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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top gold stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best gold stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the gold industry.

Industry: Gold

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD	NYSE	Gold	$7.51B	$17.98	1.35%	$934.00M	12.15x	0.97
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	NYSE	Gold	$8.59B	$12.23	-0.08%	$3.14B	4.21x	0.90
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	NYSE	Gold	$10.44B	$11.76	0.68%	$1.32B	13.21x	0.81
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$164.78M	$12.84	1.90%	$42.28M	8.18x	0.18
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$4.47B	$4.22	1.20%	$681.73M	10.55x	0.20
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$89.93M	$0.40	-2.20%	$57.58M	1.54x	0.02
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$1.79B	$5.91	2.60%	$691.89M	3.63x	0.52
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	NASDAQ	Gold	$4.37B	$20.54	1.03%	$582.71M	11.54x	0.31
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$947.07M	$1.39	3.73%	$367.20M	7.72x	1.61
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	NYSE	Gold	$25.04B	$55.04	2.38%	$1.76B	28.08x	0.44
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	NYSE	Gold	$27.11B	$141.60	1.14%	$1.19B	36.31x	0.03
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	NYSE	Gold	$19.27B	$42.75	2.10%	$1.00B	25.66x	0.02
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	NASDAQ	Gold	$7.54B	$114.80	0.82%	$538.09M	26.33x	0.06
AUY	YAMANA GOLD INC	NYSE	Gold	$5.17B	$5.39	3.65%	$1.01B	35.93x	0.71
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	NYSE	Gold	$54.78B	$69.02	2.36%	$4.71B	52.69x	0.85
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	NYSEMKT	Gold	$1.01B	$4.06	-1.34%	$7.30M	202.75x	0.92
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$173.14M	$1.96	1.55%	$40.61M	15.08x	0.75
GOLD	BARRICK GOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$37.92B	$21.31	2.80%	$5.60B	19.55x	0.61
OR	OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD	NYSE	Gold	$2.20B	$11.90	2.32%	$47.33M	-72.56x	0.42
HL	HECLA MINING CO	NYSE	Gold	$2.54B	$4.72	0.00%	$186.61M	181.54x	0.59
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$188.06M	$1.25	-7.41%	$86.31M	2.35x	0.14
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	NYSE	Gold	$2.48B	$8.35	1.46%	-$361.03M	-5.35x	0.29
AAU	ALMADEN MINERALS LTD	NYSEMKT	Gold	$37.74M	$0.28	0.00%	-$1.17M	-17.19x	0.09
USAU	US GOLD CORP	NASDAQ	Gold	$33.22M	$4.44	0.23%	-$14.98M	-2.55x	0.09
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$82.33M	$6.99	4.02%	-$1.13M	-33.29x	0.21
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$23.20M	$0.50	4.40%	-$7.00M	2.62x	0.14
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$1.57B	$8.49	1.68%	-$94.46M	-3.32x	0.39
GSV	GOLD STANDARD VENTURES CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$136.32M	$0.38	2.70%	-$7.25M	-16.52x	0.02
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	NYSE	Gold	$3.04B	$7.76	2.65%	$82.80M	-23.52x	0.32
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	N/A	$1.76	-3.83%	-$398.25k	-44.00x	0.02
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	N/A	$2.73	0.37%	$109.81M	4.55x	0.61
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$5.99B	$4.62	2.44%	$619.00M	-12.83x	0.74
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	NYSEMKT	Gold	$134.77M	$0.69	-0.72%	-$5.56M	-34.50x	0.01
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	NYSE	Gold	$1.15B	$14.43	1.12%	$4.62M	-1,803.75x	0.45
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$95.96M	$0.81	0.37%	-$12.41M	-7.39x	0.13
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	NYSEMKT	Gold	$1.29B	$6.70	2.92%	N/A	N/A	0.05
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$150.29M	$22.20	0.09%	-$18.40M	-8.22x	0.24
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	NYSEMKT	Gold	$1.94B	$5.83	2.64%	-$36.44M	-44.85x	1.75
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	N/A	$3.23	-1.82%	N/A	N/A	0.18
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$972.33M	$5.92	-2.31%	N/A	-17.21x	0.23
TRX	TANZANIAN GOLD CORP	NYSEMKT	Gold	$89.16M	$0.33	2.85%	-$6.06M	-13.54x	0.27
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	NYSE	Gold	$1.05B	$3.74	2.19%	$152.54M	-37.40x	1.02
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	NYSE	Gold	$1.11B	$2.31	3.13%	$46.10M	-4.44x	0.76

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in May 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best gold mining stocks to buy right now are:

1. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (NYSE:AU)

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (NYSE:AU) is the top gold stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 29 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI has seen its stock lose -28.34% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -14 percentage points.

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI has an average 1 year price target of $22.00, an upside of 22.36% from ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI's current stock price of $17.98.

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI, 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.

2. SIBANYE STILLWATER (NYSE:SBSW)

SIBANYE STILLWATER (NYSE:SBSW) is the second best gold stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. SIBANYE STILLWATER has seen its stock lose -32.8% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -19 percentage points.

SIBANYE STILLWATER has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 101.69% from SIBANYE STILLWATER's current stock price of $12.23.

SIBANYE STILLWATER stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering SIBANYE STILLWATER, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. CALEDONIA MINING (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

CALEDONIA MINING (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the third best gold stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. CALEDONIA MINING has seen its stock lose -14.34% over the past year.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 20 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. SIBANYE STILLWATER (NYSE:SBSW)

SIBANYE STILLWATER (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 8.51%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.29%. SIBANYE STILLWATER's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. SIBANYE STILLWATER's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

SIBANYE STILLWATER's dividend payout ratio of 35.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. CALEDONIA MINING (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

CALEDONIA MINING (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.29%. CALEDONIA MINING's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. CALEDONIA MINING's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

CALEDONIA MINING's dividend payout ratio of 35% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. B2GOLD (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2GOLD (NYSEMKT:BTG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.79%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.29%.

B2GOLD's dividend payout ratio of 40% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 1.43% in the last day, and up 3.08% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why gold stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued gold stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued gold stocks right now are:

1. B2GOLD (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2GOLD (NYSEMKT:BTG) is the most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. B2GOLD has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2GOLD's stock has dropped -21.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -7 percentage points.

2. GALIANO GOLD (NYSEMKT:GAU)

GALIANO GOLD (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the second most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. GALIANO GOLD has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

GALIANO GOLD's stock has dropped -69.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -56 percentage points.

3. EQUINOX GOLD (NYSEMKT:EQX)

EQUINOX GOLD (NYSEMKT:EQX) is the third most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. EQUINOX GOLD has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

EQUINOX GOLD's stock has dropped -36.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -22 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 37.66% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the gold industry?

The average P/E ratio of the gold industry is 19.26x.

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