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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gold stocks in 2025 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.

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Gold is Zen Rated A and is the 28th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$35.14	1.47%	-6.27%	9.03%	68.21%	170.93%	120.59%	248.27%	91.08%	N/A	$38.75	$8.81	9.32%	299.09%	0.55	388,000	34.26%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.82	3.30%	11.90%	10.59%	101.43%	105.84%	95.83%	444.40%	108.89%	79.62%	$2.92	$1.00	3.42%	182.00%	0.73	2,077,000	-47.91%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$7.17	4.82%	-1.92%	6.38%	55.53%	99.72%	151.58%	679.35%	241.43%	143.05%	$7.59	$2.43	5.53%	195.06%	0.95	11,970,000	-34.30%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$25.51	5.15%	0.63%	9.67%	63.63%	75.93%	158.72%	618.59%	180.95%	1,120.57%	$25.91	$9.00	1.54%	183.60%	0.75	9,152,000	-35.44%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$40.83	6.05%	2.00%	9.79%	37.24%	50.22%	85.34%	153.92%	20.98%	437.94%	$41.50	$19.80	1.61%	106.19%	0.85	7,242,000	-1.00%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$43.63	6.41%	2.73%	12.36%	80.07%	84.17%	179.68%	440.64%	244.09%	1,394.18%	$43.70	$12.98	0.15%	236.13%	0.46	3,176,000	-23.41%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$21.18	8.28%	9.51%	25.10%	124.60%	248.93%	229.39%	498.31%	160.84%	635.42%	$21.80	$4.58	2.84%	362.45%	1.42	12,803,000	-19.60%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$33.42	2.08%	-1.79%	15.12%	57.34%	63.74%	67.27%	127.81%	19.53%	347.99%	$36.10	$15.11	7.42%	121.18%	0.51	11,411,000	-37.75%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$11.79	7.67%	4.24%	33.67%	40.36%	166.14%	192.56%	26.23%	-3.28%	91.83%	$12.37	$3.05	4.69%	286.56%	1.15	8,123,000	-22.70%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$38.05	3.03%	3.93%	18.61%	56.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$38.86	$22.24	2.08%	71.07%	0.58	250,000	-16.94%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$11.49	4.36%	-0.43%	-10.09%	1.86%	3.79%	152.53%	228.29%	N/A	N/A	$12.91	$3.81	10.99%	201.57%	0.80	1,449,000	-14.76%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$23.52	4.81%	0.47%	3.89%	84.91%	116.38%	309.76%	68.84%	21.14%	237.93%	$25.09	$5.06	6.26%	364.82%	0.71	1,850,000	-42.64%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$172.10	4.70%	0.99%	11.93%	43.94%	45.37%	115.61%	311.33%	106.95%	508.34%	$172.29	$75.17	0.11%	128.95%	0.48	2,465,000	-13.23%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$25.68	5.07%	3.38%	7.00%	30.62%	108.10%	31.36%	-12.05%	80.21%	411.55%	$26.28	$8.85	2.30%	190.17%	0.33	153,000	100.00%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$89.40	5.00%	1.01%	12.65%	46.99%	63.17%	63.08%	114.80%	42.45%	386.66%	$89.42	$36.86	0.02%	142.54%	0.49	8,385,000	-7.27%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$108.99	3.36%	-0.75%	1.20%	19.28%	32.38%	78.94%	241.23%	115.57%	512.30%	$114.01	$55.47	4.40%	96.50%	0.58	1,819,000	-25.11%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$38.77	2.92%	-4.03%	5.04%	41.24%	70.34%	100.36%	285.77%	217.79%	N/A	$42.23	$17.55	8.19%	120.95%	0.52	690,000	-49.26%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.31	4.53%	-0.38%	20.96%	53.03%	55.72%	65.42%	74.10%	-23.15%	321.43%	$5.40	$2.20	1.67%	141.36%	0.65	34,777,000	-26.38%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$12.14	4.21%	9.37%	11.89%	93.00%	75.69%	106.11%	264.56%	-5.75%	N/A	$12.35	$4.95	1.70%	145.25%	0.84	14,258,000	11.20%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$199.47	2.57%	-2.01%	2.07%	24.81%	9.72%	40.16%	115.43%	60.98%	304.36%	$206.49	$130.67	3.40%	52.65%	0.48	783,000	-8.10%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$211.60	3.41%	-4.59%	3.76%	33.50%	25.21%	70.85%	77.79%	49.35%	331.48%	$225.63	$112.70	6.22%	87.76%	0.50	493,000	-24.50%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$9.08	2.60%	1.23%	10.60%	37.99%	38.84%	93.60%	227.80%	32.55%	237.55%	$9.57	$4.13	5.12%	119.85%	0.99	11,838,000	-29.10%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$11.90	4.85%	2.50%	28.79%	64.59%	75.78%	67.13%	157.02%	17.82%	N/A	$12.00	$5.41	0.83%	119.96%	0.71	1,315,000	-53.25%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$28.76	4.20%	-3.72%	1.88%	40.22%	48.25%	62.30%	362.38%	120.05%	53.39%	$30.00	$13.29	4.13%	116.40%	0.72	1,762,000	-46.26%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$34.74	5.11%	0.00%	3.92%	30.90%	18.24%	76.88%	360.13%	281.76%	640.72%	$35.59	$17.43	2.39%	99.37%	0.58	2,776,000	-4.04%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$48.81	11.31%	20.94%	63.79%	170.87%	180.20%	230.02%	829.71%	989.51%	5,710.71%	$51.39	$9.67	5.02%	404.86%	0.45	1,480,000	18.02%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$10.73	6.55%	3.07%	8.82%	48.82%	97.97%	138.44%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.94	$3.29	1.91%	226.64%	0.90	819,000	-13.52%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$0.76	-6.55%	19.24%	42.11%	123.01%	145.45%	93.35%	85.75%	-0.53%	136.25%	$0.84	$0.27	10.00%	185.28%	0.47	3,850,000	-14.58%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$0.98	5.06%	-1.21%	6.20%	49.24%	59.22%	-12.07%	-49.43%	N/A	N/A	$1.25	$0.34	21.92%	187.91%	0.92	4,755,000	-25.70%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$13.55	6.69%	-1.24%	18.76%	92.20%	85.87%	184.07%	1,131.82%	232.92%	628.49%	$13.99	$4.75	3.15%	185.56%	0.85	12,191,000	-0.07%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$4.96	2.90%	7.83%	1.22%	17.81%	74.04%	125.45%	46.31%	N/A	N/A	$5.18	$2.05	4.23%	141.95%	0.76	820,000	-42.90%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$26.35	7.33%	6.59%	29.93%	68.26%	111.14%	54.09%	128.93%	38.32%	288.07%	$26.74	$9.40	1.46%	180.32%	0.82	1,313,000	-4.58%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$0.84	4.88%	2.32%	3.84%	29.08%	87.70%	129.86%	-48.84%	-70.66%	-69.93%	$0.93	$0.12	9.78%	576.61%	0.57	2,263,000	49.57%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$18.18	3.30%	-0.49%	20.08%	50.25%	80.18%	208.14%	410.67%	97.82%	-86.94%	$19.20	$5.59	5.31%	225.22%	0.82	382,000	-2.80%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.73	1.17%	34.11%	38.40%	121.79%	102.34%	85.03%	94.38%	-27.31%	N/A	$1.79	$0.71	3.35%	143.66%	0.68	4,582,000	-25.56%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$3.55	2.90%	-2.20%	15.64%	35.50%	115.15%	71.50%	-16.47%	N/A	N/A	$3.81	$1.16	6.70%	206.03%	0.66	1,117,000	-28.72%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$2.05	4.06%	12.64%	27.33%	86.36%	210.61%	215.87%	370.18%	46.43%	439.47%	$2.29	$0.40	10.48%	408.68%	0.72	1,122,000	-13.23%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$18.86	6.31%	4.60%	19.90%	40.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.18	$11.41	1.67%	65.35%	0.34	125,000	-20.89%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.27	4.96%	1.60%	27.64%	84.06%	224.81%	202.38%	323.33%	1.60%	6.72%	$1.41	$0.31	9.61%	307.05%	0.43	479,000	28.07%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$2.60	6.12%	7.88%	25.00%	62.50%	130.09%	6.56%	-29.16%	N/A	N/A	$2.81	$0.93	7.47%	180.78%	0.68	1,509,000	-0.13%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$7.80	4.70%	21.68%	26.01%	98.98%	137.08%	225.00%	27.89%	-89.24%	N/A	$8.15	$1.99	4.29%	291.96%	0.82	1,337,000	-55.89%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.20	6.80%	0.00%	1.38%	120.00%	175.00%	201.78%	308.92%	89.66%	528.57%	$2.46	$0.47	10.57%	368.09%	0.64	2,264,000	7.60%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$10.57	7.53%	6.66%	8.97%	-62.05%	-7.85%	-7.85%	4.97%	N/A	N/A	$166.50	$4.00	93.65%	164.25%	0.19	154,000	71.11%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$4.17	31.96%	27.91%	21.22%	-51.00%	-61.39%	-60.36%	-57.19%	N/A	N/A	$55.00	$2.56	92.42%	62.89%	0.20	23,189,000	10,345.50%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$10.01	3.20%	3.62%	37.12%	103.87%	252.46%	180.39%	118.08%	-9.17%	166.93%	$10.44	$2.26	4.12%	342.92%	0.91	3,673,000	1.60%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$13.71	3.01%	3.55%	1.63%	34.02%	33.11%	308.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.96	$3.17	8.33%	332.49%	0.49	40,000	11.73%
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	$12.46	2.89%	-2.04%	2.55%	27.01%	53.83%	111.19%	157.97%	46.59%	329.66%	$12.90	$5.33	3.41%	133.77%	0.60	4,279,000	-37.82%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$2.43	8.48%	19.12%	35.00%	77.37%	78.68%	38.86%	108.05%	N/A	N/A	$3.19	$1.05	23.82%	131.43%	0.63	160,000	-52.52%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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:

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the #1 top gold stock out of 48 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 Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the gold industry average of 30.

CMCL passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 120.59% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 37 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -20.32% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $35.14.

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

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top gold stock out of 48 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -6 points lower than the gold industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".

GAU passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 95.83% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 12 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.20, an upside of 13.48% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.82.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Galiano Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is the #3 top gold stock out of 48 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 New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 points higher than the gold industry average of 30.

NGD passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 151.58% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 68 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $7.13, a downside of -0.63% from New Gold's current stock price of $7.17.

New Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering New Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.59%. Newmont's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Newmont's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Newmont's dividend payout ratio of 18% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 0.87%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 0.59%.

3. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.86%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 0.59%. 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 39.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 4.37% in the last day, and up 0.43% over the last week. Coeur Mining was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 8.28% yesterday.

Shares of gold and silver stocks are trading higher. Safe-haven assets may be rising amid US-China trade uncertainty and the ongoing US government shutdown.

What are the most undervalued gold stocks?

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:

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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 57, which is 39 points higher than the gold industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 93.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 10 percentage points.

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the gold industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 120.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 37 percentage points.

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the third most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the gold industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 184.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 100 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

62.86% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 3.37% over the next year.

21.74% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.09% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 36.96% are rated C (Hold), 10.87% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the gold industry?

The average P/E ratio of the gold industry is 35.17x.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gold stocks in 2025 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.

Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

3. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

1. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

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Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

3. New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD)

1. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

1. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

2. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gold stocks in 2025 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.