Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gold stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Gold
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Gold is Zen Rated A and is the 26th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CMCL
CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$390.82M$20.34-2.16%N/A15.68x0.55
Jersey
PAAS
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
NYSE
Gold
$10.63B$29.341.77%$1.29B33.72x0.49
Canada
KGC
KINROSS GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$18.88B$15.340.13%$3.04B15.65x0.50
Canada
CDE
COEUR MINING INC
NYSE
Gold
$5.83B$9.111.56%$399.62M32.54x0.48
United States
GFI
GOLD FIELDS LTD
NYSE
Gold
$21.43B$23.94-0.33%$1.99B17.22x0.92
South Africa
NGD
NEW GOLD INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$3.72B$4.70-0.84%$380.70M26.11x1.05
Canada
RGLD
ROYAL GOLD INC
NASDAQ
Gold
$10.52B$159.79-0.37%$620.67M26.46x0.08
United States
BTG
B2GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$4.58B$3.47-2.80%N/A-7.38x0.62
Canada
B
BARRICK MINING CORP
NYSE
Gold
$36.39B$21.070.81%$6.06B15.84x0.60
Canada
FSM
FORTUNA MINING CORP
NYSE
Gold
$2.04B$6.661.68%$502.78M12.81x0.45
Canada
AEM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
NYSE
Gold
$59.40B$118.150.39%$5.21B25.08x0.41
Canada
SSRM
SSR MINING INC
NASDAQ
Gold
$2.52B$12.420.32%$281.41M29.57x0.52
United States
NEM
NEWMONT CORP
NYSE
Gold
$66.53B$59.781.75%$9.73B13.43x0.77
United States
EGO
ELDORADO GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$4.09B$19.940.25%$709.61M12.46x0.49
Canada
WPM
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
NYSE
Gold
$40.78B$89.891.18%$1.04B65.85x0.04
Canada
AAUC
ALLIED GOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
N/A$13.25-0.97%$62.89M-30.81x2.61
Canada
FNV
FRANCO NEVADA CORP
NYSE
Gold
$30.62B$158.95-0.08%$1.10B49.67x0.06
Canada
OR
OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD
NYSE
Gold
$5.01B$26.800.68%$87.18M155.81x0.14
Canada
SBSW
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD
NYSE
Gold
$5.62B$7.945.59%-$65.88M-14.36x2.04
South Africa
CGAU
CENTERRA GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$1.49B$7.180.42%$269.02M31.22x0.39
Canada
ARMN
ARIS MINING CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$1.21B$7.010.57%$171.72M38.94x1.13
Canada
GAU
GALIANO GOLD INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$339.34M$1.32-1.49%$88.32M-18.86x1.41
Canada
AGI
ALAMOS GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$10.98B$26.11-1.29%$675.80M41.44x0.49
Canada
ORLA
ORLA MINING LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$3.46B$10.700.19%$164.14M1,070.00x3.08
Canada
IAG
IAMGOLD CORP
NYSE
Gold
$4.00B$6.950.14%$1.34B99.29x0.59
Canada
CTGO
CONTANGO ORE INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$250.69M$19.970.15%-$27.36M-5.86x-8.19
United States
SA
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC
NYSE
Gold
$1.42B$15.451.71%N/A-144.39x0.60
Canada
IAUX
I-80 GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$274.00M$0.622.83%-$110.63M-1.63x1.07
United States
THM
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$218.28M$1.0512.18%-$3.72M-52.50x0.00
Canada
DC
DAKOTA GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$463.22M$4.142.99%-$28.69M-13.35x0.02
United States
IDR
IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$227.38M$16.1821.02%$10.34M25.68x0.14
United States
EQX
EQUINOX GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$2.79B$6.111.33%$999.46M7.94x1.01
Canada
GORO
GOLD RESOURCE CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$96.88M$0.712.90%-$30.91M-1.13x5.01
United States
VGZ
VISTA GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$126.08M$1.012.02%$9.68M12.63x0.09
United States
USAU
US GOLD CORP
NASDAQ
Gold
$152.58M$12.220.74%-$14.73M-8.99x0.49
United States
ODV
OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP
NYSE
Gold
$310.10M$2.273.65%-$62.68M-2.85x0.53
Canada
HYMC
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Gold
$91.19M$3.654.89%-$36.75M-1.71x-3.91
United States
NFGC
NEW FOUND GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$280.64M$1.404.48%-$32.29M-8.54x0.07
Canada
GLDG
GOLDMINING INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$145.19M$0.742.21%-$19.46M-7.56x0.05
Canada
NG
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Gold
$1.92B$4.722.83%-$70.22M-19.67x0.99
United States
CNL
COLLECTIVE MINING LTD
NYSEMKT
Gold
$853.55M$10.06-2.42%-$38.51M-21.40x0.06
Canada
SAND
SANDSTORM GOLD LTD
NYSE
Gold
$2.88B$9.84-0.30%$137.51M98.40x0.28
Canada
TRX
TRX GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$94.79M$0.340.60%N/A-33.60x0.72
Canada
AUST
AUSTIN GOLD CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$18.58M$1.403.47%-$2.03M-9.21x0.01
Canada
BGL
BLUE GOLD LTD
NASDAQ
Gold
$211.71M$20.11396.54%$2.98M-95.76x-1.11
Cayman Islands
PZG
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP
NYSEMKT
Gold
$51.66M$0.721.83%-$7.08M5.56x0.55
United States

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 gold mining stocks to buy right now are:

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)


Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the #1 top gold stock out of 46 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 Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

CMCL passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 96.52% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 58 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 3.24% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $20.34.

Caledonia Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Caledonia Mining, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)


Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is the #2 top gold stock out of 46 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 Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

PAAS passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pan American Silver has seen its stock return 29.42% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -9 percentage points.

Pan American Silver has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 12.47% from Pan American Silver's current stock price of $29.34.

Pan American Silver stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pan American Silver, 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. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)


Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is the #3 top gold stock out of 46 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 Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

KGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kinross Gold has seen its stock return 71.4% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 33 percentage points.

Kinross Gold has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 7.56% from Kinross Gold's current stock price of $15.34.

Kinross Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kinross Gold, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)


B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.88%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.14%. B2gold's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. B2gold's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B2gold's dividend payout ratio of -29.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)


Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.27%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.14%. 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 39.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Barrick Mining (NYSE:B)


Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) has an annual dividend yield of 1.9%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.14%. Barrick Mining's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Barrick Mining's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Barrick Mining's dividend payout ratio of 30.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 2.29% in the last day, and down -1.42% 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 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:

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)


Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 26.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -12 percentage points.

2. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)


Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the second most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 65.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 28 percentage points.

3. Barrick Mining (NYSE:B)


Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is the third most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Barrick Mining has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Barrick Mining's stock has gained 18.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -20 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

60.61% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 12.53% over the next year.

21.95% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.51% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 39.02% are rated C (Hold), 14.63% are rated D (Sell), and 4.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the gold industry is 39.16x.
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