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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
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.27B	14.20%	2.70%	14.39%	12.60%	3.97	0.87	23.70%	4.40%	18.25%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$3.20B	32.90%	5.10%	14.48%	9.90%	4.60	1.29	14.00%	3.20%	6.10%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$9.98B	18.20%	12.10%	19.01%	17.60%	0.38	1.75	42.30%	23.30%	35.55%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$239.58M	20.80%	7.40%	17.90%	17.20%	1.84	1.76	33.50%	6.90%	11.65%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$64.13B	19.80%	10.20%	14.29%	16.30%	0.59	2.92	51.30%	29.40%	40.52%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$454.40M	-77.50%	-16.50%	-22.19%	-17.90%	3.11	2.24	18.30%	-17.00%	-19.72%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$20.39B	16.70%	11.70%	14.79%	17.70%	0.39	2.69	38.80%	27.00%	36.47%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.59B	12.50%	4.70%	11.34%	40.80%	1.43	1.51	44.00%	2.80%	2.96%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$592.32M	-13.40%	-5.20%	13.15%	13.70%	1.72	0.92	20.10%	-8.90%	15.16%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$4.90B	11.90%	6.80%	8.96%	9.20%	0.51	2.08	59.90%	24.30%	30.10%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.47B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.78B	10.50%	5.80%	7.25%	9.50%	1.14	4.47	16.50%	5.50%	7.25%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$427.57M	21.50%	13.30%	25.06%	26.20%	0.46	1.78	49.30%	20.60%	35.83%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.59B	11.60%	6.10%	10.98%	12.00%	0.72	1.80	12.80%	3.80%	5.26%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$349.36M	5.40%	3.10%	7.12%	5.50%	0.59	2.64	3.80%	1.30%	2.56%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$32.90B	30.60%	20.40%	29.48%	31.10%	0.43	2.35	52.70%	33.90%	46.04%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.51B	15.50%	13.90%	16.03%	18.50%	0.09	4.53	83.80%	74.30%	88.64%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$55.05B	18.40%	17.70%	18.99%	24.00%	0.05	7.79	72.20%	63.60%	73.61%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$92.40B	19.30%	13.80%	21.24%	27.20%	0.39	2.02	71.90%	37.50%	57.06%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$11.80B	13.60%	9.80%	15.64%	15.60%	0.37	2.72	43.70%	22.60%	36.60%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$180.55M	7.30%	5.00%	7.57%	10.20%	0.44	3.02	17.40%	4.10%	5.36%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.64B	12.10%	7.30%	20.54%	20.90%	0.62	1.06	50.00%	13.10%	32.33%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.09B	-1.10%	-0.50%	1.41%	1.70%	1.00	2.08	25.00%	-0.90%	1.98%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$4.51B	10.60%	3.40%	13.98%	16.00%	2.44	1.07	51.10%	7.00%	27.73%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.46B	19.80%	9.30%	16.13%	14.20%	0.88	2.34	38.70%	8.40%	11.28%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$702.31M	8.10%	3.50%	8.11%	8.50%	1.18	1.90	22.50%	2.90%	5.14%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$2.94B	3.50%	1.40%	4.03%	5.90%	1.53	1.66	31.20%	2.50%	6.40%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$4.76B	2.70%	2.10%	2.54%	2.80%	0.30	3.19	22.90%	4.40%	4.90%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.57B	12.60%	12.30%	13.15%	14.50%	0.03	3.92	67.60%	61.70%	70.19%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.30B	-10.90%	-4.30%	-1.53%	-1.00%	1.09	2.64	21.80%	-9.80%	-2.41%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$8.10B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$791.27M	18.60%	3.70%	5.99%	4.60%	1.76	2.80	29.80%	4.20%	6.18%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.82B	14.20%	4.50%	9.36%	6.50%	2.11	2.95	13.10%	3.30%	5.93%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$920.57M	-15.30%	-2.50%	3.61%	2.30%	4.86	2.59	16.50%	-2.80%	3.47%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$11.73B	19.60%	13.40%	16.58%	20.00%	0.42	2.47	44.50%	28.30%	34.47%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$21.33B	14.30%	6.20%	12.56%	9.60%	1.22	2.51	29.30%	15.10%	25.73%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$44.55B	16.20%	15.10%	17.48%	21.10%	0.08	8.30	73.90%	61.00%	77.85%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$3.30B	31.70%	22.70%	29.70%	43.70%	0.44	2.39	33.50%	42.20%	53.88%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.67B	9.00%	6.50%	8.76%	17.20%	0.38	2.79	27.70%	6.60%	7.25%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$396.00M	7.10%	3.40%	18.16%	20.50%	1.02	1.09	47.50%	5.60%	24.97%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$2.51B	31.40%	14.50%	21.71%	16.80%	1.05	1.06	43.90%	33.60%	45.95%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$735.49M	10.40%	2.90%	8.88%	6.60%	2.29	2.95	23.80%	3.00%	7.84%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$121.48M	11.40%	5.90%	9.68%	8.60%	1.19	3.59	7.90%	2.70%	4.10%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$16.63B	22.40%	15.20%	18.73%	21.20%	0.44	2.00	55.20%	49.00%	60.24%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$14.94B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$5.55B	-33.40%	-5.90%	43.22%	39.80%	5.06	0.97	58.00%	-8.60%	50.77%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$15.47B	19.20%	7.50%	10.67%	10.00%	1.64	1.44	16.90%	9.00%	10.25%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$9.75B	4.40%	2.40%	5.94%	5.80%	0.82	1.56	35.40%	12.20%	30.32%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.66B	17.10%	10.80%	13.95%	12.10%	0.54	2.10	35.00%	14.20%	16.84%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$81.55B	23.50%	8.40%	14.69%	22.40%	1.87	0.99	36.50%	14.20%	16.85%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$8.05B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.15B	-15.80%	-7.60%	-7.36%	-5.50%	1.05	1.80	6.50%	-5.80%	-4.61%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.71B	20.60%	10.80%	15.80%	17.40%	0.83	3.03	26.10%	11.10%	16.07%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$107.92B	21.70%	12.70%	23.17%	24.60%	0.68	2.29	64.30%	31.30%	52.54%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$251.75M	-2.70%	-2.20%	0.88%	1.60%	0.22	3.35	61.80%	-12.80%	8.56%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$170.98B	21.40%	9.50%	19.80%	18.50%	1.20	1.65	100.00%	19.00%	36.78%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$8.23B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.44B	7.20%	3.40%	11.20%	10.90%	0.73	1.76	46.70%	8.40%	26.60%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$4.91B	5.30%	1.90%	4.38%	3.80%	1.66	1.97	10.10%	1.60%	3.02%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$9.31B	6.40%	3.90%	8.86%	10.00%	0.55	2.60	35.80%	13.10%	29.85%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.75B	17.30%	12.10%	18.69%	22.00%	0.37	2.98	49.30%	28.50%	41.54%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.34B	9.10%	7.00%	9.79%	14.30%	0.17	7.16	12.70%	7.70%	10.42%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$24.28B	13.30%	7.40%	10.92%	9.50%	0.84	3.06	13.20%	6.50%	8.59%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.31B	-127.80%	-9.00%	-6.15%	-3.30%	54.59	1.33	39.50%	-14.30%	-6.90%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$36.89B	8.50%	5.00%	7.50%	8.40%	0.62	2.94	11.90%	5.40%	7.18%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.16B	6.90%	4.50%	1.87%	1.80%	0.50	1.69	24.10%	17.40%	7.17%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.09B	-2.40%	-1.40%	2.99%	3.70%	0.71	1.24	52.20%	-4.60%	8.03%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$459.91M	9.60%	5.10%	19.06%	27.20%	1.09	1.58	34.10%	5.90%	17.64%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$36.65B	9.10%	4.30%	8.98%	9.20%	1.06	1.34	31.00%	8.40%	13.78%
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$509.74M	1.30%	1.30%	0.98%	1.40%	0.00	325.28	19.70%	8.00%	6.88%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$745.67M	9.80%	4.20%	9.55%	14.20%	1.28	3.54	38.80%	6.10%	12.80%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$2.73B	8.00%	3.00%	7.94%	9.00%	1.59	1.70	31.10%	4.40%	10.15%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.10B	-0.20%	-0.10%	2.74%	3.90%	1.04	2.42	36.00%	-0.10%	3.50%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$7.40B	19.20%	9.80%	19.56%	17.70%	0.93	0.95	33.60%	25.70%	44.18%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$130.90B	42.20%	21.40%	37.54%	32.80%	0.93	3.89	60.10%	32.30%	53.81%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$6.40B	12.30%	8.00%	9.45%	9.60%	0.57	1.84	48.50%	27.90%	30.84%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$7.75B	7.30%	3.80%	6.82%	11.50%	0.90	3.68	42.00%	7.50%	12.50%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$875.46M	20.20%	13.80%	19.42%	22.20%	0.43	3.45	28.30%	11.00%	13.66%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.81B	8.10%	4.20%	7.24%	6.80%	0.91	3.11	17.30%	4.20%	6.28%
ASIX	ADVANSIX INC	$565.67M	6.10%	3.00%	4.78%	4.00%	1.09	1.13	10.80%	3.20%	4.13%
APD	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC	$63.27B	-2.20%	-0.80%	-0.49%	-0.40%	1.52	1.46	31.60%	-2.70%	-1.50%
VALE	VALE SA	$66.41B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$839.26M	12.00%	4.80%	16.18%	9.80%	1.61	1.09	38.10%	7.30%	17.05%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.26B	12.30%	9.30%	13.86%	31.40%	0.34	2.07	35.70%	14.90%	20.18%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.61B	22.70%	18.00%	20.56%	36.70%	0.18	1.85	88.50%	65.80%	70.96%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$643.39M	2.80%	1.30%	5.28%	6.80%	1.03	2.77	33.40%	2.00%	7.20%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$21.99B	20.80%	7.20%	13.23%	15.80%	1.76	1.62	41.30%	9.90%	14.33%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.09B	17.60%	11.60%	17.18%	25.00%	0.51	3.54	45.90%	14.80%	19.82%
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$2.13B	-5.00%	-1.30%	-0.24%	-0.20%	2.18	1.50	22.60%	-4.50%	-0.79%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$1.05B	4.90%	2.10%	5.92%	4.10%	1.26	2.78	17.00%	4.00%	10.27%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$15.25B	10.30%	7.10%	10.74%	13.40%	0.45	4.88	28.70%	5.20%	7.15%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$1.78B	2.60%	1.40%	3.12%	2.90%	0.83	1.57	14.40%	1.50%	3.04%
MT	ARCELORMITTAL	$38.04B	6.10%	3.40%	5.61%	5.80%	0.76	1.36	7.10%	5.10%	6.88%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$19.09B	10.90%	8.90%	6.35%	11.10%	0.33	3.12	86.50%	45.20%	57.99%
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$76.90B	58.50%	10.10%	20.04%	19.80%	4.63	0.87	48.80%	10.90%	16.13%
SUZ	SUZANO SA	$12.30B	31.50%	8.30%	17.69%	12.30%	2.83	3.19	32.40%	26.80%	54.40%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$5.19B	-9.00%	-4.40%	-2.61%	-5.10%	1.12	1.78	32.70%	-8.10%	-4.14%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$3.17B	-17.80%	-8.10%	-7.95%	-22.00%	1.34	3.22	57.50%	-31.60%	-30.19%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$139.37B	17.00%	8.60%	13.56%	14.30%	0.98	1.45	27.50%	17.30%	26.63%
LIN	LINDE PLC	$226.97B	18.00%	8.10%	12.76%	17.70%	1.23	0.88	48.80%	20.30%	26.90%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	-1.75%	-6.87%	+8.94%	+23.46%	30.14x	1.75x	+7.95%	+3.95%	+8.10%	-1.53%	Hold
Aluminum	4	-6.13%	-9.37%	-7.95%	+77.51%	33.67x	2.95x	+17.88%	+5.90%	+9.84%	+9.38%	Buy
Building Materials	17	-1.12%	-2.67%	-15.43%	-2.13%	28.16x	2.58x	+13.23%	+6.27%	+10.33%	+27.14%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	30	-1.01%	-1.44%	-15.40%	-7.93%	27.11x	5.48x	+5.73%	+9.96%	+17.86%	+25.86%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.95%	-1.06%	+12.61%	+19.75%	-0.40x	1.62x	-16.03%	-4.74%	-2.87%	+0.51%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	+2.13%	+4.55%	+8.50%	+61.31%	29.81x	1.93x	-1.35%	-1.00%	-1.23%	+5.16%	Buy
Copper	6	-4.11%	-11.46%	-18.14%	+59.99%	29.97x	6.32x	+29.76%	+14.26%	+26.06%	+0.75%	Buy
Gold	50	-6.21%	-16.22%	-17.87%	+70.89%	19.98x	3.47x	+16.59%	+11.75%	+16.61%	+26.61%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	-2.34%	-3.44%	-16.25%	-7.96%	12.52x	1.54x	+6.16%	+3.86%	+5.79%	+24.33%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	44	-3.86%	-10.61%	-13.49%	+44.24%	9.36x	2.57x	-69.47%	+2.38%	+10.50%	+8.39%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	16	-6.74%	-17.01%	-17.52%	+103.55%	3.75x	3.42x	+6.45%	+1.68%	+5.78%	+57.78%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-2.19%	-6.78%	-18.64%	-42.36%	4.97x	1.26x	+26.94%	+7.33%	+16.11%	+54.55%	Buy
Silver	4	-6.85%	-21.91%	-22.44%	+149.60%	22.13x	3.20x	+4.04%	+2.27%	+7.05%	+30.14%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	-0.60%	-1.57%	-7.30%	+1.85%	-1.65x	3.56x	+15.07%	+5.12%	+9.75%	+19.17%	Buy
Steel	22	-0.46%	-2.60%	-13.45%	+1.64%	17.28x	1.01x	+6.86%	+4.42%	+7.34%	+15.91%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+4.03%	+1.86%	+4.36%	+34.32%	-30.91x	1.60x	+5.83%	+3.65%	+5.11%	+6.92%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	-2.01%	-6.08%	-8.83%	+142.57%	57.93x	7.21x	-0.07%	-0.43%	+2.58%	+26.77%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 314 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the basic material sector average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 70.41% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 59 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $9.17, a downside of -4.11% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $9.56.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 314 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 Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 19 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 97.83% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 86 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $29.00, an upside of 22.26% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $23.72.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Constellium Se, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 314 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 22 points higher than the basic material sector average of 29. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 175.98% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 164 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 12.49% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.89.

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.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 124 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 13.07%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.98%. Fmc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of -10.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.79%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.98%. 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.

3. Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.39%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.98%. 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.

Why are basic material stocks down?

Basic material stocks were down -1.7% in the last day, and down -4.81% over the last week. Goldmining was the among the top losers in the basic materials sector, dropping -13.18% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower as the gold continues yesterday's selloff while investors digest the Fed's decision to maintain interest rates. The pullback is due to ongoing concerns about dollar strength and the Middle East conflict's impact on oil prices and inflation leading to global monetary tightening.

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 29, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 70.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 59 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 50% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 38 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 27.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 16 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

45.83% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 20.36% over the next year.

7.58% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.88% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.54% are rated C (Hold), 17.33% are rated D (Sell), and 8.66% 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 16.02x.

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