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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	$446.48M	16.00%	10.20%	20.17%	21.30%	0.54	1.65	46.80%	17.00%	31.34%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$519.35M	-3.40%	-1.50%	17.89%	21.20%	1.33	1.22	32.50%	-2.60%	23.44%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$221.04M	20.00%	7.50%	17.60%	16.20%	1.53	1.96	34.80%	7.30%	12.01%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$3.26B	5.20%	3.00%	4.70%	4.90%	0.53	2.39	54.60%	12.70%	19.19%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$4.06B	13.90%	6.80%	9.73%	8.80%	1.24	0.89	34.80%	14.00%	19.03%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$959.41M	29.40%	8.80%	12.72%	8.70%	2.15	3.45	25.80%	15.30%	20.48%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.01B	-113.30%	-10.60%	-10.42%	-5.80%	14.56	1.36	36.50%	-16.30%	-11.68%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$120.93M	4.70%	2.80%	5.65%	4.90%	0.71	4.34	5.00%	1.40%	2.39%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.57B	18.40%	7.80%	13.67%	12.80%	1.22	2.88	37.60%	7.10%	10.66%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$27.59B	5.50%	2.60%	6.20%	6.50%	1.12	1.33	29.20%	5.20%	9.91%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$22.79B	21.60%	13.90%	21.85%	21.50%	0.50	2.84	45.30%	25.20%	37.77%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$7.24B	9.80%	6.00%	9.41%	11.90%	0.47	1.61	36.70%	13.10%	24.65%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$310.97M	13.10%	7.00%	13.91%	22.60%	0.80	2.11	31.00%	9.70%	19.06%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$3.08B	5.30%	2.10%	11.56%	16.30%	2.74	0.85	55.00%	4.30%	28.66%
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$415.29M	7.30%	5.90%	8.28%	19.00%	0.25	3.88	25.20%	8.10%	9.69%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$4.28B	11.20%	5.40%	12.66%	10.50%	0.97	1.03	33.20%	13.50%	26.55%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$2.25B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.34	1.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$4.96B	-19.00%	-12.30%	-6.39%	-6.40%	0.62	1.22	38.50%	-31.00%	-13.94%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$852.82M	21.60%	13.90%	20.94%	22.00%	0.50	2.84	29.80%	10.40%	13.77%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$4.98B	4.70%	3.30%	6.93%	6.50%	0.43	2.67	30.30%	9.40%	20.36%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$2.04B	4.40%	0.70%	6.21%	4.30%	5.86	1.23	14.20%	0.50%	2.85%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$11.08B	10.90%	7.20%	13.20%	13.50%	0.48	3.05	28.40%	16.80%	28.47%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.74B	-21.70%	-7.20%	-16.64%	-44.00%	1.87	1.42	38.10%	-4.30%	-4.05%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$65.42B	13.80%	9.70%	15.14%	18.20%	0.41	2.03	68.10%	30.60%	46.97%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$26.23B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$658.80M	-70.30%	-19.70%	-23.15%	-18.40%	3.99	2.37	17.70%	-23.10%	-20.96%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.64B	10.80%	6.00%	11.02%	11.50%	0.71	1.66	12.60%	3.60%	4.74%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$40.89B	11.40%	5.80%	9.73%	10.40%	0.56	3.22	44.20%	20.00%	31.49%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$1.44B	9.50%	3.90%	10.60%	14.10%	1.41	2.59	40.20%	5.50%	13.05%
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$346.28M	4.20%	3.20%	8.66%	7.70%	0.27	7.86	67.10%	16.30%	41.32%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.91B	0.10%	0.10%	2.39%	2.80%	1.07	1.95	25.40%	0.10%	3.31%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$49.17B	5.70%	3.40%	6.75%	16.10%	0.60	1.68	45.70%	8.20%	12.68%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.59B	-16.00%	1.70%	10.27%	5.80%	-19.08	1.61	28.80%	1.50%	6.84%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$74.01B	20.40%	11.20%	18.39%	18.20%	0.71	2.23	57.20%	30.50%	45.11%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$59.54B	10.10%	3.20%	9.14%	8.60%	1.52	2.32	29.30%	7.10%	18.42%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$1.47B	4.50%	3.30%	7.83%	11.10%	0.36	3.46	28.90%	6.20%	13.14%
IPI	INTREPID POTASH INC	$367.68M	-35.40%	-29.30%	-1.70%	-1.60%	0.25	5.17	13.60%	-75.10%	-3.51%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$10.23B	7.90%	4.00%	7.11%	6.40%	0.94	1.14	15.30%	8.40%	12.56%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$160.24M	6.30%	4.30%	7.25%	9.90%	0.43	2.85	17.50%	3.40%	4.73%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$5.54B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.35B	26.00%	18.60%	21.79%	34.10%	0.29	2.20	88.40%	61.00%	67.60%
CCJ	CAMECO CORP	$32.13B	2.80%	1.70%	4.63%	4.20%	0.56	1.62	25.00%	5.50%	12.88%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.02B	-1.60%	-0.60%	2.11%	1.80%	1.56	2.81	26.60%	-1.60%	5.02%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$5.00B	9.80%	9.60%	10.55%	11.00%	0.02	4.22	60.20%	53.10%	59.22%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$7.32B	32.20%	15.10%	23.72%	22.10%	0.98	2.66	32.70%	17.30%	23.84%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.33B	1.80%	0.90%	3.93%	3.60%	0.91	3.17	19.30%	0.90%	3.44%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$5.64B	6.40%	5.70%	8.05%	8.70%	0.12	4.73	81.40%	36.40%	52.96%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$33.41B	12.60%	11.90%	14.49%	18.30%	0.06	4.25	71.20%	58.80%	75.33%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$8.45B	38.10%	16.10%	25.94%	28.60%	1.22	1.61	40.60%	19.00%	27.06%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$768.91M	19.50%	4.00%	6.26%	4.90%	1.81	2.15	33.30%	4.80%	7.01%
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$646.44M	-118.70%	-45.50%	-93.92%	-64.10%	2.35	0.67	27.60%	-46.70%	-44.79%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$417.61M	233.00%	145.90%	N/A	2,649.20%	0.40	N/A	100.00%	96.20%	96.23%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$10.97B	12.90%	11.90%	14.21%	15.50%	0.08	4.74	86.00%	52.10%	63.10%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.21B	8.90%	2.70%	6.28%	4.40%	2.24	2.70	11.60%	2.10%	4.21%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$41.30B	8.50%	8.30%	10.24%	11.80%	0.04	11.38	65.20%	42.50%	53.67%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$2.05B	15.90%	5.70%	11.16%	8.70%	1.75	1.75	10.10%	4.60%	6.88%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$16.21B	25.20%	9.90%	14.07%	15.10%	1.69	2.16	41.40%	9.30%	12.04%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.23B	11.90%	8.80%	12.85%	29.30%	0.32	2.64	35.80%	14.50%	20.07%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$13.61B	26.10%	9.60%	13.55%	15.50%	1.20	3.22	35.60%	20.20%	27.16%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.44B	0.90%	0.50%	1.61%	1.70%	0.71	2.86	15.00%	0.50%	1.22%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.30B	24.20%	22.20%	26.68%	60.20%	0.08	21.75	47.30%	35.60%	44.61%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$938.47M	10.30%	4.60%	9.24%	10.70%	1.40	1.77	24.40%	3.70%	6.06%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$3.77B	1.20%	0.60%	3.94%	4.40%	0.89	0.94	24.10%	2.40%	18.49%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.30B	5.10%	2.00%	4.81%	7.30%	1.59	2.03	32.60%	3.70%	7.98%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$4.62B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$534.57M	-2.80%	-1.90%	-1.28%	-1.30%	0.52	2.35	21.70%	-8.10%	-5.25%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$1.40B	20.10%	8.90%	12.28%	9.70%	1.15	0.84	42.70%	26.60%	35.74%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$10.83B	9.60%	6.40%	10.02%	10.30%	0.48	1.49	46.90%	23.00%	33.80%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$996.24M	1.90%	0.90%	3.30%	4.80%	1.30	2.41	25.30%	1.10%	4.19%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$921.60M	10.30%	8.10%	11.87%	17.30%	0.14	9.37	14.30%	8.90%	12.09%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$8.09B	6.30%	3.10%	7.76%	7.40%	1.02	1.75	32.30%	5.30%	11.10%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$6.73B	21.90%	6.00%	11.62%	12.20%	2.42	2.12	34.60%	8.60%	14.26%
FMC	FMC CORP	$4.82B	2.20%	0.80%	5.77%	6.10%	1.79	1.53	39.60%	2.40%	12.18%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$12.55B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$8.03B	17.80%	11.60%	17.81%	24.60%	0.51	3.17	46.10%	14.50%	19.42%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.12B	11.50%	7.70%	13.73%	14.20%	0.45	2.04	34.60%	14.30%	23.19%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$6.03B	9.60%	4.90%	8.14%	12.80%	0.90	4.10	41.80%	9.70%	15.20%
HWKN	HAWKINS INC	$3.57B	18.30%	10.70%	13.92%	22.20%	1.04	2.31	23.10%	8.40%	12.07%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$15.59B	-456.70%	15.60%	32.35%	21.80%	-61.17	1.82	36.30%	10.50%	15.53%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$12.74B	6.40%	2.30%	7.27%	7.30%	1.80	1.52	29.50%	3.00%	7.76%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.09B	1.50%	1.10%	0.63%	1.30%	0.39	2.87	28.40%	1.10%	0.51%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$222.79M	27.30%	16.60%	24.36%	29.10%	0.65	2.88	28.30%	13.20%	17.32%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$4.52B	10.40%	6.90%	9.26%	9.80%	0.54	3.23	43.60%	26.10%	34.11%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$4.07B	0.80%	0.50%	2.70%	3.70%	0.48	3.27	23.00%	1.80%	12.75%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$256.18M	N/A	-3.80%	8.50%	6.30%	-65.04	0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$33.49B	6.40%	3.80%	5.73%	6.60%	0.62	2.83	10.40%	4.20%	5.59%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$148.13M	-49.20%	-18.70%	-22.84%	-22.50%	1.83	1.91	21.00%	-23.70%	-19.13%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.24B	5.60%	2.10%	6.84%	7.90%	1.74	1.87	29.90%	2.90%	8.61%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.83B	12.30%	6.40%	10.43%	10.00%	0.91	4.25	33.30%	8.60%	12.93%
DD	DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC	$30.89B	-0.80%	-0.50%	1.71%	3.40%	0.57	1.41	37.10%	-1.50%	4.29%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$518.69M	11.40%	9.60%	17.23%	22.70%	0.21	3.19	46.40%	18.50%	33.78%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$343.34M	22.20%	18.60%	16.42%	20.30%	0.12	5.11	53.20%	29.10%	29.25%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$552.47M	-6.70%	-2.80%	-0.83%	-0.60%	1.28	2.64	6.60%	-6.20%	-1.60%
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$3.43B	27.80%	17.00%	30.99%	34.90%	0.66	1.94	43.80%	18.90%	27.26%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$3.85B	-26.00%	-11.10%	-7.76%	-5.80%	1.52	2.32	49.90%	-16.10%	-8.76%
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$75.63B	15.20%	6.40%	11.15%	11.80%	1.36	1.75	36.00%	9.10%	13.89%
VALE	VALE SA	$44.07B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$1.17B	3.40%	1.40%	7.07%	6.60%	1.13	2.10	32.50%	4.90%	24.06%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$906.70M	-3.30%	-1.60%	3.18%	4.10%	1.06	2.39	32.00%	-2.50%	4.47%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.22B	29.50%	11.30%	20.12%	16.40%	1.40	2.13	25.20%	11.10%	16.33%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	15	-0.59%	+1.83%	-4.74%	+2.32%	27.07x	1.48x	+7.27%	+3.67%	+7.56%	+13.81%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.57%	-1.46%	-10.92%	+4.59%	17.94x	1.57x	+14.75%	+5.35%	+11.18%	+7.84%	Strong Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.72%	-1.00%	+8.64%	+10.34%	25.89x	3.08x	+12.96%	+6.16%	+10.10%	+6.76%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	32	+1.26%	+1.41%	+4.21%	-0.04%	26.81x	5.53x	+8.77%	+10.85%	+19.85%	+8.94%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.25%	+3.37%	-7.66%	-37.74%	-8.12x	0.98x	-13.73%	-4.82%	-1.64%	+15.88%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-2.95%	-14.45%	+6.13%	-29.72%	45.00x	1.45x	+1.36%	+0.54%	+1.13%	+12.25%	Strong Buy
Copper	7	-1.27%	-2.50%	-4.95%	-6.85%	25.41x	4.43x	+24.42%	+11.27%	+21.69%	+6.46%	Hold
Gold	46	-3.04%	-2.98%	+5.65%	+41.98%	27.40x	2.60x	+4.55%	+8.22%	+11.97%	+11.56%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+1.66%	+1.46%	+11.12%	-4.04%	1.51x	1.67x	+9.94%	+6.78%	+10.60%	+5.71%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	41	-1.85%	-2.51%	+4.51%	+20.67%	7.74x	2.07x	+5.00%	+6.52%	+14.38%	+5.32%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	-4.66%	-4.64%	+1.96%	+35.33%	4.52x	2.13x	+3.51%	-1.29%	+2.52%	+25.60%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.04%	-0.76%	-9.90%	-38.39%	7.36x	1.32x	+20.07%	+5.31%	+12.53%	+41.65%	Hold
Silver	4	-3.63%	-4.57%	-1.26%	+52.58%	-437.45x	1.94x	+6.69%	+5.97%	+7.69%	+14.07%	Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.72%	+1.55%	+3.90%	-0.60%	19.55x	3.40x	+19.21%	+6.36%	+11.42%	+13.60%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.96%	+1.01%	-5.90%	+1.26%	25.99x	0.90x	+5.56%	+3.90%	+6.95%	+7.88%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-1.57%	-5.39%	-4.01%	+0.00%	17.93x	1.05x	+0.90%	+2.58%	+1.60%	+30.16%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	-6.26%	-17.39%	-18.08%	+162.87%	164.26x	6.05x	+0.92%	-1.58%	+0.34%	+25.49%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 57, which is 27 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 90.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 87 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 21% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $23.14.

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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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 30.52% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 27 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 49.25% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.01.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 230.43% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 227 percentage points.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 112 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX)

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 13.48%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.24%. 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 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.09% in the last day, and down -0.34% 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. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining 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.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 90.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 87 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the basic material sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 44.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 42 percentage points.

3. Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO)

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) 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.

Ero Copper 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.

Ero Copper's stock has dropped -31.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -35 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

46.7% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 11.27% over the next year.

4.85% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.94% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.34% are rated C (Hold), 18.28% are rated D (Sell), and 8.58% 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 22.61x.

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2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

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1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

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2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

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