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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
EU	ENCORE ENERGY CORP	$482.70M	-26.20%	-20.50%	-24.48%	-25.10%	0.24	2.53	-12.20%	-176.30%	-186.72%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$2.47B	-34.70%	-16.60%	-21.35%	-21.60%	1.45	2.68	30.20%	-46.00%	-47.99%
LEU	CENTRUS ENERGY CORP	$3.03B	51.70%	9.80%	14.77%	28.90%	2.66	2.59	36.00%	24.00%	28.15%
SIM	GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV	$4.29B	19.20%	15.00%	19.89%	42.10%	0.24	4.56	22.70%	31.20%	37.29%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$154.42M	-22.20%	-21.00%	-21.20%	-24.20%	0.04	2.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTIC	NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP	$70.58M	4.20%	3.10%	6.18%	7.20%	0.31	2.04	39.20%	3.50%	5.68%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$599.08M	-119.50%	-29.80%	-31.33%	-39.40%	3.34	1.14	11.90%	-59.90%	-53.77%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$1.70B	-152.70%	-50.80%	-40.95%	-86.00%	3.03	1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$713.32M	-50.20%	-14.50%	-12.20%	-6.20%	2.66	0.61	10.80%	-37.50%	-16.84%
DNN	DENISON MINES CORP	$1.73B	-20.10%	-17.30%	-22.37%	-25.80%	0.18	1.05	-5.50%	-2,513.60%	-2,557.99%
CLW	CLEARWATER PAPER CORP	$353.49M	25.20%	10.80%	15.48%	11.00%	0.96	1.97	8.00%	13.00%	13.80%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$1.66B	-4.90%	-3.00%	-3.25%	-2.70%	0.61	4.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$261.14M	-6.80%	-6.80%	-6.94%	-8.40%	0.01	28.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
PLG	PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD	$143.97M	-15.60%	-7.80%	-7.35%	-8.30%	0.09	5.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGN	MAGNERA CORP	$462.09M	-15.20%	-3.90%	-0.75%	-0.70%	2.64	2.54	10.50%	-5.00%	-0.98%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$146.01M	-153.90%	-92.20%	-85.71%	-1,209.10%	1.15	10.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$1.45B	N/A	-75.50%	-65.27%	-108.60%	-2.13	15.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$6.86B	17.50%	11.50%	17.13%	17.30%	0.53	2.84	25.30%	10.30%	13.92%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$137.70M	-50.50%	-47.00%	-60.14%	-1,396.40%	0.09	11.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$510.09M	-303.20%	-175.50%	-139.49%	-195.60%	0.99	0.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
METC	RAMACO RESOURCES INC	$1.15B	-5.60%	-3.00%	-2.76%	-2.40%	0.94	1.36	17.10%	-3.20%	-2.48%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$62.95M	-9.30%	-8.50%	-9.17%	-9.50%	0.12	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$207.24M	-199.30%	-47.50%	-49.79%	-57.20%	1.29	1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$1.30B	-40.70%	-36.80%	-25.02%	-144.30%	0.10	11.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORGN	ORIGIN MATERIALS INC	$77.80M	-27.10%	-24.30%	-26.64%	-28.00%	0.12	6.37	1.30%	-312.10%	-308.98%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$142.16M	N/A	-34.80%	-23.21%	-20.00%	-11.63	25.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$782.67M	-10.40%	-5.50%	-5.55%	-6.10%	1.04	1.56	33.40%	-5.80%	-4.09%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$354.14M	-2.00%	-1.90%	-1.65%	-1.70%	0.00	233.49	22.70%	-36.30%	-31.24%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$3.04B	1.90%	1.50%	2.08%	2.40%	0.27	4.59	20.40%	3.30%	4.19%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$115.19M	-232.00%	-123.90%	-125.06%	-220.80%	0.29	5.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTU	PEABODY ENERGY CORP	$2.01B	3.80%	2.40%	4.66%	4.90%	0.58	2.21	16.70%	3.40%	5.80%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$460.11M	-103.70%	-60.40%	-194.36%	-128.50%	2.07	0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$5.06B	10.60%	4.80%	8.36%	8.40%	1.49	2.78	18.10%	5.20%	9.17%
ATLX	ATLAS LITHIUM CORP	$106.82M	-148.90%	-57.20%	-60.37%	-70.90%	1.48	2.16	1.30%	-9,909.20%	-9,733.76%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$300.69M	-67.90%	-60.40%	-79.65%	-126.10%	0.07	4.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASTL	ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC	$459.18M	-21.60%	-10.00%	-13.81%	-11.30%	1.28	2.46	-12.90%	-13.40%	-14.71%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$60.03M	-50.20%	-48.00%	-46.38%	-52.80%	0.04	3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$714.48M	8.00%	3.50%	11.50%	8.90%	1.29	2.79	18.90%	3.60%	9.42%
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$284.07M	14.20%	10.30%	8.48%	9.30%	0.30	12.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$79.53M	-24.90%	-14.60%	-14.33%	-11.40%	0.88	2.89	1.10%	-6.30%	-5.26%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$795.19M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29.17	0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFG	WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD	$5.83B	-1.80%	-1.40%	-1.58%	-2.50%	0.27	2.89	13.00%	-2.20%	-2.19%
BGLC	BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP	$9.56M	-35.50%	-29.10%	-38.93%	-41.20%	0.25	3.63	13.40%	-40.20%	-40.92%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$17.31B	2.00%	0.70%	2.39%	1.80%	1.97	1.77	9.50%	0.70%	1.98%
PPTA	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP	$1.76B	-11.10%	-10.60%	-4.32%	-32.70%	0.02	71.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$162.51M	-13.50%	-11.10%	-13.95%	-26.80%	0.22	4.16	-10.50%	-16.00%	-15.75%
ASPI	ASP ISOTOPES INC	$816.19M	-259.10%	-98.70%	-77.08%	-117.30%	4.27	14.72	39.30%	-2,181.80%	-2,170.61%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$2.40B	-1,420.90%	-51.80%	-21.60%	-44.10%	0.99	76.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$963.75M	-2.20%	-2.20%	-1.91%	-3.20%	0.02	34.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$562.07M	-58.50%	-38.40%	-57.78%	-40.30%	0.76	4.22	39.00%	-65.50%	-62.62%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$546.82M	-18.30%	-8.90%	-7.81%	-5.60%	1.19	1.47	5.40%	-6.30%	-4.28%
UEC	URANIUM ENERGY CORP	$4.29B	-9.00%	-8.00%	-7.88%	-9.50%	0.13	10.11	36.60%	-113.30%	-117.02%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$522.80M	-2.20%	-1.60%	1.15%	1.00%	0.31	0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$857.03M	-81.90%	-71.60%	-55.72%	-3,033.00%	0.21	5.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$1.92B	-1,984.50%	-145.10%	-102.94%	1,399.70%	1.12	2.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYAM	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$331.65M	-71.70%	-21.70%	-1.94%	-1.20%	4.13	1.45	8.40%	-29.20%	-1.77%
URG	UR-ENERGY INC	$445.09M	-38.40%	-26.20%	-35.37%	-58.30%	0.68	3.36	-18.30%	-124.20%	-131.89%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC	$5.16B	-26.10%	-8.40%	-9.58%	-8.00%	2.48	2.04	-5.30%	-9.00%	-8.93%
UUUU	ENERGY FUELS INC	$1.95B	-17.60%	-15.70%	-14.18%	-20.00%	0.09	8.10	3.20%	-143.00%	-145.34%
HUN	HUNTSMAN CORP	$1.77B	-11.40%	-4.70%	-2.98%	-2.50%	1.45	1.43	13.70%	-5.80%	-2.85%
AAON	AAON INC	$6.71B	14.90%	10.00%	12.94%	14.30%	0.68	3.10	28.70%	9.70%	12.23%
WLK	WESTLAKE CORP	$10.72B	-0.60%	-0.30%	1.30%	1.30%	0.97	2.47	11.20%	-0.60%	2.03%
TSE	TRINSEO PLC	$84.49M	N/A	-14.40%	-5.19%	-2.70%	-4.51	1.42	7.30%	-12.00%	-3.07%
DOW	DOW INC	$16.68B	-5.60%	-1.70%	0.53%	0.50%	2.35	1.69	7.80%	-2.30%	0.61%
MERC	MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC	$208.99M	-23.90%	-4.60%	0.20%	0.10%	4.33	3.10	6.30%	-5.60%	0.22%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$679.07M	-14.30%	-5.20%	-4.42%	-10.00%	1.54	9.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXE	NEXGEN ENERGY LTD	$3.73B	-17.10%	-12.00%	-13.10%	-12.00%	0.51	0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
TROX	TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC	$646.78M	-14.30%	-4.10%	0.00%	0.00%	2.74	2.10	14.30%	-8.50%	0.00%
ZKIN	ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$9.50M	-10.40%	-4.00%	-5.10%	-3.00%	1.84	1.26	6.10%	-2.60%	-1.42%
NITO	N2OFF INC	$7.24M	-187.80%	-141.50%	-108.24%	-213.70%	0.38	4.73	31.70%	-4,330.70%	-3,359.15%
MTAL	MAC COPPER LTD	$999.98M	-19.80%	-6.00%	6.31%	4.70%	1.53	1.12	34.40%	-24.00%	22.61%
LUD	LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$99.45M	-2.50%	-0.80%	3.41%	2.40%	2.10	1.23	25.40%	-0.80%	1.02%
LOOP	LOOP INDUSTRIES INC	$70.62M	N/A	-98.30%	-103.71%	-268.20%	-6.85	2.81	100.00%	-119.60%	-110.80%
KBSX	FST CORP	$64.17M	-31.50%	-6.30%	-6.13%	-4.50%	1.56	1.21	43.10%	-8.90%	-6.12%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$187.45M	-4.70%	-4.60%	-3.88%	-4.60%	0.02	4.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$49.97M	6.40%	5.40%	7.26%	8.10%	0.17	21.40	39.40%	6.80%	8.71%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$66.83M	-22.50%	-21.80%	-20.36%	-22.40%	0.02	19.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUDI	HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD	$16.14M	-0.70%	-0.50%	-1.64%	-1.70%	0.31	3.72	9.90%	-0.80%	-1.97%
HLP	HONGLI GROUP INC	$48.32M	-5.00%	-3.90%	-2.48%	-3.20%	0.22	1.45	32.00%	-13.30%	-9.97%
GURE	GULF RESOURCES INC	$9.68M	-18.30%	-15.70%	-15.37%	-14.80%	0.16	1.37	-71.40%	-195.80%	-165.51%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$61.40M	-138.90%	-29.50%	-35.44%	-37.30%	7.10	1.65	-41.30%	-89.40%	-99.04%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$85.83M	103.40%	97.20%	120.08%	103.60%	0.08	7.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
LVRO	LAVORO LTD	$214.56M	-59.30%	-9.70%	19.42%	13.20%	9.41	0.95	15.00%	-10.40%	3.61%
INHD	INNO HOLDINGS INC	$9.53M	-87.50%	-78.10%	-76.39%	-183.50%	0.11	8.89	23.50%	-268.90%	-269.67%
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$9.90M	-25.40%	-22.60%	-27.51%	-27.40%	0.14	6.21	17.50%	-49.20%	-47.71%
SDST	STARDUST POWER INC	$33.84M	N/A	-292.60%	748.45%	424.70%	-3.91	0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$101.25M	8.00%	5.10%	9.90%	10.90%	0.40	3.40	37.00%	8.20%	13.02%
MAG	MAG SILVER CORP	$2.33B	17.40%	16.70%	17.16%	23.60%	0.04	44.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCTC	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD	$13.69M	-8.70%	-7.50%	-11.27%	-11.80%	0.27	3.95	16.60%	-4.70%	-5.88%
FEAM	5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$89.68M	-214.90%	-46.90%	-44.09%	-24.50%	0.11	0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENFY	ENLIGHTIFY INC	$15.90M	-18.80%	-11.00%	-18.43%	-37.50%	0.77	1.95	22.50%	-23.00%	-23.01%
ITP	IT TECH PACKAGING INC	$3.56M	-7.30%	-6.40%	-6.75%	-6.40%	0.15	1.53	5.60%	-14.60%	-13.24%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$18.59M	-42.60%	-16.80%	-37.85%	-18.00%	1.85	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
JLHL	JULONG HOLDING LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	115.73%	N/A	8.96	1.08	15.30%	9.80%	11.58%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$647.23M	-10.20%	-1.90%	9.71%	8.50%	4.19	0.93	19.00%	-3.30%	12.89%
CNEY	CN ENERGY GROUP INC	$1.07M	-14.00%	-12.50%	-14.15%	-14.10%	0.02	42.41	-0.40%	-27.60%	-26.91%
GMS	GMS INC	$4.17B	8.00%	3.00%	8.68%	7.90%	1.70	1.91	31.20%	2.10%	4.78%
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$51.83M	-21.80%	-10.90%	-14.20%	-12.60%	1.12	2.17	20.00%	-14.80%	-13.29%
GGB	GERDAU SA	$6.07B	8.50%	5.60%	9.14%	10.60%	0.49	3.01	13.70%	6.80%	10.35%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$16.79M	-27.00%	-26.60%	-28.57%	-28.60%	0.01	46.42	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	15	-0.59%	+1.83%	-4.74%	+2.32%	27.07x	1.48x	+7.27%	+3.67%	+7.56%	+13.81%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.57%	-1.46%	-10.92%	+4.59%	17.94x	1.57x	+14.75%	+5.35%	+11.18%	+7.84%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.72%	-1.00%	+8.64%	+10.34%	25.89x	3.08x	+12.96%	+6.16%	+10.10%	+6.76%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	32	+1.26%	+1.41%	+4.21%	-0.04%	26.81x	5.53x	+8.77%	+10.85%	+19.85%	+8.94%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.25%	+3.37%	-7.66%	-37.74%	-8.12x	0.98x	-13.73%	-4.82%	-1.64%	+15.88%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-2.95%	-14.45%	+6.13%	-29.72%	45.00x	1.45x	+1.36%	+0.54%	+1.13%	+12.25%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-1.27%	-2.50%	-4.95%	-6.85%	25.41x	4.43x	+24.42%	+11.27%	+21.69%	+6.46%	Hold
Gold	46	-3.04%	-2.98%	+5.65%	+41.98%	27.40x	2.60x	+4.55%	+8.22%	+11.97%	+11.56%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+1.66%	+1.46%	+11.12%	-4.04%	1.51x	1.67x	+9.94%	+6.78%	+10.60%	+5.71%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	41	-1.85%	-2.51%	+4.51%	+20.67%	7.74x	2.07x	+5.00%	+6.52%	+14.38%	+5.32%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-4.66%	-4.64%	+1.96%	+35.33%	4.52x	2.13x	+3.51%	-1.29%	+2.52%	+25.60%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.04%	-0.76%	-9.90%	-38.39%	7.36x	1.32x	+20.07%	+5.31%	+12.53%	+41.65%	Hold
Silver	4	-3.63%	-4.57%	-1.26%	+52.58%	-437.45x	1.94x	+6.69%	+5.97%	+7.69%	+14.07%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.72%	+1.55%	+3.90%	-0.60%	19.55x	3.40x	+19.21%	+6.36%	+11.42%	+13.60%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.96%	+1.01%	-5.90%	+1.26%	25.99x	0.90x	+5.56%	+3.90%	+6.95%	+7.88%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.57%	-5.39%	-4.01%	+0.00%	17.93x	1.05x	+0.90%	+2.58%	+1.60%	+30.16%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-6.26%	-17.39%	-18.08%	+162.87%	164.26x	6.05x	+0.92%	-1.58%	+0.34%	+25.49%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 57, which is 27 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 90.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 87 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 21% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $23.14.

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

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 30.52% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 27 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 49.25% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.01.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

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

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 230.43% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 227 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 112 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 13.48%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.09% in the last day, and down -0.34% over the last week.

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

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. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 90.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 87 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 44.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 42 percentage points.

3. Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO)

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) 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.

Ero Copper has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ero Copper's stock has dropped -31.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -35 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.7% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 11.27% over the next year.

4.85% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.94% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.34% are rated C (Hold), 18.28% are rated D (Sell), and 8.58% 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 22.61x.

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