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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
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$612.03M	16.00%	10.20%	20.17%	21.30%	0.54	1.65	46.80%	17.00%	31.34%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$3.51B	5.30%	2.10%	11.56%	16.30%	2.74	0.85	55.00%	4.30%	28.66%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$5.14B	13.90%	6.80%	9.73%	8.80%	1.24	0.89	34.80%	14.00%	19.03%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.78B	2.10%	1.20%	2.59%	2.80%	0.71	2.78	15.60%	1.10%	1.96%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$149.94M	4.70%	2.80%	5.65%	4.90%	0.71	4.34	5.00%	1.40%	2.39%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$875.51M	22.40%	14.70%	21.29%	23.30%	0.51	2.56	29.50%	11.10%	14.14%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.55B	12.20%	3.70%	7.89%	5.50%	2.22	2.49	12.40%	2.80%	5.14%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$4.64B	5.20%	3.00%	4.70%	4.90%	0.53	2.39	54.60%	12.70%	19.19%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$988.47M	29.40%	8.80%	12.72%	8.70%	2.15	3.45	25.80%	15.30%	20.48%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.08B	-113.30%	-10.60%	-10.42%	-5.80%	14.56	1.36	36.50%	-16.30%	-11.68%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$29.18B	21.60%	13.90%	21.85%	21.50%	0.50	2.84	45.30%	25.20%	37.77%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$488.42M	13.10%	7.00%	13.91%	22.60%	0.80	2.11	31.00%	9.70%	19.06%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$4.26B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$700.21M	-3.40%	-1.50%	17.89%	21.20%	1.33	1.22	32.50%	-2.60%	23.44%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$11.99B	9.80%	6.00%	9.41%	11.90%	0.47	1.61	36.70%	13.10%	24.65%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$55.41B	11.40%	5.80%	9.73%	10.40%	0.56	3.22	44.20%	20.00%	31.49%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$7.87B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$90.98B	22.70%	13.00%	21.58%	21.60%	0.64	2.04	60.70%	33.40%	49.78%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.01B	-21.70%	-7.20%	-16.64%	-44.00%	1.87	1.42	38.10%	-4.30%	-4.05%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$13.15B	10.90%	7.20%	13.20%	13.50%	0.48	3.05	28.40%	16.80%	28.47%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$2.76B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.34	1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$415.29M	7.30%	5.90%	8.28%	19.00%	0.25	3.88	25.20%	8.10%	9.69%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.07B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.60B	11.30%	6.10%	10.63%	12.10%	0.83	1.66	12.90%	3.80%	5.26%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$28.26B	5.50%	2.60%	6.20%	6.50%	1.12	1.33	29.20%	5.20%	9.91%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$169.27M	6.30%	4.30%	7.25%	9.90%	0.43	2.85	17.50%	3.40%	4.73%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$122.77M	8.00%	5.10%	9.90%	10.90%	0.40	3.40	37.00%	8.20%	13.02%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.64B	18.40%	7.80%	13.67%	12.80%	1.22	2.88	37.60%	7.10%	10.66%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$6.26B	11.20%	5.40%	12.66%	10.50%	0.97	1.03	33.20%	13.50%	26.55%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$632.01M	-70.30%	-19.70%	-23.15%	-18.40%	3.99	2.37	17.70%	-23.10%	-20.96%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$82.06B	13.80%	9.70%	15.14%	18.20%	0.41	2.03	68.10%	30.60%	46.97%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$282.28M	N/A	-3.80%	8.50%	6.30%	-65.04	0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$2.32B	4.50%	3.30%	7.83%	11.10%	0.36	3.46	28.90%	6.20%	13.14%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$1.42B	9.50%	3.90%	10.60%	14.10%	1.41	2.59	40.20%	5.50%	13.05%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$6.26B	0.80%	0.50%	2.70%	3.70%	0.48	3.27	23.00%	1.80%	12.75%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$44.53B	8.50%	8.30%	10.24%	11.80%	0.04	11.38	65.20%	42.50%	53.67%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.86B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.24%	2.70%	1.04	1.98	25.40%	-0.10%	3.09%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$700.19M	19.50%	4.00%	6.26%	4.90%	1.81	2.15	33.30%	4.80%	7.01%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.27B	6.40%	5.70%	8.05%	8.70%	0.12	4.73	81.40%	36.40%	52.96%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.07B	12.10%	9.10%	13.33%	30.80%	0.28	2.72	35.80%	14.70%	20.19%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$152.11M	-49.20%	-18.70%	-22.84%	-22.50%	1.83	1.91	21.00%	-23.70%	-19.13%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$375.93M	-35.40%	-29.30%	-1.70%	-1.60%	0.25	5.17	13.60%	-75.10%	-3.51%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.50B	11.50%	7.70%	13.73%	14.20%	0.45	2.04	34.60%	14.30%	23.19%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$12.01B	14.20%	13.10%	14.98%	16.60%	0.08	4.49	86.50%	56.20%	65.51%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.36B	26.00%	18.60%	21.79%	34.10%	0.29	2.20	88.40%	61.00%	67.60%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$59.42B	10.10%	3.20%	9.14%	8.60%	1.52	2.32	29.30%	7.10%	18.42%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.89B	-14.00%	-8.70%	-0.75%	-0.70%	0.61	0.98	41.30%	-20.00%	-1.49%
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$887.30M	-118.70%	-45.50%	-93.92%	-64.10%	2.35	0.67	27.60%	-46.70%	-44.79%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$38.36B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$5.51B	1.20%	0.60%	3.94%	4.40%	0.89	0.94	24.10%	2.40%	18.49%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$5.78B	9.80%	9.60%	10.55%	11.00%	0.02	4.22	60.20%	53.10%	59.22%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.79B	1.80%	0.90%	3.93%	3.60%	0.91	3.17	19.30%	0.90%	3.44%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.33B	6.20%	2.30%	6.95%	8.00%	1.64	1.93	30.40%	3.30%	8.91%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$5.71B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$8.80B	38.10%	16.10%	25.94%	28.60%	1.22	1.61	40.60%	19.00%	27.06%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$13.26B	9.60%	6.40%	10.02%	10.30%	0.48	1.49	46.90%	23.00%	33.80%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$2.87B	15.90%	5.70%	11.16%	8.70%	1.75	1.75	10.10%	4.60%	6.88%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$752.64M	-3.00%	-1.90%	-3.75%	-4.70%	0.61	2.03	6.60%	-2.10%	-2.95%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$8.68B	4.70%	3.30%	6.93%	6.50%	0.43	2.67	30.30%	9.40%	20.36%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$2.36B	4.40%	0.70%	6.21%	4.30%	5.86	1.23	14.20%	0.50%	2.85%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$36.62B	12.60%	11.90%	14.49%	18.30%	0.06	4.25	71.20%	58.80%	75.33%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$841.51M	8.90%	3.80%	8.20%	8.60%	1.31	1.76	23.10%	3.20%	5.26%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$207.09M	-4.20%	-3.30%	0.94%	1.30%	0.48	4.34	65.30%	-16.90%	5.19%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.06B	-2.80%	-1.90%	-1.28%	-1.30%	0.52	2.35	21.70%	-8.10%	-5.25%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$7.07B	32.20%	15.10%	23.72%	22.10%	0.98	2.66	32.70%	17.30%	23.84%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$930.01M	-3.30%	-1.60%	3.18%	4.10%	1.06	2.39	32.00%	-2.50%	4.47%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$14.01B	26.10%	9.60%	13.55%	15.50%	1.20	3.22	35.60%	20.20%	27.16%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.20B	-16.00%	1.70%	10.27%	5.80%	-19.08	1.61	28.80%	1.50%	6.84%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$43.23B	5.70%	3.40%	6.75%	16.10%	0.60	1.68	45.70%	8.20%	12.68%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$2.96B	12.90%	8.10%	10.95%	9.50%	0.59	1.96	31.00%	10.30%	12.59%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$10.21B	18.10%	6.90%	13.26%	12.30%	1.45	1.65	20.20%	7.90%	12.16%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$2.15B	20.10%	8.90%	12.28%	9.70%	1.15	0.84	42.70%	26.60%	35.74%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$5.34B	10.40%	6.90%	9.26%	9.80%	0.54	3.23	43.60%	26.10%	34.11%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$6.33B	9.60%	4.90%	8.14%	12.80%	0.90	4.10	41.80%	9.70%	15.20%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.11B	12.30%	6.40%	10.43%	10.00%	0.91	4.25	33.30%	8.60%	12.93%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.48B	18.30%	10.70%	13.92%	22.20%	1.04	2.31	23.10%	8.40%	12.07%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$212.45M	27.30%	16.60%	24.36%	29.10%	0.65	2.88	28.30%	13.20%	17.32%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.06B	9.30%	7.30%	10.60%	15.20%	0.13	10.53	13.20%	7.90%	10.82%
VALE	VALE SA	$51.79B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$141.16B	19.50%	8.50%	18.61%	17.10%	1.19	1.46	100.00%	17.60%	33.83%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$14.27B	-456.70%	15.60%	32.35%	21.80%	-61.17	1.82	36.30%	10.50%	15.53%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$464.97M	230.40%	145.70%	N/A	2,850.90%	0.09	N/A	100.00%	96.40%	96.44%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.90B	1.50%	1.10%	0.63%	1.30%	0.39	2.87	28.40%	1.10%	0.51%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$681.74M	11.40%	9.60%	17.23%	22.70%	0.21	3.19	46.40%	18.50%	33.78%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$13.58B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
ZEUS	OLYMPIC STEEL INC	$328.65M	2.50%	1.40%	4.07%	3.80%	0.86	3.07	24.10%	0.80%	1.91%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$78.63B	24.10%	9.40%	15.54%	21.40%	1.54	1.44	43.90%	13.60%	18.61%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$9.52B	7.90%	4.00%	7.11%	6.40%	0.94	1.14	15.30%	8.40%	12.56%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.85B	24.20%	22.20%	26.68%	60.20%	0.08	21.75	47.30%	35.60%	44.61%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$104.00B	38.40%	18.90%	33.40%	28.90%	0.95	5.27	58.20%	30.40%	51.21%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$8.48B	6.30%	3.10%	7.76%	7.40%	1.02	1.75	32.30%	5.30%	11.10%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$30.07B	2.60%	1.50%	5.99%	5.90%	0.77	1.35	9.30%	2.10%	6.48%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$3.26B	12.00%	5.60%	6.37%	16.40%	0.98	5.23	56.50%	23.20%	25.89%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$774.16M	-45.40%	-7.50%	-2.37%	-1.40%	5.16	2.15	14.00%	-9.90%	-2.46%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$711.55M	-30.70%	-12.90%	-13.75%	-13.80%	1.75	2.20	26.00%	-15.50%	-12.76%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$14.30B	24.30%	9.50%	13.80%	14.70%	1.60	2.26	41.30%	9.20%	11.98%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$114.78B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
SID	NATIONAL STEEL CO	$2.16B	-17.40%	-2.70%	5.86%	4.90%	7.21	1.58	26.80%	-5.90%	10.56%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.79B	22.40%	10.90%	18.82%	19.80%	1.09	1.61	25.50%	10.20%	15.28%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$31.84B	6.40%	3.80%	5.73%	6.60%	0.62	2.83	10.40%	4.20%	5.59%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	+0.08%	+2.89%	-5.28%	-5.71%	24.31x	1.40x	+7.56%	+3.74%	+7.63%	+18.73%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.67%	+13.05%	+25.12%	+32.60%	20.89x	2.04x	+15.29%	+5.54%	+11.44%	-2.04%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.40%	-0.27%	+1.39%	-1.31%	26.67x	3.09x	+12.72%	+6.06%	+9.83%	+9.63%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	+0.86%	+1.37%	+1.55%	-12.76%	26.54x	5.37x	+8.38%	+10.66%	+19.32%	+14.37%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+1.04%	+4.36%	-0.46%	-39.58%	-7.47x	1.00x	-14.75%	-5.12%	-2.05%	+18.41%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+3.33%	-0.45%	+1.08%	-2.76%	36.97x	1.83x	+0.76%	-0.26%	+0.10%	+7.60%	Strong Buy
Copper	6	+0.78%	-0.55%	+10.92%	+12.18%	29.42x	5.47x	+26.43%	+12.34%	+23.28%	+0.54%	Buy
Gold	47	-1.02%	-6.98%	-2.22%	+54.53%	30.94x	3.25x	+12.54%	+8.52%	+12.37%	+24.45%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-0.66%	+0.33%	-1.74%	-18.46%	7.96x	1.54x	+9.50%	+6.42%	+10.08%	+12.54%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	43	+1.04%	-5.95%	+13.91%	+15.56%	-37.92x	2.37x	-2.73%	+4.20%	+11.04%	+5.75%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-0.66%	-7.07%	+10.98%	+70.31%	8.22x	2.99x	+3.09%	-0.97%	+2.79%	+15.91%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-0.34%	+3.41%	-2.92%	-45.34%	7.09x	1.24x	+20.42%	+5.40%	+12.67%	+48.02%	Hold
Silver	3	-0.63%	-6.97%	+8.49%	+53.43%	-996.76x	2.42x	+1.96%	+1.24%	+3.54%	+9.15%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.13%	+1.30%	-2.25%	-7.10%	12.55x	3.22x	+18.76%	+6.25%	+11.22%	+19.03%	Buy
Steel	23	+1.21%	+4.68%	+2.84%	+1.69%	23.89x	0.96x	+5.22%	+3.84%	+6.91%	+11.54%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.33%	-3.25%	+1.38%	+5.34%	22.59x	1.29x	-0.93%	+1.59%	+0.21%	+19.33%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+8.50%	+0.58%	+27.74%	+207.18%	174.87x	8.02x	+2.22%	-1.97%	+0.04%	-27.86%	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 310 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 99.87% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 100 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -11.73% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $31.72.

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. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 310 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 Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 109.73% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 110 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 150.46% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $10.78.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla Mining, 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. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 310 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 New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 122.26% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 122 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $8.75, an upside of 34.82% from New Gold's current stock price of $6.49.

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

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 110 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 11.39%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. 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. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 11.1%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. 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.

3. Huntsman (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.05%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.13%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.67% in the last day, and up 0.07% over the last week. Albemarle was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 8.5% yesterday.

Albemarle shares are trading higher after Rothschild & Co initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $135 price target.

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 57, which is 34 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 56.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 57 percentage points.

2. Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

Suncoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) 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.

Suncoke Energy 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.

Suncoke Energy's stock has dropped -5.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -6 percentage points.

3. Advansix (NYSE:ASIX)

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) 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.

Advansix 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.

Advansix's stock has dropped -31.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -31 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.06% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 13.51% over the next year.

6.88% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.41% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.62% are rated C (Hold), 16.3% are rated D (Sell), and 9.78% 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 14.71x.

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