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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top gold stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best gold stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the gold industry.

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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 %
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$17.40	2.59%	-2.08%	14.85%	27.66%	29.37%	13.21%	73.65%	365.24%	302.78%	$18.97	$10.31	8.25%	68.77%	0.39	2,861,414	11.28%
GOLD	BARRICK GOLD CORP	$17.08	3.39%	0.59%	9.70%	9.56%	3.02%	-11.00%	-22.92%	33.02%	-4.53%	$20.75	$13.76	17.69%	24.13%	0.38	42,557,104	65.69%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$4.85	-0.61%	-8.83%	6.13%	1.68%	-0.41%	-44.82%	-75.44%	22.78%	-49.51%	$9.88	$3.85	50.91%	25.97%	1.22	6,656,671	58.89%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (PTY) LTD	$22.78	3.92%	-3.92%	6.75%	30.02%	21.36%	-15.06%	6.20%	84.90%	23.87%	$30.27	$14.91	24.73%	52.78%	0.39	2,250,047	33.03%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$64.94	1.96%	2.32%	15.94%	30.48%	33.05%	15.31%	-1.38%	59.87%	123.55%	$65.49	$43.22	0.84%	50.25%	0.38	4,573,512	64.49%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$14.98	-1.45%	-0.53%	9.82%	21.89%	18.05%	16.85%	74.19%	226.36%	58.85%	$16.01	$10.78	6.43%	38.96%	0.38	5,427,010	132.17%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$3.71	3.06%	1.92%	20.06%	47.81%	53.31%	29.72%	11.41%	24.50%	4.80%	$3.92	$1.99	5.36%	86.43%	0.53	10,620,761	52.99%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$124.19	2.70%	2.08%	11.88%	7.00%	15.99%	-7.36%	6.14%	43.18%	88.02%	$147.82	$100.55	15.99%	23.51%	0.41	401,367	-1.19%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$9.12	3.52%	-1.72%	6.05%	53.02%	66.73%	47.81%	130.59%	312.30%	585.20%	$9.71	$4.48	6.03%	103.57%	0.29	35,566	48.49%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$6.73	1.97%	3.38%	18.28%	21.04%	26.74%	34.06%	-8.44%	110.97%	61.00%	$6.82	$4.32	1.25%	55.79%	0.52	23,777,542	96.72%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$2.58	1.98%	-1.15%	1.18%	-5.49%	-19.88%	-35.82%	-49.11%	-3.37%	-12.84%	$4.29	$2.34	39.86%	10.26%	0.52	10,880,747	22.23%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$10.13	1.00%	1.81%	-5.77%	-9.55%	-8.08%	-25.95%	-27.95%	71.69%	N/A	$15.14	$8.91	33.09%	13.69%	0.61	41,662	-54.54%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$14.78	3.07%	-0.81%	9.56%	19.00%	44.90%	38.52%	32.79%	258.74%	-50.24%	$16.01	$8.30	7.68%	78.07%	0.59	1,586,250	110.60%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$53.73	2.23%	1.97%	19.64%	14.86%	23.66%	8.44%	26.99%	151.19%	139.12%	$54.30	$38.37	1.05%	40.02%	0.44	2,541,676	56.84%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$1.51	5.59%	0.67%	11.85%	60.30%	169.64%	135.94%	27.97%	134.47%	-27.40%	$1.60	$0.52	5.63%	190.38%	0.49	1,181,870	17.98%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$5.25	0.38%	-10.41%	-4.37%	19.59%	16.41%	5.21%	-38.38%	N/A	N/A	$6.50	$3.95	19.23%	32.91%	0.60	15,049,590	-26.21%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$0.45	0.00%	-1.52%	22.10%	32.46%	12.69%	-17.34%	-21.90%	-47.33%	-79.69%	$0.60	$0.32	24.12%	43.81%	0.32	178,074	11.21%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$4.10	2.24%	3.02%	16.48%	19.53%	19.19%	-11.83%	7.33%	N/A	N/A	$4.82	$2.60	14.94%	57.69%	0.87	274,195	34.00%
SAND	SANDSTORM GOLD LTD	$5.49	2.23%	1.48%	9.80%	16.31%	19.09%	-5.34%	-29.62%	6.60%	-0.72%	$6.24	$3.96	12.02%	38.64%	0.47	2,705,248	57.64%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$0.44	0.92%	0.00%	8.89%	24.23%	40.00%	33.64%	-58.20%	-47.50%	-58.00%	$0.51	$0.24	13.53%	83.75%	0.50	61,462	142.07%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$3.66	-2.14%	2.23%	68.66%	75.96%	19.92%	-2.06%	-90.64%	-96.38%	N/A	$5.00	$1.63	26.73%	124.54%	0.34	368,757	46.55%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$0.91	3.07%	-19.73%	-25.04%	39.54%	26.68%	-13.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.66	$0.54	45.36%	67.96%	0.52	131,258	-18.78%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$2.06	0.49%	-6.79%	-4.63%	-20.46%	-35.22%	-61.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.48	$1.87	62.40%	10.16%	0.89	41,505	-5.21%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.97	1.53%	3.93%	18.51%	36.90%	59.44%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.03	$2.16	1.49%	83.80%	0.91	349,108	57.96%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$121.56	2.14%	-0.09%	5.83%	11.27%	-11.58%	-20.45%	-14.33%	75.36%	154.95%	$161.25	$102.29	24.61%	18.84%	0.34	455,623	38.58%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$5.52	0.91%	7.39%	38.00%	-42.74%	-60.96%	-62.53%	-66.30%	-52.90%	-44.63%	$17.72	$3.76	68.84%	46.81%	0.52	3,833,206	43.76%
SLSR	SOLARIS RESOURCES INC	$3.66	9.09%	11.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.70	$3.17	1.08%	15.46%	-3.93	26,064	102.27%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$43.41	12.46%	12.61%	27.98%	25.86%	18.09%	-9.94%	-33.50%	37.24%	64.12%	$50.18	$29.42	13.49%	47.55%	0.39	36,079,860	217.96%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$18.97	1.88%	-0.47%	34.83%	35.60%	26.64%	10.42%	-43.17%	50.32%	45.48%	$20.60	$12.16	7.91%	56.00%	0.71	5,402,231	159.07%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$0.65	2.19%	-2.39%	3.81%	16.79%	68.56%	28.74%	-40.00%	39.74%	-3.82%	$0.80	$0.31	18.25%	110.97%	0.50	71,840	128.72%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$6.29	1.13%	3.62%	10.93%	14.36%	20.96%	-11.53%	-32.58%	N/A	N/A	$7.08	$4.47	11.16%	40.87%	0.82	466,334	9.91%
FSM	FORTUNA SILVER MINES INC	$4.78	3.02%	5.99%	37.36%	54.69%	65.97%	28.49%	-25.08%	53.70%	19.80%	$4.94	$2.58	3.24%	85.27%	0.78	6,412,292	73.08%
OR	OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD	$15.94	1.27%	-1.36%	1.01%	12.02%	31.19%	-3.10%	29.28%	42.32%	N/A	$17.96	$11.24	11.25%	41.81%	0.44	577,840	30.20%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$1.80	4.65%	2.86%	13.92%	42.86%	68.22%	41.73%	4.65%	104.55%	-64.77%	$1.94	$0.86	7.22%	109.30%	0.69	5,504,683	-18.43%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$0.84	2.07%	-1.53%	-0.36%	-2.11%	6.62%	-21.78%	-48.96%	N/A	N/A	$1.13	$0.76	25.60%	10.13%	0.84	191,603	-0.41%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$0.56	9.47%	0.91%	18.59%	52.89%	58.57%	-9.02%	-49.55%	-6.72%	7.98%	$0.76	$0.30	26.97%	84.39%	0.67	217,961	-26.48%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.27	4.10%	5.83%	0.79%	-20.63%	-12.41%	-47.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.67	$1.15	52.43%	10.43%	1.06	5,061,648	82.70%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$3.71	1.37%	0.82%	11.75%	20.45%	-12.91%	-18.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.27	$3.02	29.60%	22.85%	0.73	244,559	-48.11%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$2.90	1.75%	-5.54%	12.84%	-2.36%	-18.99%	-47.65%	-69.15%	-29.10%	-20.77%	$5.75	$2.23	49.57%	30.34%	0.58	1,116,979	-7.04%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$2.52	6.33%	0.80%	15.60%	8.62%	-6.67%	-22.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.95	$1.95	36.12%	29.23%	0.85	241,800	22.60%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$0.50	6.38%	9.41%	38.50%	77.30%	21.65%	-46.24%	-82.27%	-86.26%	-89.43%	$0.99	$0.22	49.49%	132.56%	0.65	726,774	12.42%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$4.82	5.93%	8.56%	40.52%	74.01%	92.03%	31.69%	-50.61%	35.01%	-44.02%	$5.47	$2.00	11.88%	141.00%	1.27	9,158,557	65.36%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$20.47	2.04%	1.34%	1.79%	28.74%	18.32%	-31.31%	-4.79%	2.35%	57.46%	$33.67	$14.03	39.20%	45.90%	0.26	14,976	-45.63%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$4.10	1.23%	0.49%	12.95%	14.69%	26.93%	-4.65%	-62.69%	-63.06%	-98.79%	$5.00	$2.92	18.00%	40.41%	1.08	61,679	73.07%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$15.57	2.70%	3.11%	18.40%	48.85%	42.45%	10.66%	-11.68%	35.63%	90.58%	$16.71	$9.31	6.82%	67.24%	0.71	612,097	-15.17%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

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 51, which is 25 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gold Fields has seen its stock return 13.21% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 21 percentage points.

Gold Fields has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, a downside of -22.41% from Gold Fields's current stock price of $17.40.

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. Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD)

Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) is the second 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 -11% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -3 percentage points.

Barrick Gold has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 30.76% from Barrick Gold's current stock price of $17.08.

Barrick Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Barrick 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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the third best gold stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 21 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -44.82% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -37 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $5.50, an upside of 13.4% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $4.85.

Sibanye Stillwater stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sibanye Stillwater, 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.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has an annual dividend yield of 5.53%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.08%. Caledonia Mining's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Caledonia Mining's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Caledonia Mining's dividend payout ratio of -233.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.65%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.08%. B2gold's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. B2gold's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B2gold's dividend payout ratio of 1,200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 3.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 2.08%. 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 -53.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 2.88% in the last day, and up 1.47% over the last week. Newmont was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 12.46% yesterday.

Newmont shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 2024 adjusted EPS and sales.

What are the most undervalued gold stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued gold stocks right now are:

1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sibanye Stillwater has a valuation score of 71, which is 55 points higher than the gold industry average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sibanye Stillwater's stock has dropped -44.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -37 percentage points.

2. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) is the second most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Anglogold Ashanti has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Anglogold Ashanti's stock has dropped -15.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO)

Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) is the third most undervalued gold stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Eldorado Gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Eldorado Gold's stock has gained 38.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 46 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

46.43% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 13.43% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the gold industry is 17.57x.

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