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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
NEWP
NEW PACIFIC METALS CORP
$465.86M171,904,30113.67%0.00%
PZG
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP
$93.86M77,567,30410.75%17.66%Net Buying
GLDG
GOLDMINING INC
$243.93M196,714,9765.99%0.00%
INHD
INNO HOLDINGS INC
$10.23M7,748,4820.99%99.01%
JELD
JELD-WEN HOLDING INC
$417.62M85,403,18978.80%21.20%Net BuyingNet Selling
BTU
PEABODY ENERGY CORP
$3.89B121,600,00081.46%18.54%Net SellingNet Buying
AREC
AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
$313.05M84,608,9209.64%52.80%Net BuyingNet Buying
GRO
BRAZIL POTASH CORP
$99.54M38,729,5892.73%9.98%
SLI
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD
$795.47M194,017,12412.99%0.00%
HCC
WARRIOR MET COAL INC
$3.37B52,569,34679.44%20.56%Net Selling
ABAT
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO
$576.07M118,046,88814.46%36.41%Net SellingNet Selling
TMQ
TRILOGY METALS INC
$341.77M164,311,41019.54%80.46%Net BuyingNet Buying
USAS
AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP
$1.06B269,247,20061.55%0.89%
HYMC
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
$244.37M39,162,5968.44%91.56%Net BuyingNet Buying
NFGC
NEW FOUND GOLD CORP
$461.05M200,457,9947.98%0.00%
IPX
IPERIONX LTD
$1.74B315,846,2481.18%0.00%
METC
RAMACO RESOURCES INC
$2.08B55,230,48736.15%63.85%Net SellingNet Selling
USAR
USA RARE EARTH INC
$2.53B97,427,08713.13%40.49%Net SellingNet Selling
WWR
WESTWATER RESOURCES INC
$104.33M86,226,0837.83%49.56%Net Selling
KRO
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
$658.10M115,053,1163.92%96.08%Net BuyingNet Buying
PLG
PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD
$288.98M103,575,47516.65%0.00%
ALTO
ALTO INGREDIENTS INC
$85.70M77,210,17122.06%21.42%Net SellingNet Buying
GSM
FERROGLOBE PLC
$948.24M188,142,00058.62%0.00%
VGZ
VISTA GOLD CORP
$270.39M125,181,09010.63%36.29%Net SellingNet Selling
SKE
SKEENA RESOURCES LTD
$2.01B114,940,88044.59%0.00%
LPX
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP
$6.30B69,640,96194.63%4.96%Net SellingNet Selling
MAGN
MAGNERA CORP
$417.23M35,600,00076.83%23.17%Net Buying
FEAM
5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
$91.80M22,444,58719.22%80.78%Net BuyingNet Buying
NAK
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD
$714.52M541,302,08111.07%0.00%
BGL
BLUE GOLD LTD
$293.18M30,571,7640.31%13.24%
ORGN
ORIGIN MATERIALS INC
$79.45M149,898,81311.82%33.77%Net BuyingNet Buying
VZLA
VIZSLA SILVER CORP
$1.52B343,090,86042.40%0.00%
CLW
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP
$328.04M16,104,14485.66%12.30%Net Buying
ATLX
ATLAS LITHIUM CORP
$117.69M19,582,4739.93%42.00%Net BuyingNet Selling
UEC
URANIUM ENERGY CORP
$6.14B464,704,26571.23%7.97%Net SellingNet Selling
GPRE
GREEN PLAINS INC
$632.71M65,565,36851.97%48.03%Net BuyingNet Buying
BIOX
BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP
$84.13M62,785,88021.49%0.00%
AIRJ
AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$296.76M60,439,5937.46%91.18%Net Buying
NB
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD
$617.39M77,757,08916.84%5.98%
LYB
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV
$15.91B321,648,42927.90%72.10%Net BuyingNet Selling
KNF
KNIFE RIVER CORP
$4.12B56,664,16593.42%1.00%Net Selling
FF
FUTUREFUEL CORP
$172.58M43,803,2439.57%90.43%Net Buying
NEXM
NEXMETALS MINING CORP
$119.27M21,451,4420.00%100.00%
ALM
ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC
$1.23B195,860,8030.00%0.00%
NITO
N2OFF INC
$3.85M953,0406.84%93.16%
RYAM
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
$512.56M67,000,88270.36%8.19%Net SellingNet Buying
SGML
SIGMA LITHIUM CORP
$833.50M111,281,97933.17%0.00%
NAMM
NAMIB MINERALS
$172.30M53,677,4293.44%8.33%Net Selling
CLF
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
$6.31B494,695,27676.93%19.02%Net SellingNet Buying
ASTL
ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC
$344.65M104,123,07277.05%8.51%
BGLC
BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP
$9.50M1,796,5970.06%99.94%
ASPN
ASPEN AEROGELS INC
$637.67M82,174,35867.60%32.40%Net SellingNet Selling
URG
UR-ENERGY INC
$631.15M364,828,16566.16%2.33%Net BuyingNet Buying
WFG
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTD
$5.40B78,857,64941.97%0.00%
NG
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
$4.07B406,926,98853.84%46.16%Net BuyingNet Buying
LAR
LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG
$670.55M162,360,00026.00%0.00%
TMC
TMC THE METALS CO INC
$3.01B406,392,92111.07%37.73%Net SellingNet Buying
AAON
AAON INC
$8.02B81,530,67677.61%21.59%Net SellingNet Buying
CNL
COLLECTIVE MINING LTD
$1.13B84,854,02623.55%0.00%
HUN
HUNTSMAN CORP
$1.62B173,752,12130.14%69.86%Net SellingNet Selling
UUUU
ENERGY FUELS INC
$3.81B230,674,91354.57%7.00%Net SellingNet Selling
DOW
DOW INC
$16.88B708,844,15167.26%0.33%Net Buying
GTI
GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY
$12.62M3,210,06255.68%9.35%Net Selling
ASPI
ASP ISOTOPES INC
$858.47M91,913,10945.06%43.54%Net SellingNet Buying
NXE
NEXGEN ENERGY LTD
$4.96B569,088,51451.61%0.00%
WLK
WESTLAKE CORP
$10.56B128,246,2661.39%98.61%Net SellingNet Selling
MERC
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC
$188.89M66,982,50639.00%61.00%Net BuyingNet Buying
LAC
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP
$2.18B241,662,80619.85%0.59%Net SellingNet Selling
TSE
TRINSEO PLC
$83.95M35,952,5757.40%92.60%Net SellingNet Buying
TROX
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
$648.37M158,524,63568.55%31.45%Net BuyingNet Buying
SAND
SANDSTORM GOLD LTD
$3.67B293,157,95559.29%0.00%
KBSX
FST CORP
$67.15M44,766,0034.05%3.89%
JLHL
JULONG HOLDING LTD
$91.42M21,261,1320.13%0.00%
LUD
LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$254.93M22,500,0000.10%0.00%
SEED
ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD
$10.30M7,199,9980.97%99.03%
TECK
TECK RESOURCES LTD
$21.14B488,900,00068.11%0.00%
JCTC
JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD
$12.31M3,518,11915.07%62.24%Net SellingNet Selling
CPAC
CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA
$607.06M428,106,8460.09%0.00%
IONR
IONEER LTD
$279.74M2,355,672,5160.00%0.00%
LVRO
LAVORO LTD
$216.89M116,608,3290.05%1.49%
ILAG
INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC
$11.56M18,060,0001.86%0.00%
HUDI
HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$20.99M14,279,1820.70%0.00%
GURE
GULF RESOURCES INC
$8.42M13,346,6180.29%99.71%
MTAL
MAC COPPER LTD
$1.01B82,438,43146.51%0.00%
GGB
GERDAU SA
$6.80B2,078,805,56014.65%0.00%
NEXA
NEXA RESOURCES SA
$666.17M132,438,6111.04%0.00%
FURY
FURY GOLD MINES LTD
$109.00M171,656,04613.07%0.00%
NTIC
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
$71.34M9,474,36321.19%78.81%Net BuyingNet Buying
HLP
HONGLI GROUP INC
$98.78M73,438,7500.30%0.00%
NWGL
NATURE WOOD GROUP LTD
$23.77M132,425,3210.01%0.00%
ENFY
ENLIGHTIFY INC
$12.62M15,770,9340.25%99.75%
EMX
EMX ROYALTY CORP
$542.90M109,235,53614.04%0.00%
ITP
IT TECH PACKAGING INC
$4.65M16,965,4200.45%91.56%
RETO
RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC
$3.45M2,935,2641.41%0.00%
LOOP
LOOP INDUSTRIES INC
$77.78M47,718,3503.29%96.71%Net BuyingNet Buying
ELBM
ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP
$21.37M17,962,1733.86%0.00%
APT
ALPHA PRO TECH LTD
$51.82M10,864,00227.53%56.63%Net SellingNet Selling
CNEY
CN ENERGY GROUP INC
$1.12M487,3884.27%0.00%
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$206.92M63,181,2490.40%0.00%
ZKIN
ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$13.03M5,232,4690.06%0.00%

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
15+0.10%-1.29%-1.27%-4.15%24.45x1.43x+7.59%+3.75%+7.65%+15.78%Buy
4-0.82%+2.89%+10.84%+13.20%19.84x1.82x+14.98%+5.45%+11.29%-1.47%Strong Buy
18+0.45%+2.02%+2.57%+5.69%27.08x3.11x+12.71%+6.06%+9.85%+6.80%Buy
31-0.03%+2.68%-1.67%-10.98%26.37x5.39x+8.65%+10.78%+19.71%+13.68%Buy
17+0.90%+2.49%+1.23%-40.72%-7.87x1.00x-14.07%-4.88%-1.58%+17.48%Buy
5+1.66%+5.53%+24.62%-8.07%34.24x1.88x+0.70%-0.25%+0.14%-0.08%Strong Buy
7+2.07%+9.43%+17.74%+6.17%28.39x5.31x+26.52%+12.43%+23.44%-8.70%Hold
47+0.57%+2.19%+15.56%+82.04%35.09x3.45x+11.96%+8.18%+11.91%-6.33%Buy
5+0.31%+0.47%-7.05%-20.74%0.44x1.51x+9.81%+6.69%+10.46%+19.32%Buy
43+1.50%+6.59%+18.45%+3.71%-9.97x2.29x-3.93%+3.94%+11.09%+0.26%Buy
15+1.77%+4.68%+18.81%+89.39%6.10x2.98x+3.39%-0.75%+3.02%-5.65%Buy
6+0.29%+2.38%-0.65%-38.84%7.36x1.30x+20.26%+5.36%+12.60%+41.84%Hold
3+1.91%+3.85%+29.75%+75.48%-904.55x2.37x+2.10%+1.33%+3.63%-8.86%Strong Buy
56+0.42%+0.73%-1.76%-3.91%16.50x3.29x+19.02%+6.34%+11.33%+19.15%Buy
23+0.26%+1.07%+0.90%-0.67%27.27x0.93x+5.12%+3.75%+6.80%+8.64%Strong Buy
6+2.44%+5.48%+17.15%+8.93%24.74x1.39x+0.11%+1.98%+1.05%+3.05%Strong Buy
10-1.29%+8.08%+49.84%+232.69%165.44x7.75x+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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