	-870.90%	-891.61%
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$7.02M	-18.30%	-15.70%	-15.37%	-14.80%	0.16	1.37	-71.40%	-195.80%	-165.51%
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$218.03M	-2.50%	-0.80%	3.41%	2.40%	2.10	1.23	25.40%	-0.80%	1.02%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$20.75B	4.90%	2.80%	6.11%	6.20%	0.75	2.78	21.10%	11.80%	23.76%
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$171.18M	-59.30%	-9.70%	19.42%	13.20%	9.41	0.95	15.00%	-10.40%	3.61%
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$1.06B	N/A	-11.70%	-13.84%	-8.50%	-22.14	1.31	7.70%	-14.60%	-13.11%
GGB	GERDAU SA	$7.01B	8.50%	5.60%	9.14%	10.60%	0.49	3.01	13.70%	6.80%	10.35%
KBSX	FST CORP	$70.28M	-215.20%	-16.90%	-27.83%	-16.80%	3.91	0.86	44.50%	-22.40%	-19.73%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$636.17M	12.50%	5.00%	12.84%	8.20%	1.46	1.34	37.50%	10.50%	20.43%
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$12.01M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.60%	-3.20%	-1.99%
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$102.08M	2.70%	2.00%	2.92%	3.60%	0.22	1.15	32.90%	6.00%	9.72%
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$478.45M	4.20%	3.20%	8.66%	7.70%	0.27	7.86	67.10%	16.30%	41.32%
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$12.89M	-46.70%	11.20%	-42.27%	-27.70%	-6.08	0.54	14.20%	18.30%	19.65%
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	-15.85%	N/A	0.78	0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$1.55M	-4.10%	-3.70%	-3.74%	-3.80%	0.02	25.13	0.60%	-11.50%	-10.62%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	+0.08%	+2.89%	-5.28%	-5.71%	24.31x	1.40x	+7.56%	+3.74%	+7.63%	+18.73%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.67%	+13.05%	+25.12%	+32.60%	20.89x	2.04x	+15.29%	+5.54%	+11.44%	-2.04%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.40%	-0.27%	+1.39%	-1.31%	26.67x	3.09x	+12.72%	+6.06%	+9.83%	+9.63%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.86%	+1.37%	+1.55%	-12.76%	26.54x	5.37x	+8.38%	+10.66%	+19.32%	+14.37%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+1.04%	+4.36%	-0.46%	-39.58%	-7.47x	1.00x	-14.75%	-5.12%	-2.05%	+18.41%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+3.33%	-0.45%	+1.08%	-2.76%	36.97x	1.83x	+0.76%	-0.26%	+0.10%	+7.60%	Strong Buy
Copper	6	+0.78%	-0.55%	+10.92%	+12.18%	29.42x	5.47x	+26.43%	+12.34%	+23.28%	+0.54%	Buy
Gold	47	-1.02%	-6.98%	-2.22%	+54.53%	30.94x	3.25x	+12.54%	+8.52%	+12.37%	+24.45%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.66%	+0.33%	-1.74%	-18.46%	7.96x	1.54x	+9.50%	+6.42%	+10.08%	+12.54%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	+1.04%	-5.95%	+13.91%	+15.56%	-37.92x	2.37x	-2.73%	+4.20%	+11.04%	+5.75%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-0.66%	-7.07%	+10.98%	+70.31%	8.22x	2.99x	+3.09%	-0.97%	+2.79%	+15.91%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-0.34%	+3.41%	-2.92%	-45.34%	7.09x	1.24x	+20.42%	+5.40%	+12.67%	+48.02%	Hold
Silver	3	-0.63%	-6.97%	+8.49%	+53.43%	-996.76x	2.42x	+1.96%	+1.24%	+3.54%	+9.15%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.13%	+1.30%	-2.25%	-7.10%	12.55x	3.22x	+18.76%	+6.25%	+11.22%	+19.03%	Buy
Steel	23	+1.21%	+4.68%	+2.84%	+1.69%	23.89x	0.96x	+5.22%	+3.84%	+6.91%	+11.54%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.33%	-3.25%	+1.38%	+5.34%	22.59x	1.29x	-0.93%	+1.59%	+0.21%	+19.33%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+8.50%	+0.58%	+27.74%	+207.18%	174.87x	8.02x	+2.22%	-1.97%	+0.04%	-27.86%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 310 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: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 99.87% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 100 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -11.73% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $31.72.

Caledonia Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Caledonia Mining, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 310 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 Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 109.73% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 110 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 150.46% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $10.78.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla Mining, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 310 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 New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 122.26% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 122 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $8.75, an upside of 34.82% from New Gold's current stock price of $6.49.

New Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering New Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 110 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.39%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. 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 691% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 11.1%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -31.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.05%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. Huntsman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -51% 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 0.67% in the last day, and up 0.07% over the last week. Albemarle was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 8.5% yesterday.

Albemarle shares are trading higher after Rothschild & Co initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $135 price target.

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

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 56.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 57 percentage points.

2. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) 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.

Suncoke Energy 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.

Suncoke Energy's stock has dropped -5.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -6 percentage points.

3. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -31.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -31 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.06% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 13.51% over the next year.

6.88% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.41% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.62% are rated C (Hold), 16.3% are rated D (Sell), and 9.78% 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 14.71x.

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