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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:

Mako Mining (NASDAQ:MAKO) is the #1 top gold stock out of 49 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 Mako Mining (NASDAQ:MAKO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Mako Mining (NASDAQ:MAKO) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -24 points lower than the gold industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MAKO as a "A".

MAKO passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is the #2 top gold stock out of 49 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 Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 16 points higher than the gold industry average of 35.

OGC passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #3 top gold stock out of 49 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 11 points higher than the gold industry average of 35.

GAU passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 29.87% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -19 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.08, an upside of 103.75% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.00.

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.

Out of 21 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 3.51%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.05%. 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 3.13%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.05%. 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 2.95%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.05%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 62.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gold stocks were up 1.11% in the last day, and up 18.71% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why gold stocks are up.

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:

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

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 144.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 95 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 46 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) 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.

Ssr Mining has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ssr Mining's stock has gained 101.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 53 percentage points.

46.88% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 24% over the next year.

4.65% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.6% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.49% are rated C (Hold), 11.63% are rated D (Sell), and 11.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).