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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
CNR	CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.48B	-4.10%	-2.50%	-3.66%	-3.60%	0.67	1.60	14.90%	-3.70%	-4.65%
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$19.52B	80.90%	21.90%	35.91%	29.50%	2.51	1.60	33.40%	15.50%	19.97%
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$278.77M	-13.80%	-7.70%	-6.35%	-8.10%	0.07	38.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$709.11M	-130.20%	-63.70%	-134.46%	-193.10%	1.11	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGO	LARGO INC	$89.14M	-41.50%	-19.80%	-22.53%	-13.60%	1.43	0.50	-22.50%	-57.70%	-33.36%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$906.85M	-15.60%	-13.70%	-14.09%	-16.90%	0.13	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$7.40B	28.80%	12.40%	16.36%	15.00%	1.57	4.27	28.30%	18.70%	25.63%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$3.04B	9.00%	5.60%	10.00%	11.70%	0.59	3.10	17.20%	3.00%	4.31%
VHI	VALHI INC	$414.06M	1.70%	0.70%	5.97%	6.30%	1.26	3.64	20.40%	0.90%	6.56%
TREX	TREX CO INC	$4.48B	20.90%	13.30%	23.07%	20.20%	0.39	1.20	39.50%	16.80%	22.87%
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$39.86B	12.70%	6.40%	10.31%	10.70%	0.96	2.69	27.40%	13.60%	20.45%
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$5.07B	-15.90%	-14.40%	-13.59%	-18.20%	0.07	11.50	6.10%	-124.10%	-125.93%
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$490.59M	-25.20%	-17.20%	-16.45%	-20.20%	0.66	13.64	-0.40%	-152.10%	-161.11%
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$493.98M	-12.30%	-3.30%	0.87%	0.70%	2.75	2.46	11.00%	-4.00%	0.88%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$3.68B	-5.10%	-3.10%	-2.65%	-2.20%	0.62	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$5.68B	8.50%	5.60%	9.03%	8.90%	0.52	2.78	21.80%	5.40%	7.79%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$1.03B	-11.60%	-9.80%	-6.70%	-16.40%	0.11	5.08	25.80%	-14.90%	-14.91%
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$1.33B	28.30%	15.00%	29.13%	33.70%	0.78	1.02	26.70%	22.00%	47.52%
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$950.51M	-142.50%	-44.90%	-48.07%	-98.40%	0.87	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$113.85M	-125.20%	-51.30%	-48.64%	-62.50%	1.07	3.69	-36.00%	-18,069.50%	-17,731.52%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$75.31M	-216.70%	-135.70%	-206.56%	-302.20%	0.57	2.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$71.40M	-43.10%	-38.30%	-45.46%	-41.30%	0.14	0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
FMC	FMC CORP	$1.83B	-12.50%	-4.50%	-0.61%	-0.60%	2.19	1.40	38.10%	-14.80%	-1.37%
FMST	FOREMOST CLEAN ENERGY LTD	$33.33M	-11.10%	-10.30%	-9.19%	-12.50%	0.04	3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$98.18M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.72	6.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$41.37B	11.90%	6.20%	9.00%	8.60%	0.87	3.57	30.70%	18.50%	26.07%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$18.26B	-6.70%	-2.20%	-0.65%	-0.50%	2.37	1.77	8.50%	-2.50%	-0.60%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$256.15M	-103.20%	-77.90%	-81.46%	-1,142.80%	0.10	5.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$1.30B	-54.20%	-36.70%	-54.73%	-43.50%	0.42	1.38	100.00%	-131.80%	-130.91%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$690.90M	-23.10%	-22.50%	-22.94%	-31.90%	0.03	11.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$114.02M	-47.50%	-45.70%	-44.01%	-50.40%	0.03	5.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$669.22M	-48.40%	-39.70%	-17.76%	-284.00%	0.13	31.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$196.60M	-0.30%	-0.20%	-2.29%	-2.50%	0.30	14.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$515.41M	-53.20%	-23.60%	-44.13%	-28.60%	1.79	2.29	-16.50%	-30.90%	-38.14%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$1.14B	-9.90%	-7.20%	-6.26%	-5.10%	0.33	0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.58B	-51.30%	-27.40%	-30.36%	-24.20%	1.03	0.73	12.10%	-208.90%	-180.25%
IE	IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC	$2.16B	-19.10%	-14.00%	-15.39%	-14.30%	0.33	1.41	64.00%	-1,494.00%	-1,356.06%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$4.38B	-84.10%	-34.00%	-24.14%	-29.40%	1.05	23.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEWP	NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP	$759.73M	-2.90%	-2.90%	-2.55%	-3.50%	0.01	41.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$1.35B	-49.20%	-44.10%	-36.27%	-132.50%	0.14	6.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$3.64B	-38.60%	-25.90%	-16.38%	-14.20%	1.75	0.71	-3.10%	-4,017.70%	-1,356.25%
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$576.37M	-222.60%	-77.20%	-53.10%	-89.10%	1.75	6.15	23.00%	-1,259.20%	-1,251.44%
OLN	OLIN CORP	$2.77B	-5.20%	-1.30%	0.49%	0.40%	2.97	1.21	7.40%	-1.50%	0.41%
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$7.85B	-7.70%	-6.90%	-5.54%	-8.50%	0.09	27.72	36.60%	-156.50%	-157.03%
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$1.09B	-8.30%	-4.60%	-4.25%	-4.80%	0.61	2.97	16.10%	-5.70%	-5.41%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$9.81B	-9.30%	-4.30%	-3.80%	-5.80%	0.72	8.05	11.50%	-50.50%	-57.55%
DOW	DOW INC	$21.90B	-15.50%	-4.40%	-3.70%	-3.30%	2.56	1.97	6.30%	-6.60%	-4.57%
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$298.36M	-79.10%	-49.50%	-69.28%	-55.70%	0.61	3.94	32.90%	-86.50%	-82.59%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.39B	-36.10%	-10.00%	-6.79%	-3.60%	3.09	0.49	16.90%	-23.30%	-9.09%
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$2.19B	-10.10%	-4.00%	-3.30%	-2.70%	1.48	1.30	13.20%	-5.00%	-3.15%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$701.82M	-5.00%	-2.10%	3.50%	2.80%	1.37	3.83	16.30%	-2.20%	3.06%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$15.05M	-51.70%	-18.80%	-46.82%	-20.30%	2.08	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$185.38M	-155.80%	-26.60%	-27.87%	-15.80%	18.06	1.76	16.40%	-19.60%	-13.04%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$189.67M	-18.70%	-15.40%	-19.19%	-35.10%	0.20	4.46	-17.90%	-25.20%	-24.89%
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$3.68B	-14.10%	-13.70%	-8.29%	-66.70%	0.02	42.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$103.48M	-14.20%	-12.80%	-13.78%	-14.40%	0.14	0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$674.65M	-32.80%	-30.70%	-34.01%	-43.30%	0.27	1.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$1.48B	-74.10%	-63.20%	-68.24%	-876.00%	0.29	4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$1.34B	-3.10%	-3.10%	-2.53%	-4.90%	0.02	33.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$330.71M	-112.00%	-72.30%	-121.46%	-112.80%	2.30	0.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$7.05B	-31.50%	-21.00%	-29.36%	-23.60%	0.71	0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$137.98M	-151.90%	-22.00%	-22.55%	-11.90%	28.99	3.05	-3.60%	-26.70%	-21.22%
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$1.09B	-29.80%	-7.60%	-5.02%	-3.30%	3.36	2.47	9.30%	-16.20%	-9.18%
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$12.11B	-9.40%	-4.70%	-4.24%	-4.00%	1.05	1.99	9.20%	-8.30%	-6.25%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$2.29B	N/A	-156.60%	-82.59%	-517.00%	-6.09	16.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$609.47M	-61.10%	-38.10%	-44.16%	-72.60%	0.89	7.85	-22.20%	-173.80%	-180.61%
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$5.27B	-14.20%	-11.10%	-16.79%	-22.80%	0.30	2.13	6.10%	-17.20%	-21.42%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$2.43B	-16,077.60%	-247.90%	-226.41%	-17,488.50%	-5.32	2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$4.01B	18.30%	4.30%	4.94%	12.00%	2.20	5.59	26.20%	17.30%	22.26%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$1.37B	-108.90%	-20.00%	-18.50%	-30.10%	10.09	3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$3.66B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.82	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.99B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$23.58M	-21.90%	-19.70%	-21.78%	-22.60%	0.11	6.33	1.80%	-275.00%	-272.29%
NWGL	CL WORKSHOP GROUP LTD	$22.18M	N/A	-22.60%	-79.11%	-26.40%	-1.37	1.59	22.20%	-47.40%	-43.19%
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$998.82k	-41.40%	-24.10%	-26.56%	-56.40%	0.24	0.59	42.60%	-870.90%	-891.61%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$29.02B	5.60%	3.10%	7.06%	7.10%	0.77	2.54	24.70%	13.00%	26.93%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$9.67B	22.50%	11.10%	16.97%	14.80%	0.91	0.88	43.10%	20.10%	27.64%
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$141.98M	-9.60%	-3.70%	-4.68%	-4.20%	1.26	1.57	15.70%	-4.70%	-2.72%
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	$123.33M	60.00%	10.20%	44.12%	420.30%	3.87	1.21	16.10%	10.40%	12.25%
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$6.27M	-35.20%	-28.10%	-39.60%	-29.70%	0.38	3.13	8.60%	-18.20%	-16.39%
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$46.06M	N/A	-45.30%	77.18%	-403.20%	-3.76	0.59	13.90%	-40.90%	-16.51%
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$6.52M	-53.70%	-45.80%	-58.94%	-51.30%	0.20	4.27	16.00%	-126.80%	-125.45%
SEED	ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD	$12.88M	N/A	-45.90%	104.51%	88.30%	-6.95	0.44	7.00%	-58.40%	-55.73%
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$7.86M	-44.30%	-37.60%	-47.13%	-38.10%	0.23	0.92	-28.50%	-286.80%	-261.12%
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$11.81M	N/A	-15.80%	-6.55%	-3.20%	-3.89	1.37	6.20%	-13.20%	-3.80%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$265.30M	-159.70%	-25.30%	-26.69%	-29.60%	5.33	1.70	-9.30%	-63.00%	-63.40%
KBSX	FST CORP	$47.45M	-3.80%	-1.00%	-0.64%	-0.30%	5.37	0.79	41.60%	-4.70%	-1.21%
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$3.39M	-7.10%	-6.20%	-6.32%	-6.30%	0.16	1.92	5.70%	-13.90%	-12.57%
YMAT	J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD	$6.35M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.64	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNES	SENESTECH INC	$12.38M	-98.30%	-73.20%	-41.87%	-123.50%	0.29	15.75	63.50%	-253.50%	-252.50%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$68.03M	5.00%	3.20%	6.76%	7.10%	0.39	2.96	32.50%	5.00%	8.29%
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$16.44M	-1.80%	-1.30%	-2.48%	-2.60%	0.45	2.89	10.80%	-2.20%	-3.36%
GGB	GERDAU SA	$8.67B	8.50%	5.60%	9.14%	10.60%	0.49	3.01	13.70%	6.80%	10.35%
DVS	DOLLY VARDEN SILVER CORP	$407.10M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.07	4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$4.37M	-30.20%	-24.90%	-33.82%	-34.50%	0.12	8.30	14.80%	-24.30%	-24.81%
CAPS	CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP	$5.47M	-32.50%	-12.00%	-8.99%	-10.90%	1.15	0.96	21.90%	-14.00%	-7.73%
CITR	CITROTECH INC	N/A	-718.70%	-366.80%	-227.27%	12,354.60%	0.44	2.44	5.10%	-1,614.80%	-1,047.97%
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$5.68M	-11.20%	-10.80%	-10.70%	-11.20%	0.05	13.90	1.80%	-31.30%	-30.85%
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	$86.38M	-0.40%	-0.30%	3.13%	3.60%	0.38	1.77	37.00%	-0.40%	2.86%
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$76.38M	2.70%	2.00%	2.92%	3.60%	0.22	1.15	32.90%	6.00%	9.72%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-2.16%	-0.49%	+3.11%	+5.55%	28.99x	1.62x	+7.71%	+3.92%	+8.32%	-0.48%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+0.96%	-0.78%	+3.09%	+87.80%	24.84x	3.02x	+17.18%	+6.03%	+10.96%	-7.32%	Buy
Building Materials	17	+0.88%	-0.38%	+4.61%	+10.85%	34.46x	3.14x	+13.31%	+6.26%	+10.37%	+4.58%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	+0.66%	-0.64%	+10.51%	+3.18%	32.66x	6.17x	+3.53%	+9.98%	+17.87%	+5.87%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.31%	-2.53%	+11.23%	-1.87%	-19.88x	1.37x	-21.19%	-5.98%	-4.09%	+1.28%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-0.72%	-4.32%	-21.63%	+24.98%	23.74x	1.81x	-0.82%	-0.80%	-0.83%	+16.09%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.77%	+0.47%	+4.96%	+105.89%	39.29x	8.01x	+27.92%	+13.21%	+24.23%	-20.74%	Buy
Gold	49	+2.17%	+2.54%	+4.06%	+127.32%	28.45x	4.37x	+16.65%	+11.12%	+15.50%	-2.17%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.40%	-5.04%	+5.00%	+3.68%	15.04x	1.81x	+6.99%	+4.47%	+6.58%	+5.81%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	-0.71%	-1.72%	-1.86%	+58.20%	12.06x	2.94x	-63.23%	+2.48%	+10.84%	-3.34%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	+2.33%	+3.61%	-0.62%	+182.75%	6.17x	4.45x	+6.42%	+1.90%	+6.07%	+10.19%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+1.17%	-5.18%	-3.29%	-33.75%	5.79x	1.46x	+26.16%	+7.17%	+15.88%	+22.51%	Buy
Silver	3	+8.50%	+14.14%	+9.59%	+313.82%	42.71x	4.65x	+4.87%	+2.98%	+7.72%	-5.68%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.31%	-0.42%	+7.00%	+6.32%	2.74x	3.76x	+16.86%	+5.57%	+10.21%	+6.67%	Buy
Steel	22	-0.53%	-2.63%	+4.40%	+11.26%	25.65x	1.25x	+5.81%	+3.89%	+7.30%	-0.38%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-0.78%	-2.16%	+0.40%	+28.14%	-25.93x	1.45x	-3.35%	+0.73%	-0.39%	+19.19%	Strong Buy
Uranium	11	-0.87%	+4.15%	-22.08%	+121.50%	67.31x	8.73x	-0.12%	-0.94%	+1.42%	+20.41%	Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

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

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 251.82% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 231 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $17.25, a downside of -22.3% from Iamgold's current stock price of $22.20.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Iamgold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC)

Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) 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 Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Commercial Metals Co has seen its stock return 51.06% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 30 percentage points.

Commercial Metals Co has an average 1 year price target of $78.71, an upside of 2.49% from Commercial Metals Co's current stock price of $76.80.

Commercial Metals Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Commercial Metals Co, 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.

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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 135.68% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 115 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 99 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 12.45%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 -54.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.83%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 127.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.62%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.89%. 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 -232.9% 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 0.46% in the last day, and down -0.4% over the last week. Fortuna Mining was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 12.57% yesterday.

Shares of precious metal stocks are trading higher in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Trump's global tariffs, which caused U.S. Treasury yields decline.

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 50 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 154.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 133 percentage points.

2. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) 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.

Cabot has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cabot's stock has dropped -11.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -32 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 71, which is 50 points higher than the basic material sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 91.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 71 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

44.19% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 3.8% over the next year.

7.04% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.63% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.04% are rated C (Hold), 16.3% are rated D (Sell), and 10% 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 21.95x.

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