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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 22nd 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 %
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$13.81	-1.22%	-0.22%	16.93%	50.60%	94.51%	135.26%	189.52%	17.19%	N/A	$14.73	$5.41	6.26%	155.27%	0.70	895,000	-24.92%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$13.64	0.66%	7.74%	12.73%	18.71%	20.28%	148.00%	272.17%	191.45%	N/A	$14.36	$5.25	5.01%	159.81%	0.81	3,185,000	2.61%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$22.10	-0.45%	3.56%	3.80%	1.47%	71.85%	204.83%	49.12%	9.46%	339.36%	$25.98	$6.79	14.93%	225.72%	0.71	2,773,000	24.85%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$48.37	3.91%	12.10%	39.64%	52.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$48.45	$22.24	0.17%	117.46%	0.71	716,000	48.86%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$0.86	-2.15%	-0.46%	39.19%	66.28%	153.82%	160.73%	167.18%	33.59%	219.63%	$0.90	$0.27	4.11%	225.66%	0.51	999,000	-38.10%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$44.61	1.87%	3.65%	13.48%	17.46%	83.66%	220.94%	338.64%	356.60%	1,589.77%	$47.18	$12.98	5.45%	243.68%	0.47	2,121,000	-27.16%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$13.93	1.75%	10.12%	26.64%	62.92%	104.25%	266.58%	37.92%	-10.71%	166.25%	$14.15	$3.05	1.55%	356.72%	1.13	5,193,000	-4.72%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$27.94	0.47%	2.49%	12.03%	24.40%	78.99%	191.95%	593.30%	271.54%	1,469.66%	$29.19	$9.03	4.27%	209.41%	0.75	7,717,000	-14.63%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$43.57	1.49%	4.33%	17.88%	47.80%	104.07%	168.29%	163.26%	84.70%	527.81%	$44.25	$15.11	1.54%	188.35%	0.52	10,729,000	2.01%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$167.51	0.59%	2.07%	1.56%	9.34%	35.19%	104.96%	233.02%	129.50%	568.70%	$187.50	$76.91	10.66%	117.80%	0.49	2,339,000	1.61%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$24.52	1.78%	0.20%	-15.13%	-23.09%	24.91%	146.93%	121.70%	48.16%	N/A	$38.75	$8.81	36.72%	178.48%	0.54	213,000	-23.38%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$35.50	-0.84%	0.74%	11.32%	0.14%	35.86%	87.04%	199.58%	186.52%	N/A	$42.23	$17.55	15.94%	102.31%	0.50	1,092,000	-25.97%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$4.57	0.44%	-2.35%	14.54%	5.54%	23.85%	77.82%	35.61%	-21.34%	323.15%	$5.94	$2.20	23.06%	107.73%	0.66	28,818,000	-29.87%
ARMN	ARIS MINING CORP	$15.42	-0.45%	4.76%	36.22%	61.80%	125.11%	306.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.95	$3.29	3.32%	369.41%	0.92	1,255,000	8.38%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$99.45	1.45%	5.35%	14.19%	26.38%	69.94%	149.87%	118.09%	61.34%	464.74%	$102.13	$36.86	2.62%	169.80%	0.49	7,026,000	-18.92%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$16.07	1.13%	3.95%	19.13%	45.69%	113.13%	202.64%	782.97%	318.49%	1,099.25%	$16.38	$4.98	1.86%	222.69%	0.86	6,734,000	-5.58%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$208.54	-0.24%	0.30%	6.88%	3.81%	23.43%	75.13%	58.16%	52.69%	364.14%	$225.63	$114.81	7.57%	81.65%	0.51	510,000	-34.87%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$50.00	1.50%	2.75%	33.73%	41.48%	70.36%	127.27%	218.47%	46.76%	701.28%	$52.24	$19.80	4.29%	152.50%	0.85	4,975,000	1.90%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$115.08	0.56%	1.99%	12.51%	9.49%	26.12%	92.57%	200.39%	167.19%	863.82%	$120.55	$55.47	4.53%	107.48%	0.57	1,523,000	-18.90%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$37.64	0.83%	1.21%	13.82%	19.99%	40.29%	97.38%	295.79%	282.91%	1,072.59%	$39.44	$17.80	4.55%	111.46%	0.57	1,801,000	-32.06%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.45	1.24%	2.94%	13.95%	0.41%	75.00%	92.91%	390.98%	91.41%	70.14%	$3.12	$1.00	21.35%	145.00%	0.72	1,172,000	-33.11%
CTGO	CONTANGO ORE INC	$27.21	1.08%	0.44%	20.83%	14.62%	31.70%	142.95%	19.29%	64.41%	677.43%	$28.94	$8.85	5.98%	207.46%	0.33	202,000	-18.55%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$17.20	1.84%	7.70%	18.95%	7.50%	86.55%	172.15%	447.77%	55.09%	590.76%	$23.62	$4.58	27.18%	275.55%	1.40	21,168,000	41.18%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$9.76	2.41%	2.31%	18.45%	23.54%	41.45%	112.17%	169.61%	30.48%	328.07%	$10.38	$4.13	5.97%	136.32%	0.98	6,961,000	-4.77%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$222.29	1.93%	6.15%	20.76%	18.18%	23.63%	54.08%	108.66%	92.69%	524.94%	$224.77	$130.67	1.10%	70.12%	0.49	1,732,000	26.42%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$22.80	1.92%	4.54%	37.85%	51.29%	61.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.82	$11.41	4.26%	99.89%	0.95	541,000	-15.07%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$13.89	-0.14%	-3.41%	11.57%	33.56%	119.09%	159.63%	310.95%	30.79%	N/A	$15.10	$4.95	8.01%	180.61%	0.83	10,479,000	7.31%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$41.86	-5.44%	4.86%	17.32%	44.79%	192.32%	269.14%	634.39%	1,072.55%	5,336.36%	$54.70	$9.67	23.47%	332.97%	0.47	410,000	4.86%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$0.86	-2.27%	7.50%	21.13%	18.78%	40.98%	411.90%	-42.67%	-74.63%	-57.21%	$1.18	$0.17	27.12%	418.07%	0.55	2,684,000	20.41%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.09	-2.79%	5.56%	20.81%	2.45%	104.90%	301.92%	313.86%	83.33%	651.80%	$2.47	$0.53	15.21%	294.34%	0.63	1,837,000	73.14%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$1.28	-2.29%	-6.57%	-2.29%	9.40%	66.88%	55.34%	5.79%	-46.67%	N/A	$1.79	$0.71	28.49%	80.28%	0.69	2,255,000	6.37%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$34.36	-0.15%	2.35%	24.95%	27.17%	62.38%	115.56%	336.59%	158.54%	141.97%	$36.00	$13.29	4.56%	158.54%	0.71	1,401,000	-35.08%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.52	2.70%	12.59%	50.50%	66.12%	115.30%	188.97%	-41.54%	N/A	N/A	$1.56	$0.48	2.56%	216.67%	0.92	11,382,000	37.40%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$14.00	5.82%	20.07%	32.95%	130.26%	344.44%	545.16%	207.56%	-82.17%	N/A	$15.49	$1.99	9.62%	603.52%	0.83	2,871,000	79.89%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$1.81	0.56%	-4.74%	18.30%	5.23%	15.29%	39.23%	130.28%	N/A	N/A	$2.94	$1.05	38.44%	72.38%	0.66	173,000	350.52%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$2.72	0.00%	-4.90%	31.40%	33.99%	88.89%	72.15%	-28.04%	N/A	N/A	$3.28	$0.93	16.95%	193.74%	0.68	1,338,000	-7.08%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$3.65	0.27%	-1.35%	15.51%	27.62%	68.98%	107.39%	-11.62%	N/A	N/A	$4.21	$1.16	13.20%	214.66%	0.69	1,145,000	-7.66%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$1.91	1.60%	3.80%	18.63%	29.05%	112.22%	289.80%	391.00%	28.19%	855.00%	$3.13	$0.43	38.98%	346.26%	0.74	546,000	5.00%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$2.80	-2.78%	-17.16%	-41.67%	-74.75%	-30.86%	-77.23%	-72.82%	N/A	N/A	$166.50	$2.75	98.32%	1.82%	0.20	158,000	-10.73%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$1.16	-1.69%	0.00%	-3.33%	8.41%	90.16%	230.48%	222.22%	3.57%	7.41%	$1.41	$0.31	17.44%	271.79%	0.42	267,000	-39.04%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$29.18	-0.10%	0.52%	22.45%	51.66%	97.16%	133.44%	163.12%	41.58%	275.55%	$31.35	$9.40	6.92%	210.43%	0.83	792,000	-3.65%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$16.95	-1.28%	-0.18%	14.60%	12.92%	41.13%	153.17%	296.96%	32.01%	-81.89%	$19.20	$5.86	11.72%	189.25%	0.82	254,000	30.93%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$5.60	1.45%	-1.06%	38.96%	24.72%	43.22%	151.12%	95.80%	N/A	N/A	$5.90	$2.05	5.08%	173.17%	0.77	729,000	-23.50%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$1.04	-5.45%	-14.75%	-32.47%	-66.56%	-93.52%	-90.21%	-89.43%	N/A	N/A	$55.00	$1.04	98.11%	0.10%	0.20	229,000	67.15%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$9.83	1.44%	3.15%	15.24%	39.63%	123.92%	191.69%	71.55%	-10.15%	146.98%	$10.90	$2.26	9.82%	334.96%	0.92	2,154,000	5.38%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$13.70	5.38%	15.81%	33.14%	7.28%	39.37%	240.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.96	$3.70	8.40%	270.17%	0.58	93,000	281.15%
NGD	NEW GOLD INC	$8.33	1.22%	6.39%	18.66%	28.95%	70.35%	213.16%	750.00%	251.48%	271.88%	$8.85	$2.43	5.88%	242.80%	0.98	20,167,000	43.44%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) is the #1 top gold stock out of 47 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 3 points higher than the gold industry average of 35.

CGAU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centerra Gold has seen its stock return 135.26% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 32 percentage points.

Centerra Gold has an average 1 year price target of $14.17, an upside of 2.59% from Centerra Gold's current stock price of $13.81.

Centerra Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Centerra Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% 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. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is the #2 top gold stock out of 47 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: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 23 points higher than the gold industry average of 35.

ORLA passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 148% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 45 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, an upside of 97.95% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $13.64.

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. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is the #3 top gold stock out of 47 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 Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the gold industry average of 35.

SSRM passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 204.83% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 101 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $25.36, an upside of 14.76% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $22.10.

Ssr Mining stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ssr Mining, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 5 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 1.67%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.5%.

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.5%. 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. Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.72%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 0.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Agnico Eagle Mines's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Agnico Eagle Mines's dividend payout ratio of 23.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 0.78% in the last day, and up 3.34% 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 21 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 146.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 43 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 49 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 112.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 9 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 57, which is 35 points higher than the gold industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 77.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -26 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 14.28% over the next year.

19.57% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.61% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 30.43% are rated C (Hold), 10.87% are rated D (Sell), and 6.52% 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 26.02x.

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. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

2. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

3. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

3. Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU)

2. Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA)

3. Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM)

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

3. Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)

1. Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

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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.