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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	$1.14B	15.50%	7.80%	10.47%	8.60%	0.91	1.99	16.00%	6.80%	7.69%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$55.27B	13.50%	8.10%	11.95%	13.20%	0.62	2.51	15.50%	8.00%	10.50%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$23.41B	10.80%	4.50%	8.64%	8.50%	1.13	3.27	29.60%	12.90%	24.06%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC	$943.80M	-14.30%	-6.00%	-2.70%	-1.90%	1.32	3.30	11.80%	-5.60%	-2.03%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$339.75M	20.80%	13.00%	17.52%	15.00%	0.53	3.19	6.80%	5.40%	6.44%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$2.52B	26.30%	8.40%	15.67%	11.30%	2.08	2.50	14.50%	5.50%	8.59%
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$53.17M	6.60%	5.70%	7.70%	9.10%	0.16	17.04	38.00%	6.80%	8.97%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$3.66B	51.70%	9.50%	23.23%	16.40%	3.87	1.43	16.30%	5.60%	9.17%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$688.22M	19.50%	4.40%	3.24%	2.50%	3.23	1.98	19.40%	4.50%	2.71%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$2.31B	9.10%	6.70%	9.02%	17.10%	0.37	2.78	27.50%	6.60%	7.24%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$21.81B	-3.40%	-1.00%	1.44%	1.10%	2.23	1.64	12.80%	-1.10%	1.26%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$19.80B	12.30%	8.30%	12.41%	15.10%	0.51	4.30	28.20%	5.70%	7.86%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.41B	21.20%	8.80%	17.70%	663.70%	1.36	1.40	46.00%	5.20%	5.43%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$4.10B	7.10%	2.80%	6.13%	9.20%	1.46	1.90	31.70%	5.10%	9.56%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$1.30B	20.50%	14.20%	19.81%	23.20%	0.43	3.28	27.80%	11.40%	14.11%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$4.35B	58.80%	24.30%	27.43%	29.00%	0.96	2.75	19.00%	22.60%	24.33%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$611.70M	29.30%	11.40%	28.03%	34.70%	1.22	1.23	37.00%	15.10%	30.23%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$32.78B	17.60%	9.70%	14.45%	12.50%	0.82	3.18	14.70%	7.80%	10.43%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.65B	3.50%	1.20%	6.93%	4.60%	1.68	2.07	17.40%	2.10%	10.36%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$854.61M	-16.90%	-4.70%	-2.47%	-1.70%	3.45	2.33	22.40%	-4.60%	-1.87%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.33B	51.60%	15.70%	20.00%	14.00%	2.05	3.01	33.50%	23.70%	28.14%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$3.57B	22.10%	15.80%	26.13%	32.40%	0.38	3.00	57.20%	32.00%	49.03%
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$1.00B	16.40%	6.70%	19.46%	12.60%	1.37	1.22	40.00%	9.50%	19.92%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$2.25B	22.60%	11.60%	18.67%	18.10%	0.87	2.53	40.50%	10.10%	13.26%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.42B	85.20%	3.20%	11.41%	6.00%	31.78	1.61	41.10%	4.70%	11.80%
EMN	EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO	$8.47B	7.40%	2.90%	5.96%	6.10%	1.52	1.50	19.90%	5.00%	8.46%
AXTA	AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD	$7.75B	14.60%	4.60%	11.72%	11.60%	2.03	1.53	34.00%	6.80%	13.09%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$300.85M	18.30%	8.20%	15.14%	12.00%	1.28	2.90	10.30%	3.60%	5.50%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$4.83B	9.40%	4.90%	8.10%	7.50%	0.88	2.94	16.00%	4.30%	6.08%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$7.34B	13.60%	6.70%	9.54%	10.50%	1.16	2.33	18.60%	6.70%	8.96%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$8.62B	24.60%	12.50%	19.50%	20.20%	0.97	2.25	31.50%	15.80%	22.12%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$2.04B	25.70%	5.30%	20.06%	17.70%	3.22	0.80	28.40%	8.00%	22.77%
OC	OWENS CORNING	$11.70B	-17.10%	-5.10%	-2.00%	-1.70%	2.37	1.16	26.00%	-6.80%	-1.98%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.16B	9.20%	3.60%	8.34%	9.60%	1.56	1.80	32.00%	5.30%	10.81%
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$2.88B	5.10%	3.20%	6.34%	6.80%	0.67	2.71	16.50%	1.60%	2.67%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$9.78B	-10.30%	-4.90%	-2.99%	-5.40%	1.06	1.78	31.80%	-8.80%	-4.66%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$33.95B	9.60%	5.40%	11.13%	11.80%	0.71	3.12	36.00%	17.90%	35.10%
AA	ALCOA CORP	$13.68B	19.40%	7.80%	10.50%	10.00%	1.29	1.54	18.80%	9.40%	10.05%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$17.34B	1.50%	0.80%	7.16%	6.20%	0.79	1.90	7.70%	1.20%	8.74%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.73B	3.50%	1.90%	3.66%	3.50%	0.62	1.58	16.10%	2.20%	3.87%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$277.17M	-67.60%	-12.30%	-9.91%	-9.90%	2.15	1.82	34.70%	-10.20%	-6.75%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$5.64B	10.00%	7.80%	9.08%	9.60%	0.27	3.93	30.50%	13.00%	14.40%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.47B	15.80%	12.10%	11.81%	16.80%	0.13	6.76	16.50%	14.10%	13.37%
SXC	SUNCOKE ENERGY INC	$822.44M	-8.90%	-3.00%	-3.67%	-2.70%	1.93	2.25	17.50%	-2.90%	-2.96%
SCL	STEPAN CO	$1.45B	-0.20%	-0.10%	1.47%	1.10%	0.97	1.15	11.80%	-0.10%	0.93%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.81B	7.10%	3.50%	6.91%	9.40%	1.07	2.46	36.10%	4.90%	8.56%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$4.31B	15.80%	9.00%	15.96%	16.70%	0.60	1.91	51.40%	24.30%	42.04%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$7.70B	6.90%	4.30%	10.07%	9.20%	0.26	9.79	62.60%	12.30%	20.97%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$4.11B	30.10%	15.50%	22.46%	18.90%	0.77	1.37	43.00%	29.80%	41.26%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$7.49B	5.00%	2.40%	7.92%	7.20%	1.10	1.59	30.60%	4.00%	10.63%
SOLS	SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC	$8.92B	10.90%	3.70%	13.80%	12.70%	2.73	1.46	30.60%	5.10%	14.02%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$12.22B	28.00%	20.00%	29.21%	28.20%	0.34	1.71	50.30%	31.40%	42.88%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$896.55M	21.50%	9.50%	36.85%	41.50%	1.30	1.51	35.50%	10.00%	27.82%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$42.79B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$7.22B	37.60%	26.20%	40.99%	54.00%	0.38	1.63	64.20%	35.10%	50.23%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.38B	14.80%	9.20%	12.48%	10.80%	0.65	1.75	35.30%	12.30%	15.22%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.14B	-10.30%	-4.30%	-0.74%	-0.70%	1.42	1.70	21.30%	-7.10%	-1.08%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.40B	12.10%	4.90%	15.99%	12.50%	1.40	1.47	22.70%	5.20%	12.49%
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$99.77B	34.60%	13.20%	24.96%	46.10%	1.77	1.07	35.40%	13.30%	17.46%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.88B	20.90%	8.30%	15.61%	14.90%	1.52	1.68	41.40%	8.40%	12.47%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$7.32B	88.70%	18.70%	66.56%	65.00%	2.73	1.07	60.00%	23.20%	64.09%
TGB	TREKOR METALS LTD	$3.36B	2.10%	0.60%	4.88%	3.80%	2.12	1.24	34.00%	1.60%	11.79%
FF	FUTUREFUEL CORP	$243.88M	-19.70%	-15.50%	-16.20%	-23.80%	0.41	4.06	-11.10%	-19.90%	-19.71%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$8.90B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$768.19M	-5.60%	-2.70%	-1.87%	-1.80%	1.16	1.29	37.10%	-3.00%	-1.32%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$13.35B	18.50%	10.00%	16.62%	20.00%	0.68	2.24	39.40%	27.50%	50.20%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.34B	-37.40%	-7.70%	5.84%	3.70%	4.81	0.34	49.10%	-19.30%	8.63%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$396.87M	39.00%	34.90%	32.15%	42.20%	0.07	7.50	66.20%	144.30%	152.84%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$923.25M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.56	3.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.77B	3.70%	2.20%	6.93%	10.70%	0.36	3.51	63.40%	6.30%	19.91%
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$1.38B	-16.40%	-7.20%	-4.32%	-8.40%	2.13	1.46	24.80%	-10.40%	-6.86%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$9.00B	21.00%	14.10%	18.31%	19.30%	0.43	2.01	45.20%	45.20%	57.60%
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$49.76B	8.90%	3.30%	5.89%	8.90%	1.82	1.02	24.30%	5.50%	7.50%
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$14.60B	41.10%	11.60%	19.51%	23.10%	2.86	2.60	35.30%	14.20%	20.48%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$16.90B	0.60%	0.40%	4.56%	4.70%	0.52	2.09	23.80%	1.00%	10.82%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$25.26B	19.50%	7.10%	13.19%	15.30%	1.65	1.58	40.90%	9.60%	13.90%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$8.11B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.73B	13.00%	6.90%	11.39%	10.50%	0.88	4.39	34.60%	9.30%	14.05%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$478.18M	24.30%	13.60%	21.01%	27.10%	0.81	5.73	51.20%	22.70%	38.07%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$344.35M	-0.90%	-0.40%	17.34%	24.00%	0.60	2.20	58.20%	-0.60%	21.60%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.55B	-21.80%	2.40%	13.92%	7.70%	-16.18	1.22	32.30%	2.20%	8.48%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.91B	33.00%	18.70%	30.71%	36.50%	0.79	2.65	55.80%	13.20%	17.53%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$22.36B	13.10%	9.50%	15.58%	16.90%	0.38	2.94	44.00%	29.70%	45.99%
DOW	DOW INC	$23.37B	-8.00%	-2.10%	-0.86%	-0.80%	2.79	1.75	9.90%	-3.10%	-1.03%
MAIR	MADISON AIR SOLUTIONS CORP	$13.04B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.29	1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
UROY	URANIUM ROYALTY CORP	$641.57M	1.30%	1.30%	0.98%	1.40%	0.00	325.28	19.70%	8.00%	6.88%
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%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$759.90M	22.40%	4.60%	6.82%	5.20%	1.77	3.44	31.20%	4.70%	6.47%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$5.78B	12.80%	9.80%	14.34%	33.20%	0.30	2.67	36.30%	15.10%	20.36%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$16.12B	7.50%	3.40%	8.33%	9.90%	1.15	0.83	32.90%	6.00%	11.15%
AYA	AYA GOLD & SILVER INC	$3.84B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$38.86B	36.00%	24.90%	37.04%	44.10%	0.40	2.89	57.70%	37.50%	53.05%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$86.65B	26.90%	9.40%	15.94%	26.80%	1.87	1.00	36.70%	14.30%	17.52%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$246.52B	19.90%	8.50%	19.71%	18.60%	1.28	1.89	100.00%	16.70%	35.19%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.40B	16.80%	14.00%	15.50%	30.40%	0.17	2.12	86.50%	57.50%	61.32%
ACNT	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO	$132.62M	-5.30%	-4.00%	-6.64%	-10.20%	0.34	4.33	21.10%	-5.30%	-7.27%
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.55B	35.40%	16.10%	25.52%	30.20%	1.27	1.52	40.30%	18.60%	25.99%
ASH	ASHLAND INC	$3.33B	2.80%	1.10%	2.89%	3.00%	1.45	3.05	31.50%	2.80%	6.51%
VALE	VALE SA	$62.28B	5.70%	2.40%	9.01%	8.20%	1.32	1.21	34.80%	5.10%	16.31%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$811.99M	1.20%	0.70%	0.93%	1.10%	0.65	1.75	8.20%	0.70%	0.63%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+2.17%	+6.11%	+2.66%	+4.29%	29.85x	1.72x	+8.90%	+4.29%	+8.40%	+6.12%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.97%	-10.08%	-1.79%	+95.74%	9.53x	2.22x	+32.08%	+11.08%	+16.00%	+25.01%	Buy
Building Materials	18	+1.46%	-1.65%	-1.29%	-10.69%	30.78x	2.49x	+13.53%	+6.65%	+11.10%	+22.69%	Buy
Building Products & Equipment	33	+0.39%	-4.00%	-3.27%	-18.28%	29.02x	5.76x	+6.29%	+9.10%	+16.81%	+21.99%	Buy
Chemicals	17	+0.44%	+2.57%	-1.33%	+22.84%	-3.95x	1.54x	-8.75%	-1.95%	+0.54%	+24.06%	Hold
Coking Coal	4	+6.32%	+18.36%	+39.64%	+50.60%	-3.26x	2.08x	+3.13%	+3.20%	+3.37%	-9.14%	Buy
Copper	6	+8.35%	+15.82%	+20.48%	+121.39%	36.13x	7.84x	+34.89%	+17.18%	+28.88%	-14.61%	Buy
Gold	49	+2.75%	+13.17%	+37.23%	+65.53%	18.54x	3.79x	+24.26%	+15.72%	+21.40%	+9.04%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.67%	-1.93%	+3.77%	-4.12%	12.89x	1.69x	+3.94%	+2.23%	+4.09%	+16.75%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	52	+4.30%	-0.78%	+9.32%	+55.54%	16.31x	3.10x	-21.35%	-3.78%	-271.68%	+8.21%	Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	20	+2.08%	+5.75%	+23.22%	+69.63%	-27.15x	3.46x	+9.69%	+5.73%	+9.61%	+46.28%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+0.90%	-0.96%	+4.56%	-9.23%	7.49x	1.08x	+13.49%	+4.13%	+11.07%	+15.99%	Hold
Silver	4	-0.68%	+5.11%	+30.99%	+155.08%	28.68x	3.82x	+7.70%	+4.60%	+10.48%	+14.89%	Strong Buy
Specialty Chemicals	58	+0.82%	-1.72%	+5.67%	+7.16%	-91.83x	3.73x	+17.01%	+5.49%	+10.48%	+19.43%	Buy
Steel	21	+2.05%	-8.24%	-0.00%	-14.92%	22.27x	1.33x	+8.74%	+5.47%	+9.02%	+8.30%	Strong Buy
Thermal Coal	5	+1.07%	+0.47%	+7.04%	+19.96%	17.51x	1.34x	+5.29%	+3.66%	+4.42%	+12.03%	Buy
Uranium	12	+6.54%	+0.91%	+12.70%	+17.33%	104.94x	6.86x	-4.22%	-1.36%	+0.65%	+32.54%	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 327 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: C, 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 99.39% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 92 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 12.31% from Green Plains's current stock price of $16.25.

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. Nucor (NYSE:NUE)

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 327 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nucor has seen its stock return 70.07% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 63 percentage points.

Nucor has an average 1 year price target of $268.10, an upside of 10.04% from Nucor's current stock price of $243.63.

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.

3. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 327 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 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (NYSE:SQM) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -1 points lower than the basic material sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SQM as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has seen its stock return 81.13% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 74 percentage points.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has an average 1 year price target of $85.20, an upside of 3.95% from Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's current stock price of $81.96.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the basic material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 141 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 11.49%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 9.13%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 8.74%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.72%. 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 up?

Basic material stocks were up 1.79% in the last day, and up 0.1% over the last week. Critical Metals was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 22.59% yesterday.

Shares of critical metal companies are trading higher, possibly after the U.S. DOE recently selected seven projects to expand critical mineral and material processing, battery manufacturing and recycling capacity. This third round of funding aligns with President Trump's 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order that benefits critical metal and non-fuel mineral producers and processors.

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 23 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 214.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 207 percentage points.

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

3. Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX)

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) 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.

Century Aluminum Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the basic material sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 99.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 92 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.54% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 16.26% over the next year.

4.63% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.37% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.96% are rated C (Hold), 18.51% are rated D (Sell), and 8.54% 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 0.34x.

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