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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 C and is the 87th 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	$9.38	9.07%	-0.32%	-6.39%	-1.88%	-20.10%	-4.19%	74.67%	-34.08%	-14.74%	$21.29	$7.87	55.94%	19.19%	1.22	8,292,000	49.54%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$72.39	12.92%	-11.53%	-15.01%	25.26%	-11.40%	129.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$110.32	$32.77	34.38%	120.90%	2.50	979,000	55.40%
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$9.59	8.48%	-0.62%	-13.91%	5.97%	4.01%	22.32%	229.55%	97.33%	35.26%	$13.85	$7.86	30.76%	22.01%	1.07	5,663,000	19.52%
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$2.08	10.64%	-1.42%	4.52%	15.56%	-8.77%	-9.57%	285.19%	156.79%	-45.69%	$3.62	$1.66	42.54%	25.30%	0.85	2,175,000	72.89%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$20.61	8.36%	-5.33%	-15.32%	6.51%	-3.28%	-24.00%	76.61%	66.20%	N/A	$34.00	$15.85	39.38%	30.03%	0.61	158,000	-7.60%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$25.78	9.19%	-0.85%	-3.23%	3.20%	-13.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35.19	$21.94	26.74%	17.50%	2.31	712,000	45.31%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$41.49	8.36%	-1.10%	-8.45%	-7.62%	-18.82%	24.97%	172.60%	65.10%	151.45%	$69.90	$33.62	40.64%	23.41%	0.95	6,929,000	20.88%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$15.72	8.94%	-4.38%	-10.53%	6.87%	-10.27%	63.75%	500.00%	N/A	N/A	$23.29	$9.55	32.50%	64.56%	1.20	2,565,000	93.15%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$17.47	10.22%	1.10%	-5.26%	18.04%	7.11%	59.40%	596.02%	512.98%	314.96%	$24.87	$11.98	29.75%	45.83%	0.97	8,500,000	148.83%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$7.89	8.83%	-2.59%	-13.11%	5.48%	4.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.10	$5.59	28.92%	41.14%	2.37	209,000	115.46%
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$20.41	7.70%	1.04%	3.19%	8.45%	-27.85%	39.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.20	$14.82	36.61%	37.72%	1.18	362,000	-1.63%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$246.08	6.57%	1.71%	5.32%	19.44%	7.73%	45.54%	124.96%	136.71%	224.56%	$306.25	$169.54	19.65%	45.15%	0.56	750,000	14.50%
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$0.98	5.63%	-7.14%	-16.67%	19.78%	-12.16%	80.56%	150.00%	107.01%	43.38%	$2.80	$0.57	65.18%	72.26%	0.70	1,518,000	16.23%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$5.11	8.72%	-0.20%	-0.78%	31.36%	19.39%	27.75%	53.45%	20.80%	76.82%	$6.29	$3.57	18.76%	43.14%	0.79	26,338,000	26.12%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$118.11	9.90%	3.68%	1.98%	20.85%	9.03%	49.70%	211.80%	115.33%	212.46%	$135.29	$81.34	12.70%	45.20%	0.61	10,985,000	130.97%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$28.15	7.61%	-5.15%	-16.99%	5.91%	-0.67%	29.72%	126.10%	64.52%	146.07%	$39.44	$19.56	28.63%	43.92%	0.87	6,275,000	220.48%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$36.75	6.34%	1.44%	2.97%	7.74%	-12.06%	3.00%	167.47%	298.59%	781.29%	$61.64	$31.11	40.38%	18.13%	0.62	4,285,000	-9.90%
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$40.13	8.31%	1.11%	0.33%	5.02%	4.67%	26.71%	146.35%	114.03%	119.65%	$54.69	$32.18	26.62%	24.70%	0.63	12,921,000	88.82%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$87.91	7.98%	0.76%	-6.95%	7.87%	-3.07%	38.20%	362.68%	373.40%	519.96%	$129.14	$67.71	31.93%	29.83%	0.70	3,410,000	29.56%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$11.28	12.80%	7.63%	0.45%	17.75%	-18.61%	8.78%	133.06%	51.00%	N/A	$18.96	$8.49	40.51%	32.94%	0.95	29,057,000	123.07%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$21.42	7.48%	-6.79%	-9.16%	-9.24%	-25.86%	-4.67%	290.88%	256.41%	421.17%	$39.11	$19.70	45.23%	8.73%	0.85	15,876,000	59.70%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$34.50	7.24%	1.47%	0.12%	12.16%	-4.41%	11.87%	168.69%	181.86%	231.09%	$48.06	$27.54	28.21%	25.27%	0.58	1,100,000	88.03%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$0.84	13.61%	2.93%	-32.29%	-36.14%	-56.09%	-49.82%	-91.88%	-91.57%	N/A	$7.42	$0.70	88.64%	20.09%	0.52	1,750,000	644.68%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$242.14	7.15%	1.40%	0.56%	10.64%	8.12%	31.09%	94.60%	71.04%	259.31%	$285.67	$187.19	15.24%	29.35%	0.56	846,000	86.34%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$183.45	9.67%	0.19%	0.07%	21.80%	1.96%	17.66%	273.17%	251.44%	254.97%	$255.24	$134.38	28.13%	36.52%	0.59	3,313,000	144.86%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$21.41	9.18%	1.09%	-0.70%	17.96%	28.28%	91.50%	259.23%	175.19%	N/A	$24.52	$11.20	12.68%	91.16%	0.81	1,650,000	-21.24%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$14.58	8.72%	1.11%	-14.49%	-10.06%	-16.97%	5.50%	485.54%	115.04%	29.83%	$27.74	$12.71	47.43%	14.71%	1.55	45,816,000	-8.76%
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$25.34	7.97%	-5.09%	-6.70%	-7.11%	-10.01%	14.71%	113.66%	38.70%	123.26%	$40.06	$22.02	36.74%	15.08%	1.00	608,000	44.76%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$20.06	5.58%	-4.57%	-28.02%	-34.19%	-53.03%	-35.19%	282.10%	204.86%	1,094.05%	$53.30	$18.55	62.36%	8.14%	0.65	215,000	12.57%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$3.08	8.45%	-7.23%	-5.23%	40.64%	133.33%	393.59%	660.49%	65.59%	-43.90%	$4.24	$0.62	27.34%	396.77%	0.56	1,138,000	-12.60%
OGG	OSISKO GOLD GROUP INC	$2.36	7.27%	-3.67%	-17.19%	-2.48%	-19.73%	-19.18%	-27.16%	N/A	N/A	$4.80	$2.18	50.78%	8.26%	0.84	1,448,000	18.59%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$131.50	11.99%	3.90%	-3.50%	13.94%	5.93%	39.35%	195.51%	226.38%	452.52%	$165.76	$96.00	20.67%	36.98%	0.69	4,886,000	270.43%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$30.00	10.78%	-5.27%	-7.15%	4.31%	-23.20%	-0.03%	125.73%	293.70%	287.10%	$55.40	$26.92	45.85%	11.44%	0.69	6,205,000	57.09%
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$1.64	9.33%	-4.65%	4.46%	13.89%	-20.77%	-13.23%	-56.15%	-78.02%	N/A	$3.59	$1.34	54.32%	22.39%	0.86	1,598,000	6.11%
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$33.54	5.67%	-2.67%	-11.50%	5.41%	16.30%	34.54%	201.08%	257.57%	104.51%	$51.16	$26.02	34.44%	28.90%	0.81	15,539,000	470.87%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$0.97	8.84%	0.41%	-15.39%	-19.59%	-29.49%	-5.53%	208.89%	21.63%	-43.43%	$2.71	$0.88	64.10%	10.19%	0.51	460,000	251.15%
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$15.22	11.09%	-0.91%	-9.30%	-9.19%	-32.83%	-25.50%	-17.91%	-27.52%	-9.13%	$34.38	$13.45	55.73%	13.16%	0.53	368,000	31.43%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$1.74	-3.33%	-15.53%	-28.40%	-8.42%	-25.00%	8.75%	333.92%	146.46%	120.25%	$3.65	$1.43	52.33%	21.68%	0.94	7,932,000	2,185.88%
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$11.28	12.24%	-1.83%	-21.01%	-21.56%	-29.28%	-23.32%	240.79%	17.50%	-72.62%	$23.75	$9.96	52.51%	13.25%	0.94	274,000	3.79%
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$5.71	10.02%	1.06%	-3.71%	13.75%	4.58%	43.83%	112.27%	N/A	N/A	$7.25	$3.87	21.24%	47.55%	0.94	1,309,000	40.15%
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$12.09	5.68%	4.49%	-0.17%	-6.50%	-30.36%	11.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.80	$9.77	44.54%	23.75%	1.05	286,000	-39.41%
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.38	6.15%	-9.21%	-15.34%	-1.43%	-8.00%	53.33%	2.99%	N/A	N/A	$2.24	$0.89	38.39%	55.06%	1.04	14,377,000	15.49%
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$0.75	4.17%	-3.60%	-17.40%	-16.67%	-35.90%	-40.00%	-5.54%	-43.61%	N/A	$2.27	$0.71	66.96%	5.63%	0.79	431,000	14.02%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$17.47	8.58%	0.17%	-7.07%	-21.87%	-51.59%	128.07%	571.92%	7.84%	N/A	$58.73	$7.07	70.25%	147.10%	1.05	2,775,000	37.92%
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$2.05	9.63%	-0.97%	-25.45%	-26.26%	-63.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.01	$1.85	85.37%	10.81%	1.20	23,500	360.78%
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$0.13	4.13%	-8.70%	-34.38%	-37.62%	-89.41%	-97.86%	-98.85%	-98.75%	N/A	$7.71	$0.11	98.36%	12.50%	0.42	185,000	-4.64%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$0.77	5.19%	1.99%	-21.03%	-29.36%	-44.20%	-55.49%	11.59%	N/A	N/A	$3.92	$0.69	80.36%	11.59%	0.81	20,400	59.38%
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$2.69	11.62%	-0.37%	3.07%	45.41%	28.10%	73.55%	641.05%	249.80%	156.19%	$3.13	$1.49	14.06%	80.54%	0.79	3,381,000	74.64%
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$6.10	6.09%	-2.56%	-7.72%	-3.63%	-23.27%	-20.88%	63.10%	-17.68%	12.55%	$14.40	$5.08	57.63%	20.20%	1.08	16,205,000	482.29%
AUXX	GOLD X2 MINING INC	$3.92	8.59%	-6.00%	-12.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.14	$3.51	51.84%	11.68%	2.28	49,000	162.03%
SGLD	SCORPIO GOLD CORP	$3.41	2.40%	-1.16%	-4.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.15	$3.21	75.90%	6.23%	2.61	27,000	373.68%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 -14 points lower than the gold industry average of 37. 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 -4.19% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -32 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 43.92% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $9.38.

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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 9 points higher than the gold industry average of 37.

AUGO passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aura Minerals has seen its stock return 129.45% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 101 percentage points.

Aura Minerals has an average 1 year price target of $98.33, an upside of 35.84% from Aura Minerals's current stock price of $72.39.

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. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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 Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 23 points higher than the gold industry average of 37.

FSM passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortuna Mining has seen its stock return 22.32% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -6 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 8.1%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.64%. 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 6.68%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.64%. 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. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.65%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.64%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 62.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 8.55% in the last day, and down -0.05% over the last week. Namib Minerals was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 13.61% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals companies are trading higher amid a weaker U.S. dollar and declining Treasury yields following Democrats' gains in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.

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 -18 points higher than the gold industry average of 32. 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 -4.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -32 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 39 points higher than the gold industry average of 32. 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 39 points higher than the gold industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 22.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -6 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

51.61% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 31.51% over the next year.

2.27% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.09% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.64% are rated C (Hold), 15.91% 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 15.66x.

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1. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

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2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

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