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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
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.06B	15.50%	7.80%	10.47%	8.60%	0.91	1.99	16.00%	6.80%	7.69%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$3.06B	26.30%	8.40%	15.67%	11.30%	2.08	2.50	14.50%	5.50%	8.59%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$62.54B	11.20%	6.70%	9.83%	10.90%	0.61	2.90	14.00%	6.80%	9.05%
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$54.81M	6.60%	5.70%	7.70%	9.10%	0.16	17.04	38.00%	6.80%	8.97%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$2.18B	20.50%	10.10%	17.08%	15.40%	0.90	2.43	38.90%	8.90%	11.72%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$328.11M	20.80%	13.00%	17.52%	15.00%	0.53	3.19	6.80%	5.40%	6.44%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$845.00M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.57	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$3.98B	51.70%	9.50%	23.23%	16.40%	3.87	1.43	16.30%	5.60%	9.17%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$706.43M	19.50%	4.40%	3.24%	2.50%	3.23	1.98	19.40%	4.50%	2.71%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$6.64B	37.60%	26.20%	40.99%	54.00%	0.38	1.63	64.20%	35.10%	50.23%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$764.13M	22.40%	4.60%	6.82%	5.20%	1.77	3.44	31.20%	4.70%	6.47%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.29B	9.10%	6.70%	9.02%	17.10%	0.37	2.78	27.50%	6.60%	7.24%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$20.24B	-3.40%	-1.00%	1.44%	1.10%	2.23	1.64	12.80%	-1.10%	1.26%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.27B	3.50%	1.20%	6.93%	4.60%	1.68	2.07	17.40%	2.10%	10.36%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$21.88B	12.30%	8.30%	12.41%	15.10%	0.51	4.30	28.20%	5.70%	7.86%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$1.28B	20.50%	14.20%	19.81%	23.20%	0.43	3.28	27.80%	11.40%	14.11%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$5.14B	58.80%	24.30%	27.43%	29.00%	0.96	2.75	19.00%	22.60%	24.33%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$522.82M	29.30%	11.40%	28.03%	34.70%	1.22	1.23	37.00%	15.10%	30.23%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$20.81B	10.80%	4.50%	8.64%	8.50%	1.13	3.27	29.60%	12.90%	24.06%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.59B	21.20%	8.80%	17.70%	663.70%	1.36	1.40	46.00%	5.20%	5.43%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$1.02B	16.40%	6.70%	19.46%	12.60%	1.37	1.22	40.00%	9.50%	19.92%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$8.01B	14.60%	4.60%	11.72%	11.60%	2.03	1.53	34.00%	6.80%	13.09%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$32.81B	9.60%	5.40%	11.13%	11.80%	0.71	3.12	36.00%	17.90%	35.10%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.24B	51.60%	15.70%	20.00%	14.00%	2.05	3.01	33.50%	23.70%	28.14%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$4.19B	7.10%	2.80%	6.13%	9.20%	1.46	1.90	31.70%	5.10%	9.56%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$438.80M	24.40%	14.20%	21.11%	28.80%	0.93	4.66	51.20%	22.40%	38.33%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$38.50B	17.60%	9.70%	14.45%	12.50%	0.82	3.18	14.70%	7.80%	10.43%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$354.15M	32.00%	27.20%	23.32%	31.10%	0.07	4.94	65.90%	102.50%	108.20%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$955.79M	-16.90%	-4.70%	-2.47%	-1.70%	3.45	2.33	22.40%	-4.60%	-1.87%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.65B	85.20%	3.20%	11.41%	6.00%	31.78	1.61	41.10%	4.70%	11.80%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$8.40B	7.40%	2.90%	5.96%	6.10%	1.52	1.50	19.90%	5.00%	8.46%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$17.65B	1.50%	0.80%	7.16%	6.20%	0.79	1.90	7.70%	1.20%	8.74%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$3.18B	22.10%	15.80%	26.13%	32.40%	0.38	3.00	57.20%	32.00%	49.03%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$8.10B	13.60%	6.70%	9.54%	10.50%	1.16	2.33	18.60%	6.70%	8.96%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$8.37B	24.60%	12.50%	19.50%	20.20%	0.97	2.25	31.50%	15.80%	22.12%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.29B	9.20%	3.60%	8.34%	9.60%	1.56	1.80	32.00%	5.30%	10.81%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.43B	15.80%	12.10%	11.81%	16.80%	0.13	6.76	16.50%	14.10%	13.37%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.96B	5.10%	3.20%	6.34%	6.80%	0.67	2.71	16.50%	1.60%	2.67%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$13.63B	19.40%	7.80%	10.50%	10.00%	1.29	1.54	18.80%	9.40%	10.05%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$68.51B	23.60%	12.30%	17.19%	19.90%	0.58	3.06	55.00%	32.10%	44.34%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$313.58M	18.30%	8.20%	15.14%	12.00%	1.28	2.90	10.30%	3.60%	5.50%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.97B	25.70%	5.30%	20.06%	17.70%	3.22	0.80	28.40%	8.00%	22.77%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$12.16B	-17.10%	-5.10%	-2.00%	-1.70%	2.37	1.16	26.00%	-6.80%	-1.98%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$5.83B	9.40%	4.90%	8.10%	7.50%	0.88	2.94	16.00%	4.30%	6.08%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$9.29B	-10.30%	-4.90%	-2.99%	-5.40%	1.06	1.78	31.80%	-8.80%	-4.66%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.19B	14.80%	9.20%	12.48%	10.80%	0.65	1.75	35.30%	12.30%	15.22%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.89B	3.50%	1.90%	3.66%	3.50%	0.62	1.58	16.10%	2.20%	3.87%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.47B	-0.20%	-0.10%	1.47%	1.10%	0.97	1.15	11.80%	-0.10%	0.93%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$21.83B	12.60%	9.00%	12.90%	14.90%	0.38	2.84	42.30%	28.90%	42.22%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$3.81B	30.10%	15.50%	22.46%	18.90%	0.77	1.37	43.00%	29.80%	41.26%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$5.04B	10.00%	7.80%	9.08%	9.60%	0.27	3.93	30.50%	13.00%	14.40%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.53B	15.80%	9.00%	15.96%	16.70%	0.60	1.91	51.40%	24.30%	42.04%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.96B	7.10%	3.50%	6.91%	9.40%	1.07	2.46	36.10%	4.90%	8.56%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.10B	-10.30%	-4.30%	-0.74%	-0.70%	1.42	1.70	21.30%	-7.10%	-1.08%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$6.40B	6.90%	4.30%	10.07%	9.20%	0.26	9.79	62.60%	12.30%	20.97%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$977.18M	-14.30%	-6.00%	-2.70%	-1.90%	1.32	3.30	11.80%	-5.60%	-2.03%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.79B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$830.57M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.14	1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.46B	12.10%	4.90%	15.99%	12.50%	1.40	1.47	22.70%	5.20%	12.49%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$6.89B	5.00%	2.40%	7.92%	7.20%	1.10	1.59	30.60%	4.00%	10.63%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$14.81B	20.90%	8.30%	15.61%	14.90%	1.52	1.68	41.40%	8.40%	12.47%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$798.67M	-8.90%	-3.00%	-3.67%	-2.70%	1.93	2.25	17.50%	-2.90%	-2.96%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$8.77B	21.00%	14.10%	18.31%	19.30%	0.43	2.01	45.20%	45.20%	57.60%
SOLS	SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$9.58B	10.90%	3.70%	13.80%	12.70%	2.73	1.46	30.60%	5.10%	14.02%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$871.76M	-15.00%	-7.20%	-9.21%	-9.10%	1.27	1.43	33.20%	-8.10%	-6.62%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$229.97B	21.40%	9.50%	19.80%	18.50%	1.20	1.65	100.00%	19.00%	36.78%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$6.39B	88.70%	18.70%	66.56%	65.00%	2.73	1.07	60.00%	23.20%	64.09%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$15.48B	0.60%	0.40%	4.56%	4.70%	0.52	2.09	23.80%	1.00%	10.82%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$52.30B	8.90%	3.30%	5.89%	8.90%	1.82	1.02	24.30%	5.50%	7.50%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$7.47B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$104.95B	34.60%	13.20%	24.96%	46.10%	1.77	1.07	35.40%	13.30%	17.46%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.31B	-57.50%	-13.50%	-13.83%	-5.00%	3.49	0.32	29.20%	-41.80%	-14.74%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$7.55B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.70B	-1.30%	-0.80%	3.81%	6.10%	0.38	3.58	60.70%	-2.30%	11.66%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$10.65B	28.00%	20.00%	29.21%	28.20%	0.34	1.71	50.30%	31.40%	42.88%
TGB	TREKOR METALS LTD	$3.21B	2.10%	0.60%	4.88%	3.80%	2.12	1.24	34.00%	1.60%	11.79%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$25.67B	19.50%	7.10%	13.19%	15.30%	1.65	1.58	40.90%	9.60%	13.90%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$16.39B	7.50%	3.40%	8.33%	9.90%	1.15	0.83	32.90%	6.00%	11.15%
DOW	DOW INC	$22.09B	-8.00%	-2.10%	-0.86%	-0.80%	2.79	1.75	9.90%	-3.10%	-1.03%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.51B	13.00%	6.90%	11.39%	10.50%	0.88	4.39	34.60%	9.30%	14.05%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$15.30B	41.10%	11.60%	19.51%	23.10%	2.86	2.60	35.30%	14.20%	20.48%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.45B	-16.40%	-7.20%	-4.32%	-8.40%	2.13	1.46	24.80%	-10.40%	-6.86%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$12.40B	18.50%	10.00%	16.62%	20.00%	0.68	2.24	39.40%	27.50%	50.20%
AYA	AYA GOLD & SILVER INC	$3.99B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$165.83B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$140.55M	-5.30%	-4.00%	-6.64%	-10.20%	0.34	4.33	21.10%	-5.30%	-7.27%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$304.17M	-0.90%	-0.40%	17.34%	24.00%	0.60	2.20	58.20%	-0.60%	21.60%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$3.15B	33.00%	18.70%	30.71%	36.50%	0.79	2.65	55.80%	13.20%	17.53%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$3.45B	2.80%	1.10%	2.89%	3.00%	1.45	3.05	31.50%	2.80%	6.51%
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$17.67B	2.30%	1.10%	4.27%	6.00%	1.06	1.59	35.90%	2.70%	9.78%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$32.50B	36.00%	24.90%	37.04%	44.10%	0.40	2.89	57.70%	37.50%	53.05%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$210.86M	19.10%	6.60%	14.22%	14.30%	1.71	2.31	31.40%	6.50%	10.49%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$900.28M	1.20%	0.70%	0.93%	1.10%	0.65	1.75	8.20%	0.70%	0.63%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.39B	16.80%	14.00%	15.50%	30.40%	0.17	2.12	86.50%	57.50%	61.32%
VALE	VALE SA	$63.56B	7.00%	2.80%	9.44%	8.90%	1.56	1.15	35.00%	6.10%	17.37%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$4.88B	-28.80%	-5.40%	-2.44%	-1.90%	4.04	1.45	20.90%	-12.00%	-4.37%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$604.95M	1.30%	1.30%	0.98%	1.40%	0.00	325.28	19.70%	8.00%	6.88%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$91.29B	26.90%	9.40%	15.94%	26.80%	1.87	1.00	36.70%	14.30%	17.52%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.63B	-21.80%	2.40%	13.92%	7.70%	-16.18	1.22	32.30%	2.20%	8.48%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.65B	12.80%	9.80%	14.34%	33.20%	0.30	2.67	36.30%	15.10%	20.36%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.30%	-0.81%	-0.65%	-0.75%	27.98x	1.59x	+8.79%	+4.27%	+8.39%	+13.64%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+1.39%	+13.33%	+13.26%	+132.99%	10.06x	2.37x	+33.04%	+11.42%	+16.45%	+7.33%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.47%	-0.15%	-2.16%	-8.30%	30.86x	2.58x	+13.88%	+6.66%	+11.08%	+20.76%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-2.14%	+1.70%	-2.58%	-9.94%	30.66x	6.09x	+6.79%	+9.02%	+16.70%	+16.15%	Buy
Chemicals	16	+1.82%	+0.59%	-1.07%	+21.56%	-4.00x	1.47x	-9.55%	-2.25%	+0.48%	+30.85%	Hold
Coking Coal	5	+2.00%	+14.01%	+9.03%	+8.92%	1.76x	1.80x	-1.28%	+4.33%	+5.42%	+16.23%	Buy
Copper	6	+1.40%	+11.94%	+17.89%	+104.38%	33.58x	7.25x	+34.91%	+17.19%	+28.91%	-6.81%	Strong Buy
Gold	49	+1.11%	+18.71%	+19.09%	+49.17%	15.32x	3.30x	+23.86%	+15.47%	+20.90%	+24.00%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-1.92%	+2.14%	+4.99%	+1.37%	13.34x	1.73x	+4.03%	+2.29%	+4.21%	+13.44%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	53	-0.09%	+17.67%	+6.60%	+59.26%	15.55x	3.06x	+10.86%	-4.27%	+50.46%	+3.01%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	19	+1.45%	+17.92%	+16.08%	+58.22%	2.22x	3.06x	+10.90%	+6.64%	+10.90%	+57.14%	Strong Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.44%	+1.71%	+10.77%	-5.19%	5.81x	1.02x	+19.07%	+5.63%	+13.43%	+8.05%	Hold
Silver	4	+3.39%	+28.85%	+24.83%	+135.84%	-23.94x	3.66x	+6.54%	+3.90%	+9.54%	+23.55%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.12%	+3.66%	+5.37%	+12.09%	-93.64x	3.77x	+17.35%	+5.52%	+10.56%	+16.39%	Buy
Steel	21	+0.89%	+5.41%	+15.15%	+63.21%	25.76x	1.46x	+8.44%	+5.25%	+8.63%	-3.06%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+1.25%	+6.34%	+4.66%	+10.23%	19.19x	1.33x	+5.94%	+3.87%	+5.18%	+21.24%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-0.47%	+6.12%	+7.55%	-0.85%	100.98x	6.48x	-3.47%	-1.43%	+1.21%	+37.52%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE)

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 70.8% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 56 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 20.94% from Green Plains's current stock price of $15.09.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Green Plains, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU)

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 21 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kaiser Aluminum has seen its stock return 158.28% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 144 percentage points.

Kaiser Aluminum has an average 1 year price target of $168.25, a downside of -10.07% from Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price of $187.10.

Kaiser Aluminum stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kaiser Aluminum, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 326 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 Nucor (NYSE:NUE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nucor has seen its stock return 99.4% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 85 percentage points.

Nucor has an average 1 year price target of $268.10, a downside of -2.37% from Nucor's current stock price of $274.61.

Nucor stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Nucor, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 36.36% 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 12.37%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine 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 9.68%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. 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 8.69%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.73%. 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 down?

Basic material stocks were down -0.05% in the last day, and up 5.86% over the last week. Westwater Resources was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -19.22% yesterday.

Westwater Resources shares are trading lower after the company reported a wider net loss for the second quarter.

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 25 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 203.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 189 percentage points.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 144.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 130 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 53 points higher than the basic material sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.91% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 15.69% over the next year.

5.65% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.67% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.88% are rated C (Hold), 14.49% are rated D (Sell), and 11.31% 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 -1.5x.

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