According to Zen Score, the 3 best gold mining stocks to buy right now are:
1. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)
Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) is the top gold stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gold Fields has seen its stock return 21.01% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 31 percentage points.
Gold Fields has an average 1 year
price target of $13.50, a downside of -13.52% from Gold Fields's current stock price of $15.61.
Gold Fields stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Gold Fields, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 50% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)
Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the second best gold stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -44.43% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -34 percentage points.
Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year
price target of $6.00, an upside of 33.63% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $4.49.
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, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD)
Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) is the third best gold stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 22 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrick Gold has seen its stock lose -12.38% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -2 percentage points.
Barrick Gold has an average 1 year
price target of $21.33, an upside of 31.6% from Barrick Gold's current stock price of $16.21.
Barrick Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Barrick Gold, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.