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 27 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gold Fields has seen its stock lose -1.91% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 10 percentage points.
Gold Fields has an average 1 year
price target of $13.50, a downside of -17.93% from Gold Fields's current stock price of $16.45.
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. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)
Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) is the second best gold stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 21 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Anglogold Ashanti has seen its stock lose -16.2% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -4 percentage points.
Anglogold Ashanti has an average 1 year
price target of $31.00, an upside of 34.08% from Anglogold Ashanti's current stock price of $23.12.
Anglogold Ashanti stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Anglogold Ashanti, 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.
3. Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) is the third best gold stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 20 points higher than the gold industry average of 24. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Agnico Eagle Mines has seen its stock return 12.02% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 24 percentage points.
Agnico Eagle Mines has an average 1 year
price target of $67.00, an upside of 3.01% from Agnico Eagle Mines's current stock price of $65.04.
Agnico Eagle Mines stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Agnico Eagle Mines, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.