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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
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.84	230,000	121.15%	0.81	0.84	0.79	0.73	0.72	53.25	49.64	49.18	57.23	57.13	0.01	0.01	-0.00	0.66
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$2.72	159,000	-1.24%	2.86	3.03	3.60	N/A	N/A	40.22	42.11	48.98	68.98	82.07	-0.20	-0.22	0.02	2.14
GMTL	GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES PLC	$19.40	68,000	-40.87%	17.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.97
OLN	OLIN CORP	$30.14	2,392,000	-20.40%	28.90	26.90	25.24	23.26	22.75	65.46	83.45	81.38	79.79	80.38	1.38	1.12	0.26	1.33
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$185.14	476,000	-23.47%	185.64	185.31	206.93	212.56	218.89	40.94	62.81	71.85	83.12	89.85	-5.91	-7.67	1.76	1.21
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.00	1,476,000	170.33%	1.95	2.00	2.39	2.21	1.83	45.01	71.25	69.54	92.61	96.12	-0.11	-0.15	0.03	0.71
OEC	ORION SA	$6.36	396,000	-13.35%	6.21	5.55	5.93	5.62	7.27	60.89	85.40	89.33	83.47	89.46	0.24	0.10	0.14	1.23
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$11.96	37,300	-14.25%	11.40	11.71	12.25	11.18	10.59	51.54	77.44	72.87	88.16	92.95	-0.10	-0.21	0.12	0.77
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$9.33	2,278,000	29.21%	9.16	8.14	7.54	5.98	5.17	65.07	78.26	80.79	65.55	71.86	0.64	0.53	0.10	1.65
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$0.52	873,000	76.72%	0.46	0.46	0.58	1.02	1.89	51.48	78.08	70.58	94.16	96.14	-0.03	-0.06	0.03	0.66
GEVO	GEVO INC	$1.97	6,581,000	62.01%	2.41	2.37	2.09	2.09	1.95	39.01	3.67	15.77	0.00	8.91	0.05	0.11	-0.06	1.90
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$4.35	422,000	134.44%	4.30	4.53	4.86	4.85	4.95	44.55	57.89	52.92	86.86	91.93	-0.15	-0.19	0.04	1.42
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$5.77	226,000	-2.16%	5.73	5.93	7.05	7.72	5.75	44.06	53.50	55.28	82.99	90.01	-0.35	-0.43	0.09	0.80
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$99.93	612,000	38.46%	106.67	103.41	95.56	91.39	84.73	48.59	33.47	36.15	11.87	9.98	2.79	3.74	-0.95	0.82
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$17.44	6,041,000	-24.39%	17.78	18.32	20.54	18.53	15.70	43.17	40.03	41.58	77.96	84.19	-0.78	-0.83	0.05	1.72
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$19.39	365,000	-26.41%	18.13	19.94	25.04	25.76	23.77	40.88	50.21	39.26	97.60	96.58	-1.96	-2.35	0.39	0.34
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$123.39	850,000	-18.58%	116.68	113.29	103.03	87.77	84.03	72.24	96.05	90.30	100.00	96.54	4.86	4.45	0.42	1.08
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.51	9,168,000	-33.40%	1.39	1.34	1.62	1.80	1.57	54.14	84.51	89.81	92.60	97.53	-0.01	-0.07	0.06	1.00
LGO	LARGO INC	$1.26	1,173,000	4.83%	1.19	1.22	1.39	1.23	1.34	48.63	69.87	59.10	89.52	87.23	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	1.44
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$1.43	55,000	-29.49%	1.42	1.43	1.75	1.73	1.70	44.66	70.97	74.91	84.81	93.56	-0.07	-0.10	0.03	0.75
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$2.74	1,828,000	-15.25%	2.74	2.99	3.51	3.80	3.61	36.32	34.45	31.27	94.71	88.17	-0.24	-0.26	0.02	-1.09
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$1.82	1,684,000	-13.69%	1.83	1.88	2.37	2.55	2.68	40.28	58.75	54.39	89.00	94.95	-0.14	-0.17	0.04	1.62
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$277.85	1,047,000	-0.95%	272.30	267.96	290.99	292.49	289.16	50.63	85.26	88.51	95.48	98.31	-3.19	-6.53	3.34	0.93
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$8.09	120,000	89.27%	7.52	7.42	8.03	9.66	10.89	51.74	76.10	75.64	86.06	92.48	-0.17	-0.35	0.19	0.07
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$5.83	24,400	-54.81%	5.43	5.68	6.48	N/A	N/A	49.33	78.69	71.14	92.37	97.46	-0.26	-0.43	0.17	1.38
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$6.43	276,000	9.96%	6.40	5.84	5.87	5.36	5.57	60.76	78.44	81.18	70.98	77.89	0.22	0.16	0.06	1.08
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$0.96	3,699,000	153.01%	1.14	1.27	1.92	2.24	3.59	25.56	5.41	10.82	43.73	62.05	-0.24	-0.25	0.01	1.49
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$69.89	699,000	20.31%	72.03	73.51	81.75	82.68	86.76	36.38	17.02	24.74	81.24	87.68	-2.94	-3.16	0.23	1.26
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.20	2,255,000	25.84%	1.17	1.25	1.48	1.44	1.25	40.91	45.42	42.94	85.29	88.62	-0.09	-0.10	0.01	0.75
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$14.19	437,000	52.26%	14.70	15.50	17.08	17.59	15.76	39.09	40.57	45.95	75.03	87.66	-0.74	-0.84	0.09	0.85
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$15.64	690,000	-14.18%	16.67	16.93	18.13	19.09	18.52	39.23	11.85	13.30	30.46	34.19	-0.67	-0.59	-0.08	1.04
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$7.78	6,620,000	33.23%	7.76	8.36	10.22	10.25	8.91	42.28	55.19	55.80	86.11	93.68	-0.63	-0.75	0.12	0.68
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$3.97	3,559,000	-20.34%	3.96	4.14	4.61	4.89	4.53	40.75	41.32	37.58	95.15	91.51	-0.20	-0.23	0.02	1.57
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$3.42	1,587,000	17.99%	3.47	3.75	4.20	4.39	3.75	37.81	24.07	22.52	69.72	60.86	-0.26	-0.26	-0.01	1.74
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$1.75	1,155,000	6.35%	1.73	1.84	2.29	2.38	2.14	39.94	53.00	48.64	82.80	89.31	-0.16	-0.18	0.03	1.31
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$9.32	332,000	-3.21%	9.19	9.89	12.01	12.75	12.20	33.73	20.22	21.53	91.89	91.55	-0.85	-0.94	0.09	1.46
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$13.11	5,025,000	19.73%	13.21	13.36	14.99	14.25	12.61	44.52	56.96	58.10	87.80	93.86	-0.42	-0.54	0.12	1.84
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$11.45	440,000	41.03%	10.88	10.58	10.87	11.53	10.63	61.14	90.26	90.70	99.13	99.33	0.14	-0.02	0.16	1.01
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.66	25,266,000	-21.71%	1.50	1.53	1.74	1.55	1.17	54.11	86.50	80.17	98.45	99.01	-0.04	-0.08	0.04	0.96
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$2.17	423,000	-26.31%	2.20	2.21	2.28	2.56	2.42	46.84	58.92	69.37	69.83	83.48	-0.02	-0.03	0.02	1.04
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$2.23	2,881,000	80.51%	2.39	2.73	3.00	3.01	2.66	34.40	17.07	18.20	41.76	41.06	-0.22	-0.19	-0.03	1.44
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$594.43	304,000	9.35%	586.79	584.28	632.65	629.94	615.40	46.34	76.66	78.67	96.37	98.11	-10.72	-15.90	5.18	0.99
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$4.37	658,000	43.36%	4.03	4.05	4.17	3.70	2.84	54.92	84.70	81.98	97.69	97.69	-0.02	-0.08	0.06	0.92
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$3.69	969,000	-2.42%	3.46	3.39	3.38	3.31	5.21	58.55	79.33	73.68	94.69	88.82	0.07	0.02	0.05	2.07
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$4.59	3,292,000	-22.45%	4.58	4.67	5.38	5.74	5.49	45.03	66.17	59.26	87.17	92.27	-0.20	-0.26	0.06	-7.13
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$1.63	290,000	447.17%	1.72	1.88	2.08	2.29	2.68	36.17	14.23	19.56	31.70	39.54	-0.13	-0.12	-0.01	1.28
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$13.26	6,355,000	42.55%	12.66	12.20	12.40	11.30	10.61	57.44	78.40	79.38	81.03	83.57	0.21	0.07	0.14	1.09
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$8.13	6,607,000	-11.32%	8.68	9.21	8.83	7.74	6.76	45.21	18.05	19.75	24.94	25.02	-0.20	-0.04	-0.16	1.12
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$5.22	983,000	-30.73%	4.90	5.14	5.81	5.60	4.93	47.74	68.17	60.37	93.12	94.12	-0.22	-0.31	0.09	0.83
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$1.51	79,000	-48.37%	1.42	1.60	1.92	2.84	3.51	41.93	43.53	36.19	98.81	86.54	-0.17	-0.20	0.03	1.08
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$2.43	39,200	-3.45%	2.41	2.61	3.27	3.53	4.10	37.00	44.05	39.90	89.15	94.44	-0.25	-0.29	0.04	12.84
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$30.90	382,000	-28.46%	28.98	29.50	31.90	27.53	22.07	52.94	84.50	79.41	98.53	99.07	-0.50	-0.93	0.43	0.83
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$26.37	4,960,000	17.79%	25.75	26.60	27.61	26.33	29.79	49.05	51.97	46.59	82.21	71.03	-0.44	-0.55	0.12	0.90
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$8.91	2,268,000	1.75%	8.56	9.18	10.26	9.94	8.38	44.59	54.56	49.44	85.76	89.24	-0.53	-0.63	0.10	0.98
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$4.07	2,710,000	18.96%	4.43	4.78	5.41	6.01	7.64	37.57	18.01	16.08	45.23	43.50	-0.38	-0.34	-0.03	1.81
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$30.75	908,000	26.46%	27.91	28.80	31.75	30.45	24.80	53.42	85.29	76.81	99.32	99.32	-0.84	-1.45	0.61	0.88
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$1.22	252,000	-25.44%	1.08	0.94	1.49	1.57	1.57	54.62	80.79	73.78	100.00	96.77	-0.05	-0.12	0.07	0.81
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$1.46	5,680,000	54.47%	1.46	1.47	1.59	1.52	1.47	47.05	68.41	60.72	89.60	89.07	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	1.53
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$5.22	12,800	-9.22%	5.44	5.63	6.54	6.36	N/A	38.64	38.86	43.47	73.25	85.05	-0.30	-0.33	0.03	1.92
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$4.24	721,000	112.06%	3.95	3.92	3.92	3.60	3.78	58.43	88.04	79.48	100.00	95.58	0.03	-0.02	0.05	0.76
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$6.65	59,400	51.53%	6.00	5.74	4.99	N/A	N/A	66.71	90.40	87.49	92.78	90.55	0.42	0.34	0.07	2.33
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$18.24	60,000	6.01%	16.51	16.32	17.27	15.18	13.34	57.74	85.88	87.96	95.61	97.32	0.21	-0.21	0.42	0.80
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.49	28,397,000	3.48%	3.51	3.61	3.83	3.34	2.86	44.83	56.32	54.94	83.89	89.19	-0.08	-0.09	0.01	1.59
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.23	7,826,000	14.45%	3.21	3.39	4.05	4.67	4.18	39.34	45.00	41.41	91.21	94.39	-0.24	-0.29	0.05	1.17
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$3.80	1,486,000	-30.30%	3.55	3.66	4.26	4.46	3.59	49.79	78.46	69.02	98.71	99.57	-0.14	-0.22	0.08	0.99
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$27.21	209,000	84.96%	25.22	29.23	39.84	38.81	40.47	39.41	64.58	49.38	95.77	95.00	-4.23	-4.90	0.67	1.11
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$4.41	1,638,000	135.34%	4.13	3.95	4.34	4.22	4.62	57.90	89.44	84.04	100.00	99.15	-0.03	-0.10	0.07	1.20
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$14.64	12,093,000	44.79%	15.47	17.22	19.45	17.53	17.31	38.61	22.08	21.84	47.93	41.96	-1.22	-1.06	-0.16	0.31
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$11.36	4,116,000	0.91%	11.41	11.69	12.06	10.82	9.29	44.93	55.84	54.69	79.81	87.82	-0.19	-0.19	-0.00	1.61
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$2.16	70,500	-33.49%	2.73	3.14	4.24	7.22	12.63	27.99	13.80	11.56	20.48	18.07	-0.63	-0.57	-0.06	1.41
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$15.09	1,587,000	22.36%	14.89	14.64	16.35	17.48	21.97	49.27	79.64	77.90	91.52	91.04	-0.23	-0.51	0.28	0.95
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$11.81	1,805,000	61.74%	11.50	11.95	14.82	15.04	13.08	40.61	68.84	64.25	92.85	97.41	-0.81	-1.06	0.25	1.56
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.33	291,000	35.35%	1.35	1.40	1.70	1.86	2.46	34.75	49.61	46.95	88.37	92.24	-0.10	-0.13	0.02	1.01
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$4.41	4,603,000	34.95%	4.50	5.18	5.96	6.39	6.46	34.93	26.88	27.17	58.12	55.52	-0.48	-0.46	-0.02	1.45
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$2.73	284,000	-33.64%	2.84	3.07	3.18	3.42	4.12	38.65	45.16	38.26	52.33	35.58	-0.16	-0.12	-0.04	0.37
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.61	563,000	31.24%	0.63	0.68	0.83	0.90	0.95	33.17	24.97	29.08	78.68	87.00	-0.06	-0.07	0.00	1.06
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$63.47	186,000	36.76%	64.29	63.87	67.39	64.87	67.84	43.92	70.17	75.07	83.28	92.27	-0.54	-0.86	0.32	0.85
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$0.57	371,000	-18.10%	0.57	0.60	0.75	0.85	1.07	40.94	57.96	50.39	91.76	97.25	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	1.40
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$29.37	1,025,000	7.78%	27.40	28.36	30.06	28.40	23.53	51.71	72.62	67.74	96.56	97.71	-0.59	-0.96	0.37	1.07
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$173.47	1,047,000	137.95%	183.08	193.84	217.29	243.41	251.00	37.05	27.02	27.70	50.30	50.67	-10.81	-10.71	-0.10	2.02
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	$0.31	15,000	-81.25%	0.32	0.33	0.39	0.53	N/A	42.07	34.41	30.38	69.84	60.35	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	0.71
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$26.13	1,619,000	3.38%	27.02	27.21	30.89	31.03	30.27	33.75	39.82	53.21	73.50	83.62	-1.17	-1.32	0.14	1.10
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$52.54	2,265,000	69.16%	50.75	50.23	54.32	50.05	44.25	52.77	87.40	88.99	94.89	97.01	-0.44	-1.13	0.69	1.25
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$3.54	6,487,000	148.93%	3.70	4.09	3.96	3.47	3.24	42.73	10.41	10.83	13.62	11.82	-0.17	-0.06	-0.11	1.08
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$5.36	4,000	-38.46%	5.35	5.46	5.54	6.18	6.97	45.86	30.41	28.81	72.69	63.87	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.79
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$0.87	482,000	-1.63%	0.92	0.97	1.00	1.11	1.05	36.92	12.96	10.92	14.21	6.43	-0.04	-0.03	-0.02	0.58
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$1.33	97,000	242.76%	1.28	1.24	1.17	1.24	1.23	56.90	40.67	38.00	36.00	31.33	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.93
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$4.56	17,000	-57.18%	4.54	4.71	4.96	4.77	4.76	44.36	27.70	27.35	69.50	69.28	-0.13	-0.13	0.00	0.48
NUCL	EAGLE NUCLEAR ENERGY CORP	$7.14	96,000	-56.76%	7.09	6.23	8.58	10.26	11.21	50.54	70.14	76.45	86.18	91.00	-0.18	-0.52	0.34	0.03
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$1.20	738,000	-0.40%	1.18	1.21	1.41	1.15	0.91	45.79	75.42	70.77	87.68	93.26	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	0.55
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$5.98	19,300	-44.86%	5.88	5.30	5.12	4.61	5.53	55.31	53.15	70.38	50.94	75.20	0.47	0.28	0.18	0.32
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$30.80	0	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	N/A	0.25
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$5.24	214,000	105.77%	3.85	3.78	5.37	6.90	7.48	57.81	81.95	60.09	93.41	78.66	-0.31	-0.56	0.25	0.14
NXTS	NEXENTIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.60	155,000	8.39%	0.64	0.72	0.91	1.66	4.16	31.49	9.64	9.69	19.82	32.99	-0.10	-0.11	0.01	0.17
KBSX	FST CORP	$1.39	16,400	396.97%	1.35	1.36	1.26	1.33	1.48	56.01	40.37	34.89	17.60	11.50	0.02	0.03	-0.01	-0.09
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$0.21	3,416,000	4,454.67%	0.19	0.19	0.20	0.22	0.22	60.94	60.73	65.04	73.53	77.48	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	0.54
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.20	5,700	-66.86%	1.20	1.26	1.24	1.24	1.28	45.12	71.11	60.86	85.02	78.02	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	0.78
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$0.39	2,129,000	-50.91%	0.88	1.00	1.08	3.38	26.74	21.73	21.37	29.54	33.33	51.39	-0.15	-0.10	-0.04	-0.53
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$5.88	44,000	-6.38%	5.78	5.73	5.37	4.63	N/A	55.01	64.02	66.98	78.99	77.40	0.11	0.12	-0.00	1.21
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$1.47	33,000	25.48%	1.40	1.37	1.31	1.19	1.38	62.31	77.42	83.81	81.96	84.48	0.04	0.03	0.01	1.07

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.27%	+2.01%	+7.69%	+46.11%	32.57x	1.84x	+7.83%	+3.88%	+7.95%	-5.64%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.47%	+10.36%	+12.76%	+202.64%	45.53x	3.66x	+17.57%	+5.86%	+9.72%	-4.56%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-0.67%	-0.49%	-2.05%	+12.51%	29.24x	2.69x	+13.29%	+6.31%	+10.38%	+20.06%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	-0.45%	-0.39%	-6.05%	+2.75%	26.86x	5.43x	+5.85%	+10.00%	+17.96%	+26.15%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.88%	-0.60%	+14.98%	+50.93%	-0.63x	1.75x	-15.44%	-4.36%	-2.69%	-3.67%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-2.11%	-0.72%	+15.52%	+93.28%	30.84x	1.97x	-1.37%	-0.88%	-1.09%	+3.00%	Buy
Copper	6	-0.94%	+2.45%	-5.70%	+128.32%	33.11x	7.00x	+29.49%	+14.11%	+25.81%	-6.63%	Buy
Gold	49	+0.65%	+4.23%	-6.05%	+106.85%	20.30x	3.84x	+18.27%	+12.73%	+17.22%	+12.14%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.65%	-2.40%	-6.59%	+0.18%	12.10x	1.56x	+5.79%	+3.61%	+5.43%	+23.96%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	+0.10%	+2.68%	-4.10%	+87.75%	14.10x	2.77x	+7.32%	+3.58%	+10.55%	+3.77%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-0.19%	+3.02%	-10.82%	+167.97%	16.11x	3.58x	+6.00%	+2.26%	+6.22%	+43.73%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-2.54%	-2.84%	-7.41%	-32.01%	4.83x	1.20x	+26.56%	+7.25%	+15.98%	+31.60%	Buy
Silver	3	+0.10%	+0.84%	-13.37%	+270.74%	21.52x	3.85x	+4.45%	+2.72%	+7.29%	+14.06%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.10%	-0.52%	+1.09%	+18.26%	-2.28x	3.67x	+14.53%	+4.93%	+9.57%	+14.21%	Buy
Steel	22	+0.73%	+0.75%	-1.27%	+16.58%	18.08x	1.07x	+6.84%	+4.40%	+7.31%	+10.83%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.76%	-1.81%	+2.07%	+50.99%	-24.85x	1.49x	+6.21%	+3.92%	+5.42%	+21.61%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-3.22%	-0.39%	-8.30%	+178.12%	61.45x	7.32x	-0.11%	-0.37%	+2.48%	+39.00%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -5 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 79.21% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 48 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $11.38, an upside of 3.88% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $10.95.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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 Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 240.74% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 210 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, a downside of -1.66% from Iamgold's current stock price of $19.32.

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

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 178.69% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 148 percentage points.

Perma Pipe International Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 19.17% from Perma Pipe International Holdings's current stock price of $30.21.

Perma Pipe International Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Perma Pipe International Holdings, 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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 131 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.02%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. 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 104.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.41%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. 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 136.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 8.08%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 127.8% 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 -0.19% in the last day, and up 0.6% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why basic material stocks are down.

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 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 79.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 48 percentage points.

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 92.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 62 percentage points.

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 79.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.27% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.33% over the next year.

7.5% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.14% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 49.29% are rated C (Hold), 16.79% are rated D (Sell), and 9.29% 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 17.56x.

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1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

2. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

2. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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