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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:

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) 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 Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -1 points lower than the gold industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ORLA as a "A".

ORLA passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 28.25% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -41 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 12.78% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $13.30.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla 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.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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 Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 21 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

OGC passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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 Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 15 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

IAG passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 144.33% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 75 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 50.69% from Iamgold's current stock price of $16.59.

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.

Out of 19 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 3.43%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.86%. 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.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.17%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.86%. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four 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 -59% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 2.03%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.86%. 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 down -1.04% in the last day, and down -7.38% over the last week.

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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:

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 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 59.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -10 percentage points.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold 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.

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) 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.

Gold Fields has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gold Fields's stock has gained 97.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 28 percentage points.

52.94% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 34.17% over the next year.

14% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 36% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 28% are rated C (Hold), 14% are rated D (Sell), and 8% are rated F (Strong Sell).