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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 +28.50% 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:

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the #1 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -13 points lower than the gold industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW as a "A".

SBSW passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -19.62% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -31 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 36.23% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $9.91.

Sibanye Stillwater stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sibanye Stillwater, 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.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is the #2 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 12 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

AUGO passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aura Minerals has seen its stock return 111.29% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 100 percentage points.

Aura Minerals has an average 1 year price target of $98.33, an upside of 11.82% from Aura Minerals's current stock price of $87.94.

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

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is the #3 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: F, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 24 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

FSM passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortuna Mining has seen its stock return 10.91% over the past year.

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

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 7.67%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.63%. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.76%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.63%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.23%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.63%. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 -1.79% in the last day, and down -1.52% over the last week. Ssr Mining was the among the top losers in the gold industry, dropping -7.25% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower after stronger-than-expected inflation data boosted expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in October. Gold and silver prices are declining amid a stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields, which make non-yielding precious metals less attractive to investors.

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:

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) 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.

Sibanye Stillwater has a valuation score of 14, which is -17 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Sibanye Stillwater's stock has dropped -19.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -31 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 40 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

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 40 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 25.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 14 percentage points.

51.72% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 28.2% over the next year.

2.27% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.36% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.91% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 11.36% are rated F (Strong Sell).