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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	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
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$2.71	434,000	-43.93%	2.70	2.46	1.98	1.73	1.45	68.05	65.77	69.20	4.99	18.34	0.23	0.23	-0.00	0.83
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.21	399,000	-20.99%	1.22	1.14	0.93	0.76	0.57	63.32	54.93	59.36	0.00	12.33	0.09	0.09	-0.00	0.42
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.24	2,819,000	32.60%	1.22	1.21	1.00	0.88	0.84	63.48	61.11	59.55	40.47	33.92	0.06	0.07	-0.01	0.69
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$1.32	636,000	-38.67%	1.75	3.34	2.90	2.17	3.65	35.35	1.49	1.82	0.26	0.32	-0.72	-0.39	-0.33	-0.67
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$4.89	874,000	-13.55%	5.05	5.62	5.62	4.82	5.87	34.41	8.55	7.93	3.09	1.03	-0.27	-0.16	-0.11	1.45
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$32.00	12,937,000	140.42%	26.47	23.17	19.42	16.81	16.21	86.64	97.65	97.35	86.98	79.46	3.05	2.27	0.78	0.93
AREC	AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$3.70	8,375,000	31.08%	2.92	2.62	1.98	1.46	1.09	71.70	75.37	64.40	46.92	27.55	0.34	0.30	0.04	1.53
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.57	381,000	20.19%	2.73	2.64	2.08	1.86	3.03	53.59	23.30	30.95	0.51	2.30	0.17	0.23	-0.05	0.99
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$4.10	6,550,000	68.90%	3.55	3.24	2.94	2.48	1.96	70.21	81.12	67.98	78.97	63.02	0.27	0.19	0.08	1.73
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$64.17	1,030,000	45.28%	63.59	62.13	59.36	53.77	52.02	58.38	71.76	76.43	55.36	70.16	1.64	1.56	0.08	0.78
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$4.88	18,002,000	36.60%	4.64	3.59	2.91	2.28	1.83	69.22	85.43	88.38	66.41	72.72	0.69	0.54	0.15	-1.43
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$2.08	763,000	-5.69%	2.13	2.09	1.82	1.64	1.51	54.16	31.25	46.75	22.91	27.23	0.09	0.10	-0.01	1.03
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$3.95	3,097,000	-33.92%	3.52	3.18	2.77	2.38	1.83	80.61	89.29	91.62	100.00	100.00	0.33	0.24	0.08	1.00
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$6.24	652,000	-39.41%	6.32	6.16	4.84	4.13	3.42	57.48	43.47	48.12	7.70	9.49	0.40	0.48	-0.08	0.82
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$2.30	1,146,000	-0.78%	2.29	2.18	1.87	1.67	1.61	60.99	64.58	69.44	24.47	43.30	0.15	0.14	0.01	0.67
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$55.19	112,000	38.27%	49.61	47.19	43.90	35.93	29.89	70.19	92.60	87.17	96.03	88.98	2.66	1.93	0.73	0.94
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$37.75	3,509,000	76.33%	33.30	29.92	25.89	19.29	14.37	75.38	95.42	89.00	97.14	89.77	2.98	2.44	0.54	0.95
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$25.96	41,161,000	77.27%	18.79	16.74	15.53	13.39	12.34	79.50	88.27	81.94	94.33	81.72	1.83	0.97	0.86	-0.10
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$1.21	6,244,000	-3.66%	1.00	0.86	0.80	0.69	0.69	79.76	86.13	76.23	95.36	87.82	0.10	0.06	0.04	1.04
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$5.72	211,000	-12.81%	5.76	5.98	5.92	6.21	7.33	43.65	13.17	13.95	27.38	24.38	-0.12	-0.08	-0.04	1.05
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$2.79	3,827,000	6.81%	2.45	2.11	1.77	1.65	1.46	78.63	75.64	74.66	79.49	83.67	0.28	0.21	0.07	1.24
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$1.11	241,000	24.87%	1.08	1.12	1.09	1.09	1.22	50.77	42.01	40.01	36.38	34.10	-0.01	-0.00	-0.00	1.25
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$5.04	2,800,000	203.36%	4.44	4.31	4.25	4.14	3.95	75.30	90.29	88.73	93.56	91.83	0.12	0.05	0.07	1.44
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.16	1,511,000	-24.60%	2.11	1.98	1.46	1.25	0.98	68.08	56.23	60.94	9.47	10.71	0.21	0.23	-0.02	0.63
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$17.46	983,000	-57.48%	18.22	18.03	16.53	15.52	12.93	48.97	34.78	48.08	9.91	19.26	0.38	0.54	-0.16	0.78
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$90.41	1,031,000	48.77%	86.91	90.58	93.00	91.62	95.55	49.44	54.49	47.11	95.61	79.09	-1.62	-1.87	0.26	1.28
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$11.72	789,000	-7.39%	11.19	11.27	12.09	12.51	15.25	52.18	71.96	70.65	89.01	91.28	-0.19	-0.31	0.12	1.43
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$4.09	336,000	380.00%	3.67	3.82	3.86	3.91	5.47	57.42	45.24	24.93	43.12	18.59	-0.05	-0.05	0.00	1.02
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.32	13,676,000	113.75%	1.13	0.98	0.91	1.12	0.96	74.16	86.10	86.75	85.06	84.35	0.09	0.05	0.04	0.94
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$9.59	99,000	-17.50%	9.53	9.33	10.58	14.81	13.29	47.02	24.17	29.14	39.42	48.24	-0.51	-0.71	0.20	0.17
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$0.53	1,310,000	151.44%	0.52	0.52	0.62	0.57	0.71	47.15	47.66	41.94	82.50	69.87	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.28
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$4.42	2,809,000	-33.87%	4.24	4.03	3.63	3.35	2.71	64.90	80.30	84.08	76.98	80.91	0.22	0.19	0.03	1.09
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$20.37	112,000	-19.42%	20.96	21.24	22.17	25.50	26.35	38.96	7.57	8.78	2.69	8.54	-0.52	-0.50	-0.02	0.70
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$6.01	2,050,000	279.63%	5.08	4.89	5.20	4.69	5.10	62.74	70.51	55.70	81.70	69.90	0.09	-0.03	0.12	1.32
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$13.21	32,104,000	154.19%	13.52	12.90	11.15	8.84	7.42	57.61	53.58	54.96	12.22	15.84	0.72	0.81	-0.09	1.84
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$9.65	1,584,000	67.97%	9.25	9.57	9.19	7.50	6.98	52.78	25.67	16.43	36.73	19.51	-0.05	0.04	-0.09	1.31
BIOX	BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP	$1.34	757,000	35.42%	1.51	1.77	2.58	3.55	4.39	18.51	16.57	16.74	11.22	5.03	-0.37	-0.38	0.00	0.60
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.91	231,000	147.06%	4.97	4.88	4.68	4.57	5.86	51.97	30.56	25.66	34.67	23.65	0.06	0.08	-0.01	0.26
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$7.94	16,478,000	113.31%	6.73	5.92	4.80	3.75	2.91	77.95	76.15	73.84	24.73	21.91	0.73	0.62	0.10	-6.95
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$49.47	2,652,000	-44.89%	49.66	51.71	53.63	56.75	63.50	38.18	13.44	10.54	30.90	17.48	-1.63	-1.46	-0.17	0.95
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$72.69	473,000	-9.73%	73.81	75.70	81.67	84.29	90.35	38.75	22.41	29.51	44.93	57.38	-2.48	-2.51	0.03	1.46
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$3.94	152,000	-3.80%	3.90	3.91	3.89	3.97	4.30	52.57	25.96	18.20	23.41	14.41	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	0.80
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$5.56	68,500	119.55%	5.70	5.75	5.57	3.68	2.33	48.54	28.70	28.08	24.23	20.69	0.07	0.12	-0.05	12.64
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$6.30	1,452,000	-1.36%	5.90	5.31	4.63	N/A	N/A	74.51	87.33	85.34	70.83	72.04	0.47	0.38	0.09	1.31
NITO	N2OFF INC	$4.04	110,000	-51.54%	4.56	5.76	7.15	8.27	14.23	28.58	11.17	7.84	25.49	14.64	-1.01	-0.86	-0.15	0.06
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$7.65	593,000	7.62%	7.13	6.80	5.61	4.82	5.59	81.73	91.06	91.12	65.87	55.25	0.52	0.50	0.02	1.46
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$7.49	5,064,000	195.28%	6.75	6.27	6.10	5.83	8.14	64.57	76.63	68.87	69.70	61.61	0.28	0.17	0.11	1.36
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$3.21	94,000	9.94%	3.21	3.15	3.24	7.26	9.01	47.06	37.16	45.07	63.58	72.52	-0.10	-0.17	0.06	0.16
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$12.75	19,853,000	-23.66%	12.24	11.85	10.97	9.48	9.43	65.26	79.60	75.17	53.93	50.77	0.51	0.45	0.06	1.58
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$3.31	2,234,000	-30.75%	3.80	4.21	4.66	5.47	6.26	24.96	8.91	8.48	6.81	6.77	-0.40	-0.31	-0.09	1.07
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$5.29	17,500	-25.21%	5.52	5.28	5.49	4.73	3.95	48.00	40.08	52.64	16.87	38.06	0.03	0.04	-0.01	42.99
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$7.76	2,396,000	75.79%	7.17	6.93	7.12	6.74	7.72	63.14	70.35	63.21	92.35	80.21	0.12	0.03	0.09	2.01
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$1.73	6,516,000	26.40%	1.73	1.62	1.43	1.21	1.06	63.76	82.92	88.82	59.85	73.94	0.10	0.10	0.00	1.55
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$68.48	153,000	12.50%	68.25	71.35	72.04	73.35	76.87	39.87	18.89	16.65	31.70	25.44	-1.54	-1.23	-0.31	0.87
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$9.99	6,662,000	-12.02%	8.63	7.83	6.71	5.51	4.41	80.98	88.00	90.41	72.36	85.77	0.85	0.62	0.22	0.91
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$4.13	5,097,000	94.76%	3.57	3.38	3.23	2.69	2.55	67.17	75.39	60.66	71.84	53.57	0.16	0.11	0.06	1.82
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$7.41	10,513,000	51.40%	6.55	5.99	5.70	5.67	3.77	73.21	93.43	88.35	100.00	92.81	0.41	0.25	0.16	1.25
AAON	AAON INC	$98.32	832,000	13.04%	93.48	88.59	84.76	84.58	92.60	66.74	94.33	92.05	97.33	88.02	3.73	2.78	0.96	1.09
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$13.27	81,500	-60.05%	13.81	13.57	11.86	11.13	9.09	51.06	51.17	67.71	33.67	66.78	0.49	0.60	-0.11	0.51
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$9.31	4,808,000	8.09%	9.20	9.95	10.14	10.76	13.38	40.06	24.06	18.05	37.26	25.66	-0.41	-0.34	-0.07	1.05
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$16.52	24,194,000	10.05%	16.40	14.82	12.01	9.02	6.86	65.35	62.38	59.95	26.84	27.04	1.42	1.45	-0.03	1.73
DOW	DOW INC	$23.82	8,353,000	-53.43%	23.07	23.68	23.58	26.14	31.06	51.28	37.59	29.63	78.13	57.46	-0.27	-0.31	0.04	0.96
GTI	GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY	$3.93	64,000	3.23%	3.86	3.70	4.90	5.50	10.78	48.19	63.05	51.44	78.71	61.25	-0.18	-0.28	0.09	0.42
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$9.34	6,795,000	4.27%	10.24	9.56	9.55	8.75	6.93	47.56	20.60	27.87	4.89	10.53	0.10	0.21	-0.11	1.66
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$8.72	9,644,000	-19.26%	8.93	8.54	7.65	7.06	6.40	57.35	65.23	72.52	21.30	40.07	0.39	0.42	-0.03	1.61
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$82.31	936,000	-32.03%	78.65	82.66	83.22	80.62	92.77	50.74	28.03	18.51	51.67	31.24	-1.69	-1.42	-0.27	1.08
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.82	240,000	-16.08%	2.81	2.95	3.15	3.41	4.75	41.19	29.07	32.92	54.23	59.31	-0.11	-0.11	-0.00	0.97
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$9.04	190,092,000	151.55%	6.05	4.55	3.50	3.16	3.06	79.16	89.98	79.99	58.58	52.10	1.20	0.77	0.44	1.43
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$2.34	89,000	-16.04%	2.44	2.45	2.46	2.75	3.54	43.79	13.81	13.40	15.70	8.69	-0.04	-0.02	-0.02	1.68
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$4.09	3,289,000	32.30%	4.19	4.53	4.22	4.85	6.36	43.24	14.97	14.51	18.37	15.91	-0.11	-0.02	-0.08	1.62
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	$12.53	5,249,000	-13.18%	12.23	11.99	11.06	10.13	8.42	70.24	84.55	85.74	60.25	57.99	0.39	0.38	0.01	0.61
KBSX	FST CORP	$1.50	21,200	54.74%	1.49	1.55	1.64	1.68	3.64	39.70	26.28	20.94	41.00	25.94	-0.05	-0.05	-0.00	-0.14
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$4.30	5,900	-44.86%	4.28	4.20	4.14	N/A	N/A	53.13	78.57	86.15	65.15	83.25	0.09	0.06	0.03	0.79
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$11.33	14,800	54.17%	11.66	13.50	8.87	6.84	N/A	50.33	9.03	7.56	6.10	3.01	0.45	1.00	-0.54	0.11
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$1.43	309,000	55.28%	1.22	1.17	1.10	1.09	1.49	64.69	79.29	77.97	86.54	84.40	0.08	0.04	0.04	0.95
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$43.23	2,420,000	-28.82%	41.75	40.81	35.99	37.06	38.18	68.25	83.96	88.95	66.97	74.34	2.08	1.85	0.23	1.20
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$3.50	2,100	-82.35%	3.49	3.53	3.63	3.68	4.02	46.10	54.91	45.73	89.58	84.44	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.10
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$7.09	12,700	273.53%	7.00	6.93	6.59	6.27	5.96	58.58	56.02	56.70	15.29	16.09	0.13	0.15	-0.02	0.12
IONR	IONEER LTD	$4.75	316,000	259.09%	4.34	3.99	3.52	3.35	3.69	64.76	55.05	53.18	46.14	46.27	0.32	0.26	0.06	0.81
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$1.86	12,000	-38.14%	1.81	1.66	1.78	2.05	2.97	55.27	35.68	35.54	59.30	63.54	0.04	0.01	0.03	0.28
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$0.64	61,500	-45.09%	0.66	0.65	0.57	0.52	0.57	52.40	32.40	31.57	9.58	6.96	0.02	0.03	-0.01	-0.06
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$1.47	23,300	-18.53%	1.44	1.48	1.30	1.34	1.45	54.11	25.23	13.80	25.16	13.62	0.03	0.05	-0.02	0.81
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$0.63	190,000	-7.32%	0.62	0.67	0.68	0.67	0.68	44.77	43.42	30.64	53.48	29.21	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.33
MTAL	MAC COPPER LTD	$12.21	706,000	-42.04%	12.21	12.20	12.14	11.93	11.03	59.14	56.67	61.11	37.22	38.78	0.02	0.02	-0.00	0.34
GGB	GERDAU SA	$3.27	26,121,000	-4.01%	3.13	3.12	3.04	2.98	2.91	65.77	82.88	64.47	94.19	74.31	0.04	0.03	0.01	0.97
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$5.03	90,000	18.42%	5.01	4.98	4.92	4.95	5.55	54.86	25.14	24.06	23.35	20.85	0.03	0.03	-0.00	0.94
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.64	1,151,000	110.04%	0.65	0.67	0.58	0.53	0.46	50.08	25.85	32.58	11.17	16.94	0.02	0.02	-0.01	0.59
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	$7.53	15,500	25.00%	7.71	7.76	7.63	7.64	9.24	44.65	9.70	12.15	14.08	19.63	-0.00	0.02	-0.03	0.54
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$1.35	828,000	771.58%	1.19	1.07	0.83	0.87	1.06	71.76	85.86	90.78	67.57	82.75	0.16	0.12	0.04	0.59
NWGL	NATURE WOOD GROUP LTD	$1.44	5,700	-81.19%	1.42	1.42	1.30	1.36	1.36	53.79	30.49	33.59	22.97	16.52	0.03	0.04	-0.01	-0.20
ENFY	ENLIGHTIFY INC	$0.80	66,500	25.47%	0.92	0.97	0.98	1.01	1.06	34.50	31.67	27.77	51.58	36.65	-0.04	-0.02	-0.02	0.40
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$4.97	1,539,000	17.03%	4.81	4.49	3.77	3.14	2.52	71.22	82.80	88.95	69.60	85.83	0.38	0.34	0.04	0.62
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$0.27	1,532,000	-18.29%	0.28	0.26	0.22	0.21	0.27	55.04	68.10	69.88	45.32	53.59	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.57
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$1.18	43,000	-12.24%	1.20	1.35	1.76	2.39	4.14	32.54	11.67	8.82	25.71	13.12	-0.19	-0.20	0.01	0.64
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$1.63	117,000	58.11%	1.60	1.73	1.63	1.47	1.32	49.15	27.29	17.71	30.15	14.58	-0.02	0.00	-0.03	1.07
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$1.19	1,306,000	-20.56%	1.14	1.04	1.05	1.07	1.24	56.26	60.91	71.32	59.51	80.47	0.07	0.03	0.03	0.79
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$4.77	19,800	175.00%	4.80	4.81	4.78	4.73	4.90	47.39	35.95	37.29	42.71	43.85	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	0.41
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$2.29	8,800	-51.11%	2.45	2.35	2.30	2.55	3.94	47.13	29.10	35.78	17.60	26.75	0.02	0.03	-0.01	1.06
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$3.28	16,800	-2.89%	3.49	3.66	3.45	3.81	5.25	38.32	10.42	7.49	11.72	7.87	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	1.42
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$2.49	61,000	96.77%	2.39	2.32	2.11	2.26	2.35	57.41	60.17	46.25	37.55	20.99	0.09	0.09	0.00	1.00

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	15	+0.10%	-1.29%	-1.27%	-4.15%	24.45x	1.43x	+7.59%	+3.75%	+7.65%	+15.78%	Buy
Aluminum	4	-0.82%	+2.89%	+10.84%	+13.20%	19.84x	1.82x	+14.98%	+5.45%	+11.29%	-1.47%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.45%	+2.02%	+2.57%	+5.69%	27.08x	3.11x	+12.71%	+6.06%	+9.85%	+6.80%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.03%	+2.68%	-1.67%	-10.98%	26.37x	5.39x	+8.65%	+10.78%	+19.71%	+13.68%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.90%	+2.49%	+1.23%	-40.72%	-7.87x	1.00x	-14.07%	-4.88%	-1.58%	+17.48%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+1.66%	+5.53%	+24.62%	-8.07%	34.24x	1.88x	+0.70%	-0.25%	+0.14%	-0.08%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	+2.07%	+9.43%	+17.74%	+6.17%	28.39x	5.31x	+26.52%	+12.43%	+23.44%	-8.70%	Hold
Gold	47	+0.57%	+2.19%	+15.56%	+82.04%	35.09x	3.45x	+11.96%	+8.18%	+11.91%	-6.33%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.31%	+0.47%	-7.05%	-20.74%	0.44x	1.51x	+9.81%	+6.69%	+10.46%	+19.32%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	+1.50%	+6.59%	+18.45%	+3.71%	-9.97x	2.29x	-3.93%	+3.94%	+11.09%	+0.26%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+1.77%	+4.68%	+18.81%	+89.39%	6.10x	2.98x	+3.39%	-0.75%	+3.02%	-5.65%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.29%	+2.38%	-0.65%	-38.84%	7.36x	1.30x	+20.26%	+5.36%	+12.60%	+41.84%	Hold
Silver	3	+1.91%	+3.85%	+29.75%	+75.48%	-904.55x	2.37x	+2.10%	+1.33%	+3.63%	-8.86%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	56	+0.42%	+0.73%	-1.76%	-3.91%	16.50x	3.29x	+19.02%	+6.34%	+11.33%	+19.15%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.26%	+1.07%	+0.90%	-0.67%	27.27x	0.93x	+5.12%	+3.75%	+6.80%	+8.64%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+2.44%	+5.48%	+17.15%	+8.93%	24.74x	1.39x	+0.11%	+1.98%	+1.05%	+3.05%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-1.29%	+8.08%	+49.84%	+232.69%	165.44x	7.75x	+1.94%	-1.93%	-0.02%	-20.77%	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 311 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 146.49% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 144 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -24.12% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $36.90.

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. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 311 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -6 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 79.29% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 77 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.20, an upside of 27.49% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.51.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Galiano 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.

3. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 311 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 Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 304.68% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 302 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $22.95, a downside of -1.71% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $23.35.

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

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 109 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 10.96%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.06%. 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. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.74%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.06%. 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.

3. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 10.39%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.06%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.43% in the last day, and up 2.25% over the last week. Lithium Americas was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 31.78% yesterday.

Lithium Americas shares are trading higher. The company this week reached an agreement with GM and the US Department of Energy regarding the first draw on its DOE loan.

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. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) 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.

Suncoke Energy 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.

Suncoke Energy's stock has dropped -0.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -3 percentage points.

2. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -37.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -39 percentage points.

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 84.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 83 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.15% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 9.31% over the next year.

6.3% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.7% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.04% are rated C (Hold), 14.44% are rated D (Sell), and 8.52% 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 20.59x.

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

3. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

3. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

1. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

2. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

3. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

2. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

3. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

1. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

2. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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