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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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JCTC
JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD
$1.650.61%1.23%-7.82%-31.82%-53.13%-51.04%-70.54%-84.62%-70.03%$4.35$1.5462.07%7.14%0.13500-86.84%
NTIC
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
$8.100.00%-1.70%-7.53%-7.32%0.62%-15.89%-31.36%-46.99%24.62%$10.03$6.7519.24%20.00%0.461,900-13.64%
CITR
CITROTECH INC
$9.19-2.55%6.49%8.24%16.92%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$10.37$6.1711.38%48.95%0.4221,200-55.37%
CNEY
CN ENERGY GROUP INC
$0.38-0.26%-6.11%-54.45%-48.87%-83.04%-87.61%-99.73%-99.99%N/A$7.36$0.3194.78%22.68%1.0275,600-72.71%
ILAG
INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC
$3.6519.28%60.79%47.30%-10.98%-41.69%-0.22%-70.33%N/AN/A$9.80$2.0462.76%78.92%0.1730,00059.57%
NWGL
CL WORKSHOP GROUP LTD
$0.83-2.12%-1.31%-33.06%-34.13%-49.39%-31.69%N/AN/AN/A$6.61$0.6187.44%35.40%0.2110,900303.70%
RETO
RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC
$0.74-7.00%-8.03%-17.43%-61.25%-87.39%-95.73%-99.94%-99.99%N/A$28.85$0.5397.42%40.38%0.7954,500230.30%
ZKIN
ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$1.45-8.81%-5.84%-3.33%-18.08%-47.65%29.46%-68.38%-97.33%N/A$4.47$0.8267.56%76.83%0.8326,30034.18%
AAUC
ALLIED GOLD CORP
$31.340.45%0.97%-0.41%27.04%70.79%N/AN/AN/AN/A$32.08$11.412.31%174.77%0.69188,000-48.07%
BGLC
BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP
$2.301.72%7.47%0.92%-42.62%-56.00%-21.20%N/A9.57%N/A$15.60$1.9285.25%19.84%41.43950-20.83%
CAPS
CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP
$0.561.28%-16.64%-11.75%-24.86%-53.28%-69.45%N/AN/AN/A$3.29$0.4983.10%13.47%1.3632,300-66.53%
VMET
VERSAMET ROYALTIES CORP
$11.366.97%19.45%7.98%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$12.07$9.115.88%24.70%1.78402,000122.10%
SNES
SENESTECH INC
$1.651.23%0.61%-22.17%-25.34%-60.24%20.44%-98.94%-99.96%N/A$6.24$1.3673.56%21.32%0.848,100-81.84%
GGB
GERDAU SA
$3.790.80%4.99%5.87%-4.77%18.81%54.07%-5.84%-11.90%194.71%$4.66$2.2718.67%66.96%0.9624,231,00036.50%

Basic Material Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
13+0.27%+2.01%+7.69%+46.11%32.57x1.84x+7.83%+3.88%+7.95%-5.64%Hold
4+1.47%+10.36%+12.76%+202.64%45.53x3.66x+17.57%+5.86%+9.72%-4.56%Buy
17-0.67%-0.49%-2.05%+12.51%29.24x2.69x+13.29%+6.31%+10.38%+20.06%Buy
30-0.45%-0.39%-6.05%+2.75%26.86x5.43x+5.85%+10.00%+17.96%+26.15%Buy
17+0.88%-0.60%+14.98%+50.93%-0.63x1.75x-15.44%-4.36%-2.69%-3.67%Buy
5-2.11%-0.72%+15.52%+93.28%30.84x1.97x-1.37%-0.88%-1.09%+3.00%Buy
6-0.94%+2.45%-5.70%+128.32%33.11x7.00x+29.49%+14.11%+25.81%-6.63%Buy
49+0.65%+4.23%-6.05%+106.85%20.30x3.84x+18.27%+12.73%+17.22%+12.14%Buy
5-0.65%-2.40%-6.59%+0.18%12.10x1.56x+5.79%+3.61%+5.43%+23.96%Buy
44+0.10%+2.68%-4.10%+87.75%14.10x2.77x+7.32%+3.58%+10.55%+3.77%Strong Buy
16-0.19%+3.02%-10.82%+167.97%16.11x3.58x+6.00%+2.26%+6.22%+43.73%Buy
6-2.54%-2.84%-7.41%-32.01%4.83x1.20x+26.56%+7.25%+15.98%+31.60%Buy
3+0.10%+0.84%-13.37%+270.74%21.52x3.85x+4.45%+2.72%+7.29%+14.06%Hold
57-0.10%-0.52%+1.09%+18.26%-2.28x3.67x+14.53%+4.93%+9.57%+14.21%Buy
22+0.73%+0.75%-1.27%+16.58%18.08x1.07x+6.84%+4.40%+7.31%+10.83%Buy
6-1.76%-1.81%+2.07%+50.99%-24.85x1.49x+6.21%+3.92%+5.42%+21.61%Strong Buy
12-3.22%-0.39%-8.30%+178.12%61.45x7.32x-0.11%-0.37%+2.48%+39.00%Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)


Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -5 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 79.21% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 48 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $11.38, an upside of 3.88% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $10.95.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 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.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)


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

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 240.74% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 210 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, a downside of -1.66% from Iamgold's current stock price of $19.32.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Iamgold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 178.69% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 148 percentage points.

Perma Pipe International Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 19.17% from Perma Pipe International Holdings's current stock price of $30.21.

Perma Pipe International Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Perma Pipe International Holdings, 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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 131 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)


Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.02%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout ratio of 104.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)


Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.41%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout ratio of 136.5% 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 8.08%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.76%. 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 127.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -0.19% in the last day, and up 0.6% over the last week.

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

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 43, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 79.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 48 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 71, which is 49 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 92.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 62 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 43, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 79.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.27% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.33% over the next year.

7.5% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.14% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 49.29% are rated C (Hold), 16.79% are rated D (Sell), and 9.29% 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 17.56x.
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