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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
SSL	SASOL LTD	$9.90B	7.70%	3.40%	9.11%	7.20%	1.19	1.79	49.30%	4.50%	9.45%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$654.55M	19.50%	4.40%	3.24%	2.50%	3.23	1.98	19.40%	4.50%	2.71%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$7.01B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$289.33M	20.80%	13.00%	17.52%	15.00%	0.53	3.19	6.80%	5.40%	6.44%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.06B	15.50%	7.80%	10.47%	8.60%	0.91	1.99	16.00%	6.80%	7.69%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$900.06M	-14.30%	-6.00%	-2.70%	-1.90%	1.32	3.30	11.80%	-5.60%	-2.03%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$2.45B	26.30%	8.40%	15.67%	11.30%	2.08	2.50	14.50%	5.50%	8.59%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$4.74B	10.00%	7.80%	9.08%	9.60%	0.27	3.93	30.50%	13.00%	14.40%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.80B	3.50%	1.20%	6.93%	4.60%	1.68	2.07	17.40%	2.10%	10.36%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$18.43B	10.80%	4.50%	8.64%	8.50%	1.13	3.27	29.60%	12.90%	24.06%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$849.62M	6.20%	2.30%	7.19%	7.20%	1.64	2.23	26.60%	2.40%	6.56%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.31B	21.20%	8.80%	17.70%	663.70%	1.36	1.40	46.00%	5.20%	5.43%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$3.47B	51.70%	9.50%	23.23%	16.40%	3.87	1.43	16.30%	5.60%	9.17%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.76B	7.10%	2.80%	6.13%	9.20%	1.46	1.90	31.70%	5.10%	9.56%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.49B	19.40%	15.00%	15.22%	20.40%	0.13	6.88	21.50%	17.60%	17.57%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$1.22B	20.50%	14.20%	19.81%	23.20%	0.43	3.28	27.80%	11.40%	14.11%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$836.65M	-16.90%	-4.70%	-2.47%	-1.70%	3.45	2.33	22.40%	-4.60%	-1.87%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.41B	9.10%	6.70%	9.02%	17.10%	0.37	2.78	27.50%	6.60%	7.24%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$20.26B	12.30%	8.30%	12.41%	15.10%	0.51	4.30	28.20%	5.70%	7.86%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$2.01B	22.60%	11.60%	18.67%	18.10%	0.87	2.53	40.50%	10.10%	13.26%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$3.14B	22.10%	15.80%	26.13%	32.40%	0.38	3.00	57.20%	32.00%	49.03%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.33B	51.60%	15.70%	20.00%	14.00%	2.05	3.01	33.50%	23.70%	28.14%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$206.40M	-67.60%	-12.30%	-9.91%	-9.90%	2.15	1.82	34.70%	-10.20%	-6.75%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.59B	5.10%	3.20%	6.34%	6.80%	0.67	2.71	16.50%	1.60%	2.67%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$55.84B	13.50%	8.10%	11.95%	13.20%	0.62	2.51	15.50%	8.00%	10.50%
VHI	VALHI INC	$422.27M	-4.90%	-1.90%	1.01%	1.00%	1.13	3.37	16.70%	-2.30%	1.01%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$3.60B	58.80%	24.30%	27.43%	29.00%	0.96	2.75	19.00%	22.60%	24.33%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$31.80B	9.60%	5.40%	11.13%	11.80%	0.71	3.12	36.00%	17.90%	35.10%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$3.75B	30.10%	15.50%	22.46%	18.90%	0.77	1.37	43.00%	29.80%	41.26%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$788.90M	-5.60%	-2.70%	-1.87%	-1.80%	1.16	1.29	37.10%	-3.00%	-1.32%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.39B	-0.20%	-0.10%	1.47%	1.10%	0.97	1.15	11.80%	-0.10%	0.93%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$301.86M	18.30%	8.20%	15.14%	12.00%	1.28	2.90	10.30%	3.60%	5.50%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$11.30B	19.40%	7.80%	10.50%	10.00%	1.29	1.54	18.80%	9.40%	10.05%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$548.96M	29.30%	11.40%	28.03%	34.70%	1.22	1.23	37.00%	15.10%	30.23%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$1.05B	16.40%	6.70%	19.46%	12.60%	1.37	1.22	40.00%	9.50%	19.92%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.66B	25.70%	5.30%	20.06%	17.70%	3.22	0.80	28.40%	8.00%	22.77%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$8.31B	24.60%	12.50%	19.50%	20.20%	0.97	2.25	31.50%	15.80%	22.12%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.45B	85.20%	3.20%	11.41%	6.00%	31.78	1.61	41.10%	4.70%	11.80%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.17B	14.80%	9.20%	12.48%	10.80%	0.65	1.75	35.30%	12.30%	15.22%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$33.56B	17.60%	9.70%	14.45%	12.50%	0.82	3.18	14.70%	7.80%	10.43%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$5.77B	9.40%	4.90%	8.10%	7.50%	0.88	2.94	16.00%	4.30%	6.08%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$12.05B	0.60%	0.40%	4.56%	4.70%	0.52	2.09	23.80%	1.00%	10.82%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$7.02B	14.60%	4.60%	11.72%	11.60%	2.03	1.53	34.00%	6.80%	13.09%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.72B	7.10%	3.50%	6.91%	9.40%	1.07	2.46	36.10%	4.90%	8.56%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$2.72B	9.50%	3.70%	8.82%	10.10%	1.50	1.82	32.30%	5.60%	11.44%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$7.97B	21.00%	14.10%	18.31%	19.30%	0.43	2.01	45.20%	45.20%	57.60%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$6.86B	6.90%	4.30%	10.07%	9.20%	0.26	9.79	62.60%	12.30%	20.97%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$19.49B	-3.40%	-1.00%	1.44%	1.10%	2.23	1.64	12.80%	-1.10%	1.26%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$17.17B	1.50%	0.80%	7.16%	6.20%	0.79	1.90	7.70%	1.20%	8.74%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.98B	13.60%	6.70%	9.54%	10.50%	1.16	2.33	18.60%	6.70%	8.96%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$321.39M	-0.90%	-0.40%	17.34%	24.00%	0.60	2.20	58.20%	-0.60%	21.60%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$165.75B	49.30%	25.80%	42.19%	40.60%	0.90	5.06	63.80%	35.90%	58.77%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$3.90B	12.10%	4.90%	15.99%	12.50%	1.40	1.47	22.70%	5.20%	12.49%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$471.23M	24.30%	13.60%	21.01%	27.10%	0.81	5.73	51.20%	22.70%	38.07%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$10.41B	-10.30%	-4.90%	-2.99%	-5.40%	1.06	1.78	31.80%	-8.80%	-4.66%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$6.21B	37.60%	26.20%	40.99%	54.00%	0.38	1.63	64.20%	35.10%	50.23%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.62B	13.00%	6.90%	11.39%	10.50%	0.88	4.39	34.60%	9.30%	14.05%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.46B	15.80%	9.00%	15.96%	16.70%	0.60	1.91	51.40%	24.30%	42.04%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$10.64B	28.00%	20.00%	29.21%	28.20%	0.34	1.71	50.30%	31.40%	42.88%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$827.53M	-8.90%	-3.00%	-3.67%	-2.70%	1.93	2.25	17.50%	-2.90%	-2.96%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$754.61M	22.40%	4.60%	6.82%	5.20%	1.77	3.44	31.20%	4.70%	6.47%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$6.92B	88.70%	18.70%	66.56%	65.00%	2.73	1.07	60.00%	23.20%	64.09%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$103.40B	34.60%	13.20%	24.96%	46.10%	1.77	1.07	35.40%	13.30%	17.46%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$11.28B	18.50%	10.00%	16.62%	20.00%	0.68	2.24	39.40%	27.50%	50.20%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$7.29B	7.40%	2.90%	5.96%	6.10%	1.52	1.50	19.90%	5.00%	8.46%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.12B	-10.30%	-4.30%	-0.74%	-0.70%	1.42	1.70	21.30%	-7.10%	-1.08%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.71B	3.50%	1.90%	3.66%	3.50%	0.62	1.58	16.10%	2.20%	3.87%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$227.21M	-19.70%	-15.50%	-16.20%	-23.80%	0.41	4.06	-11.10%	-19.90%	-19.71%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.74B	33.00%	18.70%	30.71%	36.50%	0.79	2.65	55.80%	13.20%	17.53%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$350.02M	39.00%	34.90%	32.15%	42.20%	0.07	7.50	66.20%	144.30%	152.84%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.92B	-28.80%	-5.40%	-2.44%	-1.90%	4.04	1.45	20.90%	-12.00%	-4.37%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$9.26B	-17.10%	-5.10%	-2.00%	-1.70%	2.37	1.16	26.00%	-6.80%	-1.98%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$2.45B	-15.90%	-3.00%	26.38%	34.70%	3.13	0.60	44.20%	-4.20%	22.48%
TGB	TREKOR METALS LTD	$3.04B	2.10%	0.60%	4.88%	3.80%	2.12	1.24	34.00%	1.60%	11.79%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.38B	12.80%	9.80%	14.34%	33.20%	0.30	2.67	36.30%	15.10%	20.36%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.05B	18.50%	12.30%	18.78%	27.80%	0.48	3.29	45.70%	15.60%	20.88%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.28B	3.70%	2.20%	6.93%	10.70%	0.36	3.51	63.40%	6.30%	19.91%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$785.81M	21.50%	9.50%	36.85%	41.50%	1.30	1.51	35.50%	10.00%	27.82%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.47B	16.80%	14.00%	15.50%	30.40%	0.17	2.12	86.50%	57.50%	61.32%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$6.45B	5.00%	2.40%	7.92%	7.20%	1.10	1.59	30.60%	4.00%	10.63%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$255.44M	20.90%	7.00%	14.40%	14.20%	1.83	2.19	31.10%	6.90%	10.35%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$2.94B	-21.80%	2.40%	13.92%	7.70%	-16.18	1.22	32.30%	2.20%	8.48%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$19.09B	13.10%	9.50%	15.58%	16.90%	0.38	2.94	44.00%	29.70%	45.99%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$788.36M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.56	3.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$3.24B	2.80%	1.10%	2.89%	3.00%	1.45	3.05	31.50%	2.80%	6.51%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$102.16B	15.30%	5.00%	10.29%	9.30%	1.37	2.07	27.10%	11.40%	21.03%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$93.28B	26.90%	9.40%	15.94%	26.80%	1.87	1.00	36.70%	14.30%	17.52%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$151.89B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$13.87B	7.50%	3.40%	8.33%	9.90%	1.15	0.83	32.90%	6.00%	11.15%
MAIR	MADISON AIR SOLUTIONS CORP	$12.04B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.29	1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.11B	-16.40%	-7.20%	-4.32%	-8.40%	2.13	1.46	24.80%	-10.40%	-6.86%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$578.49M	5.90%	2.50%	6.97%	10.20%	1.29	2.94	35.90%	3.70%	9.15%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$814.06M	1.20%	0.70%	0.93%	1.10%	0.65	1.75	8.20%	0.70%	0.63%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.76B	0.80%	0.40%	3.85%	3.50%	0.93	1.46	11.70%	0.20%	1.65%
AYA	AYA GOLD & SILVER INC	$3.79B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$32.10B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$46.02B	8.90%	3.30%	5.89%	8.90%	1.82	1.02	24.30%	5.50%	7.50%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$6.89B	35.40%	16.10%	25.52%	30.20%	1.27	1.52	40.30%	18.60%	25.99%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$17.19B	40.40%	14.50%	20.06%	23.90%	1.08	4.86	42.50%	27.10%	37.14%
SOLS	SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$9.57B	10.90%	3.70%	13.80%	12.70%	2.73	1.46	30.60%	5.10%	14.02%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	-0.20%	+0.10%	-23.95%	-12.03%	11.55x	1.02x	+11.70%	+5.34%	+10.01%	+38.49%	Hold
Aluminum	4	-0.63%	+1.37%	-13.70%	+53.50%	8.17x	1.91x	+32.41%	+11.01%	+16.16%	+34.38%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.55%	-0.12%	-8.41%	-38.55%	26.19x	2.14x	+13.75%	+6.75%	+11.19%	+32.79%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	33	+0.39%	+0.72%	-2.86%	-22.96%	28.94x	5.65x	+7.73%	+9.38%	+17.22%	+27.58%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+1.42%	+2.32%	-3.47%	+13.08%	-1.60x	1.40x	-8.00%	-1.61%	+0.95%	+29.45%	Buy
Coking Coal	4	+1.61%	+1.76%	-19.81%	-0.82%	-2.63x	1.75x	+3.14%	+3.23%	+3.41%	+14.01%	Buy
Copper	6	-1.20%	+0.11%	-6.15%	+48.71%	33.24x	7.21x	+34.91%	+17.18%	+28.89%	-5.43%	Buy
Gold	51	+1.34%	+0.07%	-11.78%	+10.40%	16.13x	3.18x	+24.07%	+15.63%	+21.50%	+29.24%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.44%	-1.35%	-5.30%	-6.64%	11.30x	1.52x	+3.69%	+2.09%	+3.83%	+29.90%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	56	-2.12%	-2.34%	-10.88%	+15.32%	15.80x	2.71x	-17.79%	+0.96%	-126.42%	+34.30%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	21	+0.79%	-3.66%	-14.98%	-11.64%	-16.68x	2.88x	+9.96%	+6.08%	+9.88%	+82.92%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+1.57%	+0.01%	-6.08%	-15.62%	7.05x	1.03x	+14.17%	+4.19%	+11.17%	+31.98%	Buy
Silver	4	+1.25%	-3.43%	-14.42%	+27.17%	21.90x	3.25x	+7.30%	+4.35%	+9.93%	+41.54%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.17%	+0.62%	-1.58%	+3.41%	-79.13x	3.53x	+17.24%	+5.63%	+10.62%	+27.25%	Buy
Steel	21	-0.21%	+1.80%	-4.07%	-18.13%	22.08x	1.29x	+8.78%	+5.51%	+9.16%	+10.01%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	5	+0.46%	+2.35%	-7.72%	-5.92%	16.79x	1.26x	+5.54%	+3.87%	+4.65%	+19.33%	Hold
Uranium	12	-3.05%	+1.04%	-20.77%	-47.65%	94.08x	5.32x	-2.89%	-0.79%	+1.07%	+60.98%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Sasol (NYSE:SSL)

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SSL as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sasol has seen its stock return 153.18% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 163 percentage points.

Sasol stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sasol, 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.

2. Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV)

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Mativ Holdings (NYSE:MATV) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -5 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MATV as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mativ Holdings has seen its stock return 11.05% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 21 percentage points.

3. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 334 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the basic material sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW as a "A".It passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -18.1% over the past year, underperforming other basic material stocks by -9 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 36.23% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $9.91.

Sibanye Stillwater stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sibanye Stillwater, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 140 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.5%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.01%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight 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 81.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.74%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.01%. 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 117.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.8%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.01%. 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 115.6% 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 0.16% in the last day, and up 0.38% 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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) 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.

Sibanye Stillwater 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 SBSW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Sibanye Stillwater's stock has dropped -18.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -9 percentage points.

2. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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.

Nexa Resources 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.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 132.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 142 percentage points.

3. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold 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.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

44.49% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 27.94% over the next year.

4.56% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.39% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.98% are rated C (Hold), 18.6% are rated D (Sell), and 9.47% 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 -0.21x.

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