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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Gold is Zen Rated D and is the 90th 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 %
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$9.77	0.00%	-1.41%	-12.22%	22.13%	-27.52%	-15.85%	76.99%	-35.26%	-15.46%	$21.29	$7.87	54.11%	24.14%	1.21	5,614,000	13.87%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$84.25	-2.07%	-4.20%	-5.50%	68.26%	-19.91%	124.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$110.32	$29.11	23.63%	189.42%	2.29	767,000	80.05%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.26	-0.88%	4.63%	7.11%	28.41%	-14.07%	-23.65%	283.05%	180.05%	-43.22%	$3.62	$1.66	37.57%	36.14%	0.83	2,261,000	17.27%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$10.39	-1.89%	-1.80%	-11.65%	29.39%	-2.44%	16.74%	241.78%	116.01%	53.47%	$13.85	$7.69	24.98%	35.11%	1.05	4,353,000	-10.91%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$1.06	1.92%	0.95%	-19.70%	37.84%	-24.29%	36.60%	157.28%	120.83%	41.33%	$2.80	$0.54	62.14%	96.30%	0.69	1,466,000	39.75%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$31.27	-0.70%	-5.53%	-14.59%	24.83%	-2.04%	28.10%	121.15%	94.59%	176.48%	$39.44	$18.19	20.72%	71.91%	0.85	1,400,000	1.23%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$17.05	-1.73%	0.77%	-10.40%	22.93%	-18.15%	63.47%	576.59%	N/A	N/A	$23.29	$8.75	26.79%	94.86%	1.16	1,086,000	-44.90%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$26.40	-1.01%	-2.62%	-5.55%	19.03%	-22.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35.19	$21.94	24.98%	20.33%	2.16	499,000	20.53%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$23.21	-0.85%	-2.19%	-3.85%	38.24%	-11.21%	-35.94%	101.13%	80.34%	N/A	$34.00	$15.85	31.74%	46.44%	0.59	234,000	36.84%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$17.76	-0.11%	-2.79%	-11.77%	27.22%	-4.05%	29.92%	636.93%	516.67%	342.89%	$24.87	$10.87	28.59%	63.39%	0.95	3,210,000	27.79%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$20.70	-0.72%	1.87%	-7.51%	1.42%	-35.15%	8.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.20	$14.61	35.71%	41.68%	1.11	166,000	-36.15%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$8.70	-2.74%	-3.44%	-14.29%	25.54%	5.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.10	$5.59	21.62%	55.64%	2.22	89,000	17.11%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$44.29	-0.32%	-0.54%	-9.15%	4.98%	-24.55%	12.47%	189.10%	71.00%	162.23%	$69.90	$33.08	36.64%	33.89%	0.93	3,329,000	14.99%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.23	-1.20%	-0.30%	-13.72%	15.94%	-25.73%	-17.21%	158.23%	283.39%	736.72%	$61.64	$31.11	41.22%	16.46%	0.60	2,849,000	-24.31%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$90.83	-0.75%	-0.89%	-10.89%	21.30%	-14.71%	20.64%	366.75%	375.80%	546.94%	$129.14	$62.55	29.67%	45.21%	0.68	1,627,000	4.76%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$116.81	-1.02%	1.06%	-5.07%	30.95%	1.72%	23.10%	201.06%	104.36%	215.62%	$135.29	$76.05	13.66%	53.60%	0.59	4,389,000	-13.28%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$40.43	-0.02%	-0.22%	-5.29%	15.88%	-5.89%	16.41%	139.37%	108.19%	137.27%	$54.69	$30.37	26.07%	33.12%	0.61	4,865,000	10.34%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.20	-0.19%	-0.38%	-2.99%	42.47%	5.26%	-8.77%	55.69%	22.93%	87.05%	$6.29	$3.57	17.33%	45.66%	0.76	13,376,000	0.48%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$23.64	-0.04%	0.85%	-14.93%	4.93%	-31.87%	-8.83%	342.70%	277.03%	503.06%	$39.11	$21.90	39.56%	7.95%	0.83	4,519,000	8.34%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$11.06	-0.27%	1.94%	-9.05%	27.42%	-28.14%	-9.42%	142.54%	41.61%	N/A	$18.96	$8.49	41.67%	30.35%	0.93	8,338,000	3.36%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$186.25	-0.72%	0.34%	-5.69%	36.61%	-13.93%	4.34%	274.00%	224.82%	278.79%	$255.24	$134.38	27.03%	38.60%	0.57	1,158,000	-2.85%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$238.78	1.22%	2.25%	-4.53%	27.44%	-9.75%	23.01%	116.66%	140.71%	241.26%	$306.25	$168.88	22.03%	41.39%	0.55	601,000	12.34%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$0.97	1.36%	-10.09%	-28.07%	-30.64%	-53.76%	-63.22%	-90.63%	-90.24%	N/A	$7.42	$0.91	86.91%	6.24%	0.50	255,000	2.41%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$21.92	0.09%	0.23%	-4.49%	44.31%	9.82%	80.71%	339.28%	178.17%	N/A	$24.52	$10.46	10.60%	109.56%	0.79	1,029,000	47.84%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$34.78	-0.06%	0.75%	-3.68%	23.95%	-18.62%	-7.38%	181.16%	182.31%	237.02%	$48.06	$27.54	27.62%	26.29%	0.56	328,000	-52.87%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$31.83	-0.47%	-0.22%	-9.60%	12.99%	-34.97%	-9.63%	150.63%	294.91%	269.26%	$55.40	$27.05	42.55%	17.67%	0.67	2,067,000	8.11%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$241.12	-0.19%	-1.12%	-7.86%	20.46%	-6.59%	17.51%	73.56%	71.38%	262.59%	$285.67	$181.50	15.59%	32.85%	0.55	408,000	27.90%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$25.83	-0.69%	-3.37%	-16.46%	4.20%	-21.82%	-2.86%	123.25%	43.50%	127.18%	$40.06	$21.67	35.51%	19.20%	0.98	325,000	7.97%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$21.40	1.71%	-1.43%	-26.33%	-22.58%	-54.27%	-46.75%	328.00%	363.20%	1,173.81%	$53.30	$20.05	59.85%	6.73%	0.64	270,000	-19.16%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$3.41	0.29%	1.19%	-3.40%	3.65%	105.42%	251.55%	694.87%	98.26%	-42.11%	$4.24	$0.62	19.56%	450.00%	0.55	751,000	-34.18%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$15.13	-1.30%	-6.95%	-22.49%	6.85%	-23.51%	-31.32%	479.69%	130.99%	33.78%	$27.74	$13.55	45.45%	11.66%	1.53	31,282,000	-2.41%
OGG	OSISKO GOLD GROUP INC	$2.59	0.78%	-4.07%	-1.52%	15.63%	-31.12%	-29.04%	-19.81%	N/A	N/A	$4.80	$2.18	45.99%	18.81%	0.83	906,000	-5.82%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$131.23	-0.58%	-3.53%	-11.13%	26.85%	-12.05%	24.47%	204.27%	218.67%	437.61%	$165.76	$92.57	20.83%	41.77%	0.66	988,000	-14.31%
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$15.03	-0.20%	-4.93%	-20.52%	-1.76%	-38.22%	-40.40%	-15.13%	-31.68%	-14.11%	$34.38	$14.12	56.28%	6.44%	0.51	178,000	-30.47%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$35.18	0.09%	-4.01%	-16.97%	26.87%	4.83%	22.41%	244.56%	269.54%	87.13%	$51.16	$24.44	31.24%	43.94%	0.79	3,007,000	13.13%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.01	-4.72%	-11.40%	-24.06%	-10.62%	-41.62%	-6.48%	206.06%	20.96%	-46.28%	$2.71	$0.95	62.73%	6.32%	0.49	282,000	273.51%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$2.11	-0.47%	-6.22%	-19.77%	5.50%	-18.22%	-0.47%	391.84%	164.74%	178.00%	$3.65	$1.43	42.19%	47.55%	0.92	391,000	91.67%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.65	-1.20%	9.27%	-6.25%	18.71%	-28.57%	-32.38%	-61.81%	-79.22%	N/A	$3.59	$1.34	54.04%	23.13%	0.84	991,000	14.04%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$11.24	0.36%	-15.62%	-27.90%	-20.40%	-34.27%	-40.90%	244.79%	10.96%	-74.91%	$23.75	$10.86	52.67%	3.50%	0.91	268,000	40.31%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$5.59	1.27%	-1.93%	-11.83%	34.38%	-8.96%	16.46%	106.27%	N/A	N/A	$7.25	$3.79	22.90%	47.49%	0.91	702,000	-12.03%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.51	0.67%	-1.95%	-13.22%	19.84%	-11.18%	38.53%	-4.43%	N/A	N/A	$2.24	$0.89	32.59%	70.05%	1.02	6,494,000	48.77%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$11.55	1.32%	-0.26%	-10.60%	-5.79%	-44.44%	-1.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.80	$9.77	47.02%	18.22%	1.00	135,000	73.08%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$0.80	1.27%	-7.51%	-21.57%	-4.76%	-39.85%	-52.10%	2.56%	-39.85%	N/A	$2.27	$0.78	64.76%	2.56%	0.78	640,000	-11.11%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$16.95	0.53%	-3.53%	-17.44%	-9.65%	-61.45%	94.83%	450.50%	0.30%	N/A	$58.73	$6.48	71.14%	161.57%	1.03	2,342,000	27.35%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$6.47	-0.77%	-2.41%	-12.09%	23.95%	-39.81%	-36.00%	69.37%	-15.31%	41.27%	$14.40	$5.08	55.06%	27.49%	1.06	2,755,000	12.49%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$0.14	1.43%	-7.79%	-41.08%	-29.35%	-88.55%	-98.42%	-98.71%	N/A	N/A	$8.14	$0.12	98.26%	18.33%	0.40	795,000	36.36%
AUXX	GOLD X2 MINING INC	$4.40	0.23%	-8.33%	-24.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.14	$4.21	45.95%	4.51%	2.04	9,200	-83.86%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$0.80	-0.25%	-15.11%	-28.11%	-19.39%	-46.80%	-66.86%	5.98%	N/A	N/A	$3.92	$0.71	79.64%	12.71%	0.81	23,000	1.32%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.72	0.00%	5.02%	-0.73%	74.36%	25.35%	38.78%	647.25%	258.84%	184.52%	$3.13	$1.43	13.10%	90.21%	0.77	2,605,000	-12.47%
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$2.06	-8.44%	-6.36%	-34.91%	-33.23%	-62.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.01	$2.02	85.30%	1.98%	1.09	7,100	5.97%
SGLD	SCORPIO GOLD CORP	$3.53	4.44%	0.86%	-10.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.15	$3.26	75.05%	8.28%	2.52	16,500	-41.70%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the #1 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -13 points lower than the gold industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW as a "A".

SBSW passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock lose -15.85% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -27 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 38.18% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $9.77.

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, 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.

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is the #2 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

AUGO passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aura Minerals has seen its stock return 124.31% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 113 percentage points.

Aura Minerals has an average 1 year price target of $98.33, an upside of 16.72% from Aura Minerals's current stock price of $84.25.

Aura Minerals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Aura Minerals, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #3 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 6 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

GAU passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock lose -23.65% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -35 percentage points.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 22 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 7.78%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.58%. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.78%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.58%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.26%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.58%. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout ratio of 38.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks down?

Gold stocks were down -0.33% in the last day, and down -0.98% over the last week.

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

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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) 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.

Sibanye Stillwater has a valuation score of 14, which is -17 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Sibanye Stillwater's stock has dropped -15.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -27 percentage points.

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the gold industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 16.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 6 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

48.28% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 29.06% over the next year.

4.55% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.55% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.45% are rated C (Hold), 11.36% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% 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 16.05x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

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