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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$13.30	984,000	-10.46%	14.80	16.84	17.24	17.03	14.62	25.78	2.03	2.14	0.00	2.97	-1.15	-0.68	-0.47	1.63
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$14.89	1,489,000	84.51%	15.53	15.93	15.54	14.80	12.94	40.89	6.25	5.90	4.23	2.39	-0.14	0.04	-0.18	1.42
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$12.02	812,000	-22.07%	11.93	11.64	11.08	9.29	7.94	57.12	56.37	61.19	38.90	43.28	0.28	0.30	-0.02	0.70
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$90.07	118,000	19.19%	92.60	92.52	83.65	81.98	75.25	52.07	26.15	33.15	2.87	2.70	2.21	3.05	-0.84	1.38
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$12.68	1,450,000	-9.43%	11.43	10.85	11.15	10.88	10.14	65.98	88.48	86.60	99.35	99.35	0.35	0.06	0.29	0.80
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$98.50	30,500	-43.93%	98.28	96.56	93.35	91.77	85.44	59.84	66.56	70.12	26.05	40.21	1.62	1.64	-0.02	0.74
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$48.51	225,000	0.00%	48.67	51.69	54.02	52.40	46.66	40.66	19.76	23.60	51.44	50.81	-1.80	-1.50	-0.29	1.24
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$40.57	4,036,000	13.79%	40.62	39.55	40.50	34.52	28.15	51.61	55.10	57.71	54.70	57.65	0.18	0.10	0.08	0.46
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$28.22	118,000	-43.81%	28.23	28.73	32.42	27.77	20.78	42.11	54.24	49.12	87.85	87.39	-1.11	-1.27	0.15	0.54
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$54.04	40,300	15.14%	56.07	56.34	60.00	59.82	53.53	35.52	17.36	33.15	37.94	60.44	-1.17	-1.18	0.01	0.43
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$11.99	259,000	28.22%	12.58	11.73	11.49	10.42	8.37	52.54	54.84	63.90	47.39	59.20	0.36	0.33	0.03	1.21
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$23.86	134,000	-49.05%	24.54	24.40	24.43	24.89	25.56	42.27	11.72	33.00	0.00	31.01	-0.04	0.03	-0.08	0.57
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$25.69	433,000	18.63%	25.92	26.34	27.40	25.78	22.93	42.08	24.23	27.16	52.14	54.18	-0.43	-0.40	-0.04	1.23
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$33.11	784,000	28.10%	32.37	32.24	35.60	32.58	27.47	48.23	67.47	63.60	78.64	72.33	-0.79	-1.03	0.24	0.50
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$167.67	1,719,000	-8.47%	166.56	163.20	164.27	147.84	129.01	53.60	56.11	60.38	52.85	55.87	1.19	0.83	0.36	0.48
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$57.65	724,000	-35.36%	58.93	59.24	58.75	56.62	51.82	45.25	36.69	44.11	30.88	40.83	-0.09	0.09	-0.18	1.19
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$19.88	22,500	2.27%	21.26	21.18	21.17	19.24	17.74	42.95	14.48	35.14	0.00	21.67	0.02	0.18	-0.16	0.63
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$25.56	7,570,000	-14.09%	25.17	24.28	24.37	21.20	17.31	56.81	71.14	71.19	71.28	71.97	0.41	0.28	0.13	0.74
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$11.82	1,359,000	0.67%	11.00	10.35	10.14	8.83	7.04	67.55	90.37	87.10	98.12	96.34	0.47	0.30	0.17	0.88
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$11.62	8,714,000	134.94%	11.17	10.88	10.76	9.60	7.24	57.64	68.72	65.93	67.88	63.40	0.15	0.10	0.04	1.13
VALE	VALE SA	$12.12	21,567,000	-18.44%	12.26	12.04	11.40	10.72	10.14	58.25	46.58	58.40	0.00	4.18	0.27	0.31	-0.04	0.73
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$37.73	15,198,000	-47.16%	35.95	34.15	33.33	28.42	23.77	67.34	86.16	86.04	90.69	86.72	1.36	0.95	0.42	0.51
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$36.47	442,000	-9.24%	35.17	33.63	34.65	N/A	N/A	57.36	77.93	76.30	74.77	73.92	0.38	0.12	0.27	0.64
SSL	SASOL LTD	$7.30	697,000	-41.92%	6.95	6.64	6.36	6.01	5.10	68.61	91.69	89.21	95.82	95.12	0.29	0.20	0.09	1.04
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$6.55	283,000	148.25%	5.92	5.74	5.41	5.15	5.31	68.07	78.77	78.21	70.53	73.34	0.24	0.17	0.07	0.94
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$31.29	154,000	-3.14%	31.45	31.49	31.53	31.64	28.96	49.42	25.81	32.89	14.65	24.90	-0.01	0.04	-0.05	1.44
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$87.51	7,006,000	-9.94%	87.59	84.56	85.22	75.79	63.11	53.22	55.06	59.44	49.44	53.14	0.99	0.71	0.27	0.48
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$23.95	1,431,000	55.04%	23.15	22.65	23.11	20.52	17.60	57.49	75.96	76.76	81.71	84.19	0.10	-0.02	0.12	0.52
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$10.33	3,918,000	-62.31%	10.25	10.09	9.59	8.97	7.64	60.61	42.42	42.59	25.29	15.39	0.20	0.23	-0.03	1.28
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$21.96	781,000	15.70%	21.87	21.34	20.58	17.55	15.43	55.25	63.95	63.72	44.47	44.52	0.33	0.40	-0.07	1.32
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$20.81	416,000	-7.35%	20.94	20.85	20.02	18.37	16.05	51.27	21.67	20.80	15.33	13.90	0.24	0.37	-0.12	1.11
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$21.40	1,668,000	11.20%	20.94	21.60	22.62	18.92	14.89	47.41	62.70	60.11	75.98	74.04	-0.38	-0.40	0.02	0.70
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$2.98	1,135,000	-12.22%	2.98	2.89	2.95	2.36	1.90	51.90	54.91	54.91	50.91	51.26	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.81
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$33.60	200,000	-9.91%	34.03	35.58	39.46	41.10	42.50	29.04	20.67	14.74	52.75	29.62	-1.69	-1.74	0.05	1.10
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$102.26	20,600	-27.97%	104.11	103.65	104.27	102.90	101.24	42.33	23.74	34.51	19.71	39.22	-0.30	-0.12	-0.18	0.54
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$39.05	4,219,000	32.42%	37.41	36.20	37.37	34.08	29.83	58.98	66.02	65.87	79.53	81.09	0.41	-0.00	0.41	0.84
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$8.77	490,000	32.08%	9.26	9.05	8.65	8.38	7.72	47.31	52.61	66.25	40.39	57.33	0.19	0.19	-0.00	1.26
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$13.67	7,377,000	18.93%	13.45	12.53	12.53	10.24	8.43	59.44	72.00	72.65	69.54	71.05	0.43	0.30	0.13	0.85
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$57.57	155,000	-13.41%	56.91	56.95	59.73	60.11	60.64	48.33	79.94	75.24	98.59	97.57	-0.64	-0.95	0.31	1.03
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$148.58	981,000	-9.25%	146.34	146.43	140.87	141.72	132.19	57.72	60.55	53.08	56.22	44.65	2.01	1.93	0.09	1.18
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$3.97	25,198,000	-9.44%	4.02	4.34	4.74	4.24	3.67	35.30	21.24	23.44	50.87	50.89	-0.25	-0.23	-0.02	0.65
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.64	371,000	-25.80%	6.84	7.98	8.92	9.06	7.77	26.98	8.05	9.23	27.18	25.01	-0.70	-0.59	-0.10	1.08
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$14.11	11,476,000	-5.09%	14.43	13.52	12.78	9.94	7.75	55.09	52.28	56.84	42.36	49.78	0.53	0.54	-0.01	1.18
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$196.51	489,000	1.24%	195.04	191.25	202.35	187.16	172.72	51.29	70.06	71.73	71.70	73.91	-0.88	-2.09	1.21	0.49
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$104.07	1,383,000	9.50%	102.88	99.64	104.12	99.56	89.39	54.12	61.50	64.69	62.52	65.75	0.42	-0.38	0.81	0.57
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$55.94	1,933,000	30.78%	57.94	56.86	57.58	58.06	56.30	44.56	47.52	59.45	46.83	60.20	0.04	-0.03	0.07	0.70
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$2.14	1,106,000	-2.38%	1.83	1.45	1.25	1.19	1.17	83.60	92.42	92.66	93.33	94.86	0.26	0.17	0.08	1.21
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$33.89	2,440,000	-4.69%	32.79	31.97	33.00	30.16	27.94	57.36	80.25	80.21	93.77	90.98	0.26	-0.05	0.31	0.56
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$125.38	1,305,000	11.16%	132.68	134.07	126.48	112.35	102.51	42.26	6.62	10.27	2.80	0.93	0.21	2.34	-2.13	1.06
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$14.70	16,911,000	18.11%	14.83	15.91	17.65	14.25	10.54	39.45	16.84	17.26	50.16	46.00	-0.98	-0.89	-0.09	1.40
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$152.33	94,000	-9.62%	154.89	154.51	151.51	155.11	159.48	46.39	44.70	60.59	18.90	47.65	0.93	1.10	-0.17	0.78
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$4.22	682,000	10.18%	4.06	4.09	4.10	3.71	3.37	54.07	55.56	42.29	67.83	49.49	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.48
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$8.51	5,922,000	-4.55%	8.34	8.22	8.49	7.74	6.78	53.68	58.10	55.83	63.95	60.11	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	0.98
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$17.91	48,000	-40.00%	18.40	18.74	20.06	21.08	22.07	31.10	6.20	14.33	39.60	51.08	-0.58	-0.57	-0.01	0.44
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$75.75	672,000	107.41%	80.23	72.76	67.40	61.54	54.56	56.30	62.24	67.07	36.37	44.69	3.85	3.83	0.02	0.77
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$64.68	2,506,000	-0.83%	65.03	63.97	65.22	69.20	67.02	51.06	59.06	66.52	52.95	63.58	0.15	-0.11	0.26	0.70
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$12.81	9,033,000	27.49%	12.45	11.64	11.39	9.28	7.93	62.89	71.74	72.79	70.25	73.40	0.47	0.35	0.12	0.82
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$5.86	1,313,000	-14.96%	6.23	8.02	9.21	9.35	8.58	12.28	2.49	2.67	2.61	1.82	-1.09	-0.87	-0.22	1.08
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$127.65	157,000	20.77%	134.13	133.43	133.72	131.86	125.30	43.02	10.79	24.20	19.81	33.52	-0.71	0.20	-0.91	1.28
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$78.72	2,899,000	45.75%	82.47	83.74	85.88	87.78	85.35	34.56	14.42	30.14	8.84	38.76	-1.34	-1.01	-0.32	0.59
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$55.79	334,000	3.09%	57.25	57.99	58.95	59.49	57.65	36.28	14.20	21.05	0.00	15.44	-0.72	-0.53	-0.18	1.02
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$70.87	251,000	0.40%	73.87	74.06	76.30	80.42	86.77	34.12	13.17	28.19	19.47	35.67	-1.12	-0.93	-0.19	0.87
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$53.27	819,000	79.21%	56.34	55.52	56.64	60.48	59.84	37.12	23.97	41.25	15.01	37.42	-0.34	-0.21	-0.14	1.29
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$47.99	24,000	152.63%	48.60	45.63	43.52	41.27	38.08	57.64	73.15	82.86	64.58	84.72	2.22	1.70	0.52	0.84
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$143.34	771,000	-12.19%	145.96	142.80	141.59	135.03	123.97	51.07	42.71	47.36	37.63	43.41	1.01	1.17	-0.16	1.35
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$16.72	210,000	-31.15%	16.33	16.45	17.03	15.23	N/A	50.55	63.03	60.56	94.11	91.15	-0.15	-0.24	0.09	0.67
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$5.48	938,000	-35.40%	5.52	6.05	6.18	6.34	6.34	33.58	6.73	4.54	7.22	5.84	-0.26	-0.18	-0.08	0.87
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$11.84	12,174,000	19.35%	11.80	12.11	12.27	10.50	8.49	47.16	52.13	54.68	58.49	61.89	-0.18	-0.13	-0.05	1.08
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.07	125,000	64.47%	32.59	32.29	31.62	29.75	25.11	49.53	36.48	47.62	0.83	16.53	0.26	0.35	-0.09	0.91
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$15.93	400,000	-1.48%	16.15	16.95	16.83	16.52	15.15	40.46	12.63	10.00	10.28	6.11	-0.35	-0.17	-0.18	1.48
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$6.30	615,000	15.60%	6.59	7.00	7.35	7.31	6.72	30.32	12.45	12.05	4.02	8.03	-0.30	-0.24	-0.06	1.88
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$155.46	873,000	-25.95%	154.27	155.28	146.93	138.28	133.23	56.07	41.40	36.84	25.29	19.27	2.21	2.75	-0.55	1.17
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$93.07	211,000	-7.05%	93.58	93.58	95.64	103.80	93.43	46.22	28.09	32.11	65.76	74.32	-0.73	-0.96	0.23	0.83
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$118.29	48,700	-7.24%	118.00	120.75	125.45	118.62	107.83	44.64	42.48	38.76	68.82	68.72	-2.42	-2.42	-0.00	0.93
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$753.05	27,200	0.74%	770.30	765.43	794.32	774.61	683.05	41.80	19.40	36.28	22.37	46.03	-6.81	-6.37	-0.44	0.60
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.20	3,103,000	9.41%	2.22	2.34	2.47	2.10	1.71	42.60	37.46	36.76	58.57	59.68	-0.10	-0.08	-0.02	0.71
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$34.97	34,300	0.88%	34.53	34.79	32.72	30.87	28.57	55.50	40.24	36.04	25.44	18.06	0.45	0.61	-0.16	0.64
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$114.42	4,286,000	-10.91%	119.58	116.58	111.62	109.10	99.03	47.72	33.49	45.68	1.25	14.83	1.81	2.54	-0.73	1.06
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$102.46	1,056,000	23.08%	106.02	107.88	113.46	116.51	115.12	25.30	5.39	9.50	5.48	31.49	-2.62	-2.34	-0.27	0.88
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$31.39	572,000	29.41%	30.14	29.10	29.39	27.26	23.82	60.49	71.07	65.87	75.77	70.35	0.47	0.19	0.28	0.39
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$261.50	1,966,000	153.35%	258.41	261.52	267.93	270.18	263.10	47.68	45.39	33.89	65.52	59.54	-3.32	-3.58	0.26	0.88
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$8.38	875,000	7.49%	8.50	8.39	8.55	8.65	7.87	48.48	61.78	66.44	54.84	62.06	0.00	-0.01	0.01	1.05
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$94.34	2,350,000	-23.03%	96.04	97.93	101.83	106.99	108.60	35.44	16.32	20.05	39.18	44.47	-1.94	-1.94	-0.01	1.00
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$27.94	2,021,000	-7.76%	29.28	29.47	29.23	25.36	21.62	45.60	11.03	16.12	6.05	8.80	-0.34	0.03	-0.37	2.00
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$4.41	194,000	-13.78%	4.91	4.89	5.22	4.87	4.67	34.89	33.42	55.50	45.82	68.01	-0.11	-0.09	-0.02	0.77
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$23.31	49,400	-5.00%	25.92	27.00	25.65	25.93	20.08	32.02	4.01	3.54	0.00	0.00	-0.60	0.02	-0.62	0.53
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$14.74	171,000	-44.66%	15.44	15.26	15.17	14.90	N/A	42.27	25.00	41.38	6.94	25.17	0.02	0.08	-0.06	1.18
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$114.50	110,000	13.40%	116.39	119.23	121.14	111.28	97.41	42.13	26.29	25.23	40.63	34.94	-2.18	-1.64	-0.54	1.21
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$21.45	79,000	-39.69%	22.25	21.84	23.35	21.95	17.85	43.92	47.57	51.65	56.87	60.18	-0.26	-0.36	0.10	0.31
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$180.17	283,000	-25.33%	184.85	189.94	194.12	188.73	168.40	29.25	10.63	7.05	2.23	0.81	-4.11	-2.95	-1.17	0.96
RS	RELIANCE INC	$266.83	212,000	-36.53%	271.11	274.96	279.02	291.45	292.07	37.57	10.59	9.62	3.14	8.67	-3.27	-2.42	-0.85	0.87
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$24.50	5,994,000	-4.08%	25.29	26.76	30.52	32.50	31.15	27.37	5.99	10.01	60.53	65.46	-1.64	-1.64	0.00	0.96
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$188.43	681,000	-19.88%	184.44	180.75	189.33	178.42	172.96	53.88	65.54	65.02	72.91	72.41	-0.19	-1.62	1.43	0.48
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$18.10	31,000	40.91%	18.73	18.58	19.42	18.60	16.83	43.80	33.60	40.24	19.28	27.67	-0.21	-0.15	-0.06	0.67
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$11.35	684,000	6.71%	12.71	13.57	14.05	17.00	17.85	21.18	3.96	5.18	0.00	2.76	-0.74	-0.57	-0.17	1.16
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$24.16	3,239,000	5.95%	26.35	26.43	26.10	25.37	24.04	32.72	7.63	12.86	0.00	0.33	-0.22	0.14	-0.36	1.31
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$7.15	62,600	-11.83%	7.87	8.49	9.06	7.99	6.38	29.36	9.32	8.63	4.09	3.04	-0.47	-0.31	-0.16	0.79
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$6.79	530,000	22.12%	6.78	6.76	6.57	5.50	4.31	51.42	58.56	59.76	51.12	53.10	0.07	0.08	-0.01	0.89
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$6.13	1,243,000	-35.13%	6.67	6.76	6.70	N/A	N/A	42.08	18.38	26.30	15.92	29.42	-0.17	-0.05	-0.12	1.72
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$329.78	2,051,000	-9.05%	335.76	338.84	340.85	347.17	347.72	42.44	18.12	10.20	12.15	6.51	-2.94	-1.48	-1.47	0.82

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	14	-1.29%	-4.82%	-6.04%	-9.88%	20.18x	1.33x	+8.64%	+4.17%	+8.70%	+27.55%	Buy
Aluminum	4	+0.82%	-6.16%	+0.27%	+5.87%	14.06x	1.81x	+17.10%	+6.00%	+10.87%	+15.65%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+0.87%	-3.12%	-6.79%	-15.08%	24.78x	2.72x	+12.47%	+5.88%	+9.51%	+17.79%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.52%	-6.42%	-12.29%	-23.89%	25.58x	5.09x	+9.96%	+11.21%	+20.18%	+27.89%	Buy
Chemicals	16	-1.16%	-7.08%	-9.06%	-34.89%	-23.44x	0.93x	-18.69%	-5.60%	-2.73%	+28.46%	Hold
Coking Coal	5	-2.51%	-9.06%	-9.19%	-21.81%	41.98x	1.65x	-0.45%	-0.96%	-1.19%	+14.09%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.10%	-6.45%	-6.61%	+19.87%	26.15x	5.11x	+27.48%	+13.00%	+24.13%	+7.67%	Buy
Gold	47	+1.04%	-2.28%	-6.09%	+74.96%	23.92x	3.33x	+14.31%	+9.83%	+13.81%	+21.56%	Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.55%	-3.87%	-8.10%	-23.40%	7.51x	1.39x	+9.41%	+6.41%	+9.72%	+28.42%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	41	+1.95%	-1.97%	-17.26%	+24.22%	7.07x	2.23x	-84.96%	+4.04%	+11.40%	+26.66%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	15	+2.14%	-0.53%	-8.50%	+94.41%	3.79x	3.10x	+4.28%	-0.03%	+3.80%	+20.72%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	-1.70%	-6.15%	-3.12%	-45.14%	8.74x	1.18x	+15.80%	+4.28%	+10.54%	+39.12%	Buy
Silver	3	+1.04%	-7.15%	-14.40%	+71.99%	75.75x	2.23x	+3.04%	+1.87%	+4.11%	+14.01%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.20%	-3.12%	-4.68%	-12.16%	14.90x	3.02x	+19.12%	+6.24%	+10.92%	+25.65%	Buy
Steel	23	+0.41%	-1.89%	+1.35%	-2.86%	23.01x	0.96x	+5.95%	+4.15%	+7.29%	+12.84%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	6	-2.23%	-6.51%	-5.59%	-8.46%	-82.81x	1.26x	-4.59%	+0.57%	-0.74%	+25.58%	Strong Buy
Uranium	10	+6.05%	-4.66%	-27.04%	+146.48%	184.74x	7.44x	-1.38%	-3.05%	-1.47%	+4.27%	Buy

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What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO)

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 307 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 Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arlo Technologies has seen its stock return 11.39% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 18 percentage points.

Arlo Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 80.45% from Arlo Technologies's current stock price of $13.30.

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

2. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 307 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 28.58% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 36 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 30.96% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $14.89.

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

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 307 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 Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the basic material sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 99.67% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 107 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, an upside of 17.86% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $12.02.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Centerra Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% 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 106 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 18.28%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. Fmc's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of -54.8% 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 12.68%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. 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 -144.5% 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 12.1%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 2.43%. 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 75.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are basic material stocks up?

Basic material stocks were up 0.37% in the last day, and down -3.96% over the last week. Mp Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 8.61% yesterday.

MP Materials shares are trading higher after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $77 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. 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 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 NEXA a Valuation Rating of "A".

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has dropped -14.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by -8 percentage points.

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia 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.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 149.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 157 percentage points.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale 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.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 20.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 28 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

43.93% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 22.53% over the next year.

4.76% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.48% are rated C (Hold), 16.85% are rated D (Sell), and 9.52% 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 22.05x.

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1. Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO)

2. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

1. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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1. Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO)

2. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

1. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

2. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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