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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
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.23M	-17.20%	-13.20%	-34.02%	-12.00%	0.46	2.52	-0.10%	-10.70%	-9.41%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$1.17B	N/A	-99.70%	-93.52%	-123.50%	-2.13	6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$13.76B	-10.30%	-3.50%	-3.41%	-2.50%	2.19	1.57	9.20%	-3.70%	-2.82%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$11.26B	-9.30%	-4.30%	-3.80%	-5.80%	0.72	8.05	11.50%	-50.50%	-57.55%
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$5.73M	-87.50%	-78.10%	-76.39%	-183.50%	0.11	8.89	23.50%	-268.90%	-269.67%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$92.09M	-47.50%	-45.70%	-44.01%	-50.40%	0.03	5.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGO	LARGO INC	$60.35M	-41.50%	-19.80%	-22.53%	-13.60%	1.43	0.50	-22.50%	-57.70%	-33.36%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$943.84M	-11.60%	-9.80%	-6.70%	-16.40%	0.11	5.08	25.80%	-14.90%	-14.91%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$95.60M	-35.00%	-22.10%	-19.81%	-16.60%	0.74	1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
NITO	N2OFF INC	$7.22M	-113.70%	-84.10%	-53.25%	-126.80%	0.26	4.21	65.20%	-3,187.10%	-2,290.01%
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$3.36B	-0.90%	-0.60%	0.69%	0.70%	0.61	1.99	13.90%	-0.80%	0.86%
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$214.40M	-15.60%	-7.80%	-7.35%	-8.30%	0.09	5.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$374.56M	-79.80%	-21.30%	-0.01%	0.00%	4.31	1.57	8.10%	-28.20%	-0.01%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$522.48M	-59.90%	-51.70%	-47.16%	-72.30%	0.06	7.81	-233.80%	-902.70%	-902.26%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$1.60B	-3.30%	-3.20%	-2.33%	-5.20%	0.01	40.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$89.95M	134.40%	124.40%	126.08%	136.00%	0.07	8.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.24B	-34.70%	-16.60%	-21.35%	-21.60%	1.45	2.68	30.20%	-46.00%	-47.99%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$137.84M	N/A	-18.30%	-35.91%	-32.80%	-3.33	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$283.38M	-15.20%	-3.90%	-0.75%	-0.70%	2.64	2.54	10.50%	-5.00%	-0.98%
FMC	FMC CORP	$1.59B	-12.50%	-4.50%	-0.61%	-0.60%	2.19	1.40	38.10%	-14.80%	-1.37%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$882.32M	-130.20%	-63.70%	-134.46%	-193.10%	1.11	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$3.68B	-15.90%	-14.40%	-13.59%	-18.20%	0.07	11.50	6.10%	-124.10%	-125.93%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$492.47M	-25.20%	-17.20%	-16.45%	-20.20%	0.66	13.64	-0.40%	-152.10%	-161.11%
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$128.22M	-125.20%	-51.30%	-48.64%	-62.50%	1.07	3.69	-36.00%	-18,069.50%	-17,731.52%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$726.91M	-122.30%	-86.40%	-31.14%	-314.80%	0.29	41.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$773.26M	-14.80%	-7.60%	-9.24%	-9.70%	0.96	1.66	32.90%	-8.60%	-7.04%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.17B	2.50%	1.30%	3.56%	3.50%	0.81	1.64	14.30%	1.40%	3.43%
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$1.46B	-11.40%	-4.60%	-3.58%	-3.00%	1.48	1.36	13.40%	-5.70%	-3.39%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$470.04M	-23.10%	-22.50%	-22.94%	-31.90%	0.03	11.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$342.59M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.07	4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$844.55M	-142.50%	-44.90%	-48.07%	-98.40%	0.87	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$5.57B	-9.80%	-8.70%	-8.23%	-10.40%	0.13	8.85	36.60%	-131.10%	-133.14%
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$90.18M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.72	6.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
DOW	DOW INC	$15.15B	-6.60%	-1.90%	-0.03%	0.00%	2.39	1.94	7.10%	-2.80%	-0.03%
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$242.11M	-0.30%	-0.20%	-2.29%	-2.50%	0.30	14.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$81.32M	-216.70%	-135.70%	-206.56%	-302.20%	0.57	2.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$5.22B	12.60%	8.30%	12.99%	13.00%	0.52	2.93	23.60%	7.70%	10.84%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$5.57B	-27.70%	-8.10%	-9.45%	-7.30%	2.67	2.04	-4.90%	-9.00%	-8.63%
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$1.01B	-49.20%	-44.10%	-36.27%	-132.50%	0.14	6.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$899.51M	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.35B	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$2.18B	-38.60%	-25.90%	-16.38%	-14.20%	1.75	0.71	-3.10%	-4,017.70%	-1,356.25%
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$1.85B	-19.10%	-14.00%	-15.39%	-14.30%	0.33	1.41	64.00%	-1,494.00%	-1,356.06%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$696.68M	-7.00%	-7.00%	-7.13%	-8.60%	0.00	63.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$31.52M	-12.30%	-11.10%	-9.85%	-14.20%	0.08	2.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$400.81M	-112.00%	-72.30%	-121.46%	-112.80%	2.30	0.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$1.15B	-8.30%	-4.60%	-4.25%	-4.80%	0.61	2.97	16.10%	-5.70%	-5.41%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$16.99M	-51.70%	-18.80%	-46.82%	-20.30%	2.08	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$35.99B	12.20%	6.30%	9.35%	8.90%	0.92	2.97	29.80%	17.30%	24.65%
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$357.14M	-53.20%	-23.60%	-44.13%	-28.60%	1.79	2.29	-16.50%	-30.90%	-38.14%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$881.61M	-9.90%	-7.20%	-6.26%	-5.10%	0.33	0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$2.91B	-14.10%	-13.70%	-8.29%	-66.70%	0.02	42.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$254.55M	-79.10%	-49.50%	-69.28%	-55.70%	0.61	3.94	32.90%	-86.50%	-82.59%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$503.93M	-5.00%	-2.10%	3.50%	2.80%	1.37	3.83	16.30%	-2.20%	3.06%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.15B	-36.10%	-10.00%	-6.79%	-3.60%	3.09	0.49	16.90%	-23.30%	-9.09%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$3.63B	-150.60%	-40.60%	-22.10%	-35.00%	0.95	26.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$121.53M	-14.20%	-12.80%	-13.78%	-14.40%	0.14	0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$93.40M	-1.30%	1.90%	-46.19%	259.10%	-1.38	0.14	42.70%	0.90%	14.48%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$135.79M	-18.70%	-15.40%	-19.19%	-35.10%	0.20	4.46	-17.90%	-25.20%	-24.89%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$894.36M	-74.10%	-63.20%	-68.24%	-876.00%	0.29	4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$4.69B	-31.50%	-21.00%	-29.36%	-23.60%	0.71	0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSLK	BOLT PROJECTS HOLDINGS INC	$6.81M	N/A	-249.40%	-4,159.05%	-191.30%	-1.87	0.69	3.20%	-774.20%	-725.45%
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$154.63M	-155.80%	-26.60%	-27.87%	-15.80%	18.06	1.76	16.40%	-19.60%	-13.04%
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$831.30M	-222.60%	-77.20%	-53.10%	-89.10%	1.75	6.15	23.00%	-1,259.20%	-1,251.44%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$1.90B	N/A	-156.60%	-82.59%	-517.00%	-6.09	16.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$2.21B	-16,077.60%	-247.90%	-226.41%	-17,488.50%	-5.32	2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$7.38B	-9.40%	-4.70%	-4.24%	-4.00%	1.05	1.99	9.20%	-8.30%	-6.25%
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$4.66B	-3.60%	-2.80%	-3.62%	-5.60%	0.30	2.39	9.70%	-4.30%	-4.98%
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$477.79M	-61.10%	-38.10%	-44.16%	-72.60%	0.89	7.85	-22.20%	-173.80%	-180.61%
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$105.83M	-41.20%	-7.40%	-3.57%	-2.10%	5.37	3.01	2.40%	-9.00%	-3.75%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$1.55B	-108.90%	-20.00%	-18.50%	-30.10%	10.09	3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$28.18M	N/A	-15.80%	-6.55%	-3.20%	-3.89	1.37	6.20%	-13.20%	-3.80%
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$470.90M	-19.50%	-5.30%	-1.58%	-1.10%	3.02	2.73	12.20%	-11.40%	-3.02%
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$1.23M	-4.10%	-3.70%	-3.74%	-3.80%	0.02	25.13	0.60%	-11.50%	-10.62%
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$111.63M	2.70%	2.00%	2.92%	3.60%	0.22	1.15	32.90%	6.00%	9.72%
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$47.97M	5.90%	5.00%	6.78%	7.60%	0.18	14.10	38.20%	6.20%	8.05%
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$389.79M	2.40%	1.30%	3.96%	3.70%	0.88	3.12	24.40%	0.70%	1.86%
CAPT	CAPTIVISION INC	$23.33M	N/A	-64.00%	N/A	-55.00%	-1.57	N/A	26.20%	-497.30%	-455.54%
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$8.86M	-46.70%	11.20%	-42.27%	-27.70%	-6.08	0.54	14.20%	18.30%	19.65%
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$8.81M	-25.40%	-22.60%	-27.51%	-27.40%	0.14	6.21	17.50%	-49.20%	-47.71%
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.61B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
VHI	VALHI INC	$338.21M	1.70%	0.70%	5.97%	6.30%	1.26	3.64	20.40%	0.90%	6.56%
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$13.50M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.60%	-3.20%	-1.99%
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$135.27M	N/A	-48.60%	83.30%	-569.20%	-2.86	0.54	9.40%	-58.80%	-31.24%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$631.03M	17.20%	6.90%	17.08%	11.30%	1.38	1.40	37.60%	10.70%	20.20%
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$69.53M	-21.90%	-19.70%	-21.78%	-22.60%	0.11	6.33	1.80%	-275.00%	-272.29%
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$25.54M	N/A	-167.00%	61.27%	-138.90%	-1.10	0.14	31.10%	-1,819.30%	-1,190.05%
GGB	GERDAU SA	$7.19B	8.50%	5.60%	9.14%	10.60%	0.49	3.01	13.70%	6.80%	10.35%
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$53.33M	N/A	-89.00%	-110.80%	-417.70%	-3.43	2.26	100.00%	-105.10%	-93.62%
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$3.73M	-7.10%	-6.20%	-6.32%	-6.30%	0.16	1.92	5.70%	-13.90%	-12.57%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$19.57B	4.90%	2.80%	6.11%	6.20%	0.75	2.78	21.10%	11.80%	23.76%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$5.93B	21.30%	6.00%	11.66%	12.20%	2.39	2.20	34.60%	8.80%	14.44%
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$17.81M	-0.70%	-0.50%	-1.64%	-1.70%	0.31	3.72	9.90%	-0.80%	-1.97%
BAK	BRASKEM SA	$1.21B	N/A	-11.70%	-13.84%	-8.50%	-22.14	1.31	7.70%	-14.60%	-13.11%
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.80%	N/A	0.88	1.23	32.10%	6.30%	8.61%
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$31.94M	-28.80%	-13.90%	-18.52%	-15.60%	1.17	2.07	19.40%	-18.40%	-16.46%
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$155.25M	-2.50%	-0.80%	3.41%	2.40%	2.10	1.23	25.40%	-0.80%	1.02%
KBSX	FST CORP	$65.58M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.74	0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$65.06M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.89	1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$53.00M	-20.60%	-20.10%	-19.79%	-20.60%	0.03	17.26	N/A	N/A	N/A

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-1.29%	-4.82%	-6.04%	-9.88%	20.18x	1.33x	+8.64%	+4.17%	+8.70%	+27.55%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.82%	-6.16%	+0.27%	+5.87%	14.06x	1.81x	+17.10%	+6.00%	+10.87%	+15.65%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.87%	-3.12%	-6.79%	-15.08%	24.78x	2.72x	+12.47%	+5.88%	+9.51%	+17.79%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.52%	-6.42%	-12.29%	-23.89%	25.58x	5.09x	+9.96%	+11.21%	+20.18%	+27.89%	Buy
Chemicals	16	-1.16%	-7.08%	-9.06%	-34.89%	-23.44x	0.93x	-18.69%	-5.60%	-2.73%	+28.46%	Hold
Coking Coal	5	-2.51%	-9.06%	-9.19%	-21.81%	41.98x	1.65x	-0.45%	-0.96%	-1.19%	+14.09%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.10%	-6.45%	-6.61%	+19.87%	26.15x	5.11x	+27.48%	+13.00%	+24.13%	+7.67%	Buy
Gold	47	+1.04%	-2.28%	-6.09%	+74.96%	23.92x	3.33x	+14.31%	+9.83%	+13.81%	+21.56%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.55%	-3.87%	-8.10%	-23.40%	7.51x	1.39x	+9.41%	+6.41%	+9.72%	+28.42%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	41	+1.95%	-1.97%	-17.26%	+24.22%	7.07x	2.23x	-84.96%	+4.04%	+11.40%	+26.66%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+2.14%	-0.53%	-8.50%	+94.41%	3.79x	3.10x	+4.28%	-0.03%	+3.80%	+20.72%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.70%	-6.15%	-3.12%	-45.14%	8.74x	1.18x	+15.80%	+4.28%	+10.54%	+39.12%	Buy
Silver	3	+1.04%	-7.15%	-14.40%	+71.99%	75.75x	2.23x	+3.04%	+1.87%	+4.11%	+14.01%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.20%	-3.12%	-4.68%	-12.16%	14.90x	3.02x	+19.12%	+6.24%	+10.92%	+25.65%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.41%	-1.89%	+1.35%	-2.86%	23.01x	0.96x	+5.95%	+4.15%	+7.29%	+12.84%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-2.23%	-6.51%	-5.59%	-8.46%	-82.81x	1.26x	-4.59%	+0.57%	-0.74%	+25.58%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+6.05%	-4.66%	-27.04%	+146.48%	184.74x	7.44x	-1.38%	-3.05%	-1.47%	+4.27%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO)

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 307 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 Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arlo Technologies has seen its stock return 11.39% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 18 percentage points.

Arlo Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 80.45% from Arlo Technologies's current stock price of $13.30.

Arlo Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Arlo Technologies, 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. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 307 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 28.58% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 36 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 30.96% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $14.89.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Constellium Se, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 307 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 99.67% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 107 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, an upside of 17.86% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $12.02.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Centerra Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 106 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 18.28%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. Fmc's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of -54.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 12.68%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout ratio of -144.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 12.1%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 75.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.37% in the last day, and down -3.96% over the last week. Mp Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 8.61% yesterday.

MP Materials shares are trading higher after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $77 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. 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 14, which is -9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA a Valuation Rating of "A".

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has dropped -14.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -8 percentage points.

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining 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.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 149.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 157 percentage points.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa 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.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 20.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 28 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.93% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 22.53% over the next year.

4.76% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.48% are rated C (Hold), 16.85% are rated D (Sell), and 9.52% 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 22.05x.

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