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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.

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Gold is Zen Rated A and is the 27th 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	$26.93	-16.91%	-7.65%	13.53%	-28.61%	32.20%	183.77%	93.74%	81.35%	N/A	$38.75	$9.25	30.50%	191.14%	0.56	3,801,000	1,154.46%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$14.65	-0.88%	2.16%	9.08%	7.64%	24.36%	150.86%	276.61%	210.38%	N/A	$15.54	$5.52	5.72%	165.40%	0.81	1,267,000	-16.75%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$16.06	0.63%	3.81%	13.18%	28.58%	121.82%	176.42%	175.95%	42.50%	N/A	$16.44	$5.41	2.31%	196.86%	0.72	1,558,000	1.70%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$40.84	0.17%	7.33%	17.66%	5.64%	48.46%	117.93%	214.15%	245.22%	N/A	$42.23	$17.55	3.29%	132.75%	0.51	1,774,000	29.96%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$33.25	-0.12%	7.61%	18.08%	23.61%	115.77%	211.91%	621.26%	377.73%	2,146.62%	$34.02	$10.06	2.26%	230.52%	0.77	7,063,000	-20.08%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$17.23	-1.71%	12.47%	26.97%	42.51%	103.66%	375.97%	48.02%	7.22%	134.93%	$17.74	$3.05	2.87%	464.92%	1.15	5,425,000	-3.66%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$200.42	1.59%	7.48%	19.01%	12.13%	68.34%	137.63%	267.20%	191.94%	615.53%	$201.95	$82.86	0.76%	141.88%	0.51	1,990,000	-35.22%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$49.84	0.08%	9.39%	13.43%	13.82%	105.36%	226.18%	310.21%	460.63%	1,487.26%	$50.96	$14.96	2.20%	233.27%	0.50	3,517,000	44.08%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$23.87	0.21%	8.60%	9.29%	-6.06%	85.18%	222.57%	39.84%	39.92%	442.50%	$25.98	$7.56	8.12%	215.95%	0.73	2,367,000	-42.53%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$60.96	4.22%	19.06%	30.31%	52.78%	151.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$61.39	$22.24	0.70%	174.06%	0.88	1,051,000	58.52%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$17.57	-1.35%	3.11%	11.34%	23.21%	150.28%	229.03%	548.34%	435.67%	1,201.48%	$18.25	$5.02	3.73%	250.00%	0.88	4,907,000	-43.25%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$114.21	0.05%	6.85%	14.57%	22.05%	99.15%	176.07%	117.67%	84.63%	545.25%	$115.70	$40.85	1.29%	179.62%	0.51	8,675,000	2.77%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$4.63	-0.64%	2.89%	0.22%	-18.34%	34.20%	89.75%	15.46%	-8.13%	543.06%	$5.94	$2.20	22.05%	110.45%	0.68	27,805,000	-33.06%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$49.64	-0.62%	4.64%	14.54%	43.14%	136.04%	213.38%	164.75%	114.52%	528.35%	$50.51	$15.47	1.72%	220.88%	0.54	10,604,000	-17.32%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$18.24	1.39%	6.36%	15.81%	65.22%	156.18%	383.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.31	$3.50	0.36%	421.14%	0.92	1,094,000	1.20%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$10.27	-0.29%	3.11%	7.20%	6.54%	55.37%	129.75%	190.11%	36.03%	377.67%	$10.82	$4.13	5.04%	148.67%	1.01	8,250,000	0.12%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$135.50	1.77%	9.47%	17.09%	22.88%	49.54%	133.06%	207.47%	239.68%	1,115.25%	$135.52	$56.70	0.01%	138.98%	0.59	1,607,000	-26.62%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$21.22	2.22%	8.15%	25.49%	-4.76%	131.91%	232.08%	481.37%	152.92%	1,016.84%	$23.62	$4.58	10.16%	363.32%	1.42	18,572,000	-16.76%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$240.32	1.26%	6.56%	13.28%	14.75%	53.02%	89.12%	69.10%	98.28%	432.74%	$241.88	$123.66	0.64%	94.34%	0.52	713,000	-3.26%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$1.00	8.58%	9.89%	11.11%	20.48%	194.12%	216.46%	127.27%	60.00%	257.14%	$1.02	$0.27	1.96%	277.36%	0.53	6,208,000	287.76%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$29.48	0.17%	13.38%	9.96%	14.57%	47.11%	171.71%	6.97%	76.00%	1,038.22%	$30.22	$8.85	2.45%	233.11%	0.33	239,000	4.37%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$55.88	-0.41%	5.26%	13.25%	36.26%	88.21%	163.46%	203.86%	90.52%	822.11%	$57.19	$20.55	2.30%	171.92%	0.87	5,863,000	-9.10%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$40.30	-6.26%	-3.17%	7.41%	11.85%	53.17%	107.73%	274.54%	412.07%	1,468.09%	$43.87	$19.07	8.14%	111.33%	0.59	6,203,000	196.65%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.80	-4.44%	5.66%	12.90%	-7.59%	94.44%	141.38%	396.45%	147.79%	100.00%	$3.12	$1.00	10.11%	180.00%	0.76	4,850,000	44.47%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$27.12	-0.51%	9.18%	16.00%	32.36%	105.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$27.47	$11.41	1.27%	137.77%	1.08	689,000	8.85%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$259.15	1.95%	6.28%	19.98%	28.14%	64.22%	89.45%	109.23%	148.82%	813.14%	$259.92	$135.68	0.30%	91.00%	0.50	729,000	-9.67%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$14.56	-0.82%	-0.55%	4.37%	15.28%	137.91%	143.48%	263.09%	45.02%	N/A	$15.16	$5.57	3.96%	161.40%	0.85	11,650,000	1.49%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$46.28	1.78%	-3.18%	5.64%	-1.41%	142.18%	328.92%	706.27%	1,277.38%	3,656.49%	$54.70	$10.45	15.39%	342.87%	0.49	525,000	24.41%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$1.24	8.77%	34.78%	41.88%	15.89%	100.00%	218.77%	-26.19%	-53.21%	-1.59%	$1.24	$0.29	0.00%	327.59%	0.59	4,091,000	55.32%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.19	1.86%	7.35%	0.46%	-1.79%	121.21%	281.53%	247.62%	121.21%	682.14%	$2.47	$0.56	11.16%	291.77%	0.64	1,521,000	-34.66%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$40.61	-0.73%	7.09%	18.26%	39.17%	99.36%	171.46%	364.65%	260.66%	256.23%	$41.67	$13.29	2.54%	205.57%	0.73	1,000,000	-35.23%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.55	0.00%	2.65%	4.73%	38.39%	148.00%	154.93%	-42.38%	N/A	N/A	$1.62	$0.48	4.32%	221.58%	0.92	3,638,000	-45.36%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$34.59	1.02%	32.12%	164.65%	303.15%	822.40%	1,579.13%	405.41%	-52.22%	N/A	$35.90	$2.05	3.65%	1,587.32%	0.87	2,932,000	-40.38%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$2.25	-13.79%	2.27%	-25.00%	-77.88%	-89.02%	-81.70%	-78.22%	N/A	N/A	$166.50	$1.83	98.65%	23.29%	0.20	459,000	77.22%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$3.00	-0.99%	-0.66%	8.30%	8.70%	92.31%	74.42%	-21.88%	N/A	N/A	$3.32	$0.93	9.64%	223.97%	0.69	994,000	-48.20%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$2.19	-0.90%	1.39%	14.06%	-17.98%	106.41%	362.03%	275.64%	68.46%	852.17%	$3.13	$0.45	30.03%	386.67%	0.77	328,000	-43.45%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$3.51	-3.31%	-1.40%	-7.63%	-5.39%	33.97%	120.75%	-24.84%	N/A	N/A	$4.21	$1.16	16.53%	202.59%	0.70	1,061,000	-20.35%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.54	0.00%	15.79%	15.79%	-12.00%	103.97%	93.95%	16.67%	-19.37%	N/A	$1.79	$0.71	13.97%	116.90%	0.71	3,388,000	-49.51%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$31.32	-0.22%	0.32%	9.74%	12.46%	98.86%	159.92%	131.31%	58.26%	361.95%	$32.52	$9.40	3.69%	233.19%	0.85	891,000	-24.04%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.34	-2.90%	13.56%	13.56%	9.84%	97.06%	270.17%	232.51%	21.82%	27.62%	$1.46	$0.32	8.22%	318.75%	0.42	548,000	-20.46%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$6.25	1.46%	7.39%	9.84%	21.83%	52.44%	167.09%	82.75%	N/A	N/A	$6.50	$2.21	3.85%	182.81%	0.78	1,140,000	-10.94%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$20.05	-1.04%	-3.05%	18.57%	8.73%	74.96%	183.59%	296.25%	58.12%	-71.68%	$23.44	$6.56	14.46%	205.55%	0.82	192,000	-38.85%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$0.94	-0.53%	-4.08%	-16.07%	-67.36%	-88.12%	-91.17%	-90.57%	N/A	N/A	$55.00	$0.91	98.29%	2.84%	0.21	139,000	-36.53%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$10.09	-2.70%	0.10%	2.54%	-4.00%	103.84%	204.83%	55.95%	13.37%	166.23%	$10.90	$2.26	7.43%	346.46%	0.93	1,945,000	-25.11%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$15.38	-3.88%	5.63%	21.01%	15.47%	55.20%	245.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.80	$4.26	8.45%	261.03%	0.59	53,000	20.45%
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$8.00	0.50%	-9.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.75	$7.40	25.58%	8.11%	9.47	51,300	-59.61%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$10.41	2.46%	8.89%	26.64%	42.41%	130.31%	281.32%	863.89%	439.38%	420.50%	$10.87	$2.60	4.19%	300.38%	1.01	11,139,000	-39.36%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$1.73	-2.32%	2.98%	-3.35%	-39.08%	30.08%	60.19%	69.61%	N/A	N/A	$2.94	$1.05	41.16%	64.76%	0.66	56,000	-41.05%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

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

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 6 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

CMCL passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 183.77% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 49 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 3.97% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $26.93.

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. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) 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 Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

ORLA passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 150.86% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 16 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 84.3% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $14.65.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla Mining, 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. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) 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 Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

CGAU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 176.42% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 41 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $13.75, a downside of -14.38% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $16.06.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Centerra 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.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.45%.

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.88%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 0.45%. 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 15.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) has an annual dividend yield of 0.7%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 0.45%. Royal Gold's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Royal Gold's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Royal Gold's dividend payout ratio of 24.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 0.39% in the last day, and up 6.58% over the last week.

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

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. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) 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.

Caledonia Mining has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the gold industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 183.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 49 percentage points.

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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 50 points higher than the gold industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 129.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -5 percentage points.

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the gold industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 89.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -45 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

55.88% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 0.13% over the next year.

15.56% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.11% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 37.78% are rated C (Hold), 8.89% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% 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 29.71x.

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 (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.

Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

3. Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

3. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

3. Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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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.