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Best Precious Metal Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top precious metal stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best precious metal 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 precious metal stocks to buy right now are:

Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) is the #1 top precious metal stock out of 16 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 Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: D, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 30.

ITRG passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Integra Resources has seen its stock return 257.49% over the past year, overperforming other precious metal stocks by 106 percentage points.

Integra Resources has an average 1 year price target of $7.25, an upside of 95.95% from Integra Resources's current stock price of $3.70.

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

Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) is the #2 top precious metal stock out of 16 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 Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 30.

BVN passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Buenaventura Mining Co has seen its stock return 167.87% over the past year, overperforming other precious metal stocks by 16 percentage points.

Buenaventura Mining Co has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, a downside of -21.19% from Buenaventura Mining Co's current stock price of $34.26.

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

Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) is the #3 top precious metal stock out of 16 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 Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 30.

HL passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hecla Mining Co has seen its stock return 289.62% over the past year, overperforming other precious metal stocks by 138 percentage points.

Hecla Mining Co has an average 1 year price target of $26.80, an upside of 19.01% from Hecla Mining Co's current stock price of $22.52.

Hecla Mining Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Hecla Mining Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 2 precious metal stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 precious metal stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.2%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the precious metal industry average of 0.48%.

Vox Royalty's dividend payout ratio of -156.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) has an annual dividend yield of 0.07%, which is the same as the precious metal industry average of 0.48%. Hecla Mining Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Hecla Mining Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hecla Mining Co's dividend payout ratio of 8.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Precious metal stocks were down -12.2% in the last day, and down -13.67% over the last week. Platinum Group Metals was the among the top losers in the other precious metals & mining industry, dropping -19.09% yesterday.

Precious metal stocks are trading lower after President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair. Warsh's nomination raised the value of the dollar, which may have eased investors' concerns that drove them to safe-haven assets.

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 precious metal stocks right now are:

Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) is the most undervalued precious metal stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Integra Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 30 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 13. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Integra Resources's stock has gained 257.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the precious metal industry by 106 percentage points.

Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) is the second most undervalued precious metal stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Triple Flag Precious Metals's stock has gained 106.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the precious metal industry by -45 percentage points.

Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN) is the third most undervalued precious metal stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Buenaventura Mining Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 44 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 13. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Buenaventura Mining Co's stock has gained 167.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the precious metal industry by 16 percentage points.

46.15% of precious metal stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect precious metal stocks to rise by 16.3% over the next year.

0% of precious metal stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.75% of precious metal stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.25% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).