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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
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.41B	3.80%	1.40%	3.49%	9.10%	1.72	1.42	41.60%	0.80%	0.95%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$2.05B	15.60%	2.30%	9.14%	6.30%	5.34	1.28	15.80%	1.50%	4.02%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$2.42B	19.50%	14.10%	19.57%	29.70%	0.39	2.89	29.60%	26.40%	35.31%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$1.46B	12.20%	3.70%	7.89%	5.50%	2.22	2.49	12.40%	2.80%	5.14%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$4.28B	10.60%	3.40%	13.98%	16.00%	2.44	1.07	51.10%	7.00%	27.73%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.04B	41.40%	12.50%	16.96%	11.50%	2.26	2.68	31.00%	20.70%	25.65%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$1.74B	-38.30%	-3.40%	3.00%	1.70%	12.28	1.27	38.00%	-5.10%	3.33%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.31B	25.70%	13.60%	N/A	18.60%	0.92	N/A	45.30%	23.90%	38.31%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$544.50M	21.50%	13.30%	25.06%	26.20%	0.46	1.78	49.30%	20.60%	35.83%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$791.31M	22.40%	14.70%	21.29%	23.30%	0.51	2.56	29.50%	11.10%	14.14%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$655.63M	-83.10%	-20.40%	-23.39%	-17.90%	4.04	2.14	17.80%	-22.00%	-19.90%
ARLP	ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$3.06B	13.50%	8.40%	11.33%	9.90%	0.59	1.90	31.90%	10.90%	13.37%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.50B	20.60%	9.10%	14.22%	13.80%	1.14	2.89	38.20%	8.30%	11.30%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.23B	11.70%	10.40%	12.53%	14.00%	0.09	4.37	82.00%	60.20%	75.85%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$84.18B	15.60%	11.00%	17.24%	21.20%	0.39	2.12	70.30%	32.60%	49.88%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$6.40B	2.10%	1.20%	2.59%	2.80%	0.71	2.78	15.60%	1.10%	1.96%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$141.39M	8.50%	4.70%	7.40%	7.30%	1.24	3.24	7.30%	2.20%	3.48%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$30.93B	23.80%	15.50%	24.07%	24.80%	0.51	2.83	46.90%	27.30%	40.80%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$2.40B	5.30%	2.30%	9.14%	9.00%	0.87	2.42	42.70%	6.40%	25.82%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$8.22B	-15.70%	-5.20%	N/A	-0.80%	2.04	N/A	6.20%	-6.50%	-1.10%
VALE	VALE SA	$55.01B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$63.65B	14.50%	7.50%	11.84%	12.70%	0.57	2.94	48.30%	24.50%	36.74%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$3.05B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.43	1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSL	SASOL LTD	$4.74B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$867.47M	-1.80%	-0.30%	11.58%	10.50%	4.02	0.91	19.60%	-0.60%	15.77%
WS	WORTHINGTON STEEL INC	$1.59B	11.30%	6.10%	10.63%	12.10%	0.83	1.66	12.90%	3.80%	5.26%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$95.50B	22.70%	13.00%	21.58%	21.60%	0.64	2.04	60.70%	33.40%	49.78%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$6.08B	12.60%	8.40%	13.67%	13.40%	0.44	1.75	31.10%	34.90%	54.07%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$14.99B	7.80%	3.40%	7.36%	8.20%	1.22	0.82	33.60%	5.80%	9.64%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$2.28B	18.30%	8.10%	12.22%	9.70%	1.11	0.82	39.50%	23.40%	33.73%
HNRG	HALLADOR ENERGY CO	$912.00M	-142.40%	-44.70%	-81.01%	-71.80%	1.80	0.66	28.50%	-37.60%	-35.46%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$4.34B	6.80%	3.90%	5.91%	6.10%	0.53	2.41	56.80%	15.40%	22.33%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$503.87M	9.60%	5.10%	19.06%	27.20%	1.09	1.58	34.10%	5.90%	17.64%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$722.77M	8.90%	3.80%	8.20%	8.60%	1.31	1.76	23.10%	3.20%	5.26%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.34B	25.60%	19.40%	22.28%	37.50%	0.23	2.14	87.50%	65.50%	71.35%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$16.48B	12.00%	8.20%	12.00%	14.50%	0.38	2.31	31.40%	19.50%	30.91%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$630.95M	-0.10%	-0.10%	2.86%	2.00%	1.28	2.84	11.80%	-0.10%	5.15%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$7.86B	10.00%	6.40%	13.30%	11.50%	0.50	1.68	33.30%	15.40%	29.58%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.79B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.24%	2.70%	1.04	1.98	25.40%	-0.10%	3.09%
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$34.00B	8.10%	4.80%	7.21%	8.20%	0.62	2.77	11.40%	5.20%	6.90%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.28B	6.90%	4.20%	15.76%	16.10%	0.70	1.03	46.00%	8.80%	29.27%
HDSN	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC	$289.49M	9.00%	7.20%	10.23%	25.60%	0.28	3.66	27.20%	9.60%	11.87%
HL	HECLA MINING CO	$9.46B	9.00%	6.30%	11.86%	10.90%	0.32	2.15	36.10%	16.20%	29.46%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$37.88B	14.20%	13.40%	15.85%	19.40%	0.07	4.64	72.00%	59.50%	75.84%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$47.24B	13.10%	12.70%	14.25%	17.40%	0.04	8.09	68.60%	54.70%	64.38%
NTR	NUTRIEN LTD	$27.04B	7.30%	3.40%	7.67%	8.00%	1.06	1.41	30.20%	6.80%	11.97%
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$165.51M	-23.70%	-13.00%	-11.33%	-9.00%	0.75	3.56	2.00%	-5.60%	-4.25%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$14.25B	14.40%	9.70%	13.60%	14.60%	0.48	1.72	50.90%	33.50%	45.59%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$101.83B	39.00%	19.50%	34.36%	29.80%	0.94	4.52	58.70%	31.00%	51.91%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$9.44B	16.70%	10.90%	10.73%	13.50%	0.46	2.00	38.00%	24.00%	26.35%
BCPC	BALCHEM CORP	$4.93B	12.10%	9.10%	13.33%	30.80%	0.28	2.72	35.80%	14.70%	20.19%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$214.19M	-2.70%	-2.20%	0.88%	1.60%	0.22	3.35	61.80%	-12.80%	8.56%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.61B	15.80%	10.90%	17.88%	20.30%	0.35	3.30	42.90%	22.00%	34.03%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$631.25M	18.50%	3.80%	5.99%	4.60%	1.76	2.37	30.80%	4.30%	6.43%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$3.98B	1.70%	1.30%	1.15%	1.30%	0.27	4.13	19.90%	2.90%	2.34%
CTVA	CORTEVA INC	$43.71B	6.50%	3.80%	7.60%	17.90%	0.66	1.58	46.10%	9.20%	13.82%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$10.04B	3.00%	1.60%	5.07%	5.30%	0.85	1.07	27.80%	5.70%	20.11%
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$813.52M	8.70%	3.60%	9.40%	13.50%	1.32	3.03	39.20%	5.30%	12.31%
KWR	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP	$2.21B	-0.70%	-0.30%	2.65%	4.00%	1.06	2.47	35.90%	-0.50%	3.46%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$12.28B	28.20%	10.10%	14.85%	16.80%	1.34	2.27	36.90%	20.50%	28.43%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.02B	6.20%	2.30%	6.95%	8.00%	1.64	1.93	30.40%	3.30%	8.91%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.76B	-0.10%	-0.10%	-1.67%	-3.30%	0.38	2.78	28.00%	-0.10%	-1.35%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.08B	-16.00%	1.70%	10.27%	5.80%	-19.08	1.61	28.80%	1.50%	6.84%
NC	NACCO INDUSTRIES INC	$358.00M	7.00%	4.60%	3.92%	3.70%	0.50	3.06	12.40%	10.30%	7.96%
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$11.15B	28.30%	12.00%	19.44%	23.00%	1.18	3.48	38.10%	15.30%	23.43%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$1.95B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.82	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$7.08B	6.20%	3.10%	8.27%	7.30%	0.96	1.44	31.90%	5.20%	11.07%
AG	FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP	$5.80B	3.10%	1.90%	3.95%	4.80%	0.47	3.38	27.00%	7.10%	16.38%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.06B	9.30%	7.30%	10.60%	15.20%	0.13	10.53	13.20%	7.90%	10.82%
MTUS	METALLUS INC	$663.47M	-1.20%	-0.70%	-0.97%	-1.30%	0.65	1.90	8.80%	-0.70%	-0.72%
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$734.93M	-2.80%	-1.30%	4.02%	5.30%	1.07	2.43	32.90%	-2.10%	5.62%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$22.70B	12.70%	7.20%	10.55%	9.30%	0.78	3.11	13.10%	6.40%	8.38%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$3.95B	12.40%	6.50%	10.68%	10.00%	0.87	4.59	33.60%	8.70%	13.22%
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$3.39B	23.80%	21.90%	26.30%	61.60%	0.08	19.02	48.10%	35.80%	45.39%
NEU	NEWMARKET CORP	$7.08B	28.50%	14.00%	22.07%	21.20%	0.91	2.68	31.90%	16.30%	22.70%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$570.76M	-21.20%	-8.80%	23.54%	25.70%	1.90	0.98	34.70%	-13.50%	25.40%
MSB	MESABI TRUST	$458.81M	230.40%	145.70%	N/A	2,850.90%	0.09	N/A	100.00%	96.40%	96.44%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$69.93B	21.80%	7.90%	14.28%	20.50%	1.93	0.93	36.40%	13.90%	16.34%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.14B	24.30%	9.50%	13.80%	14.70%	1.60	2.26	41.30%	9.20%	11.98%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.48B	11.20%	11.00%	11.44%	12.70%	0.03	1.68	64.70%	59.40%	66.82%
ECL	ECOLAB INC	$74.07B	21.60%	8.60%	13.40%	18.70%	1.46	1.70	44.30%	12.50%	16.62%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$955.48M	-15.90%	-6.00%	-3.14%	-2.50%	1.85	2.25	24.20%	-14.30%	-6.73%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$21.17B	13.70%	4.70%	10.10%	12.20%	1.82	1.47	40.50%	7.10%	11.82%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$2.61B	11.20%	4.00%	8.65%	6.80%	1.94	1.71	9.50%	3.20%	5.26%
AVD	AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP	$125.54M	-49.20%	-17.40%	-18.80%	-18.50%	1.96	1.77	24.10%	-21.10%	-15.06%
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$188.67M	15.60%	5.80%	14.87%	13.80%	1.60	1.88	33.30%	5.50%	10.02%
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$2.72B	22.40%	10.90%	18.82%	19.80%	1.09	1.61	25.50%	10.20%	15.28%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$2.37B	2.20%	1.10%	4.05%	3.90%	0.92	3.29	19.50%	1.10%	3.64%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$320.98M	-19.70%	-0.80%	6.21%	9.40%	3.55	1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$7.77B	37.30%	16.40%	26.10%	29.40%	1.13	1.52	40.50%	19.10%	26.62%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$13.95B	10.10%	7.00%	10.41%	13.50%	0.44	4.43	29.00%	5.20%	7.15%
MOS	MOSAIC CO	$7.78B	10.10%	5.20%	9.07%	8.10%	0.92	1.14	15.60%	10.30%	15.42%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$15.90B	14.70%	12.90%	13.14%	15.90%	0.31	2.89	86.80%	56.00%	66.90%
CMT	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC	$160.33M	5.30%	3.70%	6.63%	8.90%	0.41	2.91	17.60%	3.10%	4.59%
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$520.70M	-30.70%	-12.90%	-13.75%	-13.80%	1.75	2.20	26.00%	-15.50%	-12.76%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$5.85B	9.40%	4.90%	7.62%	12.50%	0.90	4.05	42.00%	9.60%	14.23%
FSI	FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$90.75M	5.00%	3.20%	6.76%	7.10%	0.39	2.96	32.50%	5.00%	8.29%
MTA	METALLA ROYALTY & STREAMING LTD	$628.49M	-1.20%	-1.10%	-0.28%	-0.30%	0.06	5.04	77.60%	-27.70%	-6.97%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$1.38B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53	2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHW	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	$81.75B	60.50%	10.30%	20.00%	20.10%	4.92	0.82	48.90%	11.00%	16.10%

Basic Material Industries

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

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

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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