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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:

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the #1 top gold stock out of 52 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 23 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

IAG passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 132.53% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 81 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 43.93% from Iamgold's current stock price of $17.37.

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.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is the #2 top gold stock out of 52 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 Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

SSRM passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 135.17% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 83 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $46.00, an upside of 54.26% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $29.82.

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

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is the #3 top gold stock out of 52 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

B passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrick Mining has seen its stock return 108.27% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 56 percentage points.

Barrick Mining has an average 1 year price target of $57.67, an upside of 36.26% from Barrick Mining's current stock price of $42.32.

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.

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 3.79%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.99%. 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.

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.3%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.99%. 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.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.11%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.99%.

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

Gold stocks were down -2.83% in the last day, and down -1.95% over the last week. Orla Mining was the among the top losers in the gold industry, dropping -8.13% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower amid continued conflict after Iran halted negotiations with the U.S. due to recent strikes. Also, the Middle Eastern country vowed to block the Straight of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the Red Sea.

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 18 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 29.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -23 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 46 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 50.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -1 percentage points.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 132.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 81 percentage points.

51.61% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 38.71% over the next year.

18.75% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.08% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 29.17% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).