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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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

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 145.39% 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 44.51% from Iamgold's current stock price of $17.30.

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.

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: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -27 points lower than the gold industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OGC as a "A".

OGC passed 2 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

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 122.75% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 59 percentage points.

Barrick Mining has an average 1 year price target of $57.67, an upside of 36.98% from Barrick Mining's current stock price of $42.10.

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 3.5%, 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.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.97%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.86%.

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

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.15%, 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.

Gold stocks were up 3.33% in the last day, and up 4.82% over the last week. Dakota Gold was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 8.22% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading higher as a focus on Middle East de-escalation helps to ease energy prices, which may bolster commodities demand through lower inflation and cheaper borrowing costs.

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 39.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -25 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 67.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 3 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 145.39% 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 35.31% over the next year.

20.83% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.08% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 27.08% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).