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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
ALTO	ALTO INGREDIENTS INC	$353.33M	12.10%	7.20%	11.29%	9.30%	0.55	3.81	5.00%	3.10%	4.25%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$9.92B	25.90%	17.80%	25.76%	24.60%	0.38	1.89	48.00%	29.50%	41.37%
CSTM	CONSTELLIUM SE	$4.36B	46.30%	7.80%	19.40%	13.60%	4.21	1.39	15.00%	4.80%	8.10%
BVN	BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC	$8.55B	21.00%	14.10%	18.31%	19.30%	0.43	2.01	45.20%	45.20%	57.60%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$6.28B	6.70%	3.90%	7.11%	7.30%	0.42	5.33	62.40%	12.20%	19.73%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$6.84B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$1.88B	21.00%	4.10%	17.61%	15.50%	3.36	0.85	26.30%	6.40%	20.86%
WLKP	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	$795.15M	22.30%	4.60%	6.78%	5.20%	1.73	3.65	31.40%	4.70%	6.56%
ECVT	ECOVYST INC	$1.46B	-10.20%	-4.20%	-0.52%	-0.40%	1.17	2.38	22.60%	-7.70%	-0.71%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$579.33M	13.20%	5.00%	24.45%	26.50%	1.53	0.97	31.00%	7.60%	24.93%
GPRE	GREEN PLAINS INC	$1.06B	-2.00%	-1.00%	1.17%	0.90%	1.01	1.71	11.50%	-0.80%	0.77%
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$1.69B	20.50%	10.10%	17.08%	15.40%	0.90	2.43	38.90%	8.90%	11.72%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$757.44M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.57	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUE	NUCOR CORP	$51.57B	11.20%	6.70%	9.83%	10.90%	0.61	2.90	14.00%	6.80%	9.05%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.87B	21.00%	15.00%	23.10%	28.80%	0.37	3.17	54.70%	31.50%	46.67%
LXU	LSB INDUSTRIES INC	$932.83M	8.90%	4.00%	7.52%	5.40%	1.19	3.07	19.60%	7.20%	12.75%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$23.09B	12.60%	9.00%	12.90%	14.90%	0.38	2.84	42.30%	28.90%	42.22%
VOXR	VOX ROYALTY CORP	$415.47M	32.00%	27.20%	23.32%	31.10%	0.07	4.94	65.90%	102.50%	108.20%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$115.65B	25.20%	15.10%	26.85%	29.60%	0.65	2.44	68.30%	33.90%	56.07%
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.38B	22.90%	9.10%	17.53%	152.50%	1.26	1.52	45.10%	5.50%	5.58%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$445.75M	24.40%	14.20%	21.11%	28.80%	0.93	4.66	51.20%	22.40%	38.33%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$69.19B	23.60%	12.30%	17.19%	19.90%	0.58	3.06	55.00%	32.10%	44.34%
KOP	KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC	$762.16M	14.00%	4.10%	10.45%	7.70%	2.42	2.71	22.80%	4.10%	9.09%
MTX	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.34B	9.60%	4.70%	8.98%	10.90%	0.99	2.13	24.90%	7.60%	12.33%
KALU	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	$2.77B	18.70%	5.90%	11.74%	8.20%	2.18	2.47	13.60%	4.10%	6.94%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$9.71B	10.70%	6.00%	11.70%	10.30%	0.58	1.24	46.50%	26.90%	45.95%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$34.25B	34.50%	23.40%	34.80%	39.20%	0.40	2.84	56.50%	36.00%	50.66%
NGVT	INGEVITY CORP	$2.27B	-156.10%	-7.30%	-3.84%	-2.00%	41.42	1.42	39.30%	-10.60%	-3.93%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.57B	9.70%	5.00%	11.79%	12.00%	0.73	1.78	50.20%	14.70%	33.30%
LYB	LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV	$22.62B	-7.50%	-2.30%	-0.89%	-0.60%	2.38	1.54	9.20%	-2.70%	-0.80%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	$20.04B	-4.00%	-2.40%	1.04%	1.00%	0.51	2.07	18.40%	-7.30%	2.57%
AVNT	AVIENT CORP	$3.13B	6.60%	2.60%	5.89%	8.60%	1.47	1.77	31.20%	4.80%	9.23%
MATV	MATIV HOLDINGS INC	$472.36M	17.10%	3.70%	2.83%	2.30%	3.31	2.26	18.90%	3.90%	2.49%
HBM	HUDBAY MINERALS INC	$9.83B	20.70%	10.70%	20.13%	20.80%	0.95	1.36	37.10%	27.70%	48.79%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.18B	15.70%	9.50%	28.17%	28.20%	0.61	1.19	51.60%	14.80%	37.18%
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$749.09M	10.80%	4.80%	10.69%	11.10%	1.19	1.65	22.70%	3.90%	6.51%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$30.77B	7.40%	4.10%	8.79%	9.10%	0.74	2.83	30.90%	14.90%	30.09%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$46.38B	35.80%	18.70%	27.78%	29.90%	0.64	2.87	49.20%	26.60%	37.78%
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	$1.30B	40.10%	12.10%	16.52%	11.10%	2.27	2.75	29.30%	18.90%	23.62%
CENX	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	$5.98B	40.80%	15.50%	18.15%	18.20%	1.19	2.30	12.40%	13.70%	15.06%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$8.27B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
CE	CELANESE CORP	$5.80B	-25.30%	-4.90%	-2.57%	-2.00%	4.25	1.38	20.50%	-11.50%	-4.71%
EXK	ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP	$2.76B	-3.80%	-1.90%	2.86%	3.10%	0.95	1.70	26.60%	-3.50%	4.68%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$6.31B	34.60%	6.10%	54.88%	50.80%	4.45	0.98	60.00%	7.80%	53.74%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$35.86B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
FRD	FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC	$146.01M	11.40%	5.90%	9.68%	8.60%	1.19	3.59	7.90%	2.70%	4.10%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$3.31B	32.50%	22.90%	31.65%	43.20%	0.47	2.41	37.30%	40.30%	52.51%
CF	CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC	$18.70B	35.20%	12.40%	17.86%	20.70%	1.19	3.54	39.10%	23.70%	32.91%
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	$4.61B	-1.80%	-0.60%	3.18%	2.10%	1.87	1.96	9.20%	-1.20%	5.58%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$16.48B	25.20%	17.40%	23.16%	26.10%	0.42	2.01	60.40%	51.20%	66.55%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.66B	18.20%	16.60%	18.93%	22.10%	0.09	4.11	84.80%	78.10%	91.93%
CMC	COMMERCIAL METALS CO	$7.84B	11.90%	6.10%	8.35%	10.00%	1.17	2.38	17.70%	6.00%	8.16%
PRM	PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC	$5.12B	-16.40%	-6.90%	-6.65%	-18.90%	1.63	3.09	56.40%	-26.90%	-28.58%
DOW	DOW INC	$25.88B	-17.30%	-4.80%	-3.88%	-3.50%	2.82	1.85	6.40%	-7.20%	-4.85%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$88.88B	22.00%	15.90%	24.32%	32.20%	0.34	3.15	70.80%	39.50%	60.22%
SSL	SASOL LTD	$8.62B	4.60%	1.90%	7.16%	5.40%	1.33	1.87	48.20%	2.70%	8.34%
PKX	POSCO HOLDINGS INC	$22.49B	1.20%	0.70%	6.34%	5.40%	0.77	1.89	7.40%	1.00%	7.56%
SMG	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	$3.45B	-33.70%	3.60%	15.61%	8.80%	-12.91	1.27	32.50%	3.30%	9.84%
SQM	CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC	$22.65B	10.80%	4.50%	8.64%	8.50%	1.13	3.27	29.60%	12.90%	24.06%
STLD	STEEL DYNAMICS INC	$33.43B	15.30%	8.50%	12.50%	10.90%	0.83	3.13	14.00%	7.20%	9.57%
ICL	ICL GROUP LTD	$8.35B	4.30%	2.10%	7.47%	6.60%	1.11	1.38	30.40%	3.50%	9.85%
ASM	AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD	$1.12B	17.70%	14.90%	18.85%	38.00%	0.16	5.78	54.40%	32.70%	48.37%
RS	RELIANCE INC	$18.61B	11.20%	7.60%	11.40%	14.10%	0.52	4.39	28.60%	5.40%	7.51%
TFPM	TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$6.59B	15.60%	15.10%	16.20%	18.10%	0.03	6.31	70.30%	68.70%	77.87%
ESI	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	$9.83B	5.60%	2.80%	5.64%	9.80%	1.09	2.68	40.80%	5.30%	10.47%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$215.58B	21.40%	9.50%	19.80%	18.50%	1.20	1.65	100.00%	19.00%	36.78%
HCC	WARRIOR MET COAL INC	$4.51B	6.40%	5.00%	6.12%	6.40%	0.28	3.48	28.20%	9.40%	10.77%
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$82.65B	25.50%	9.00%	15.35%	24.60%	1.84	1.04	36.60%	14.50%	17.44%
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$18.26B	7.50%	3.40%	8.33%	9.90%	1.15	0.83	32.90%	6.00%	11.15%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$1.73B	-57.50%	-13.50%	-13.83%	-5.00%	3.49	0.32	29.20%	-41.80%	-14.74%
CBT	CABOT CORP	$4.04B	18.30%	7.40%	19.34%	14.90%	1.41	1.45	24.80%	8.00%	15.30%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$43.55B	18.70%	17.40%	20.25%	23.80%	0.09	6.16	76.60%	65.10%	82.87%
WTTR	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$2.71B	2.50%	1.30%	2.96%	2.90%	0.59	1.92	15.10%	1.50%	3.13%
REX	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.60B	14.70%	11.30%	10.58%	15.60%	0.16	5.94	14.40%	12.80%	11.75%
AVTR	AVANTOR INC	$5.37B	-9.60%	-4.60%	-2.92%	-5.50%	1.09	1.76	32.10%	-8.40%	-4.59%
RPM	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC	$12.66B	21.80%	8.50%	14.30%	14.10%	1.51	2.28	41.40%	8.60%	12.13%
VALE	VALE SA	$70.31B	7.00%	2.80%	9.44%	8.90%	1.56	1.15	35.00%	6.10%	17.37%
SVM	SILVERCORP METALS INC	$2.70B	-2.40%	-1.40%	2.99%	3.70%	0.71	1.24	52.20%	-4.60%	8.03%
FUL	FULLER H B CO	$3.07B	8.10%	3.10%	7.96%	9.20%	1.53	1.92	31.50%	4.60%	10.49%
MUX	MCEWEN INC	$1.28B	13.60%	9.00%	6.28%	6.70%	0.49	1.14	29.20%	31.40%	23.30%
FCX	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC	$89.57B	14.50%	4.70%	10.43%	9.60%	1.40	2.39	28.20%	10.30%	20.89%
ERO	ERO COPPER CORP	$2.79B	31.20%	15.30%	21.80%	18.00%	0.87	1.30	42.80%	31.60%	43.20%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$57.77B	21.30%	20.40%	22.41%	28.90%	0.07	4.53	74.70%	65.60%	76.42%
SCCO	SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	$147.96B	45.90%	23.90%	41.19%	37.00%	0.85	4.38	61.90%	34.10%	56.45%
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$156.54M	24.90%	15.20%	23.50%	28.70%	0.62	3.40	27.90%	13.40%	18.46%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.25B	2.80%	0.50%	8.68%	4.90%	3.98	2.06	17.50%	0.50%	7.52%
AYA	AYA GOLD & SILVER INC	$2.44B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
TGB	TASEKO MINES LTD	$2.41B	2.30%	0.60%	2.69%	2.10%	2.14	1.37	28.50%	2.00%	8.06%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$18.45B	16.30%	11.20%	6.80%	16.30%	0.47	3.73	48.10%	31.10%	39.22%
SSD	SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC	$7.60B	17.70%	11.70%	17.93%	25.60%	0.48	3.40	45.50%	14.90%	19.91%
WDFC	WD 40 CO	$2.78B	30.20%	17.20%	28.47%	33.30%	0.76	2.83	55.70%	12.60%	16.69%
IOSP	INNOSPEC INC	$1.94B	8.70%	6.30%	8.35%	16.10%	0.35	2.98	27.40%	6.40%	6.93%
SXT	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.81B	12.10%	6.40%	10.68%	9.90%	0.88	5.01	33.80%	8.70%	13.31%
MAS	MASCO CORP	$13.55B	-568.40%	15.90%	34.16%	22.00%	-21.51	1.75	35.40%	10.90%	15.93%
ODC	OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$1.09B	20.20%	13.80%	19.42%	22.20%	0.43	3.45	28.30%	11.00%	13.66%
PPG	PPG INDUSTRIES INC	$23.77B	20.20%	7.20%	13.37%	15.50%	1.72	1.61	41.40%	9.80%	14.26%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$590.50M	24.70%	22.40%	19.13%	27.70%	0.06	12.77	64.60%	43.30%	46.93%
ITRG	INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP	$501.60M	5.20%	3.00%	10.47%	19.00%	0.52	4.96	41.80%	3.70%	14.98%
NRP	NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP	$1.36B	18.70%	15.20%	16.68%	32.20%	0.22	2.09	87.50%	62.00%	66.60%
AAON	AAON INC	$10.84B	13.40%	7.40%	11.77%	11.10%	0.92	2.62	26.20%	7.30%	10.41%

Basic Material Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Agricultural Inputs	13	+0.21%	-2.48%	-2.46%	-2.62%	36.18x	1.70x	+8.34%	+4.19%	+8.48%	+7.09%	Hold
Aluminum	4	+1.28%	-3.14%	+5.27%	+159.08%	16.06x	3.09x	+25.70%	+8.39%	+12.20%	+7.44%	Buy
Building Materials	18	-0.28%	-4.47%	-11.23%	-10.97%	28.54x	2.56x	+14.25%	+6.82%	+11.03%	+27.85%	Strong Buy
Building Products & Equipment	31	-0.48%	-4.96%	-3.38%	-6.09%	28.63x	6.14x	+2.19%	+9.18%	+16.64%	+20.32%	Buy
Chemicals	17	-0.76%	-5.25%	-5.36%	+25.42%	-17.39x	1.79x	-16.33%	-4.56%	-1.83%	+19.26%	Buy
Coking Coal	5	-0.23%	-3.88%	-12.26%	+49.99%	0.47x	1.76x	-3.00%	+2.00%	+2.85%	+18.44%	Buy
Copper	6	+2.15%	-6.46%	-3.61%	+94.95%	31.68x	6.87x	+32.72%	+15.94%	+28.48%	+1.94%	Buy
Gold	52	-0.26%	-8.35%	-9.66%	+61.71%	15.94x	3.34x	+22.21%	+14.59%	+20.01%	+39.39%	Strong Buy
Lumber & Wood Production	5	+0.38%	-0.86%	-5.00%	-0.66%	13.13x	1.58x	+4.86%	+2.89%	+4.73%	+22.72%	Buy
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	48	+2.84%	-3.26%	+5.89%	+103.43%	15.10x	3.09x	+9.58%	+3.63%	+11.16%	+1.15%	Strong Buy
Other Precious Metals & Mining	17	-0.29%	-9.59%	-5.44%	+108.37%	-4.30x	3.10x	+8.82%	+4.59%	+8.32%	+53.21%	Buy
Paper & Paper Products	6	+2.18%	-0.12%	-7.06%	-34.41%	5.27x	1.02x	+20.64%	+5.93%	+13.89%	+27.09%	Hold
Silver	4	-1.07%	-16.35%	-2.20%	+225.53%	-6.08x	3.67x	+6.21%	+3.75%	+8.62%	+16.32%	Hold
Specialty Chemicals	57	+0.31%	-1.43%	-1.31%	+10.88%	6.61x	3.67x	+15.86%	+5.62%	+10.51%	+13.35%	Buy
Steel	22	+0.76%	-2.33%	+6.25%	-18.61%	23.97x	1.31x	+7.89%	+5.04%	+8.27%	-0.11%	Buy
Thermal Coal	6	+0.81%	-2.61%	-5.05%	+15.01%	-21.19x	1.27x	+5.06%	+3.35%	+4.81%	+38.73%	Strong Buy
Uranium	12	+3.56%	-7.51%	-8.75%	+93.54%	58.19x	7.10x	-1.89%	-0.67%	+2.72%	+48.55%	Strong Buy

Basic Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best basic material stocks to buy right now in May 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. Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO)

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is the #1 top basic material stock out of 323 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 Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alto Ingredients has seen its stock return 411.98% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 400 percentage points.

Alto Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 119.3% from Alto Ingredients's current stock price of $4.56.

Alto Ingredients stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Alto Ingredients, 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. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #2 top basic material stock out of 323 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 151.45% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 139 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 48.99% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.78.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Iamgold, 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.

3. Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM)

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #3 top basic material stock out of 323 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: C.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the basic material sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 181.22% over the past year, overperforming other basic material stocks by 169 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $33.80, an upside of 5.49% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $32.04.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Constellium Se, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 139 basic material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 basic material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL)

Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the basic material sector average of 1.8%.

Algoma Steel Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)

Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 10.15%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. 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 -6.6% 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%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the basic material sector average of 1.8%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 91.7% 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 0.34% in the last day, and down -3.91% over the last week. Mp Materials was the among the top gainers in the basic materials sector, gaining 4.41% yesterday.

MP Materials shares are trading higher after a Form 4 filing showed its COO purchased 17,000 shares at an average price of $56.62 each.

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. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 61.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 49 percentage points.

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 38.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 27 percentage points.

3. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) 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.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the basic material sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 170.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the basic material sector by 159 percentage points.

Are basic material stocks a good buy now?

42.41% of basic material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect basic material stocks to rise by 18.99% over the next year.

9.72% of basic material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.71% of basic material stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.26% are rated C (Hold), 14.24% are rated D (Sell), and 10.07% 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 18.27x.

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