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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 +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:

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Orla Mining (NYSEMKT:ORLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -1 points lower than the gold industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ORLA as a "A".

ORLA passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orla Mining has seen its stock return 44.45% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -34 percentage points.

Orla Mining has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 30.03% from Orla Mining's current stock price of $16.15.

Orla Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Orla Mining, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

IAG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Iamgold has seen its stock return 161.56% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 83 percentage points.

Iamgold has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 28.47% from Iamgold's current stock price of $19.46.

Iamgold stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Iamgold, 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.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is the #3 top gold stock out of 51 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 Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

OGC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals.

Out of 18 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.7%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 1.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.7%. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.4%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.7%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of -145.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gold stocks were down -2% in the last day, and up 0.69% over the last week.

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

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 61.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -17 percentage points.

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold 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.

B2gold's stock has gained 48.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -30 percentage points.

Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) 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.

Santacruz Silver Mining has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the gold industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

48.48% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 12% over the next year.

18.75% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.17% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 31.25% are rated C (Hold), 14.58% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).