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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.

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:

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is the #1 top gold stock out of 44 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 New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -3 points lower than the gold industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NGD as a "A".

NGD passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. New Gold has seen its stock return 89.88% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 49 percentage points.

New Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.00, an upside of 25.39% from New Gold's current stock price of $3.19.

New Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering New Gold, 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.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is the #2 top gold stock out of 44 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: A, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 25 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

ORLA passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 136.04% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 95 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -31.11% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $8.71.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Orla Mining, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) is the #3 top gold stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

GFI passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gold Fields has seen its stock return 36.44% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -4 percentage points.

Gold Fields has an average 1 year price target of $19.40, a downside of -3.87% from Gold Fields's current stock price of $20.18.

Gold Fields stock has a consensus Hold 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, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 12 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.3%. B2gold's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. B2gold's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B2gold's dividend payout ratio of -33.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has an annual dividend yield of 3.86%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.3%. Caledonia Mining's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Caledonia Mining's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Caledonia Mining's dividend payout ratio of 87.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.62%, which is the same as the gold industry average of 1.3%. 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 34.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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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:

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 67.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 27 percentage points.

Equinox Gold (NYSEMKT:EQX) is the second 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.

Equinox Gold has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Equinox Gold's stock has gained 35.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -6 percentage points.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IAG a Valuation Rating of "B".

Iamgold's stock has gained 91.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 51 percentage points.

56.25% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 11.63% over the next year.

5.26% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.42% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.63% are rated C (Hold), 13.16% are rated D (Sell), and 10.53% are rated F (Strong Sell).