According to Zen Score, the 3 best mining stocks to buy right now are:
1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)
Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the top mining stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 39 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vale Sa has seen its stock lose -7.52% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 14 percentage points.
Vale Sa has an average 1 year
price target of $17.00, an upside of 34.28% from Vale Sa's current stock price of $12.66.
Vale Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Vale Sa, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is the second best mining stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 33 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rio Tinto has seen its stock return 17.1% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 38 percentage points.
3. Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC)
Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) is the third best mining stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 26 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has seen its stock lose -77.96% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -57 percentage points.
Lithium Americas (Argentina) has an average 1 year
price target of $7.17, an upside of 46.56% from Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s current stock price of $4.89.
Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Lithium Americas (Argentina), 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.