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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.

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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
FNUC	FRONTIER NUCLEAR & MINERALS INC	$2.08	361,000	50.42%	2.11	2.16	2.30	2.76	3.33	45.13	27.38	25.40	46.48	39.16	-0.09	-0.10	0.01	1.11
ALOY	REALLOYS INC	$9.66	2,055,000	79.95%	9.10	9.21	10.14	11.54	9.55	51.40	54.26	43.52	72.84	51.94	-0.31	-0.45	0.14	1.01
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$21.83	240,000	36.36%	21.95	23.11	23.04	20.50	19.51	47.56	33.24	30.33	28.23	23.92	-0.41	-0.22	-0.18	1.12
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$10.70	13,573,000	40.25%	10.73	10.64	9.54	10.94	11.46	59.49	51.10	36.02	36.92	21.68	0.27	0.30	-0.03	1.66
OEC	ORION SA	$6.76	345,000	-18.05%	6.98	7.33	6.68	6.35	6.70	49.60	23.73	15.48	14.57	6.63	-0.04	0.09	-0.13	1.22
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$101.03	6,387,000	5.17%	104.83	109.57	109.42	115.46	115.95	34.22	15.95	12.66	25.62	17.80	-3.36	-1.97	-1.39	1.19
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$8.61	695,000	-44.04%	8.98	9.20	9.87	9.12	7.69	42.34	13.97	12.95	14.82	15.42	-0.28	-0.23	-0.05	1.43
SOLS	SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$79.38	2,830,000	110.88%	84.08	82.20	79.27	72.88	N/A	50.23	37.58	36.94	23.37	22.23	0.79	1.28	-0.48	1.49
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$73.86	3,211,000	11.38%	71.98	76.06	81.53	97.01	109.04	44.12	44.02	28.00	90.77	59.44	-3.71	-3.83	0.12	1.46
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.84	382,000	74.43%	0.87	0.85	0.85	0.80	0.75	43.76	21.45	30.24	4.88	16.02	0.00	0.01	-0.00	0.64
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$4.39	730,000	-17.61%	4.76	5.05	4.72	4.94	5.03	39.15	10.46	10.21	5.12	4.44	-0.15	0.01	-0.16	1.43
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$36.31	3,177,000	32.32%	35.71	37.72	39.05	47.04	50.03	48.97	44.79	29.19	76.91	45.61	-1.40	-1.43	0.04	1.31
SBMT	SILVER BOW MINING CORP	$9.00	34,800	-51.67%	9.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.00
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$73.65	559,000	-41.40%	76.83	83.43	83.52	81.60	78.13	33.90	15.68	12.41	17.32	11.72	-3.65	-1.97	-1.68	1.46
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$2.14	8,912,000	53.36%	2.08	2.08	1.79	1.83	1.68	53.40	47.82	31.83	41.67	26.05	0.05	0.08	-0.03	1.05
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$537.97	501,000	-13.02%	558.27	583.43	592.86	623.21	620.92	27.46	13.42	11.26	18.49	12.87	-19.20	-13.22	-5.98	0.99
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$1.97	1,521,000	-12.08%	1.93	2.02	2.10	2.30	2.46	43.55	38.84	32.35	56.24	41.60	-0.06	-0.05	-0.00	1.06
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$7.70	2,575,000	-3.88%	8.23	9.00	8.89	7.70	5.83	36.75	10.01	10.34	6.09	5.43	-0.40	-0.19	-0.22	1.64
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$4.68	556,000	-29.44%	5.07	5.23	4.47	4.69	4.64	52.42	22.28	12.24	23.68	12.17	0.04	0.17	-0.13	0.53
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$4.87	548,000	-29.92%	5.34	5.43	4.87	4.48	3.47	40.55	15.85	13.10	8.99	6.88	-0.03	0.12	-0.15	0.95
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.21	848,000	-39.60%	2.25	2.20	2.09	2.28	2.03	53.22	50.53	43.18	38.42	26.54	0.02	0.03	-0.01	0.72
FMC	FMC CORP	$13.01	2,256,000	-17.21%	13.18	13.94	15.19	15.06	20.54	40.70	23.82	17.32	52.01	46.90	-0.71	-0.67	-0.04	0.87
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$88.10	700,000	-3.05%	91.18	99.29	108.67	100.37	88.17	30.61	5.12	4.35	19.62	15.34	-6.36	-5.44	-0.92	1.04
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$10.56	202,000	-35.67%	10.55	10.57	10.21	11.94	11.81	48.90	24.30	22.71	24.73	22.71	-0.01	0.04	-0.04	1.48
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$21.40	271,000	-25.96%	23.12	23.32	21.82	25.11	24.34	40.23	12.75	10.19	15.38	10.86	-0.45	0.09	-0.54	0.43
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.17	1,235,000	58.33%	4.98	5.53	5.84	6.47	7.58	37.22	21.88	17.74	28.37	20.35	-0.32	-0.29	-0.03	1.12
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.50	217,000	-46.15%	2.65	2.77	3.09	2.88	2.55	38.33	13.73	12.09	15.13	19.33	-0.16	-0.14	-0.02	1.14
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$6.01	346,000	-9.90%	6.06	6.04	6.04	6.97	6.40	51.61	34.08	27.29	48.80	34.49	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	0.92
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$4.08	206,000	-10.43%	4.17	4.44	4.17	3.95	3.82	45.01	13.31	13.82	8.94	8.20	-0.06	0.01	-0.07	0.78
LGO	LARGO INC	$0.96	432,000	-5.47%	1.02	1.10	1.18	1.29	1.31	31.70	6.97	5.73	8.12	3.90	-0.08	-0.06	-0.02	1.43
LWLG	LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC	$13.17	6,171,000	14.53%	14.05	14.27	11.35	7.68	5.81	48.81	23.63	18.04	13.40	7.16	0.32	0.93	-0.61	2.11
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$2.36	156,000	-39.53%	2.53	2.56	2.74	3.27	N/A	38.08	3.33	3.10	4.16	6.72	-0.12	-0.10	-0.02	2.04
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$70.14	1,313,000	48.03%	70.66	71.81	72.87	79.91	83.97	46.66	39.66	30.98	47.85	36.16	-1.15	-1.02	-0.13	1.27
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.35	197,000	-16.17%	1.43	1.43	1.60	1.75	1.42	35.76	19.60	19.87	31.06	33.08	-0.08	-0.08	-0.00	0.42
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$3.67	1,182,000	-21.88%	3.86	3.86	3.73	4.20	3.98	47.06	16.10	11.90	13.16	6.90	-0.02	0.02	-0.04	1.74
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$4.34	53,000	38.74%	4.98	5.28	5.34	N/A	N/A	33.81	9.04	8.03	7.29	4.94	-0.25	-0.14	-0.11	0.97
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$1.69	2,696,000	155.55%	1.72	1.74	1.78	2.19	2.17	40.74	22.52	16.56	34.19	22.94	-0.06	-0.04	-0.01	1.31
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$24.29	17,528,000	-7.31%	23.99	24.77	20.69	20.20	19.05	55.97	50.28	32.34	42.04	25.32	0.64	1.09	-0.44	0.48
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$11.14	11,789,000	25.58%	11.13	11.99	10.18	11.20	10.18	48.67	27.32	19.11	33.12	21.39	0.02	0.30	-0.28	0.78
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.11	1,473,000	-57.68%	1.14	1.16	1.21	1.39	1.32	39.64	28.79	21.51	38.62	26.82	-0.04	-0.04	-0.01	0.76
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$29.88	762,000	-38.30%	30.73	29.81	29.61	31.35	27.28	49.08	48.24	38.96	42.83	33.24	-0.09	-0.02	-0.08	0.92
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$14.23	145,000	-9.38%	13.65	13.69	14.06	15.55	17.61	51.68	66.34	57.86	87.13	81.43	-0.14	-0.23	0.09	0.74
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$10.85	38,000	-20.00%	12.08	12.70	12.31	12.19	11.30	26.05	7.03	5.62	5.86	5.15	-0.46	-0.10	-0.36	0.82
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$8.33	116,000	52.63%	8.39	8.89	8.22	8.93	10.31	44.99	28.95	18.02	32.93	20.29	-0.21	0.00	-0.21	0.09
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$4.99	9,120,000	16.67%	5.10	5.29	4.68	4.90	4.89	46.67	21.27	15.60	17.16	10.45	0.01	0.13	-0.11	1.63
JAGU	JAGUAR URANIUM CORP	$2.04	12,600	-56.55%	2.10	2.30	2.23	N/A	N/A	39.51	37.00	38.32	13.38	15.11	-0.13	-0.09	-0.05	3.87
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$13.10	7,241,000	-35.86%	13.98	14.44	14.02	14.95	13.74	43.00	23.31	15.96	27.67	17.65	-0.40	-0.10	-0.30	1.86
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$15.24	143,000	-42.34%	16.24	16.32	15.86	17.30	16.50	44.59	19.32	14.08	25.89	17.00	-0.21	-0.01	-0.20	0.89
GMTL	GUARDIAN METAL RESOURCES PLC	$16.98	214,000	-4.04%	16.18	16.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	48.78	78.56	82.41	77.54	89.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$5.32	4,231,000	11.96%	5.54	5.75	5.34	5.67	5.93	46.77	34.68	24.90	34.24	21.34	-0.08	0.03	-0.11	-7.05
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.93	917,000	-24.34%	2.05	2.05	2.02	2.46	2.35	40.03	9.88	12.75	10.52	9.33	-0.04	-0.02	-0.02	0.77
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$5.26	4,860,000	4.54%	5.43	5.40	5.16	5.97	6.21	50.98	29.44	22.18	22.81	12.12	0.01	0.05	-0.04	1.52
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	60,000	-69.39%	1.37	1.62	8.22	16.24	425.65	24.23	11.74	9.23	95.86	84.62	-1.70	-2.21	0.51	-0.67
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$1.56	79,000	6.76%	1.65	1.66	1.75	1.99	2.49	45.59	21.48	15.69	33.99	27.29	-0.05	-0.05	-0.01	1.33
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$6.62	42,000	-17.65%	6.88	7.04	6.81	N/A	N/A	52.45	49.04	34.54	53.92	32.09	-0.06	-0.00	-0.06	2.67
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$21.94	5,574,000	-18.27%	22.05	22.56	24.31	25.97	27.68	45.30	40.72	29.73	76.76	51.87	-0.70	-0.78	0.07	0.88
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$17.78	547,000	-39.15%	18.57	17.67	16.76	17.95	18.64	53.36	32.90	35.55	19.88	27.14	0.43	0.52	-0.08	1.06
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$7.76	3,570,000	-4.26%	8.36	8.33	8.81	9.75	9.04	39.03	8.96	9.99	18.54	18.93	-0.34	-0.28	-0.07	1.01
CITR	CITROTECH INC	$7.20	57,000	178.05%	6.81	6.78	7.98	7.71	N/A	51.65	68.13	43.49	88.54	64.56	-0.26	-0.36	0.10	0.39
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$1.53	7,455,000	-6.63%	1.68	1.72	1.61	1.64	1.55	42.66	11.74	6.94	11.70	5.58	-0.03	0.01	-0.04	1.54
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.71	1,206,000	-23.67%	2.87	2.85	2.73	3.00	2.50	45.18	17.39	14.85	15.48	10.58	-0.02	0.02	-0.04	1.02
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$28.93	334,000	-42.31%	31.10	30.59	30.53	30.82	24.68	38.96	9.86	12.38	4.67	6.60	-0.50	-0.11	-0.38	0.85
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.97	752,000	-25.10%	0.93	1.01	1.17	1.61	2.04	48.86	62.36	56.47	96.51	93.58	-0.06	-0.08	0.02	1.01
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$2.07	296,000	225.27%	1.86	1.79	1.65	2.13	3.19	55.00	74.85	69.32	77.84	74.20	0.08	0.06	0.02	1.11
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$4.73	1,059,000	-7.83%	5.03	4.93	4.53	4.50	4.35	45.74	24.14	43.04	0.00	24.31	0.09	0.14	-0.05	1.23
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$1.49	127,000	-41.20%	1.40	1.69	2.27	3.83	9.89	40.22	22.28	19.93	79.19	60.67	-0.28	-0.33	0.05	1.40
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$1.60	1,132,000	29.52%	1.55	1.55	1.35	1.89	3.09	62.10	64.29	50.00	52.64	28.89	0.05	0.05	0.01	1.53
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$33.29	2,145,000	26.40%	37.57	37.37	37.12	38.17	23.35	39.76	12.54	13.74	3.86	4.42	-1.19	-0.33	-0.87	0.97
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$4.36	68,000	74.36%	4.63	4.82	5.26	6.10	N/A	35.50	10.05	6.46	11.48	5.74	-0.30	-0.26	-0.04	1.93
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.57	719,000	26.14%	0.60	0.63	0.65	0.80	0.94	37.04	17.04	12.89	25.62	16.45	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	1.07
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$13.91	1,015,000	8.21%	14.52	14.66	14.44	16.53	21.48	45.46	14.80	11.40	16.84	8.40	-0.21	-0.05	-0.16	0.92
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$2.13	5,993,000	47.57%	2.22	2.23	2.37	2.82	2.85	45.63	39.55	28.30	50.17	34.21	-0.07	-0.06	-0.01	1.46
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$1.76	183,000	-22.13%	1.62	1.50	1.35	1.59	1.51	71.16	92.13	84.53	96.42	88.42	0.10	0.06	0.04	0.82
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$4.01	1,948,000	-8.80%	4.23	4.29	4.04	4.43	4.03	46.82	20.23	12.47	23.23	12.64	-0.05	0.02	-0.07	1.03
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$36.15	201,000	4.69%	37.69	36.16	31.60	39.07	40.59	55.60	33.22	30.99	23.35	14.79	1.03	1.33	-0.30	1.18
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$3.21	5,238,000	-18.17%	3.20	3.22	3.10	3.59	3.80	50.99	40.78	27.52	48.49	29.53	-0.02	-0.00	-0.02	-1.02
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$15.68	38,000	-26.50%	16.67	17.41	17.56	17.25	14.71	37.48	23.45	22.60	23.67	18.70	-0.68	-0.42	-0.26	0.84
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$61.89	164,000	41.38%	60.55	61.54	63.37	65.78	66.11	49.93	57.50	37.76	98.20	73.70	-0.92	-1.10	0.18	0.86
GEVO	GEVO INC	$1.70	2,890,000	2.63%	1.71	1.83	2.03	2.00	2.02	45.30	14.69	11.30	23.81	15.04	-0.08	-0.08	-0.00	1.85
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$8.20	9,239,000	-40.49%	8.97	10.15	9.67	9.06	7.93	42.20	18.58	12.71	23.72	15.40	-0.52	-0.18	-0.34	1.20
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$5.37	839,000	-37.57%	5.81	5.69	5.46	5.82	5.22	39.35	5.54	9.96	0.00	1.31	-0.04	0.05	-0.09	0.86
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.38	3,791,000	-20.89%	3.55	3.49	3.39	4.17	4.23	45.84	22.97	20.05	20.81	16.53	-0.01	0.01	-0.02	1.19
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$177.15	666,000	-17.37%	185.06	197.28	195.72	224.50	249.59	43.12	16.73	11.76	14.62	7.15	-7.27	-3.82	-3.45	2.06
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$10.53	4,071,000	-31.31%	11.37	11.84	11.83	11.88	10.14	36.93	7.59	5.72	5.12	2.69	-0.39	-0.18	-0.21	1.64
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.20	18,674,000	-4.19%	3.39	3.57	3.62	3.70	3.14	37.55	12.36	10.27	9.70	4.82	-0.15	-0.09	-0.06	1.59
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$5.17	5,064,000	34.18%	5.65	5.46	5.07	5.63	7.13	52.15	30.78	21.68	30.76	18.53	0.07	0.13	-0.06	1.90
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$26.72	1,207,000	-56.75%	28.45	28.22	28.76	29.77	25.95	40.55	25.09	21.04	33.13	27.07	-0.79	-0.38	-0.41	1.11
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$3.94	904,000	82.63%	3.82	3.52	3.24	3.35	3.93	73.25	76.93	66.92	74.80	54.45	0.22	0.16	0.06	0.42
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$2.81	15,000	4.17%	2.93	2.80	2.61	3.20	3.99	49.63	40.69	42.60	18.56	21.07	0.06	0.08	-0.01	12.85
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$0.46	1,275,000	-11.76%	0.84	0.84	0.92	0.94	1.08	29.26	11.15	21.95	0.00	18.28	-0.08	-0.03	-0.05	0.55
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$1.13	11,000	10.00%	1.14	1.16	1.22	1.19	1.27	40.63	15.68	17.09	22.28	26.15	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.92
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$4.79	848,000	-2.42%	4.77	4.24	4.00	3.83	3.36	65.74	67.60	69.44	68.68	73.22	0.31	0.24	0.07	1.06
GGB	GERDAU SA	$4.70	14,645,000	-18.30%	4.69	4.65	4.15	4.11	3.72	61.32	45.97	36.95	23.59	15.30	0.13	0.16	-0.03	0.98
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.48	5,000	-29.58%	1.43	1.45	1.52	1.55	1.87	54.62	67.22	54.05	85.60	77.69	-0.00	-0.02	0.02	0.83
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$29.13	1,412,000	-21.03%	28.15	28.20	28.02	30.49	30.08	55.77	77.58	63.70	98.36	83.50	0.00	-0.14	0.14	1.12
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$6.18	39,000	-15.22%	6.12	5.54	4.98	4.97	4.82	63.82	55.37	53.94	36.54	36.03	0.39	0.35	0.04	0.47
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$6.39	73,500	219.57%	6.30	6.29	5.93	5.91	7.12	59.06	63.40	41.86	76.09	44.24	0.09	0.10	-0.01	0.80
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$10.68	23,800	244.93%	10.64	10.64	10.50	10.58	8.89	56.55	86.19	81.39	88.63	82.86	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.14
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.13	24,200	-60.33%	1.15	1.18	1.20	1.22	1.26	45.23	8.82	10.13	29.77	31.33	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	0.75
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$0.44	485,000	225.50%	0.44	0.46	0.49	0.68	1.30	41.38	16.46	17.50	25.40	25.55	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.69

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.21%	-2.48%	-2.46%	-2.62%	36.18x	1.70x	+8.34%	+4.19%	+8.48%	+7.09%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.28%	-3.14%	+5.27%	+159.08%	16.06x	3.09x	+25.70%	+8.39%	+12.20%	+7.44%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.28%	-4.47%	-11.23%	-10.97%	28.54x	2.56x	+14.25%	+6.82%	+11.03%	+27.85%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.48%	-4.96%	-3.38%	-6.09%	28.63x	6.14x	+2.19%	+9.18%	+16.64%	+20.32%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.76%	-5.25%	-5.36%	+25.42%	-17.39x	1.79x	-16.33%	-4.56%	-1.83%	+19.26%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-0.23%	-3.88%	-12.26%	+49.99%	0.47x	1.76x	-3.00%	+2.00%	+2.85%	+18.44%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.15%	-6.46%	-3.61%	+94.95%	31.68x	6.87x	+32.72%	+15.94%	+28.48%	+1.94%	Buy
Gold	52	-0.26%	-8.35%	-9.66%	+61.71%	15.94x	3.34x	+22.21%	+14.59%	+20.01%	+39.39%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.38%	-0.86%	-5.00%	-0.66%	13.13x	1.58x	+4.86%	+2.89%	+4.73%	+22.72%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	48	+2.84%	-3.26%	+5.89%	+103.43%	15.10x	3.09x	+9.58%	+3.63%	+11.16%	+1.15%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	17	-0.29%	-9.59%	-5.44%	+108.37%	-4.30x	3.10x	+8.82%	+4.59%	+8.32%	+53.21%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+2.18%	-0.12%	-7.06%	-34.41%	5.27x	1.02x	+20.64%	+5.93%	+13.89%	+27.09%	Hold
Silver	4	-1.07%	-16.35%	-2.20%	+225.53%	-6.08x	3.67x	+6.21%	+3.75%	+8.62%	+16.32%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.31%	-1.43%	-1.31%	+10.88%	6.61x	3.67x	+15.86%	+5.62%	+10.51%	+13.35%	Buy
Steel	22	+0.76%	-2.33%	+6.25%	-18.61%	23.97x	1.31x	+7.89%	+5.04%	+8.27%	-0.11%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.81%	-2.61%	-5.05%	+15.01%	-21.19x	1.27x	+5.06%	+3.35%	+4.81%	+38.73%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	+3.56%	-7.51%	-8.75%	+93.54%	58.19x	7.10x	-1.89%	-0.67%	+2.72%	+48.55%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in May 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. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 323 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 Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alto Ingredients has seen its stock return 411.98% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 400 percentage points.

Alto Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 119.3% from Alto Ingredients's current stock price of $4.56.

Alto Ingredients stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Alto Ingredients, 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.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 323 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 151.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 139 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 48.99% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.78.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Iamgold, 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.

3. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 323 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 Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 181.22% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 169 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $33.80, an upside of 5.49% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $32.04.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Constellium Se, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 139 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 1.8%.

Algoma Steel Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 10.15%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. 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 -6.6% 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 10%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 91.7% 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 0.34% in the last day, and down -3.91% over the last week. Mp Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 4.41% yesterday.

MP Materials shares are trading higher after a Form 4 filing showed its COO purchased 17,000 shares at an average price of $56.62 each.

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 52 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 61.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 38.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 27 percentage points.

3. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 170.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 159 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.41% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 18.99% over the next year.

9.72% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.71% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.26% are rated C (Hold), 14.24% are rated D (Sell), and 10.07% 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 18.27x.

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1. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

1. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

3. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

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1. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

3. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

1. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

3. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

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