What are the best Momentum Leaders stocks in Basic Materials?

Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals. This page ranks Basic Materials stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria by momentum score, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Momentum Leaders stocks does ShareValue.ai find in Basic Materials?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Basic Materials stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria, ranked by momentum score. Use the screener (with both the Momentum Leaders preset and Basic Materials filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Momentum Leaders stock in Basic Materials right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Metro Mining Ltd (MMI.AU) ranks first among Basic Materials stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria with a composite score of 63.1 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Momentum Leaders screen use?

Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Momentum Leaders criteria apply across every sector ShareValue.ai covers, so this Basic Materials list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this Basic Materials list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Momentum Leaders in Basic Materials for 2026

Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals.

Momentum Leaders screens filtered by Basic Materials surface 71 qualified stocks. Composite scores average 65.1, with the Quality pillar contributing most. Top names by composite include 600961.SHG, TSTH.BK, 600988.SHG. Median P/E is 12.0.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Basic Materials stocks by momentum score

#	Ticker	Name	Industry	Momentum	P/E
1	MMI.AU	Metro Mining Ltd	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	100.0	3.3
2	KRR.AU	King River Resources Ltd	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	100.0	7.0
3	BHAGYANGR.NSE	Bhagyanagar India Limited	Copper	100.0	13.2
4	MSV.TO	Minco Silver Corporation	Silver	100.0	7.3
5	603256.SHG	Grace Fabric Technology Co Ltd	Specialty Chemicals	100.0	357.6
6	GORO.US	Goldgroup Mining Inc.	Other Precious Metals & Mining	99.7	-
7	0100.KLSE	ES Ceramics Technology Bhd	Specialty Chemicals	99.4	8.5
8	NEXA.US	Nexa Resources SA	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	99.2	6.8
9	688146.SHG	Peric Special Gases Co. Ltd. A	Specialty Chemicals	99.1	336.7
10	WELCORP.NSE	Welspun Corp Limited	Steel	99.0	11.2
11	PREMIERPOL.NSE	Premier Polyfilm Limited	Specialty Chemicals	98.8	19.0
12	SML.LSE	Strategic Minerals Plc	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	98.5	3.5
13	002297.SHE	Hunan Boyun New Materials Co Ltd	Chemicals	98.2	55.8
14	GDP.LSE	Goldplat PLC	Gold	98.1	9.7
15	605376.SHG	Jiangsu Boqian New Materials Stock Co Ltd	Chemicals	97.5	176.3
16	688300.SHG	Novoray Corporation	Specialty Chemicals	97.2	143.6
17	MSV.AU	Mitchell Services Ltd	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	96.9	12.6
18	601168.SHG	Western Mining Co Ltd	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	96.2	15.6
19	MFRISCOA-1.MX	Minera Frisco S.A.B. de C.V	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	96.1	27.8
20	SCZM.US	Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. Common Shares	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	95.4	10.0

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by momentum score within the Basic Materials sector; use the screener for the full ranked list.