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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top mining stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best mining 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 mining stocks to buy right now are:

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) is the #1 top mining stock out of 60 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 Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 34 points higher than the mining industry average of 22.

GSM passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ferroglobe has seen its stock lose -43.9% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -49 percentage points.

Titan Mining (NYSEMKT:TII) is the #2 top mining stock out of 60 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 Titan Mining (NYSEMKT:TII) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Titan Mining (NYSEMKT:TII) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is equal to the mining industry average of 22.

TII passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Titan Mining has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, an upside of 242.11% from Titan Mining's current stock price of $1.90.

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

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the #3 top mining stock out of 60 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the mining industry average of 22.

NEXA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 109.83% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 105 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $14.60, an upside of 29.09% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $11.31.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 7 mining stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 mining stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has an annual dividend yield of 5.59%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.53%. Rio Tinto's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven times in the last 10 years. Rio Tinto's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rio Tinto's dividend payout ratio of 60.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.38%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.53%. Bhp Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Bhp Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bhp Group's dividend payout ratio of 68.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.49%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.53%. Vale Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Vale Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vale Sa's dividend payout ratio of 711.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mining stocks were down -4.14% in the last day, and down -13.22% over the last week. Nova Minerals was the among the top losers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, dropping -16.41% yesterday.

Shares of critical metal and rare earth mineral-related companies are trading lower after the Democratic midterm victories raise investor concerns over increased regulatory scrutiny on Trump administration-backed mining deals.

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 mining stocks right now are:

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 56 points higher than the mining industry average of 15. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 109.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 105 percentage points.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) is the second most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Compass Minerals International has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the mining industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMP a Valuation Rating of "B".

Compass Minerals International's stock has gained 32.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 28 percentage points.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the third most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the mining industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VALE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Vale Sa's stock has dropped -6.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -12 percentage points.

47.5% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 73.12% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.36% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 31.82% are rated C (Hold), 36.36% are rated D (Sell), and 20.45% are rated F (Strong Sell).