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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top gold stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 gold mining stocks to buy right now are:

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #1 top gold stock out of 50 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -9 points lower than the gold industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".

GAU passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 62.14% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 12 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.08, an upside of 79.52% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.27.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Galiano Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is the #2 top gold stock out of 50 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 Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 12 points higher than the gold industry average of 34.

B passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrick Mining has seen its stock return 99.77% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 49 percentage points.

Barrick Mining has an average 1 year price target of $57.67, an upside of 34.83% from Barrick Mining's current stock price of $42.77.

Barrick Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Barrick Mining, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is the #3 top gold stock out of 50 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 Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -28 points lower than the gold industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OGC as a "A".

OGC passed 2 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Out of 22 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.64%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.06%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Gold Fields's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gold Fields's dividend payout ratio of 46.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.39%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.06%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 134.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.24%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.06%. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout ratio of 38.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gold stocks were up 2.3% in the last day, and up 11.14% over the last week. Ssr Mining was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 9.99% yesterday.

SSR Mining shares are trading higher after the company announced a $500 million share buyback authorization and reinstated its quarterly dividend.

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 gold stocks right now are:

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) is the most undervalued gold 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 19 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 23.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -27 percentage points.

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is the second most undervalued gold 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 47 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 41.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -9 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the third most undervalued gold 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 71, which is 47 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 8.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -42 percentage points.

60% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 41.71% over the next year.

18.18% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 29.55% are rated C (Hold), 18.18% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% are rated F (Strong Sell).