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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:

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is the #1 top gold stock out of 46 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 Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caledonia Mining (NYSEMKT:CMCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

CMCL passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caledonia Mining has seen its stock return 102.3% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 56 percentage points.

Caledonia Mining has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 13.91% from Caledonia Mining's current stock price of $24.58.

Caledonia Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Caledonia Mining, 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.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top gold stock out of 46 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 Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -7 points lower than the gold industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".

GAU passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 35.71% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -11 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 43.54% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.09.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Galiano 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.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) is the #3 top gold stock out of 46 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: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ssr Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the gold industry average of 31.

SSRM passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ssr Mining has seen its stock return 208.46% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 162 percentage points.

Ssr Mining has an average 1 year price target of $14.35, a downside of -14.48% from Ssr Mining's current stock price of $16.78.

Ssr Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ssr Mining, 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.

Out of 7 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 1.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.94%. 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 39.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) has an annual dividend yield of 1.65%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.94%. Barrick Mining's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Barrick Mining's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Barrick Mining's dividend payout ratio of 25.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 0.94%. 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 18% 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:

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 71, which is 51 points higher than the gold industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caledonia Mining's stock has gained 102.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 56 percentage points.

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 43, which is 23 points higher than the gold industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 50.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 4 percentage points.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) 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.

Galiano Gold has a valuation score of 14, which is -6 points higher than the gold industry average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU a Valuation Rating of "B".

Galiano Gold's stock has gained 35.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -11 percentage points.

71.43% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 7.83% over the next year.

14.29% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.81% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.86% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 4.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).