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:
1. Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL)
Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Hecla Mining Co (NYSE:HL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
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 240.14% over the past year, overperforming other precious metal stocks by 116 percentage points.
Hecla Mining Co has an average 1 year
price target of $12.17, a downside of -35.32% from Hecla Mining Co's current stock price of $18.81.
Hecla Mining Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Hecla Mining Co, 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.
2. Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG)
The Component Grade breakdown for Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Integra Resources (NYSEMKT:ITRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 30.
ITRG passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Integra Resources has seen its stock return 340.12% over the past year, overperforming other precious metal stocks by 216 percentage points.
Integra Resources has an average 1 year
price target of $4.00, a downside of -6.98% from Integra Resources's current stock price of $4.30.
Integra Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.
3. Buenaventura Mining Co (NYSE:BVN)
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 39, which is 9 points higher than the precious metal industry average of 30.
BVN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Buenaventura Mining Co has seen its stock return 110.94% over the past year, underperforming other precious metal stocks by -13 percentage points.
Buenaventura Mining Co has an average 1 year
price target of $27.00, a downside of -4.12% from Buenaventura Mining Co's current stock price of $28.16.
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.